Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Lyndon B. Johnson. 1908-1973, 36th President 1963-69. Bold free frank "Lyndon B. Johnson" as ex-President on cover with Austin Tex. Dec. 4, 1970 machine cancel, originally sent by collector Fred Casoni who had obtained Johnson's signature and addressed the envelope in pencil to himself; at a later date the address was mostly erased by Casoni although it is partly visible, Very Fine, ex-Joyce, Hart, Kantor.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE LYNDON JOHNSON FREE FRANKED COVER.

Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States, a position he assumed after his service as the 37th Vice President (1961-1963). Johnson, a Democrat from Texas, served as a United States Representative from 1937 to 1949 and as a United States Senator from 1949 to 1961, including six years as Senate Majority Leader, two as Senate Minority Leader and two as Senate Majority Whip. He campaigned unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination in 1960, but ran as Vice President with John F. Kennedy heading the ticket for the 1960 presidential election. After their election, Johnson succeeded Kennedy following the latter's assassination on November 22, 1963; he completed Kennedy's term and was elected President in his own right in the 1964 election, winning by a large margin over Barry Goldwater. He is one of four people who served in both offices of the executive branch as well as both houses of Congress.