George Smathers Autographs
George Armistead Smathers (November 14, 1913 – January 20, 2007) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Florida who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1951 and the United States Senate from 1951 to 1969. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Smathers was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the son of Lura Frances (Jones) and Benjamin Franklin Smathers on November 13, 1913. The Smathers Family moved to New Jersey from western North Carolina. Frank Smathers served as a state judge in New Jersey and his brother, William H. Smathers, represented New Jersey in the United States Senate. Frank Smathers moved his family to Miami, Florida, when George Smathers was six in 1920. Smathers would attend Miami Senior High School. While in high school he was an athletic student.
After graduating from high school, Smathers father would convince him to not accept a football scholarship from the University of Illinois and instead go for the University of Florida as he felt his son had the potential of holding elected office, was not fitted for colleges football and he needed to have connections at the University of Florida for his law firm. At the University of Florida, he would be the captain of both the basketball and track team. He was also academically involved being a member of the Florida Blue Key and managed to become a member of the university's hall of fame in 1936, the same year he graduated. At UF, managed to also become elected as the president of the student body without any opposition. Smathers was inducted into the university's Student Hall of Fame and later into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Traded items with a signature of George Smathers
The most expensive item with a signature of George Smathers (AUTHENTIC Senator George Smathers signed RFK FDC) was sold in August 2011 for $75.00 while the cheapest item (George Smathers - U.S. Senator from Florida - Signed Letter, 1954) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2008 with an average selling price of $1.63 for an autographed item of George Smathers. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2024 with $34.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2008. In average, an autographed item from George Smathers is worth $8.52.
Most recently, these items with a signature of George Smathers were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1951-69 Florida Senator & JFK Ally George Smathers signed autograph & photo set! | $13.99 |  |
| 1959 Florida Senator George Smathers Autograph Signed Postal Items FDC Stamps | $14.95 | |
| 1961 George Smathers Florida US Senate hand signed constituent taxes letter | $25.64 | |
| 3 Signed Letters 1956 US Senator George Smathers / Spessand Holland FL + 1 More | $22.49 | |
| card SIGNED by Florida Senator George Smathers * Democrat * Claude Pepper * WWII | $18.00 | |
| Florida Senator George Smathers Autograph Signed 1957 Old Glory Cover and Card | $9.95 | |
| Florida Senator George Smathers Autograph Vintage Hand Signed - Envelope | $3.01 | |
| George Smathers (1913-2007) Senator Florida Signed Letter 1959 | $25.00 | |
| George Smathers Autograph - U.S. Senator Miami Florida 1957 - MB354 | $6.95 | |
| GEORGE SMATHERS SIGNATURE LATE FLORIDA SENATOR 3 X 5 -JFK CLOSE FRIEND | $15.00 | |
| GEORGE SMATHERS SIGNATURE LATE FLORIDA SENATOR 3 X 5 -JFK CLOSE FRIEND | $15.00 | |
| Senator George Smathers (1913-2007) (D-FL) Autograph | $23.00 | |
| U.S. SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS signed 1967 TLS letter WARREN COMMISSION JFK | $34.99 | |
| US George Smathers Senator autographed signed FDC Florida 1950 ID#3095 | $3.32 | |
| US Senate Chamber 1952 Pass Signed by Florida Senator George Smathers AA31016 | $10.75 | |
