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Chester A. Arthur

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Chester A. Arthur

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Auction Date:2010 Aug 11 @ 22:00 (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
Magnificent 4.25 x 6.5 black-bordered cabinet portrait by C. M. Bell of Washington, D.C. (and so noted at the bottom and reverse), beautifully signed in black ink, as president, “Chester A. Arthur, March 22, 1883.” In fine condition. A virtually flawless example!

Charles Milton Bell established his own studio on Pennsylvania Avenue in 1873 and it rapidly became a fashionable photography studio. A decade after opening its doors, it counted as its clientele President Arthur, who signed this image the same year he implemented civil service reform, considered the greatest achievement of his administration. Provenance: The Barry Hoffman Collection.