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28th President of the United States States WOODROW WILSON check signed AS PRESIDENT, Washington, September 6, 1919, drawn on the Treasury for a symbolic $1.00 payable to A. Clayton Woodman for his service and countersigned by Bernard Baruch, Chairman of the War Industries Board.
WOODROW WILSON * Autograph Symbolic WWI $1 CHECK Signed as POTUS * Dollar
$1,650.00
Guaranteed Authentic
WILSON PAYS HIS "DOLLAR-A-YEAR-MEN" FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN WORLD WAR I WITH THE CHECK THAT INSPIRED THE EXPRESSION.
The check bears a printed memo, "Object for which drawn: In acknowledgment of patriotic and valuable services given voluntarily to the United States in time of war." The War Industries Board set production quotas and allocated raw materials as well as dealing with labor-management disputes. The W.I.B., like many of the emergency agencies established as the United States mobilized for war, were run by prominent business executives who became known as "dollar-a-year men", as they only took token salaries for their services - a requirement of all federal employees.
These checks are scarcely seen and highly collectible with only a handful of examples having surfaced in the past two decades.
CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC + FULLY ENCAPSULATED BY PSA/DNA Authentication Services EXPERT EXAMINATION. GUARANTEED GENUINE - simply one of the finest WILSON autographs available on the market. One of the very few signed items from his Presidency.
Condition is as shown. Encapsulate measures approx. 5.5" X 12", with enclosed check measuring 3.25" x 8.5".
Own a remarkable, original piece of Presidential history! The perfect investment-quality acquisition for the POTUS check collector, finance exec, autograph enthusiast, or History buff.
Sold as is, as shown.