Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Harry S. Truman. 1884-1972, 33rd President 1945-1953. Blue autopen "Harry Truman" free frank as ex-President on color "Home of Harry S. Truman" picture post card to Nicholson Pa., "New-York N.Y. May 18, 1959" machine cancel, Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953). The final running mate of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944, Truman succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when Roosevelt died after months of declining health. Under Truman, the U.S. successfully concluded World War II; in the aftermath of the conflict, tensions with the Soviet Union increased, marking the start of the Cold War. The Act of 1957 gave him the franking privilege.