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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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 (5) was June 2014 with an average selling price of $10.49 for an autographed item of James Farley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2011 with $325.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2010. In average, an autographed item from James Farley is worth $15.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of James Farley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1st Signed Inscr Behind Ballots Bio James Farley 1938 New Deal FDR Post Office	$71.00
	JAMES FARLEY 1888-1976 SIGNED VINTAGE PHOTO US POSTMASTER GENERAL POLITICIAN COA	$71.00
	JAMES FARLEY 1888-1976 SIGNED VINTAGE PHOTO US POSTMASTER GENERAL POLITICIAN COA	$71.00
	James Farley Signed 1938 Behind the Ballots FDR Kingmaker & Pollmaster HC w/DJ	$10.24
	James Farley Signed 1938 Behind the Ballots FDR Kingmaker & Pollmaster HC w/DJ	$10.24
	Photo:James Farley 1935 Signed Document Meeting Press Photo	$16.48
	Photo:James Farley 1935 Signed Document Meeting Press Photo	$16.48
	Signed 1940s James Farley "The KING Maker" FDR Campaign Manager & Postmaster Gen	$131.00
	Signed 1940s James Farley "The KING Maker" FDR Campaign Manager & Postmaster Gen	$131.00
	Signed 1940s James Farley "The KING Maker" FDR Campaign Manager & Postmaster Gen	$131.00
	Signed 1940s James Farley "The KING Maker" FDR Campaign Manager & Postmaster Gen	$131.00
	SIGNED! James Farley 1938 Behind the Ballots FDR Campaign Manager HC DJ	$8.00
	SIGNED! James Farley 1938 Behind the Ballots FDR Campaign Manager HC DJ	$8.00
	SIGNED! James Farley BEHIND THE BALLOTS FDR Campaign Manager HC	$29.95
	SIGNED! James Farley BEHIND THE BALLOTS FDR Campaign Manager HC	$29.95