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Lot 2049: Autographed Harry Truman 75th Birthday Sketch

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $100.00
Winning Bid: $297.44
Price Realized: $355.44
Auction Date:8/28/2006 9:00 PM EST

A cute and realistic sketch of our thirty-third president, Harry Truman, on his 75th birthday, as Father Time looks on in surprise after his attempt at ending Truman’s life with old age in the form of a scythe, instead is left with a broken blade. Funny and affectionate, it is signed by President Truman and inscribed, “To Hap Kern, Kindest regards from Harry Truman, 5/8/29'', in faded black marker at 8/10. Matte is not attached, but is included.

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