The signatures of Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

 

Proxy Signatures – 1920s

  

                          Secretary 1

                       Secretary 1

                       Secretary 1 (stamp)

                       Secretary 1 (stamp) -TLS Nov. 26,1928

 

 

                       Secretary 2  (Missy Le Hand) also in 30s

                       Secretary 2 (Missy Le Hand) also in 30s

                       Secretary 2 (Missy Le Hand) also in 30s

 

 

                       Secretary 3

                       Secretary 3

 

 

                       Secretary 4

                       Secretary 4

                       Secretary 4

 

 

 

Proxy Signatures 1930s:

 

                       Secretary 5

                       Secretary 5

                       Secretary 5

                       Secretary 5

                       Secretary 5                 

                       Secretary 5 -  TLS July 12, 1932

                       Secretary 5

 

 

                       Secretary 6

                       Secretary 6

                       Secretary 6

                       Secretary 6                 

                       Secretary 6, TLS November 3, 1932 (State NY)

                       Secretary 6, TLS Oktober 13, 1932 (State NY)

 

                   Secretary 7

 

                       Secretary 8

 

 

                       Secretary 9

 

                       Secretary 10

 

 

 

 

Printed/ stamped Signatures:

 

                         Printed signature as Ass. Secretary Navy

 

                               Stamped signature used as governor of NY 1930-32

 

 

                       Printed / stamped signature as president (WH Letter Sept. 24, 1935)

 

                                 (often used on legal documents) as President

 

                               as President

 

Development of FDR signatures as President:

 

                  TLS – Dec. 18, 1933

                  TLS – Jan. 20, 1934

                  TLS – Febr. 7, 1934

                  TLS – March 14, 1935

                  TLS – May 16, 1935

                  TLS – Jan. 15, 1936

                  DS – April 11, 1936

                  TLS – May, 14, 1936

                  WH-card – TLS M.L. Hand - May 29, 1936

                  TLS – Dec. 28, 1936

                  TLS – Febr. 10, 1937

                  DS – Aug. 25, 1937

                  TLS – Sept. 17, 1937

                  TLS – Jan. 25, 1938

                  TLS – May 10, 1938

                  DS – Aug. 31, 1938 

                  TLS . Sept. 8, 1938     (LH from Hyde Park, NY)

                  TLS – Jan. 17, 1940 

                  TLS – March 3, 1940

                  TLS – March 4, 1940

                  DS – April 2, 1940     

                  TLS – July 25, 1940

                  WH card, accomp. letter Sept 11, 1940

                  TLS – Nov. 18, 1940

                  TLS – Febr. 13, 1941

                  Approval – March 11, 1941

                  TLS – Sept. 13, 1941

 

 

                  TLS – Okt. 10, 1941

                  TLS – Febr. 5, 1943

                  TLS – Sept. 11, 1943

                  TLS – Christmas, 1943  (to the WW II Veterans)

                  TLS – Aug. 22, 1944

                  TLS – Febr. 15, 1945

                      Approval – Febr. 28, 1945

                  Approval – March 24, 1945

                  Approval – March 29, 1945 (died Apr. 12, 1945)