Lot
1736 
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, 1832-1918, wife of James Garfield, first Lady of the United States 1881., manuscript "Lucretia R. Garfield, Free" free frank signature on small mourning envelope addressed in her own hand to Mr. Dewitt Miller, Union League Club, Philadelphia, Pa., postmarked "Westmentor, Ohio Jun. 25, 1900" cds, cover with two strikes of "Due 4" handstamp at bottom left with traces of Postage Due Stamps which have been removed, reverse with manuscript notation from recipient, "Upon my complaint the charge for due postage was cancelled and the stamps removed. DM", Very Fine and unusual.Estimate $200 - 300.
Lucretia's stay in the White House was brief because of Garfield's assassination on September 19, 1881, approximately six months after he took office, but she enjoyed the franking privilege for 37+ years. It was granted on December 20, 1881.
Realized: $190