March 2012 Auction Ends Wednesday, March 28th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/28/2012
Very rare invitation from ''The President of the United States, and Mrs. Johnson'' requesting ''the pleasure of Mr. & Mrs. Robinson's Company to Dine on Friday next at 6 o'clock Mch. 14th 1868''. The elegantly printed invitation measures 6'' x 5'' and in the upper blank margin features a large embossed ''J'' at center. The likely invitee, William E. Robinson, was a Democratic representative from New York who in the 1840's wrote for the New York Tribune under the name ''Richelieu.'' Minor wear and mounting remnants on verso, else near fine.
President Andrew Johnson Invitation to Dine at the White House -- Scarce Invitation from the Johnson Administration
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