James Farley Autographs
James Aloysius Farley (May 30, 1888 – June 9, 1976) was an American politician who simultaneously served as chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and postmaster general under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose gubernatorial and presidential campaigns were run by Farley.
Born and raised in Rockland County, New York, Farley entered politics at a young age and quickly rose to run the Rockland County Democratic Party. After short stints campaigning for governor Al Smith and serving in the state legislature, he befriended Roosevelt and worked to build an effective Democratic machine across the entire state. Following Roosevelt's victories in the gubernatorial elections of 1928 and 1930, he ran Roosevelt's 1932 and 1936 presidential campaigns. His campaign style was meticulous and involved massive amounts of correspondence with individual party members to gather information and coordinate strategy. The 1936 campaign, where he correctly predicted the outcome in every state, earned him particular recognition.
Working as the chairman of the Democratic national committee and postmaster general, Farley worked to settle factional disputes within the party during Roosevelt's first term, using his massive network of personal connections and patronage. Farley found himself in a transitional period in party politics, as Roosevelt and the New Deal coalition moved from a traditional party system built on local organizations and patronage to a national party system where parties campaigned on specific issues and relied on the support of auxiliary organizations. In Roosevelt's second term, Farley found himself sidelined by Roosevelt, and broke with the president over his attempts to influence Congressional primary elections in favor of pro-New Deal candidates. Farley mounted a failed campaign for president to prevent Roosevelt from winning a third term in 1940.
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Current items with a signature of James Farley
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Traded items with a signature of James Farley
The most expensive item with a signature of James Farley (Babe Ruth/James Farley Dual-Signed OAL Harridge Baseball- JSA LOA Rare!!!!) was sold in June 2025 for $9,999.00 while the cheapest item (James Farley signed letter w/COA Franklin D. Roosevelt cabinet Post Master) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2014. The month with the most items sold (4) was January 2020 with an average selling price of $15.01 for an autographed item of James Farley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2026 with $105.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.25 was May 2012. In average, an autographed item from James Farley is worth $13.72.
Most recently, these items with a signature of James Farley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1939 Mt Washington NH Cog Railway Dispatch Signed By James Farley Postmaster Gen | $105.00 |  |
| 1939 Mt Washington NH Cog Railway Dispatch Signed By James Farley Postmaster Gen | $105.00 | |
 | 1st Irish Catholic Politician James Farley Signed 3X5 Card Todd Mueller COA | $39.99 | |
| 1st Irish Catholic Politician James Farley Signed 3X5 Card Todd Mueller COA | $39.99 | |
| James Farley - U.S. Postmaster - Autographed Postal Cover | $10.51 | |
| James Farley - U.S. Postmaster - Autographed Postal Cover | $10.51 | |
| James Farley 8” By 10” Signed Photo FDR Postmaster General | $14.00 | |
| James Farley 8” By 10” Signed Photo FDR Postmaster General | $14.00 | |
| James Farley Autographed Signed Christmas Card 1972 Postmaster General 1888-1976 | $13.95 | |
 | James Farley signed cover 50th United States Postmaster General for FDR | $24.45 | |
| James Farley signed cover 50th United States Postmaster General for FDR | $24.45 | |
| James Farley signed Photo (American Politician) ~ JSA | $35.00 | |
| James Farley signed Photo (American Politician) ~ JSA | $35.00 | |
| RARE! 1935 Autograph U.S. POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES FARLEY | $9.99 | |
| RARE! 1935 Autograph U.S. POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES FARLEY | $9.99 | |
