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James Buchanan

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
James Buchanan

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Auction Date:2011 Apr 13 @ 19:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Endorsed Corcoran & Riggs bank check, 8 x 3.5, filled out and signed by a Corcoran & Riggs employee, payable to “Hon. James Buchanan” for $11,000, February 7, 1850. Endorsed on the reverse, “Pay the within to the order of John N. Lane, James Buchanan.” Simply and attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 12 x 7.5. In very good condition, with two cancellation cuts to body, one lightly affecting a couple letters of endorsement signature, scattered toning, and show-through from writing on opposing sides.

Such Buchanan documents are seldom found, with this example noteworthy for its hefty dollar amount—the equivalent of nearly $250,000 in today’s funds—and was endorsed less than a year after he left the office of secretary of state. A princely sum from a future president.