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Lot 220
[PRESIDENTS] Taft Naval Commission, 3 February 1912
Estimate: $250 - $500
Sold for
$200
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
Partly engraved naval officer's commission signed by William Howard Taft as President of the United States. Washington, D.C. 3 February 1912. 1 page, on vellum, with original blue wafer seal. Signed by Secretary of the Navy George Von L. Meyer (1858-1918).
A Taft-signed naval appointment for Joseph Fyffe (1874-1942) to Pay Inspector with the rank of Commander.
Fyffe was the son of Rear Admiral Joseph P. Fyffe (1832-1896) and would go on to serve as Fleet Paymaster on the staff of the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War I. (See Lot 301).
[Manuscripts, Documents, Letters, Ephemera, Signatures, Autographs, Presidents] [Navy, Naval History] [World War I, WWI]
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