Jun 17, 2021 - Sale 2573

Sale 2573 - Lot 78

Price Realized: $ 750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 2,000
INCLUDES ONE SIGNED AS PRESIDENT AND ONE AS FIRST LADY BUSH, GEORGE HERBERT WALKER; AND BARBARA. Small archive of 14 letters to State Department press officer Mary Anita Masserini, on personal subjects, including an ALS and 7 TLsS, "George Bush," by George, and 4 ALsS and two TLsS, in full or "Barbara," by Barbara, many with holograph postscripts. Together 14 pages, small 4to or smaller, personal or White House stationery; generally good condition. Most with the original envelope. Vp, 1986-1998

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George:
16 June 1986: "Somehow 62 does not rank as a significant birthday; but your card made mine special. . . .
"I don't feel any older. I feel better than ever. You see, friends make all the difference."
12 June 1989: "Your thoughtful birthday greeting arrived. . . ." With autograph postscript: "Keep on keeping on. We all love you."
Nd: "Thank you so much for your thoughtful message. . . ." With autograph postscript: "Many thanks, Mary. I miss you very much. You serve your country so well. . . ."
Barbara:
5 June 1989: "How kind of you to remember my birthday. I feel about 30 years old, until I look in the glass!"