$1,638
Estimate: $700 - $1,000
Auction: February 2, 2023 11:00 AM EDT
1. Hayes, Rutherford B.
No place, no date. Cut signature ("R.B. Hayes"); 1 x 2 1/4 in. (25 x 64 mm). Light ink stains. In mat with a portrait of Hayes, and in frame, 14 1/4 x 11 in. (362 x 279 mm).
2. Garfield, James A.
No place, no date. Cut signature ("James A. Garfield"); additionally signed by First Lady Lucretia R. Garfield; 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in (89 x 165 mm). In mat with portrait of Garfield, and in frame, 19 x 14 1/2 in. (483 x 368 mm).
3. Arthur, Chester A.
Washington (D.C.), January 11, 1884. Cut signature ("Chester A. Arthur"); 3 x 5 in. (76 x 127 mm). In mat with a portrait of Arthur, and in frame, 8 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. (219 x 340 mm).
4. Cleveland, Grover
No place, 1904. Cut signature ("Grover Cleveland"); 1 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (32 x 57 mm). In mat with a portrait of Cleveland, and in frame, 14 1/4 x 10 in. (362 x 254 mm).
5. Harrison, Benjamin
No place, no date. Cut signature ("Benj. Harrison"); 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (38 x 95 mm). In mat with a portrait of Harrison, and in frame, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (394 x 267 mm).
Provenance
From the autograph collection of B. Harold Smick, Jr. (1925-2022) of Salem, New Jersey