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FAMOUS NAMES...Originals

1. March 22, 1934..Official White House letter & cancelled envelope. M.A. LeHand..private Sec. to President F.D.R.
Re: Air Mail called to attention of Postmaster General     
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2/. White House Wash. D.C. .
  Nov. 29, 1938  Malvina C. Thompson, Sec. to Mrs. Roosevelt
  Re: help in position for Hattie Meyers Junkin
      Soaring pilot FAI #37, 1st for U.S. Womsn
      Aug. 12, 1931.
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3. June 11, 1939      letter
                White House/personal stationery of Mrs. Roosevelt. Typed with the new proper way with blue ribbon and signed by Eleanor Roosevelt.. 2¢ stamp.
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4. Feb. 3, 1939
                Personal hand written 1 1/2 page letter from: (Gen) J.E. Rechet..Evenlope stamps 7¢ & 20¢.
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5. Sept. 23, 1975
Lower            From the desk of: Maj. Gen. Leigh Wade
Left hand corner envelope  (envelope with stamps:
                           Skylab 10¢)
stamp size I'M PROUD (Am. Vet. stamp, American flag
                      with 
IN BLUE    TO BE AN   ("We hold these truths" left
                       hand co (corner..same size as
                       10¢ Skylab. 
& White    AMERICAN
narrow white margin each side red lettering "The new Spirit other end: 1500 Mass. Ave, Wash. D.C. 20005 of 76 Foundation" 
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6.
March 28, 1939
Letter from: Wm. P. Mac Cracken Jr. Asst. Sec. of Commerce

Oct.19, 1929 Wm. P. Mac Cracked Jr., Chgo Atty. Soloed 
                                    War One Rich Field, 
                                    WACO, Texas by Geo. 
                                    E. "BUCK" Weaver
          Both from Chga. Ill.

Feb. 26, 1963 Wm. P. Ma. Cracken Jr. (Rheumatoid 
5¢ stamp                             arthritis (changed 
                                     his signature
        letter signed Bill Mac Cracken (was always 
        called "Big Bill" (deceased)
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7. July 22, 1946 ..Air Mail 8 cents Wash. State to Long Island N.Y.
               tri-color strip sticker VIA AIR MAIL
           Brik Nelson .. (Army Flying Around the World 1924)
                          (Trained at Rich Field, Waco 
                          Texas, War I

Transcription Notes:
The formatting for listing #5 is a little off on the transcription (although I'm sure they did their best online!) "stamp size IN BLUE & White" and "I'M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN" should be clustered a little closer together.