ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D.
Signed photograph. A full length portrait of Rockefeller in formal dress holding a book, circa 1928, signed vertically "John D. Rockefeller" possibly in pencil, 9 3/4 x 8 inches (25 x 20 cm), with the backstamp of "Fotograms/New Photo Service" and the stamped date of 26 February 1928. Creased corners and other handling wear, indentation and spot to upper center extremity from a paperclip with a rust stain on the verso, remnants of a paper label to verso, also with a few pencilled notes of provenance reporting the photograph a gift of a Mrs. Margaret Bruce in 1969.
An uncommon signed photograph of Rockefeller late in his life.
Sold for $875
Estimated at $500 - $800
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ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D.
Signed photograph. A full length portrait of Rockefeller in formal dress holding a book, circa 1928, signed vertically "John D. Rockefeller" possibly in pencil, 9 3/4 x 8 inches (25 x 20 cm), with the backstamp of "Fotograms/New Photo Service" and the stamped date of 26 February 1928. Creased corners and other handling wear, indentation and spot to upper center extremity from a paperclip with a rust stain on the verso, remnants of a paper label to verso, also with a few pencilled notes of provenance reporting the photograph a gift of a Mrs. Margaret Bruce in 1969.
An uncommon signed photograph of Rockefeller late in his life.
Auction: Autograph Seeker: The Estate of Gary Combs, Apr 23, 2020