Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/26/2020
Collection honoring Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, features a framed signed cut framed display and an 1888 Presidential campaign portrait handkerchief. Harrison served one term as president from 1889 to 1893. He was the grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and the great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a founding father who signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Harrison is the only president who was defeated in a presidential election by the same man he succeeded as president, Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th US president. Harrison’s black fountain pen ink signature spans a 1” x 4 1/4" cut of lined paper that is displayed recessed on a black background within a burgundy matte in this 12” x 9 1/2" frame, which also displays a portrait picture of Harrison and a “Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1901, 23rd President of the United States” gold-colored plaque at the bottom. A JSA LOA is included for the signed cut. The roughly 20” x 20” fabric handkerchief displays images of Harrison and vice-presidential running mate Levi Morton beneath a “Protection to American Industries” banner. This late-19th century keepsake displays various fold creases and some stains that do not diminish its historic display.
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