Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1917, Sending His Autograph to One of America’s Greatest Autograph Collectors, Saying He Is Glad to Do So Because He Also Collects Autographs
Autograph Letter Signed, on imprinted letterhead of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, August 21, 1917, to Philip Straus of Baltimore. “In the rush of work I have postponed for a long time answering your letter but I gladly do so now especially as I too have for many years collected autographs.”...
Autograph Letter Signed, on imprinted letterhead of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, August 21, 1917, to Philip Straus of Baltimore. “In the rush of work I have postponed for a long time answering your letter but I gladly do so now especially as I too have for many years collected autographs.” Fine condition, with the original envelope addressed in his hand.
Philip Straus was one of America’s premier collectors of autographs. His collection included a wide variety of prominent items including a manuscript of the “The Star Spangled Banner” in Francis Scott Key’s hand, eight letters in William Henry Harrison’s hand while in office as president, Lincoln’s Executive Mansion appointment book, and John Wilkes Booth’s engraved gold pinky ring.
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