Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Free Franks and Autographs (Presidents and their Widows) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
601		Ulysses S. Grant. Free frank in purple ink "U. S. Grant" on Executive Mansion stationery to Miss Edmunds in Washington D.C., addressed in his hand and with printed "Secretary" crossed out, fresh and Very Fine, Grant was the last President with franking privileges while in office (free franks were abolished in July 1873) (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	0.00
602		James A. Garfield. Free frank as Member of Congress "J A Garfield MC" on cover addressed in his hand to Hon. J.A. Cox in Cincinnati O., also "Personal" in his hand at top left, 1871 docketing at left, "Garretsville O. Oct. 14" circular datestamp, barely reduced at right, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	190.00
603		Garfield Free Franks. Two, one from James A. Garfield as member of Congress to Cleveland O. with 1866 docketing, second is cover front only from mourning cover sent by Lucretia Garfield, first with faults but clear free frank, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	180.00
604		Ida McKinley. Free frank "Mrs. Ida S. McKinley" on mourning cover to Cleveland O., light strike of "Canton Ohio May 1, 1904" pmk., receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 500-750	350.00
605		Helen Taft. Free frank "Helen H. Taft Free" on cover to Lieut. Robert Harding in Marblehead Mass., neat "Washington D.C. Feb. 14, 1936" pmk., Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150	45.00
606		Edith Bolling Wilson. Free frank in an infirm hand "Edith Bolling Wilson" on cover to Librarian at Xavier University Library in Cincinnati O., "Washington D.C. Apr. 8, 1940" pmk., light horizontal file fold, Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150	60.00
607		Presidential Free Franks. Four, incl. Thomas Jefferson on cover front only to James Oldham at Monticello, James Madison on folded cover as Secretary of State, Martin Van Buren, last is also James Madison, all seriously defective (we mean it) and acidified with some parts of free frank missing, still a scarce group, the Jefferson could be salvaged as a clipped signature (Image)	E. 500-750	2,100.00

Free Franks and Autographs (Presidents and their Widows) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

601

Ulysses S. Grant. Free frank in purple ink "U. S. Grant" on Executive Mansion stationery to Miss Edmunds in Washington D.C., addressed in his hand and with printed "Secretary" crossed out, fresh and Very Fine, Grant was the last President with franking privileges while in office (free franks were abolished in July 1873) (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

0.00

602

James A. Garfield. Free frank as Member of Congress "J A Garfield MC" on cover addressed in his hand to Hon. J.A. Cox in Cincinnati O., also "Personal" in his hand at top left, 1871 docketing at left, "Garretsville O. Oct. 14" circular datestamp, barely reduced at right, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

190.00

603

Garfield Free Franks. Two, one from James A. Garfield as member of Congress to Cleveland O. with 1866 docketing, second is cover front only from mourning cover sent by Lucretia Garfield, first with faults but clear free frank, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

180.00

604

Ida McKinley. Free frank "Mrs. Ida S. McKinley" on mourning cover to Cleveland O., light strike of "Canton Ohio May 1, 1904" pmk., receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

E. 500-750

350.00

605

Helen Taft. Free frank "Helen H. Taft Free" on cover to Lieut. Robert Harding in Marblehead Mass., neat "Washington D.C. Feb. 14, 1936" pmk., Very Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

45.00

606

Edith Bolling Wilson. Free frank in an infirm hand "Edith Bolling Wilson" on cover to Librarian at Xavier University Library in Cincinnati O., "Washington D.C. Apr. 8, 1940" pmk., light horizontal file fold, Very Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

60.00

607

Presidential Free Franks. Four, incl. Thomas Jefferson on cover front only to James Oldham at Monticello, James Madison on folded cover as Secretary of State, Martin Van Buren, last is also James Madison, all seriously defective (we mean it) and acidified with some parts of free frank missing, still a scarce group, the Jefferson could be salvaged as a clipped signature (Image)

E. 500-750

2,100.00