August Belmont Autographs
August Belmont Sr. (born Aron Belmont; December 8, 1813 – November 24, 1890) was a German-American financier, diplomat, and Democratic Party politician. As chair of the Democratic National Committee from 1860 to 1872, during a period of turmoil and reconciliation for the party following the American Civil War, Belmont was one of the longest serving party leaders in American history. During his life, he was one of the wealthiest men in the United States. He was also a thoroughbred racehorse owner and the founder and namesake of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown of American Thoroughbred horse racing.
Belmont was born in the Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1813 to a leading Jewish family. After attending the Philanthropin, he joined the Rothschild banking house as an apprentice and clerk. In 1837, en route to Cuba to stabilize Rothschild holdings following the First Carlist War, Belmont stopped in New York City during a catastrophic financial panic and learned that the Rothschilds' American agent had collapsed. Acting on his own judgment, he established himself as the house's American agent, a position which rapidly elevated him to the top of New York society.
Through his wife Caroline Slidell Perry and her uncle, John Slidell, Belmont became involved in the Democratic Party as a major donor and organizer in 1844, the same year he was naturalized as a United States citizen. In 1853, Belmont was appointed as United States minister to the Netherlands by Franklin Pierce. His diplomatic career was controversial for his roles in the Ostend Manifesto, calling for the American acquisition of Cuba, and the Walter M. Gibson affair. Although Belmont was a leading supporter of James Buchanan in his presidential campaigns in both 1852 and 1856, Buchanan did not appoint Belmont to any position in his administration, and Belmont supported Stephen A. Douglas for the party's nomination in 1860.
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Traded items with a signature of August Belmont
The most expensive item with a signature of August Belmont (Lactroid Co. signed by August Belmont, Jr. and Isaac L. Rice - 1901 dated Autogr) was sold in May 2025 for $806.25 while the cheapest item (August Belmont IV American Investment Banker Signed Letter To David Rockefeller) found a new owner for $6.50 in May 2012. The month with the most items sold (5) was June 2026 with an average selling price of $106.25 for an autographed item of August Belmont. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with $658.25 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $15.74 was May 2012. In average, an autographed item from August Belmont is worth $95.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of August Belmont were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | August Belmont signed Document | $300.00 |  |
| August Belmont signed Exchange Receipt dated 1845 - Autograph - Autographs of Fa | $510.25 | |
 | AUGUST BELMONT SR. - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 09/20/1850 | $512.85 | |
| Civil War General Dan Sickles Signed Bank Check and August Belmont Autograph | $87.50 | |
| Civil War General Dan Sickles Signed Bank Check and August Belmont Autograph | $87.00 | |
| Dan Sickles and August Belmont signed bank check | $65.00 | |
| E3320: August Belmont, Sr Autograph Letter Signed, 1840 | $214.99 | |
 | Exchange Receipt signed by August Belmont - Autograph Exchange Receipt dated 1 | $356.25 | |
 | Hudson River Railroad Co. issued to August Belmont - 1864 Autograph Stock Cert | $156.25 | |
| Lactroid Co. signed by August Belmont, Jr. and Isaac L. Rice - 1901 dated Autogr | $806.25 | |
| Lactroid Co. signed by August Belmont, Jr. and Isaac L. Rice - 1901 dated Autogr | $806.25 | |
| Letter signed by August Belmont, Jr. | $50.00 | |
 | Michigan Southern Rail-Road Co. issued to August Belmont - 1854 Autograph Stoc | $41.25 | |
 | Rochester and Syracuse Rail-Road Co. issued to August Belmont - 1853 Autograph | $106.25 | |
 | State of New York issued to Will of August Belmont - 1945 Autograph Stock Cert | $81.25 | |
