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GARFIELD, James A. (1831-1881) The 20th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his assassination later that year. A lawyer and Civil War military officer, Garfield had served nine terms in the House of Representatives; he is the only sitting member of the House to be elected president. Assassinated at the early age of fifty years old. Exceptionally fine signature of Garfield adding “Hiram Ohio” in his hand on a 2.25”x4” card. This signature is a bit of an oddity. It has an uncommon curlicue in the center of the “J,” which is identical to one sold at a New England auction in December 2014. Another with a curlicue, signed as a Free Frank while Garfield was a member of Congress, is illustrated in Stephen Koschal’s James A. Garfield: A Signature Study With A Focus On His Presidential Signatures (2011). This card is crisp and retains its original sheen with no markings or mounting traces on the verso Together with a COA from History In Ink.................$475.00
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