Henry Morgenthau Jr. US Secretary of the Treasury 1940 Signed Card & Envelope

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Henry Morgenthau Jr. US Secretary of the Treasury 1940 Signed Card & Envelope
Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (May 11, 1891 - February 6, 1967) was the United States Secretary of the Treasury during most of the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He played a major role in designing and financing the New Deal. After 1937, while still in charge of the Treasury, he played the central role in financing United States participation in World War II. He also played an increasingly major role in shaping foreign policy, especially with respect to Lend-Lease, support for China, helping Jewish refugees, and proposing (in the "Morgenthau Plan") measures to prevent Germany from again being a military threat.
Morgenthau was the father of Robert M. Morgenthau, who was District Attorney of Manhattan for 35 years and Henry Morgenthau III, an American author and television producer. He continued as Treasury secretary through the first few months of Harry Truman's presidency, and from June 27, 1945, to July 3, 1945, following the resignation of Secretary of State Edward Stettinius Jr., was next in line to the presidency. Morgenthau was also the first Jew to be in the presidential line of succession.
Lot comprised by:
a) 5" 1/2 x 4" 1/4 Card hand signed by the US Secretary of the Presidency, Mr. Morgenthau Jr. dated  in Washington D.C., on September 11, 1940 Condition: Very Good - (Dump stains,
b) Front cover of postal envelope used to send the card, postmarked in Washington DC, on September 12, 1940. Condition: Fair (Missing postage stamps, trimmed out area where they should be)
REF #:
AZ-158
Provenance:
From the collection of Alejandro Zorrilla de San Martin (birth: Montevideo, Uruguay, September 21, 1880 - death: Montevideo, Uruguay: December 12, 1941), who spent over 20 years collecting autographs mainly from prominent political figures worldwide. He used to send blank cards with a newspaper or magazine clipped photo of the person, attaching a letter asking for an autograph and including a self-addressed envelope.
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