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Lot 293
Sale 1250 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$400 -
600
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$1,134
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Lot Description
ROOSEVELT, Theodore (1858-1919). White House card signed ("Theodore Roosevelt"), as President, Washington [DC], ca 9 March 1907.
Signature on printed card "The White House / Washington," 4 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (pencil notation at bottom left "March 9th 1907," light soil). Accompanied by original mailing envelope postmarked 9 March 1907, 7:30PM, and addressed to Mr. W. North Robins of Syracuse, N.Y.
Theodore Roosevelt changed the name of the presidential residence from the "Executive Mansion" to "The White House" in 1901. A scarce printed White House card bearing the executive residence's new name.
Provenance: An estate sale in Bethesda, Maryland. The recipient of the signed card, William (W.) North Robins, was an engineer and is referenced in the Thomas A. Edison papers.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.