Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, July 18, 1899. President McKinley appoints Fidelio S. Carter as “a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by McKinley and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy John Long. The blue seal affixed at the bottom remains fully intact with scattered creases. Intersecting folds, scattered foxing and soiling, creases to edges, and a small hole to the center, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA.
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