"Postmaster General" Jesse M Donaldson Signed LetterDasted 1950 COA For Sale
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"Postmaster General" Jesse M Donaldson Signed LetterDasted 1950 COA: $139.99
Up for sale "Postmaster General" Jesse M Donaldson Signed LetterDasted 1950. This item is
certified authentic by Todd Mueller and comes with their Certificate of
Authenticity.
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Donaldson was born in Shelbyville, Illinois. He was the son of merchant and local postmaster Moses Martin Donaldson, and his wife, Amanda Saletha Little. Donaldson was a Methodist and a Freemason. Donaldson married Nell Fern Graybill on August 14, 1911, with whom he had three children. Donaldson began his postal career in 1908, as the one of three mailmen for the Shelbyville, Illinois, then rose through the ranks of the Department.He was appointed U.S. Postmaster General by President Harry S. Truman on December 16, 1947, following the resignation of Robert E. Hannegan. He served for the remainder from the Truman's administration until January 20, 1953. During this the period, he modernized the postal service and also announced the "3 cent Gold Star Mothers" stamp in recognition of the Sullivan brothers' and his mother.
