1917 PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT TYPED LETTER SIGNED TLS FDR AUTOGRAPH
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:1283409 | President: Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Signed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt | Original/Reproduction: Original |
Wonderful and quite rare, 1917 Typed Letter Signed by future President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. This outstanding, hand signed Letter measures approx. 7” by 9 1/8” and is written on Roosevelt's Navy Department Stationary. The letter is dated June 27, 1917 and addressed to a “Dr. E. Lester Jones”. Ernest Lester Jones (1876-1929), was a hydrographic and geodetic engineer and Superintendent of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. He was a regula...r correspondent and personal friend of FDR. Jones's career is notable for his resolution of the boundary dispute between the United States and Canada, concerning Alaska.
The Letter is written entirely on one side of a single page stationary with printed heading at the top that reads "Navy Department / Washington". The signature of Franklin D. Roosevelt is dark and bold and beautiful as is the typewritten text.
It appears that the Letter was written by FDR to Jones requesting his presence at a meeting to discuss the possible development of “submarine nets”. The full text reads as follows:
”My dear Doctor Jones:
The naval representatives of the joint board ordered for the purpose of further development of submarine nets, etc., will be in my office at 9 a.m. Monday, the 30th instant. I would be glad if you and the other representatives mentioned in your department’s letter of the 25th instant can arrange to be present at the same time in order that the plans for undertaking our joint work may be discussed.
Will you kindly let me know if this time is convenient for you.
Sincerely yours,
(signed) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Dr. E. Lester Jones,
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey,
New Jersey Ave & B St., S. E.
Washington, D.C.”
This original, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed is in excellent condition. As stated above, the signature of Franklin D. Roosevelt is dark and bold and very attractive as is the typewritten text. The Sheet is clean and crisp and exceptionally well preserved. There are two neat punched holes on the left hand edge of the first leaf of the Letter as can be seen in the scans below. The Letter and the signature of FDR is exceptionally attractive and will make an outstanding display piece with a quality matting and framing.
A rare and original, Typed Letter signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt - arguably the most important American Political Figure of the 20th century, and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!
The signature of Franklin Delano Roosevelt is unconditionally guaranteed authentic, original and in the hand of FDR. The Signature and Letter are backed by our “no questions asked” return policy and lifetime guarantee of authenticity. The Signature and Letter are unconditionally guaranteed to be deemed authentic by any third party authentication service and the Letter will be accompanied by our own Letter of Authenticity with a statement of our unconditional return policy and guarantee of authenticity. Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
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The Letter is written entirely on one side of a single page stationary with printed heading at the top that reads "Navy Department / Washington". The signature of Franklin D. Roosevelt is dark and bold and beautiful as is the typewritten text.
It appears that the Letter was written by FDR to Jones requesting his presence at a meeting to discuss the possible development of “submarine nets”. The full text reads as follows:
”My dear Doctor Jones:
The naval representatives of the joint board ordered for the purpose of further development of submarine nets, etc., will be in my office at 9 a.m. Monday, the 30th instant. I would be glad if you and the other representatives mentioned in your department’s letter of the 25th instant can arrange to be present at the same time in order that the plans for undertaking our joint work may be discussed.
Will you kindly let me know if this time is convenient for you.
Sincerely yours,
(signed) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Dr. E. Lester Jones,
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey,
New Jersey Ave & B St., S. E.
Washington, D.C.”
This original, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed is in excellent condition. As stated above, the signature of Franklin D. Roosevelt is dark and bold and very attractive as is the typewritten text. The Sheet is clean and crisp and exceptionally well preserved. There are two neat punched holes on the left hand edge of the first leaf of the Letter as can be seen in the scans below. The Letter and the signature of FDR is exceptionally attractive and will make an outstanding display piece with a quality matting and framing.
A rare and original, Typed Letter signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt - arguably the most important American Political Figure of the 20th century, and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!
The signature of Franklin Delano Roosevelt is unconditionally guaranteed authentic, original and in the hand of FDR. The Signature and Letter are backed by our “no questions asked” return policy and lifetime guarantee of authenticity. The Signature and Letter are unconditionally guaranteed to be deemed authentic by any third party authentication service and the Letter will be accompanied by our own Letter of Authenticity with a statement of our unconditional return policy and guarantee of authenticity. Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 21+ years!!
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