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The late Gerald R. Ford served as the 38th President of the United States. He had been the first Vice President chosen under the
terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment and, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, was succeeding Richard M. Nixon, the first President ever to resign. When he took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared: "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances. This is an hour of history
that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts."
This lot features a beautifully matted and framed typed letter and original mailing envelope from the former POTUS in 1982, six years after he left the office. Dated January 25, 1982, the typed letter on his personal
letterhead includes information regarding two stamp sets that were donated to the
President Ford Museum by a gentleman named Charley Montroll from Chevy Chase, Maryland. Ford signed the letter with a large signature in fine-point marker that grades
a perfect 10. Included in the display, which measures 16.5” wide by 34” high, is the original envelope with Ford’s facsimile signature that was sent to Mr. Montroll by the former POTUS as well as a rounded portrait of Ford. The bottom of the display includes an engraved gold plaque that reads: “Gerald R. Ford, (1913-), Thirty Eighth President of the United States.” The letter has one center fold and is in near-mint condition.
Includes LOA from JSA.
Pre-certified by PSA/DNA.