Partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 15.5 x 19.25, July 20, 1906. President Roosevelt appoints Rufus Zogbaum, junior as “Lieutenant in the Navy.” Signed at the conclusion by Roosevelt, and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte. Blue seal affixed to lower portion remains intact but creased. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, and moderately heavy overall wrinkling. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA.
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