Free Franks and Related Covers continued...

Presidents of the United States continued...

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2936		James Buchanan. Free frank "Free James Buchanan" as U.S. Senator from Penn. (ca. 1839) on folded cover addressed in his hand to Col. Wm. N. Irvine in Gettysburg Pa., partly readable red "Washington City D.C. Dec. 23" circular datestamp and faint "Free" handstamp, tiny tears at ends of file fold, still Very Fine (Image Magnifier)	E. 200-300	275.00
2937		Ulysses S. Grant. Free frank "U.S. Grant" as President on Executive Mansion imprint cover addressed in his hand to the Hon. A. E. Borie in Philadelphia, neat "Washington Free D.C. Apr. 13" circular datestamp (pencil 1873 docketing), faint edge toning, Very Fine, most official mail was signed by his secretary, here he crossed out the "Secretary" designation to indicate that he had signed it (Image Magnifier)	E. 750-1,000	1,300.00
2938		Ulysses S. Grant. Free frank "U.S. Grant" as President on Executive Mansion imprint cover addressed in his hand to the Hon. A. E. Borie in Philadelphia, neat "Washington Free D.C. Apr. 15" circular datestamp (pencil 1873 docketing), faint edge toning, Very Fine, most official mail was signed by his secretary, here he crossed out the "Secretary" designation to indicate that he had signed it (Image Magnifier)	E. 750-1,000	1,600.00
2939		Ulysses S. Grant. Free frank "U.S. Grant" as President on Executive Mansion imprint cover addressed in his hand to the Hon. A. E. Borie in Philadelphia, neat "Washington Free D.C. Nov. 1" circular datestamp, minor paper clip stain, Very Fine, most official mail was signed by his secretary, here he crossed out the "Secretary" designation to indicate that he had signed it (Image Magnifier)	E. 750-1,000	1,600.00
2940		Ulysses S. Grant. Free frank "U.S. Grant" as President on "Executive" imprint cover addressed in his hand to the Hon. A. E. Borie in Philadelphia, faint railroad route agent's circular datestamp, ink smear over signature and toned, presentable (Image Magnifier)	E. 200-300	850.00
2941		Ulysses S. Grant. Free frank "U.S. Grant" as President on cover addressed in his hand to the Hon. A. E. Borie in Philadelphia, "Long Branch N.J. Jul. 6" circular datestamp, one side flap removed and small tear at top (Image Magnifier)	E. 300-400	1,000.00
2942		Ulysses S. Grant. Four covers addressed in Grant's hand to the Hon. A. E. Borie in Philadelphia, two "President of the United States" and two "Executive Mansion" imprints, three with secretaries' franks and Washington D.C. or Long Branch N.J. datestamps, one unfranked and sent outside the mails to Borie as "Sec. of the Navy" with pencil note "June 25 '69", this is the last day of Borie's brief term as Grant's Secretary of the Navy, a fifth cover to Borie with "War Department" imprint franked by Secretary of War Belknap, Washington D.C. datestamp, minor edge faults, still Very Fine (Image Magnifier)	E. 200-300	850.00