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Estate Sale Find Today!!! Maybe the Greatest Find of my 25 Year Hobby - It’s No Great Deal
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:18 pm
It’s a signed 1935 Commission for the Bituminous Coal Commissioner, signed by FDR and secretary of State.
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Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:22 pm to theantiquetiger
3.50
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:23 pm to theantiquetiger
Could you explain what makes it so special?
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:24 pm to theantiquetiger
Autopen signature.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:25 pm to theantiquetiger
Appears to be AutoPen
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:27 pm to theantiquetiger
Hope you didnt pay more than $10 or so
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:31 pm to MikeD
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Could you explain what makes it so special?
A signed commission by the POTUS, from 90 years ago
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:39 pm to theantiquetiger
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A signed commission by the POTUS, from 90 years ago
I have the one for my great-grandfather when he commissioned as a calvary lieutenant out of West Point. Signed by Theodore Roosevelt.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:40 pm to theantiquetiger
Not trying to rain on your parade, but I find it hard to believe that someone in possession of something signed by a sitting president would have no idea of its value.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:43 pm to theantiquetiger
Nice find.
Where has it been hiding?
Where has it been hiding?
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:50 pm to ItzMe1972
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Where has it been hiding?
Found it today at an estate sale in New Orleans (I know, who has an estate sale the day after Christmas?).
It was one of the giant houses on City Park Drive.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:51 pm to High C
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Not trying to rain on your parade, but I find it hard to believe that someone in possession of something signed by a sitting president would have no idea of its value.
It wasn’t cheap, they had it marked in the low 3 figures.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:54 pm to theantiquetiger
City park ave.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 3:17 pm to theantiquetiger
The seal looks raised. Is it wax?
Posted on 12/26/25 at 3:20 pm to Ghost of Colby
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The pink house?
I believe that’s it
Posted on 12/26/25 at 3:21 pm to Btrtigerfan
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The seal looks raised. Is it wax?
It’s very deteriorated, but it looks like wax
Posted on 12/26/25 at 3:32 pm to theantiquetiger
Has it been authenticated? FDR had secretaries, like other presidents, sign some things for him. I’m not an expert but I do watch Pawn Stars reruns and some of these documents aren’t worth much. But I hope this is exception to the rule for you.
This post was edited on 12/26/25 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 12/26/25 at 3:35 pm to theantiquetiger
Whoa!
This post was edited on 12/26/25 at 3:35 pm
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