{"product_id":"fdrs-vice-president-henry-a-wallace-signed-cut-psa-autograph","title":"FDR's Vice President Henry A. Wallace Signed Cut PSA Autograph","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"206\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"53\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"56\"\u003e\nHenry A. Wallace Large Autograph Signature Cut - 33rd Vice President of the United States - PSA\/DNA Certified Authentic - Certification No. 83433046\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"556\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"227\"\u003e\nAn attractive \u003cstrong data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"275\"\u003eHenry A. Wallace autograph cut\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring a large handwritten signature, \u003cstrong data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"336\"\u003e\"H A Wallace,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e across a rectangular piece of period paper. The signature is executed in brown-toned ink and extends prominently across nearly the entire width of the cut, providing an unusually spacious example of Wallace's autograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"1042\"\u003eThe signed paper exhibits expected age toning and natural variation consistent with an older autograph cut. The signature itself remains readily visible and displays Wallace's distinctive flowing hand. Unlike a signed letter or government document, this is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"843\"\u003edetached signature cut\u003c\/strong\u003e, so there is no surviving date, correspondence, or documentary context visible on the piece itself. Accordingly, a precise date should not be assigned to the autograph without additional provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1134\"\u003eThe autograph has been preserved in a PSA holder, with the label identifying the piece as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1194\"\u003e\"CUT\u003cbr data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1143\"\u003e\nHENRY WALLACE\u003cbr data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1159\"\u003e\nPSA\/DNA CERTIFIED\u003cbr data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003e\nAUTHENTIC AUTO\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1834\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1219\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1222\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003eHenry Agard Wallace (1888-1965)\u003c\/strong\u003e occupies a distinctive place in twentieth-century American political history. A prominent agricultural economist and editor, Wallace entered Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1441\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003eSecretary of Agriculture in 1933\u003c\/strong\u003e, becoming closely associated with the agricultural programs of the New Deal. Roosevelt subsequently selected him as his running mate in 1940. Wallace was inaugurated on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1716\"\u003eJanuary 20, 1941, as the 33rd Vice President of the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e, serving throughout Roosevelt's third presidential term until January 20, 1945. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"1797\" data-content-reference-end=\"1829\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"2264\"\u003eWallace's vice presidency coincided with one of the most consequential periods in American history. When he entered office in January 1941, the United States had not yet formally entered World War II. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and America's subsequent declarations of war, Wallace became the sitting vice president during the nation's transformation into a fully mobilized wartime power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2717\"\u003eHis relationship with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2316\"\u003eUnited States Senate\u003c\/strong\u003e is particularly noteworthy. Under the Constitution, the vice president serves as President of the Senate, and official Senate history records that Wallace began presiding over the chamber when he took office in 1941. The Senate during Wallace's vice presidency was controlled by the Democratic Party, with Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky serving as majority leader. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"2675\" data-content-reference-end=\"2707\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2719\" data-end=\"3155\"\u003eWallace, however, did not become primarily identified with the traditional parliamentary duties of the vice presidency. Senate historical materials note that he increasingly concentrated on executive and international responsibilities. He chaired the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"2999\"\u003eBoard of Economic Warfare\u003c\/strong\u003e and undertook diplomatic missions abroad, making his vice presidency unusually active in foreign affairs for its era. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"3108\" data-content-reference-end=\"3127\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3157\" data-end=\"3766\"\u003eHis years as President of the Senate also overlapped with intense congressional oversight of America's wartime mobilization. Among the most important Senate activities of this period was the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3348\" data-end=\"3413\"\u003eSpecial Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program\u003c\/strong\u003e, better remembered as the Truman Committee. Senator Harry S. Truman chaired the committee and gained national recognition through its investigations into waste and inefficiency in defense production. That prominence helped make Truman the compromise choice to replace Wallace on Roosevelt's 1944 Democratic ticket. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"3701\" data-content-reference-end=\"3735\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3768\" data-end=\"4434\"\u003eThat replacement gives Wallace's autograph an especially fascinating connection to presidential history. At the 1944 Democratic convention, Wallace failed to secure renomination, and Truman became Roosevelt's new running mate. On \u003cstrong data-start=\"3998\" data-end=\"4018\"\u003eJanuary 20, 1945\u003c\/strong\u003e, outgoing Vice President Wallace administered the vice-presidential oath to Truman. Less than three months later, on April 12, Roosevelt died and Truman became president. The Senate itself notes the historical irony that Wallace was one of the vice presidents dropped from a presidential ticket whose successor soon thereafter became president because of the president's death. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"4366\" data-content-reference-end=\"4399\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4436\" data-end=\"4831\"\u003eAfter leaving the vice presidency, Wallace remained a major national political figure. Roosevelt appointed him Secretary of Commerce, but Wallace eventually broke with President Truman over foreign policy and left the administration in 1946. He subsequently helped organize the Progressive Party and became its presidential nominee in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4775\" data-end=\"4792\"\u003e1948 election\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"4759\" data-content-reference-end=\"4792\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4833\" data-end=\"5303\"\u003eBecause this particular autograph cut is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4874\" data-end=\"4885\"\u003eundated\u003c\/strong\u003e, it would be inaccurate to claim that Wallace signed it while serving as vice president or while presiding over the Senate. Its historical importance instead derives from the identity and career of its signer: a Roosevelt cabinet member, wartime vice president, constitutional President of the Senate, 1948 presidential candidate, and significant figure in the political history of the New Deal and World War II eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5305\" data-end=\"5616\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5305\" data-end=\"5340\"\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Encapsulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"5340\" data-end=\"5343\"\u003e\nThe Henry A. Wallace autograph has been \u003cstrong data-start=\"5383\" data-end=\"5417\"\u003ecertified authentic by PSA\/DNA\u003c\/strong\u003e and is encapsulated for protection and presentation. The PSA label identifies the item as a Henry Wallace cut with an \u003cstrong data-start=\"5536\" data-end=\"5556\"\u003e\"AUTHENTIC AUTO\"\u003c\/strong\u003e designation and displays certification number \u003cstrong data-start=\"5603\" data-end=\"5615\"\u003e83433046\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5618\" data-end=\"5925\"\u003eThe clear holder provides strong visual presentation while protecting the original signed paper from direct handling. The large scale of Wallace's signature within the cut makes the autograph particularly well suited for display alongside presidential, vice-presidential, New Deal, or World War II material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5927\" data-end=\"6150\"\u003e\u003cli data-section-id=\"p0x1fz\" data-start=\"5927\" data-end=\"6150\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5929\" data-end=\"5971\"\u003eAdditional Documentation \u0026amp; Provenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"5972\" data-end=\"6148\"\u003eAt buyer's request, Historical Autographs Gallery will include an additional \"Historical Autographs Gallery Certificate\" signed by our company founder Luke Pascal at no cost.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6152\" data-end=\"6508\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6152\" data-end=\"6171\"\u003eClosing Appeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"6171\" data-end=\"6174\"\u003e\nA handsome and highly displayable autograph from \u003cstrong data-start=\"6223\" data-end=\"6243\"\u003eHenry A. Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the more consequential and unconventional vice presidents of the Roosevelt era. Wallace stood at the intersection of the New Deal, wartime government, the United States Senate, and the political struggle over America's direction at the end of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6510\" data-end=\"6945\"\u003eThe generously sized signature, period appearance of the paper, and PSA\/DNA authentication make this an appealing example for collectors of American political history. Wallace autographs carry an additional historical fascination because his replacement on the 1944 Democratic ticket, Harry S. Truman, became president only months after Wallace left the vice presidency - one of the great political turning points of the Roosevelt era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6947\" data-end=\"7379\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6947\" data-end=\"6967\"\u003eShipping Notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"6967\" data-end=\"6970\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"6970\" data-end=\"7379\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eFor insurance purposes, items sold over $600 may require signature confirmation upon delivery. Higher-value items, likely over $1,500, are shipped via FedEx 2-Day with Direct Signature Confirmation. FedEx provides the most flexibility when requiring a signature, allowing you to make special delivery requests directly through their tracking system. 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