Auction #699 -Flagship United States Postal History, FDCs and WWII Patriotics, Zeppelin Flights and Related

Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964), 31st President of the United States, 1929-1933. Typewritten Letter Signed, Feb 26, 1945, New York, N.Y., 7" x 10"; black ink signature as ex-president on "Herbert Hoover" letterhead; writes to Malcolm Johnson, An editor and executive at Doubleday, Doran, expressing regrets at being unable to "undertake your suggestion" due to a busy schedule; Fine. Also included is a second Hoover autograph on a 1930 Coste-Bellonte Goodwill Tour cover commemorating the historic 1930 East-West Atlantic crossing by French pilots Dieudonné Costes and Maurice Bellonte. Since the flight took place during Hoover's presidency and this cover was postmarked in Baltimore on the Richmond-Baltimore leg of the flight (there was no Washington stop on the tour), it is quite possible, though unprovable, that Hoover signed this cover as president., the letter with Herman Darvick certificate of authenticity.
Estimate $350 - 500.