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**Presidential Free Franks & Autographs continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3441		Franklin Pierce. Free frank "Franklin Pierce" as President on legal-size cover addressed in his hand to Pierce Butler "For Miss Fanny Butler" in Philadelphia, "Washington City D.C. Oct. 29, 1856" circular datestamp, minor soiling at left, Very Fine, this cover is addressed to the anti-slavery wife of wealthy slaveowner Pierce Butler, Fanny Butler published Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation, described as "the closest, most-detailed look at plantation slavery ever recorded by a white northern abolitionist" (see www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1569.html ), Butler and his wife Fanny divorced in 1849, this communication from President Pierce must have reached her thru her ex-husband, ex Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3442		Franklin Pierce. Free frank "free Franklin Pierce" as ex-President on cover to Rep. James T. Hale in Washington D.C., "Concord N.H. Apr. 2" double-circle datestamp and matching "Free" handstamp, Very Fine, Hale was a Representative from 1859-65 so this would have been sent during that period, ex Robertson (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
3443		Grover Cleveland. Three page folded ALS to an official at the New York Daily News, datelined "Westland, Princeton, New Jersey. March 1, 1899", after Cleveland finished his second of two non-consecutive terms as President, interesting content related to a testimonial to a Captain Evens, Cleveland states "In no event would it be well for me to have anything to say on such an occasion. I would hardly permit the matter to be subjected to the unpleasant criticism that would arise, if a man so unpopular as I am, and so strong an anti-imperialist, should be made prominent", (written only a year after the Spanish-American War during the McKinley Administration), includes cover to the letter also written in Cleveland's hand and marked "Personal", franked with 2c 1897 Issue (missing top flap), small split in fold of letter, otherwise Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
3444		Jacqueline Kennedy. Signature in ink on 4c 1962 Malaria first day cover, Artcraft cachet with picture of JFK, unaddressed, with typed letter on White House Stationery dated Nov. 5, 1962 signed by Mrs. Kennedy's secretary, Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
3445		Presidential Autographs. Three signed letters, two from prior to the terms of the President, incl. "Wm McKinley" on Apr. 1896 letter with cover also addressed in his hand to Major Charles Townsend, "Jimmy Carter" as governor in Apr. 1973, third is "Lyndon Johnson" as President on Mar. 1967 letter to March of Dimes President Basil O'Connor, Very Fine Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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