John Hay Autograph
John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and an assistant for Abraham Lincoln, he became a diplomat. He served as United States Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Hay was also a biographer of Lincoln, and wrote poetry and other literature throughout his life. More about John Hay
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After Lincoln's death, Hay spent several years at diplomatic posts in Europe, then worked for the New-York Tribune under Horace Greeley and Whitelaw Reid. Hay remained active in politics, and from 1879 to 1881 served as Assistant Secretary of State. Afterward, he returned to the private sector, remaining there until President McKinley, of whom he had been a major backer, made him the Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1897. Hay became the Secretary of State the following year. Read even more about John Hay at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of John Hay
The most expensive item with a signature of John Hay (John Hay Abe Lincolns Secretary Letter 1904 To Govenor of Porto Rico Signed) was sold in April 2013 for $999.00 while the cheapest item (JOHN HAY BEITH (1876 - 1952) autographed vintage card!) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2008. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2017 with an average selling price of $24.95 for an autographed item of John Hay. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2013 with $999.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.29 was May 2013. In average, an autographed item from John Hay is worth $51.76.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Hay were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1901 US Secretary State John Hay Signed US Citizenship Oscar Hermanson cv6319 | $44.00 | |
| Congressman John Hay Hand Signed Autograph Slip | $1.53 | |
| Genuine TLS Signed John Hay Jock Whitney Letter MoMA President, Ambassador to UK | $79.99 | |
| JAMES A GARFIELD Lower portion of 1880 Letter Signed to JOHN HAY, Lincoln's Secy | $212.50 | |
| John Hay autographed album page as Secretary Of State 1904 | $74.95 | |
| John Hay Presiident Lincoln's Personal Secretary 24th Secretary State Autograph. | $395.00 | |
| John Hay signed card with quote, A. Lincoln private secretary, sec'y of state | $119.02 | |
| JOHN HAY, SECRETARY OF STATE TYPED LETTER SIGNED 1900, HAWAIIAN REVOLUTION | $113.50 | |
| Orig. Document Signed by Theodore Roosevelt and John Hay, Sec. of State, 1902 | $500.00 | |
| Original Signature 1899 John Hay (as US Secretary of State) Letter to Hadley | $24.95 | |