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Lot 408 - united states postal history free franks - presidents -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Lot 408 - united states postal history free franks - presidents - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Millard Fillmore. 1800-1874, 13th President 1850-53. Clear manuscript free frank "M. Fillmore" probably as President on immaculate cover to New York, red "Washington City, D.C. 'Free' May 1" cds with attached "Free" rating, Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Fillmore served in Washington from 1833-1835 and 1837-1843 while a member of the House of Representatives and 1849-1850 while Vice President. He became President on July 9, 1850, following the death of President Taylor. He failed to get the Whig presidential nomination in 1852 and returned to his Buffalo home after leaving the White House on March 3, 1853.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

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Lot 400 - united states postal history free franks - presidents -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Lot 400 - united states postal history free franks - presidents - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

John Quincy Adams. 1767-1848, 6th President 1825-29. Manuscript free frank "J.Q. Adams" as ex-President in his infirm hand on 1832 cover to Philip R. Fendall Esq. in Washington, D.C., light red manuscript "Quincy, Mass., Oct 24" postmark and matching "Free" rating, docketed on reverse "Adams, John Quincy / Quincy Octr. 24, 1832 / Recd Oct. 28", Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Son of John Adams, he was Minister to the Netherlands, Prussia, Russia and Great Britain, and negotiated the Treaty of Ghent which ended the War of 1812. He was a Senator from Massachusetts and Secretary of State under Monroe. In 1824, he ran against Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay, and though Jackson received more votes, the election was thrown into the House of Representatives. There, House Speaker Clay swayed members to vote for Adams, who then appointed Clay Secretary of State. Following his defeat in 1828, he was elected to the House of Representatives, where he served from 1831 until his death.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

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Lot 425 - united states postal history free franks - presidents -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Lot 425 - united states postal history free franks - presidents - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Jimmy Carter. 1924-, 39th President 1977-1981. Manuscript "Jimmy Carter" free frank signature on legal-size cover to New York N.Y., "Brooklyn, N.Y. Dyker Heights Sta. Mar 23 1993" cds, Extremely Fine, with EAC Gallery certificate of authenticity.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

AN IMMACULATE AND SCARCE JIMMY CARTER FREE FRANK AS EX-PRESIDENT.

Carter served in the Navy during World War II and then ran the family peanut business. He was Governor of Georgia before he defeated Ford for the Presidency. During his Presidency, he signed the Panama Canal Treaty, assisted in the Camp David accords, pardoned draft evaders, and called for human rights around the world. His downfall came with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, a struggling economy, and the Iranian hostages. He was easily defeated by Reagan in 1980.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

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Lot 416 - united states postal history free franks - presidents -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Lot 416 - united states postal history free franks - presidents - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

William McKinley. 1837-1908, 25th President 1897-1901. Bold signature "William McKinley" as President on official Executive Mansion card, Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

McKinley served in the Civil War, rising from private to brevet major. He practiced law and was elected a Congressman and Governor of Ohio before his election as President. During his Presidency, he restored the high tariff, annexed Hawaii, and sent troops to China during the Boxer Rebellion. In the Spanish-American War, he sent troops to Cuba and Puerto Rico and obtained the Philippines. He was assassinated in Buffalo by Leon F. Czolgosz, an unemployed millworker.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

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Lot 402 - united states postal history free franks - presidents -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Lot 402 - united states postal history free franks - presidents - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Andrew Jackson. 1767-1845, 7th President 1829-37. Manuscript free frank "Free Andrew Jackson" on 1838 folded cover to Francis P. Blair, Esq., Editor of the Globe in Washington, D.C., blue Nashville, Ten. cds with matching straight line "Free" rating handstamp, inside is lengthy ALS signed by "A.J. Donahue", cover datelined "Hermitage"; cover with some staining and corner wear at left corners, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

President Andrew Jackson viewed the Indian tribes as obstacles to American expansion. His Indian Removal Act and other federal legislative initiatives sought to separate Indians from the path of white settlement. By 1840, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the American military had relocated more than 30 tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

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Lot 426 - united states postal history free franks - presidents -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Lot 426 - united states postal history free franks - presidents - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Ronald Reagan. 1911-2004, 40th President 1981-89. Autopen "Ronald Reagan" free frank signature on 1981 inauguration day cover to William J.B. Burger, Pine Grove Ca., Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American actor and politician. He was the 40th President of the United States (1981–89), and served as the 33rd Governor of California (1967-75) prior to his presidency. As president, Reagan implemented sweeping new political and economic initiatives. His supply-side economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics", advocated reducing tax rates to spur economic growth, controlling the money supply to reduce inflation, deregulation of the economy, and reducing government spending. In his first term he also survived an assassination attempt, took a hard line against labor unions, escalated the War on Drugs, and ordered an invasion of Grenada to reverse a Communist coup.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

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Lot 417 - united states postal history free franks - presidents -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Lot 417 - united states postal history free franks - presidents - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Calvin Coolidge. 1872-1933, 30th President 1923-29. Manuscript "Calvin Coolidge" signature as President on The White House imprinted envelope addressed to New York City, apparently carried privately.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States (1923-1929). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His response to the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a man of decisive action. Soon after, he was elected as the 29th Vice President in 1920 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative, and also as a man who said very little.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

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Lot 404 - united states postal history free franks - presidents -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Lot 404 - united states postal history free franks - presidents - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

William Henry Harrison. 1773-1841, 9th President 1841. Manuscript "Free, W.H. Harrison" free frank as Member of Congress on folded cover addressed in his hand to David K. Este Esqr., Cincinnati Oh.; edge tear with light tape stain, still Very Fine and rare.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

Harrison served in the Indian Wars and was Governor of the Indiana Territory. In 1811 he defeated Tecumseh at Tippecanoe and in the War of 1812, became a national hero by defeating the British at the Battle of the Thames. He then became a Congressman, Senator and Minister to Columbia. He lost to Martin Van Buren in the 1836 Presidential election, but, in 1840, using the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too", handily defeated Van Buren to become the second oldest President. During his inauguration on a cold March day, he wore no hat or gloves and delivered a one hundred minute speech. He caught pneumonia and died thirty one days later.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

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Lot 429 - united states postal history free franks - presidents -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Lot 429 - united states postal history free franks - presidents - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

George W. Bush. 1946-, 43rd President 2001-2009. Mbold manuscript "Grg Bush" free frank as President on White House imprinted envelope to Ronald E. Wade at Longview Tex., typed "Free" at top right, Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND CHOICE GEORGE W. BUSH FREE FRANKED WHITE HOUSE ENVELOPE.

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd President of the United States, and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. The eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush, he was born in New Haven, Connecticut. After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, Bush worked in oil businesses. He married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial election, becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes nationwide than his opponent. Bush is the second president to have been the son of a former president, the first being John Quincy Adams (with the other familial presidential relations being grandfather-grandson of the Harrisons, as well as the Roosevelts being 5th cousins). He is also the brother of Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

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Lot 419 - united states postal history free franks - presidents -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Lot 419 - united states postal history free franks - presidents - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1882-1945, 32nd President 1932-45. Manuscript "Franklin D Roosevelt" free frank signature on legal size 1933 White House penalty envelope to West Lawn Pa., "Washington D.C. Jul 27 1933" machine cancel, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE "FREE FRANK" OF FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, WHO NEVER HELD THE PRIVILEGE OF SENDING HIS MAILS FREE THROUGH THE POST UNDER HIS SIGNATURE.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States. A Democrat, he was elected four times and served from March 1933 to his death in April 1945. He was a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. A dominant leader of the Democratic Party, he built a New Deal Coalition that realigned American politics after 1932, as his New Deal domestic policies defined American liberalism for the middle third of the 20th century.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

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