Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Dr. John L. Robertson Collection of Free Franks continued...

**Widows - Franks continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
4148		Julia Dent Grant. Widow of Ulysses S. Grant, free frank "Julia D. Grant" on mourning cover to Philadelphia, well-struck "New York Mar. 26, 1889" duplex cancel, receiving backstamp, faint file folds and expertly repaired, Very Fine appearance, scarce (Image)	E. 500-750	800.00
4149		Lucretia K. Garfield. Widow of assassinated President James A. Garfield, free frank "Lucretia K. Garfield Free" on mourning cover to Philadelphia, neat "South Pasadena Cal. Dec. 30, 1914" duplex cancel, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	75.00
4150		Francis F. Cleveland. Widow of Grover Cleveland, free frank "Francis F. Cleveland" on mourning cover to New York, "Princeton N.J. Dec. 20, 1911" cancel, fresh and Very Fine, scarce with this form of free frank (Image)	E. 100-150	200.00
4151		Frances F. Cleveland Preston. Widow of Grover Cleveland, free frank "Frances F. Cleveland Preston" on cover to Plainfield N.J., "Princeton N.J. Oct. 5, 1934" cancel, Very Fine, she remarried in 1913 and thereafter franked all of her mail as the example offered here (Image)	E. 100-150	95.00
4152		Frances F. Cleveland. Widow of Grover Cleveland, two covers with different free franks, both with 2c Washington stamps, first signed "Frances F. Cleveland" on 1912 cover from Princeton N.J. to Germantown in Philadelphia, second signed "Frances F. Cleveland Preston" on 1914 cover from Albany N.Y. to South Orange N.J., fresh and Very Fine, she was married to Gover Cleveland at the White House on June 2, 1886, when she was 21 years old, they had five children and after her husband died in 1908 she remarried on Feb. 10, 1913, and continued to frank under her new name until her death on Oct. 29, 1947 (Image)	E. 150-200	200.00
4153		Mary Lord Harrison. Widow of Benjamin Harrison, bold free frank "Mary Lord Harrison" on cover with her imprint on back to Indianapolis Ind., crayon "Pictures" and "Photo" at left, bold "New York N.Y. Mar. 10, 1938" machine cancel, Very Fine, Mary Lord Harrison is the only President's widow who was never First Lady and only received the free-franking privilege eight years after her husband's death when she applied for it (Image)	E. 100-150	50.00
4154		Ida S. McKinley. Widow of assassinated President William McKinley, free frank "Ida S. McKinley" on mourning cover to Montrose Mich., clear "Canton Ohio Dec. 29, 1902" flag cancel, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 500-750	800.00
4155		Ida S. McKinley. Widow of assassinated President William McKinley, mourning cover containing matching acknowledgement card from Mrs. McKinley and sent to Sheridan N.Y., postage paid by 2c Bureau issue tied by Nov. 19, 1901 duplex, some edgewear, Fine, unusual usage, she did not receive franking privileges until Jan. 22, 1902, so this letter required postage (Image)	E. 400-500	375.00
4156		Edith K. Roosevelt. Widow of Theodore Roosevelt, free frank "Edith K. Roosevelt" on "Government House, Porto Rico" imprint cover to Washington D.C., light strike of "S.S. San Lorenzo Jan. 1, 1931" duplex cancel, includes 2pp autograph letter signed, Very Fine, unusual usage (Image)	E. 100-150	55.00
4157		Helen H. Taft. Widow of William H. Taft, two covers: first is franked "Helen H. Taft Free" on cover with Supreme Court imprint crossed out, "Pointe Au Pic P.Q. 13 Jul. 1936" circular datestamp to Washington D.C., second franked "Helen H. Taft Free" and with 1c and 4c Taft stamps tied by "Cincinnati Ohio Jun. 4, 1930" cancel on airmail cover to Lakewood N.J., Very Fine, the first was sent from her summer home in Canada where supposedly her son had the local postmaster keep account of her Canadian postage due and reimbursed him, the second used on the First Day of the new Taft stamp, her free frank did not apply to Air Mail use and so the stamps paid the duty (Image)	E. 150-200	325.00
4158		Edith Bolling Wilson. Widow of Woodrow Wilson, free frank "Edith Bolling Wilson" on mourning cover to Woodstock N.Y., "Washington D.C. Mar. 7, 1924" slogan machine cancel, receiving datestamp, Very Fine, used only three days after she received the franking privilege (Image)	E. 150-200	150.00

Widows - Franks continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

4148

Julia Dent Grant. Widow of Ulysses S. Grant, free frank "Julia D. Grant" on mourning cover to Philadelphia, well-struck "New York Mar. 26, 1889" duplex cancel, receiving backstamp, faint file folds and expertly repaired, Very Fine appearance, scarce (Image)

E. 500-750

800.00

4149

Lucretia K. Garfield. Widow of assassinated President James A. Garfield, free frank "Lucretia K. Garfield Free" on mourning cover to Philadelphia, neat "South Pasadena Cal. Dec. 30, 1914" duplex cancel, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

75.00

4150

Francis F. Cleveland. Widow of Grover Cleveland, free frank "Francis F. Cleveland" on mourning cover to New York, "Princeton N.J. Dec. 20, 1911" cancel, fresh and Very Fine, scarce with this form of free frank (Image)

E. 100-150

200.00

4151

Frances F. Cleveland Preston. Widow of Grover Cleveland, free frank "Frances F. Cleveland Preston" on cover to Plainfield N.J., "Princeton N.J. Oct. 5, 1934" cancel, Very Fine, she remarried in 1913 and thereafter franked all of her mail as the example offered here (Image)

E. 100-150

95.00

4152

Frances F. Cleveland. Widow of Grover Cleveland, two covers with different free franks, both with 2c Washington stamps, first signed "Frances F. Cleveland" on 1912 cover from Princeton N.J. to Germantown in Philadelphia, second signed "Frances F. Cleveland Preston" on 1914 cover from Albany N.Y. to South Orange N.J., fresh and Very Fine, she was married to Gover Cleveland at the White House on June 2, 1886, when she was 21 years old, they had five children and after her husband died in 1908 she remarried on Feb. 10, 1913, and continued to frank under her new name until her death on Oct. 29, 1947 (Image)

E. 150-200

200.00

4153

Mary Lord Harrison. Widow of Benjamin Harrison, bold free frank "Mary Lord Harrison" on cover with her imprint on back to Indianapolis Ind., crayon "Pictures" and "Photo" at left, bold "New York N.Y. Mar. 10, 1938" machine cancel, Very Fine, Mary Lord Harrison is the only President's widow who was never First Lady and only received the free-franking privilege eight years after her husband's death when she applied for it (Image)

E. 100-150

50.00

4154

Ida S. McKinley. Widow of assassinated President William McKinley, free frank "Ida S. McKinley" on mourning cover to Montrose Mich., clear "Canton Ohio Dec. 29, 1902" flag cancel, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

E. 500-750

800.00

4155

Ida S. McKinley. Widow of assassinated President William McKinley, mourning cover containing matching acknowledgement card from Mrs. McKinley and sent to Sheridan N.Y., postage paid by 2c Bureau issue tied by Nov. 19, 1901 duplex, some edgewear, Fine, unusual usage, she did not receive franking privileges until Jan. 22, 1902, so this letter required postage (Image)

E. 400-500

375.00

4156

Edith K. Roosevelt. Widow of Theodore Roosevelt, free frank "Edith K. Roosevelt" on "Government House, Porto Rico" imprint cover to Washington D.C., light strike of "S.S. San Lorenzo Jan. 1, 1931" duplex cancel, includes 2pp autograph letter signed, Very Fine, unusual usage (Image)

E. 100-150

55.00

4157

Helen H. Taft. Widow of William H. Taft, two covers: first is franked "Helen H. Taft Free" on cover with Supreme Court imprint crossed out, "Pointe Au Pic P.Q. 13 Jul. 1936" circular datestamp to Washington D.C., second franked "Helen H. Taft Free" and with 1c and 4c Taft stamps tied by "Cincinnati Ohio Jun. 4, 1930" cancel on airmail cover to Lakewood N.J., Very Fine, the first was sent from her summer home in Canada where supposedly her son had the local postmaster keep account of her Canadian postage due and reimbursed him, the second used on the First Day of the new Taft stamp, her free frank did not apply to Air Mail use and so the stamps paid the duty (Image)

E. 150-200

325.00

4158

Edith Bolling Wilson. Widow of Woodrow Wilson, free frank "Edith Bolling Wilson" on mourning cover to Woodstock N.Y., "Washington D.C. Mar. 7, 1924" slogan machine cancel, receiving datestamp, Very Fine, used only three days after she received the franking privilege (Image)

E. 150-200

150.00