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Letter from Bill Clinton-1995
June 09, 2019, 05:03 PM
FredwardLetter from Bill Clinton-1995
My SIL has a letter from Bill Clinton to a teacher in 1995 who got some kind of international recognition. She just retired and asked him to sell it on eBay or Craigslist. It's been up for three weeks with no offers.
I thought that was funny.
June 09, 2019, 05:12 PM
ZSMICHAELHmmmm. Any idea as to the content?
June 09, 2019, 05:41 PM
LS1 GTOIf it's not a copied signature, why not frame it?
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June 09, 2019, 05:52 PM
Ripleyquote:
Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
..why not frame it?
Just my take, because it's THIS guy --
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. June 09, 2019, 11:27 PM
Sailor1911have it tested for DNA. ;-)
Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
“If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016 June 10, 2019, 06:35 AM
FredwardIt's framed. It's a congratulations letter to a teacher for winning a huge award. No one want to buy it or display it. Very funny, I thought.
June 10, 2019, 06:49 AM
RogueJSKI doubt it has much to do with Clinton himself. Collectors just don't want to spend money on generic letters with imitation signatures on them.
The signature is very unlikely to be actually his, instead being almost certainly a replica of Clinton's signature by an Autopen.
I can almost guarantee that Clinton himself never saw, touched, or was even aware of the letter. Like all the various congratulatory form letters, it would have been authorized by some mid-ranking staff member, then drafted, auto-signed, and mailed off by some low-ranking clerk.
June 10, 2019, 06:49 AM
RHINOWSOShe can send the letter to me, along with $20, and I'll burn it for her.
June 10, 2019, 07:10 AM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
She can send the letter to me, along with $20, and I'll burn it for her.
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים June 10, 2019, 08:28 AM
smschulzHow could anyone think that it would have ANY value?
June 10, 2019, 09:04 AM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by smschulz:
How could anyone think that it would have ANY value?
A lot of people voted for his wife. I'm kind of surprised that one of them did not grab this up.
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים June 10, 2019, 10:21 AM
OKCGeneReminds me of the USPS bill clinton postage stamps were unsuccessful so they stopped selling them.
People were complaining they wouldn’t stick to the envelopes.
Upon investigation it was determined that people were spitting on the wrong side of the stamp.
June 10, 2019, 10:39 AM
Sailor1911quote:
Originally posted by OKCGene:
Reminds me of the USPS bill clinton postage stamps were unsuccessful so they stopped selling them.
People were complaining they wouldn’t stick to the envelopes.
Upon investigation it was determined that people were spitting on the wrong side of the stamp.
Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
“If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016 June 10, 2019, 11:24 AM
jhe888If an autopen signature, it is not surprising. No value in that.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. June 11, 2019, 12:45 PM
pedropcolaI don't care if he signed it in his own blood, it wouldn't be worth postage to me.
June 12, 2019, 02:32 PM
Fredwardquote:
How could anyone think that it would have ANY value?
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Did I forget to mention she's public school teacher?
June 13, 2019, 01:07 AM
egregorequote:
Autopen
Another fascinating electrical/mechanical device, along with, for example, the IBM Selectric typewriter and rotary aircraft engine. How do people think this stuff up?
June 14, 2019, 01:49 PM
SportshooterThe signature might possibly be authentic if she was hawt. I’m just saying...