THOMAS EDISON AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTO DEDICATED R. REGAR 3rd POSTMASTER GENERAL

Description

EARLY 20
th
CENTURY (before 1932) HAND AUTOGRAPHED FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHIC  PORTRAIT OF
THOMAS
A.
EDISON
DEDICATED TO
ROBERT
S.
REGAR
AUTOGRAPHED GLASS FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF
THOMAS
A.
EDISON
, AND PERSONALLY FOUNTAIN PEN HAND SIGNED BY HIM.
THE PHOTOGRAPH IS DEDICATED TO
ROBERT
S.
REGAR
, A PERSONAL
AQUIAINTENCE
OF EDISON’S, WHO WAS THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1923-1929.
INSCRIPTION READS:
“To Robert S.
Regar
”
“
Thos
A Edison”
THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS FROM REGAR’S ESTATE.
REGAR
WAS ORIGINALLY FROM
LANCASTER
COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
. HE WAS A CAREER POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE, WHO STARTED IN 1909, AND
HAD RISEN TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF CLERK IN THE POSTMASTER GENERAL’S OFFICE PRIOR TO BEING PROMOTED TO THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL.
VISIBLE PHOTOGRAPH MEASURES 13
1/2”
x 10
5/8”
THE FRAME IS APPROXIMATELY 1” IN WIDTH
THE OVERALL DIMENSIONS ARE 15
11/16”
x 12
11/16”
PHOTO IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
FRAME SHOWS LIGHT WEAR COMMENSURATE WITH AGE.