James Polk Autographs
James Knox Polk (/poʊk/; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. A protégé of Andrew Jackson and a member of the Democratic Party, he was an advocate of American expansionism and Jacksonian democracy. Polk saw Texas join the Union in his first year in office, one of the precipitating causes that soon led the U.S. into the Mexican–American War. The settlement of that war expanded American territory to the Pacific Ocean. During his term, the dispute over the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom was resolved as well, creating the present U.S.-Canadian boundary.
After building a successful law practice in Tennessee, Polk was elected to its state legislature in 1823 and then to the United States House of Representatives in 1825, becoming a strong supporter of Jackson. Following his tenure as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, he became Speaker of the House in 1835, the only person to serve both as Speaker and U.S. president. Polk left Congress to run for governor of Tennessee, winning in 1839 but losing in 1841 and 1843. He was a dark-horse candidate in the 1844 presidential election as the Democratic Party nominee. Polk entered his party's convention as a potential nominee for vice president but emerged as a compromise to head the ticket when no presidential candidate could gain the necessary two-thirds majority. In the general election, he narrowly defeated Henry Clay of the Whig Party and pledged to serve only one term.
After a negotiation fraught with the risk of war, Polk reached a settlement with Great Britain over the disputed Oregon Country, with the territory for the most part divided along the 49th parallel. He oversaw victory in the Mexican–American War, resulting in Mexico's cession of the entire American Southwest. He secured a substantial reduction of tariff rates with the Walker tariff of 1846. The same year, he achieved his other major goal, reestablishment of the Independent Treasury system. True to his campaign pledge to serve one term (one of the few U.S. presidents to make and keep such a pledge), Polk left office in 1849 and returned to Tennessee, where he died of cholera soon afterward.
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Traded items with a signature of James Polk
The most expensive item with a signature of James Polk (President James Polk w/ Buchanan,Tyler, Fillmore Signed appointment documents) was sold in July 2020 for $3,000.00 while the cheapest item (James Polk - NBC News - Signed / Auto 8x10 Photo) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2012. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2009 with an average selling price of $276.25 for an autographed item of James Polk. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2020 with $3,000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $22.95 was October 2025. In average, an autographed item from James Polk is worth $178.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of James Polk were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1845 ORIGINAL US PRESIDENT JAMES POLK DOCUMENT LAND GRANT- SIGNED | $99.00 |  |
| GEORGE DALLAS, VP UNDER JAMES POLK, SIGNED NOTE ON PERSONAL STATIONERY | $39.99 | |
| George Mifflin Dallas Vice President under President James Polk autograph signed | $99.99 | |
| Governor TN Aaron V. Brown SIGNED Autograph AS POSTMASTER OF US 1857 James Polk | $65.00 | |
| JAMES POLK * PSA * Autograph Cut Signature CDV Signed President Photograph | $2,250.00 | |
| JAMES POLK autographed framed presentation | $89.00 | |
| James Polk Cut Signature on 3.5 x 1 Paper with COA | $750.00 | |
| James Polk Large 11" x 14" Matted Frame Ready Re-Print Signature | $22.95 | |
| JAMES POLK US PRESIDENT SIGNED DOCUMENT LAND GRANT RARE ORIGINAL ITEM | $58.00 | |
| President James Polk Sec'y Signed 1848 Land Grant Vellum with Seal Jackson MO | $39.00 | |
| President James Polk signed land grant 1846 | $42.50 | |
| President James Polk signed signature - BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY -w/. COA | $425.00 | |
| President James Polk signed signature autograph clip - very nice! Great Display | $225.00 | |
| President James Polk w/ Buchanan,Tyler, Fillmore Signed appointment documents | $3,000.00 | |
| Robert Walker Sec. of Treasury Under James Polk Cut Autographed Card PSA/DNA | $29.97 | |
