Happy Rockefeller Autographs
Margaretta Large "Happy" Rockefeller (née Fitler, formerly Murphy; June 9, 1926 – May 19, 2015) was a philanthropist who, as the wife of the 41st vice president of the United States, Nelson Rockefeller, served as second lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977. She was previously the first lady of New York from 1963 to 1973, during her husband's last three terms in office.
In 1991, she was appointed a public delegate to the United Nations by US President George H. W. Bush. She also was president of the board of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center north of Albany, New York, among other philanthropic projects.
Margaretta Large Fitler was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, in 1926. Her parents were Margaretta Large Harrison and William Wonderly Fitler Jr., an heir to a cordage fortune. Her mother would subsequently remarry. The younger Margaretta was known by her nickname, "Happy", given to her for her childhood disposition. She was a great-granddaughter of Philadelphia mayor Edwin Henry Fitler and a great-great-granddaughter of Union general George Gordon Meade, the commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, and his wife Margaretta Sergeant, daughter of politician John Sergeant.
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Traded items with a signature of Happy Rockefeller
The most expensive item with a signature of Happy Rockefeller (Vintage Signed Nelson & Happy Rockefeller Holiday Christmas Card No COA) was sold in March 2025 for $57.99 while the cheapest item (Happy Rockefeller - Wife of Nelson A. Rockefeller - Signed Gerald Ford FDC) found a new owner for $3.76 in December 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2013 with an average selling price of $22.49 for an autographed item of Happy Rockefeller. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $39.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was July 2010. In average, an autographed item from Happy Rockefeller is worth $20.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Happy Rockefeller were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Nelson A. Happy Rockefeller. Former Vice President of USA, Signed by Wife | $20.00 |  |
| 1975 Happy Rockefeller Signed Color Photo 8x10 Card Stock Paper No COA | $27.99 | |
 | 1976 Happy Rockefeller Photocopy Biography Signed Letter Margaret Hughes Envelop | $13.99 | |
| 1976 Happy Rockefeller Photocopy Biography Signed Letter Margaret Hughes Envelop | $15.99 | |
| 1976 Happy Rockefeller Photocopy Biography Signed Letter Margaret Hughes Envelop | $17.99 | |
| 1976 Happy Rockefeller Photocopy Biography Signed Letter Margaret Hughes Envelop | $20.99 | |
| 2nd Lady Margarita Happy Rockefeller (1926-2015) signed card (RARE)Mrs. Nelson | $9.78 | |
| Charles Rangel Daniel Ellsberg Don Nickles Happy Rockefeller Signed 4 Items | $20.04 | |
| Happy Rockefeller Hand Signed Autograph Photo USA Second Lady Vice President | $34.99 | |
| Happy Rockefeller Hand Signed Photo | $11.51 | |
| Happy Rockefeller Signed Letter Autographed Executive Mansion Sta. NY Governor | $12.00 | |
| HAPPY ROCKEFELLER Signed Photo | $30.00 | |
| Vintage Signed Nelson & Happy Rockefeller Holiday Christmas Card No COA | $47.99 | |
| Vintage Signed Nelson & Happy Rockefeller Holiday Christmas Card No COA | $54.99 | |
| Vintage Signed Nelson & Happy Rockefeller Holiday Christmas Card No COA | $57.99 | |
