Autographs
Colorful Check Signed by Admiral George Dewey
GEORGE DEWEY, American Admiral and Hero of the Battle of Manila Bay and the Spanish American War.
Check Signed, "Geo. Dewey," black ink, March 30, 1893, Washington, DC, 3" x 7.75, Choice Extremely Fine. Drawn on the Washington-based bank Riggs & Co., the check is partially printed and then filled in and signed by Dewey. Dewey, hero of the Spanish American War, is the only person in the history of the United States to attain the rank Admiral of the Navy, the senior-most rank in that branch of the service.
Colorful Check Signed by Admiral George Dewey
GEORGE DEWEY, American Admiral and Hero of the Battle of Manila Bay and the Spanish American War.
Check Signed, "Geo. Dewey," black ink, March 30, 1893, Washington, DC, 3" x 7.75, Choice Extremely Fine. Drawn on the Washington-based bank Riggs & Co., the check is partially printed and then filled in and signed by Dewey. Dewey, hero of the Spanish American War, is the only person in the history of the United States to attain the rank Admiral of the Navy, the senior-most rank in that branch of the service.
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Coins-Currency-Autographs-Americana
9:00 AM PT - May 18th, 2008
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Early American
P.O. Box 3507
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
