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Three items: a partly-printed DS as president, signed “Pay to Marion Co. Bank, Warren G. Harding,” one page, 8.25 x 7, January 20, 1922, being a voucher from The Harding Publishing Company (The Marion Star) filled out in another hand and made payable to W. G. Harding for $400, endorsed on the lower panel in ink by President Warren G. Harding; a TLS as first lady, signed “Florence Kling Harding,” one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, September 23, 1921, sent to Samuel T. Williamson of the Harvard Club, in part: “I have just read your note and in spite of the overwhelming accumulation of mail during our absence am going to answer it first, for I want you to know that of course I understand the real interest and friendship that prompted your article, and shall certainly follow the good advice to be careful. I should much prefer your good stories to the most glowing [obituaries] imaginable”; and a matte-finish 8 x 10 Edmonston Studio photograph of Fülöp László’s portrait of Florence Harding, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To George M. Dorsey, with a message of good wishes, Florence Kling Harding.” In overall very good to fine condition, with soiling and light staining to the two Florence items.
In 1884, Harding bought the Ohio daily newspaper, The Marion Daily Star, and held ownership of the paper until mid-1923. Although Harding's editorial department slanted toward the Republican platform, the daily paper remained somewhat neutral due to its position as the newspaper of record for Marion County, Ohio. However, the Star's weekly publication served as the partisan arm of Harding's newspaper empire.
From the personal collection of a lifelong collector, teacher, and traveler with a passion for world history. His collecting years ranged from the 1970s to the present day, meaning that several of the premier pieces have not been on the market in decades.
