Bold ink signature of Chiang Kai-shek in Chinese on an off-white 3.75 x 6.5 sheet with raised lettering reading, "The President of the Republic of China," below an embossed sun. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a transmittal letter from his office signed by James Shen, secretary to President Chiang, August 8, 1959, explaining the meaning of the autograph: "As you may already know, the Chinese language reads downward. The three characters are pronounced 'Chiang Chung Cheng.' Now, 'Chiang' is His Excellency's surname which, in Chinese, always comes first. The second and third characters combined form his courtesy name. To the Western world, of course, His Excellency is better known as Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek."
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