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. The margin of victory in the electoral college was the largest of Roosevelt's four elections to the office of president, as Landon won just 8 electoral votes to Roosevelt's 523. Landon died on October 12, 1987, becoming the only presidential candidate from either of the major parties to live to the age of 100 until Jimmy Carter in 2024, and is to date the only Republican candidate to do so.
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 components of the New Deal but criticized 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, neither of which was Kansas despite him being the sitting governor of that state. 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 (5) was April 2013 with an average selling price of $14.99 for an autographed item of Alf Landon. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $124.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.56 was February 2016. In average, an autographed item from Alf Landon is worth $12.08.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Alf Landon were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1936 GOP Presidential Candidate Alf Landon signed autographed Photo | $22.97 |  |
| 1936 GOP Presidential Candidate Alf Landon signed autographed Photo | $22.97 | |
 | ALF LANDON (1887-1987) autograph cut | Governor of Kansas - signed 1937 | $17.49 | |
| ALF LANDON (1887-1987) autograph cut | Governor of Kansas - signed 1937 | $17.49 | |
| Alf Landon Kansas Governor Autographed Signed Letter AMCo COA 30802 | $35.98 | |
| Alf Landon Kansas Governor Autographed Signed Letter AMCo COA 30802 | $35.98 | |
 | Alf Landon Losing Presidential Candidate Signed Letter 1936 | $99.99 | |
| Alf Landon Losing Presidential Candidate Signed Letter 1936 | $99.99 | |
| Alf Landon Prez Candidate Signed 5x7 Photo w/ COA & Top Loader (vs FDR in '36) | $30.00 | |
| Kansas Governor Alf Landon First 1st Day Cover Signed Auto -Vintage Autograph | $29.00 | |
| Kansas Governor Alf Landon First 1st Day Cover Signed Auto -Vintage Autograph | $29.00 | |
| Signed Alf Landon 3×5Card Governor Kansas '33-'37 Lost 1936Pres. Election To FDR | $15.25 | |
| Signed Alf Landon 3×5Card Governor Kansas '33-'37 Lost 1936Pres. Election To FDR | $15.25 | |
| Vintage Press Pass Signed By Kansas Governor & Presidential Candidate Alf Landon | $34.50 | |
| Vintage Press Pass Signed By Kansas Governor & Presidential Candidate Alf Landon | $34.50 | |
