Alf Landon Autographs

Alfred Mossman Landon (September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American oilman and politician who served as the 26th governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 1936 presidential election, and was defeated in a landslide by incumbent president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Landon, who got a mere 8 votes in the electoral college, saw Roosevelt get 523 votes, the biggest victory of the 4 times he got voted into the office of president. Landon lived a long life, and died in October 1987 at age 100.
Born in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, Landon spent most of his childhood in Marietta, Ohio, before moving to Kansas. After graduating from the University of Kansas, he became an independent oil producer in Lawrence, Kansas. His business made him a millionaire, and he became a leader of the liberal Republicans in Kansas. Landon won election as Governor of Kansas in 1932 and sought to reduce taxes and balance the budget in the midst of the Great Depression. He supported many components of the New Deal but criticized some aspects that he found inefficient.
The 1936 Republican National Convention selected Landon as the Republican Party's presidential nominee. He proved to be an ineffective campaigner and carried just two states in the election. After the election, he left office as governor and never sought public office again. Later in life, he supported the Marshall Plan and President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs. He gave the first in a series of lectures, now known as the Landon Lecture Series, at Kansas State University. Landon lived to the age of 100 and died in Topeka, Kansas, in 1987. His daughter, Nancy Kassebaum, represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997.
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Traded items with a signature of Alf Landon

The most expensive item with a signature of Alf Landon (1948 Alf Landon Autograph Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address FDC PA Stamp + Envelope) was sold in March 2025 for $199.00 while the cheapest item (Kansas Governor President Nominee Alf Landon Hand Signed Autograph Slip) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2021 with an average selling price of $11.50 for an autographed item of Alf Landon. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2017 with $100.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.25 was November 2011. In average, an autographed item from Alf Landon is worth $15.50.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Alf Landon were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1935 HENRY J. ALLEN AUTOGRAPHED LETTER, KANSAS GOVERNOR, ALF LANDON, ROOSEVELT	$65.00
	1935 HENRY J. ALLEN AUTOGRAPHED LETTER, KANSAS GOVERNOR, ALF LANDON, ROOSEVELT	$65.00
	Alf Landon - Governor of Kansas - Signed First Day Postal Cover, 1973	$11.50
	Alf Landon - Governor of Kansas - Signed First Day Postal Cover, 1973	$11.50
	Alf Landon - Governor of Kansas - Signed Postal Cover, 1957	$8.85
	Alf Landon - Governor of Kansas - Signed Postal Cover, 1957	$8.85
	Alf Landon - Kansas Governor - Autographed 8x10 Photo	$37.00
	Alf Landon - Kansas Governor - Autographed 8x10 Photo	$37.00
	Alf Landon - Kansas Governor - Signed Letter (TLS), 1968	$15.50
	Alf Landon - Kansas Governor - Signed Letter (TLS), 1968	$15.50
	ALF LANDON Authentic Autographed FDC 1976 - Gov. Kansas - Pres. Candidate 1936	$29.00
	ALF LANDON Authentic Autographed FDC 1976 - Gov. Kansas - Pres. Candidate 1936	$29.00
	Alf Landon Signed Letter -Kansas Governor & 1936 Republican Presidential Nominee	$15.00
	Alf Landon Signed Letter -Kansas Governor & 1936 Republican Presidential Nominee	$15.00
	Alf Landon, Kansas Gov., Presidential Candidate, Typed Letter Signed, COA	$84.99