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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s personally owned portfolio-style briefcase used by the President in the late 1930’s. Black leather zippered portfolio is printed with his initials F.D.R. in gilt on the front. Accompanied by several pages of original contents from the time it was auctioned by the Roosevelt family: five typed sheets concerning FDR’s election campaign, hand-dated 2 May 1938. The pages contain excerpts from Senator Sheridan Downey’s speeches for Roosevelt’s reelection as well as statements by William J. McAddo who opposed Roosevelt seeking a third term. Also included are copies of correspondence between Roosevelt’s son James and the auction winner of the briefcase. Portfolio measures 15.75” x 11.25”. Zipper runs along two of the sides, leaving the left side open. A divider is built in. Very good, with scratches and surface loss to the corners and edges. Sold for $17,365.
Official Franklin D. Roosevelt Death Certificate — Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt
Official Franklin D. Roosevelt death certificate, signed by Eleanor Roosevelt as next of kin. Issued by Georgia Department of Public Health, document is also signed by Health Office Ordinary John Head. Certificate lists time and date of death as 3:35p.m on 12 April 1945. Roosevelt’s attending cardiologist, Dr. Howard Bruener, lists Roosevelt’s cause of death as “cerebral hemorrhage” (stroke), with “arterio-sclerosis” as a contributory cause. Roosevelt died as President at 63, just as victory was in sight for Allied forces in WWII. Roosevelt’s death was met with shock and grief across the U.S. and around the world, particularly since his deteriorating health had not been known to the general public. On 29 March 29 1945, Roosevelt traveled to Warm Springs, Georgia, to rest before his anticipated appearance at the founding conference of the United Nations. On the afternoon of 12 April, Roosevelt said, “I have a terrific pain in the back of my head.” He then slumped forward in his chair, unconscious, and was carried into his bedroom. At the time he collapsed, he had been sitting for a portrait painting by the artist Elizabeth Shoumatoff, known as the famous “Unfinished Portrait of FDR.” Pink death certificate measures 9″ x 10″ and is in near fine condition. Sold for $13,002.
Important Winston Churchill typed letter signed as Prime Minister, announcing his resignation from that office, dated 6 April 1955. After suffering a severe stroke in 1953, Churchill’s health quickly began to deteriorate affecting both his speech and ability to walk. Written on official 10 Downing Street stationery, letter to Conservative politician John Harvey reads in part: ”…For some time past I have not felt that at my age it would be right for me to incur such new and indefinite responsibilities I have therefore tendered my resignation to The Queen”. Churchill endorses Anthony Eden as his successor in upholding ”…the causes of Tory democracy which Lord Beaconsfield proclaimed, which Lord Randolph Churchill revived, and which I have tried to serve…[signed] Yours sincerely / Winston S. Churchill”. Two-page letter on two sheets has a hole punched to upper left and measures 7.5” x 9.5”. Lot includes retained copy of Harvey’s reply. Folds and scattered minor stains, else near fine. Sold for $12,500.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed — Sold for $10,120.
Winston Churchill’s Personally Owned and Worn Stetson Hat
Winston Churchill’s own Stetson worn by the Prime Minister during his tour of the United States in 1952. The John B. Stetson hat is 3X beaver. The interior hatband bears Churchill’s name in gilt lettering. Included in the lot is a DVD of Churchill donning the Stetson. Brown size 7 1/8 hat is in near fine condition. With provenance from Profiles in History. Sold for $8,098.
Winston Churchill Signed Limited First Edition of “Marlborough: His Life and Times” — Rare Set Signed by Churchill, One of Only 155 in the Limited Edition, Here in the Original Bindings
Winston Churchill signed limited first edition of “Marlborough: His Life and Times”, a four volume biography of Churchill’s ancestor, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, with extensive plates, illustrations and folding maps within. Churchill signs the limited edition page of Volume I, “Winston S. Churchill”, indicating this series as #39 in the limited edition of 155. London: George G. Harrap, 1933-38, with “First Published” on copyright pages. All four volumes are bound in their original orange morocco leather bindings, accented in gilt with five raised bands to spine, top edge gilt, and Churchill’s heraldic coat of arms in gilt to the front of each volume. Each volume measures 6.5″ x 9.75″. Darkening to spines, some light scuffing and foxing, joints starting in Volume I and the rear joint of Volume III. Overall a very good set, rare as signed in a very small limited edition run. Sold for $7,875.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed — Sold for $5,520.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Official White House China Dinner Plate — Fine
Rare White House exhibit collection china plate of the design commissioned by President and First Lady Franklin Roosevelt. Underside of dinner plate features the famed Lenox official watermark and reads, “Exhibit Collection for Lenox Inc. / The White House 1934”. As a part of the “exhibit collection”, plate is designated to serve in displays of White House china or go on loan to various Presidential exhibits. Design features the Great Seal of the U.S. in full color on the rim, with rim edge displaying a navy blue stripe dotted with gilt stars and flanked by gilt bands and a single gilt ring around the center. Made by Lenox, one of the United States’ only producers of ”bone china”, which is distinguished for its white luminosity and chip resistance. Measures 11.5″ in diameter, in fine condition. Sold for $4,875.
Franklin D. Roosevelt “Papers” Rare Book Set
Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed copy of “The Public Papers and Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt.” New York: Random House: 1938. First edition. Five volume rare book set. A 500 copy limited edition. First volume presentation copy inscribed in dark ink on front free endpaper: “For Julian Orleans from Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Photographic portrait of President Roosevelt in each volume. Contents include campaign speeches, radio addresses and State of the Union speeches. Each book, measuring 6.5″ x 9.75″, averages 600-650pp. Bound in blue-grey calf boards with covers and spines stamped in gilt, housed in slipcase box. Interiors bright. Portion of White House envelope taped to front free endpaper underneath FDR’s signature. Slipcover has water stains, wear and tears to corners and edges, otherwise near mint condition. An excellent collection covering the most articulate, inspiring and quote-worthy moments delivered by the 32nd United States President. Sold for $4,000.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Quote Signed on Democracy — “…a greater responsibility of national leaders to the will of the people whose servants they are…”
Franklin D. Roosevelt autograph quote signed. Quote on an impressive large sheet reads in full, “The furtherance of the great cause of peace among nations rests upon the [illegible], and with it a greater responsibility of national leaders to the will of the people whose servants they are – / Franklin D. Roosevelt / Governor of The State of New York”. Two embossed seals are present on the upper right and lower left corners. Single-page document measures 11.25″ x 16.5″. Pencil notations to verso and an erased numerical notation to upper right corner, else near fine. Sold for $3,896.
Franklin D. Roosevelt D-Day Prayer Broadside — One of a Select Few Given to Roosevelt’s Staff at Christmas in 1944
Beautiful presentation broadside of the “D-Day Prayer”, one of the few copies gifted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to his staff at Christmas 1944. This particular copy was given to one of his Secret Service agents (and then by descent to consignor), and comes with a 1944 Christmas card from the Roosevelts. Lithograph features gilt and colored embellishments, transcribing the famous prayer that President Roosevelt delivered to the nation via radio on 6 June 1944 after the successful D-Day invasion, reading in part, “Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our Allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far. / And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer…Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph…Christmas-1944-from / F.D.R.” Lithograph measures 14.75″ x 21.75″, framed with the Roosevelt Christmas card, and a ribbon at bottom right, to a size of 15.5″ x 21.75″. Not examined out of frame, but appears in very good to near fine condition with only light toning. Sold for $3,800.
Winston Churchill typed letter signed, dated 11 May 1943, to Cyril Gordon Illingworth, captain of the Queen Mary, thanking him for ”the efficient conduct of our journey”. The English Prime Minister traveled by sea to the U.S. to join FDR in war planning at the Third Washington Conference (code named TRIDENT), held in Washington, D.C. from 12 May to 27 May 1943. The Italian Campaign, air attacks on Nazi Germany and the Pacific War were on the meeting agenda. Churchill was accompanied by Averell Harriman, FDR’s special envoy to Europe. Lot includes a telegram from Harriman to Illingworth. A third telegram is from Hastings Ismay, Churchill’s chief military assistant and staff officer, to Illingworth. Churchill letter, measuring 7.5” x 9.5”, on 10 Downing Street letterhead, is signed, ”Winston S. Churchill”. The Harriman telegram, measuring 8” x 10”, on U.S. Embassy letterhead, is signed, ”W.A. Harriman”. The Ismay telegram, measuring 7” x 8.75”, on blindstamped Office of the War Cabinet letterhead, is signed, ”Hastings Ismay”. Tape residue, else very good plus condition. Sold for $3,691.
Winston Churchill Signed Copy of His Classic Work, “A History of the English Speaking Peoples” — First Editions in Original Dust Jackets
Winston Churchill signed first editions of “A History of the English-Speaking Peoples”. London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1956-58. Churchill signs the bookplate on the half-title page of Volume I, “Winston S. Churchill”. Though begun during his “Wilderness Years” of the early 1930s, Churchill completed these volumes after World War II, giving attention to the “special relationship” of the United Kingdom and United States. He writes, “For the second time in the present century the British Empire and the United States have stood together facing the perils of war on the largest scale known among men, and since the cannons ceased to fire and the bombs to burst we have become more conscious of our common duty to the human race.” All four first editions are housed in their original price-clipped dust jackets, all in very good condition or better. Top edges red on all, in original red boards, each measuring 6.5″ x 9.75″ and housed in a 5.5″ x 10″ slipcase. Volume I is near fine, in a very good to near fine dust jacket. Vols. II-IV have been re-backed, preserving original endpapers, with some foxing to interior and dust jackets, and also light staining to the front board of Vol. III. In very good condition, with very good dust jackets, which have some foxing and sunning to spines. Overall a very attractive, well-preserved set, rare as signed. Sold for $3,438.
Pair of Franklin Roosevelt Personally Owned Stemware Used at Val-Kill
Franklin Roosevelt personally owned stemware from Eleanor’s estate, Val-Kill. Glasses are both from the same set, etched in matching floral patterns with baluster stems. One is for champagne and the other for wine. Champagne glass measures approximately 5″ in height. Near fine. With provenance and original labels from Christie’s. Sold for $3,125.
FREE VALUATION. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Addresses Franklin Roosevelt Winston Churchill signed that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).