ANDREW JOHNSON PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHED PARTIALLY PRINTED COMMISSION ON VELLUM.

ANDREW JOHNSON PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHED PARTIALLY PRINTED COMMISSION ON VELLUM. A very fancy partially printed document measuring 16” x 19-1/2” having a spread winged eagle in the clouds, a blue embossed War Department seal affixed, and at the bottom is signed by President Andrew Johnson and Edwin N. Stanton, Secretary of War above a stand of flags and panalopy of arms. Commission is made out to John H. Hammond of the US Volunteers, providing him with the rank of Brevet Brigadier General from October 31, 1864. Commission was dated and signed on May 6, 1865 in the 89th year of the independence of the United States. In the upper left corner in red ink is “Recorded, Volume 4, Page 13, Adjutant General’s Office, April 6, 1865, signed E.D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General.” CONDITION: Excellent. Document has been folded; penmanship is strong. Signatures are bold. 4-55267 CW60 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3468A.	$977.00	ANDREW JOHNSON PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHED PARTIALLY PRINTED COMMISSION ON VELLUM. A very fancy partially printed document measuring 16” x 19-1/2” having a spread winged eagle in the clouds, a blue embossed War Department seal affixed, and at the bottom is signed by President Andrew Johnson and Edwin N. Stanton, Secretary of War above a stand of flags and panalopy of arms. Commission is made out to John H. Hammond of the US Volunteers, providing him with the rank of Brevet Brigadier General from October 31, 1864. Commission was dated and signed on May 6, 1865 in the 89th year of the independence of the United States. In the upper left corner in red ink is “Recorded, Volume 4, Page 13, Adjutant General’s Office, April 6, 1865, signed E.D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General.” CONDITION: Excellent. Document has been folded; penmanship is strong. Signatures are bold. 4-55267 CW60 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

.red{fill:#B50938;} .white{fill:#FFFFFF;} .blue{fill:#005596;}