Apr 27, 2006 - Sale 2077

Sale 2077 - Lot 24

Price Realized: $ 126
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 100 - $ 150
(BUSINESS.) PENNEY, JAMES C. Typed Letter Signed, "J. C. Penney," to Roy Rosenberg, on his 90th birthday. 1 1/4 pages, two 4to sheets, personal stationery; folds. New York, 1 November 1965

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". . . The week of my birthday was a very busy one. Every day of the week was filled with luncheons, dinners, and engagements . . . three thousand of my associates here in the new 45 story J. C. Penney Building met on the cafeteria floor in two groups of 1,500 each to greet me and extend their congratulations. At the same time cakes with lighted candles were served to the associates as well as the public in each of the nearly 1700 Penney stores . . ."