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Garfield, James A. - Print Signed & Dated As President

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Garfield, James A. - Print Signed & Dated As President
<Our item number 109771><B>Garfield, James A.</B> &#40;1831-81&#41; 20th President of the United States &#40;1881&#41;; assassinated. Head and shoulders engraving of President Garfield Signed &#34;<I>James A. Garfield / May 15, 1881</I>&#34; in pencil at the lower edge, 8&#34; x 5&#34;. Fine. The engraving by George E. Perine, New York, has a facsimile signature below. Seven weeks after signing and dating this engraving of himself, President Garfield would be shot by Charles Guiteau, a disgruntled office seeker who claimed that Garfield&#39;s death was a political necessity and that his death would &#34;unite the Republican party and save the Republic.&#34; Garfield died on 19 September, 1881 and Guiteau was hanged for his crime on 30 June 1882. After William Henry Harrison, Garfield&#39;s is the rarest signature as President. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,000-5,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 109771<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://64.60.141.195/photos/40jpegs/109771.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>