Martin Van Buren Autograph

Martin Van Buren (/væn ˈbjʊərən/ van BURE-ən; Dutch: Maarten van Buren ⓘ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he served as New York's attorney general and U.S. senator, then briefly as the ninth governor of New York before joining Andrew Jackson's administration as the tenth United States secretary of state, minister to Great Britain, and ultimately the eighth vice president when named Jackson's running mate for the 1832 election. Van Buren won the presidency in 1836 against divided Whig opponents, the first president of non-Anglo-Saxon heritage and so far the only speaking English as a second language. Van Buren lost re-election in 1840, and failed to win the Democratic nomination in 1844. Later in his life, Van Buren emerged as an elder statesman and an important anti-slavery leader who led the Free Soil Party ticket in the 1848 presidential election. More about Martin Van Buren

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Current items with a signature of Martin Van Buren

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thumbnailMARTIN VAN BUREN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 11/12/1814$2500.00logo
thumbnailMartin Van Buren : The Romantic Age of American Politics (Signature Series) by,$34.99logo
thumbnailMARTIN VAN BUREN PRESIDENT SIGNED AUTO AUTOGRAPH PHOTO DISPLAY JSA/DNA LETTER$1349.00logo
thumbnailPresident Martin Van Buren Portrait: antique engraving print facsimile signature$10.00logo
thumbnailPRESIDENT MARTIN VAN BUREN PRESIDENTIAL SEAL AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTOGRAPH$11.32logo
thumbnailPRESIDENT MARTIN VAN BUREN PRESIDENTIAL SEAL AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTOGRAPH$11.32logo
thumbnailSignature Ser.: MARTIN VAN BUREN : The Romantic Age... by John Niven HC w/ DJ$19.95logo
Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York, where most residents were of Dutch descent and spoke Dutch as their primary language; he is the only president to have spoken English as a second language. Trained as a lawyer, he entered politics as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, won a seat in the New York State Senate, and was elected to the United States Senate in 1821. As the leader of the Bucktails faction, Van Buren emerged as the most influential politician from New York in the 1820s and established a political machine known as the Albany Regency. He ran successfully for governor of New York to support Andrew Jackson's candidacy in the 1828 presidential election but resigned shortly after Jackson was inaugurated so he could accept appointment as Jackson's secretary of state. In the cabinet, Van Buren was a key Jackson advisor and built the organizational structure for the coalescing Democratic Party. He ultimately resigned to help resolve the Petticoat affair and briefly served as ambassador to Great Britain. At Jackson's behest, the 1832 Democratic National Convention nominated Van Buren for vice president, and he took office after the Democratic ticket won the 1832 presidential election.

With Jackson's strong support and the organizational strength of the Democratic Party, Van Buren successfully ran for president in the 1836 presidential election. However, his popularity soon eroded because of his response to the Panic of 1837, which centered on his Independent Treasury system, a plan under which the federal government of the United States would store its funds in vaults rather than in banks; more conservative Democrats and Whigs in Congress ultimately delayed his plan from being implemented until 1840. His presidency was further marred by the costly Second Seminole War and his refusal to admit Texas to the Union as a slave state. In 1840, Van Buren lost his re-election bid to William Henry Harrison. While Van Buren is praised for anti-slavery stances, in historical rankings, historians and political scientists often rank Van Buren as an average or below-average U.S. president, due to his handling of the Panic of 1837. Read even more about Martin Van Buren at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Martin Van Buren

In total, we tracked 287 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Martin Van Buren (President MARTIN VAN BUREN Handwritten early AUTOGRAPH Letter Signed * SIGNED 2x) was sold in March 2016 for $3750.00 while the cheapest item (PRESIDENT MARTIN VAN BUREN - COLLECTIBLE ACEO AUTOGRAPH CARD - MINT CONDITION) found a new owner for $3.95 in January 2021. The month with the most items sold (5) was December 2008 with an average selling price of $199.99 for an autographed item of Martin Van Buren. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2023 with $1499.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was October 2022. In average, an autographed item from Martin Van Buren is worth $201.33.

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thumbnail1867 Martin Van Buren Signed Autograph Land Grant Document w/State Seal-Antique$49.95logo
thumbnailMartin Van Buren PRESIDENT 2020 Auto BGS Autograph Signed POTUS The 1st 36 RARE!$1499.99logo
thumbnailMARTIN VAN BUREN SIGNED/AUTOGRAPH 8th PRESIDENT OF US 1837 to 1841 PSA/DNA$995.95logo
thumbnailPresident MARTIN VAN BUREN - Original Autograph Clip -- 8th US President$5.00logo
thumbnailPresident MARTIN VAN BUREN - Original Autograph Clip -- 8th US President$6.50logo
thumbnailPresident MARTIN VAN BUREN - Original Autograph Clip -- 8th US President$5.00logo
thumbnailPresident MARTIN VAN BUREN - Original Autograph Clip -- 8th US President$9.00logo
thumbnailRare 1840 Land Certificate Signed By Martin Van Buren Warren County, Ohio$30.00logo
thumbnailSignature Ser.: Martin Van Buren : The Romantic Age of American Politics….$25.00logo
thumbnailVintage Land Grant Signed By Martin Van Buren 1837 Cooper Co.. MO. 80@ Briscoe$60.00logo

Latest News about Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren’s legacy: Expert politician, mediocre president (12/05/14): On Martin Van Buren's birthday, Constitution Daily looks at the man who helped to create our modern two-party political system, well before he became eighth President.

U.S. President Martin Van Buren’s legacy lives on 40 years later (10/25/14): While Martin Van Buren was president of the U.S. for only one term (1833-1837), he left a big mark on American history.

The Fix: What Hillary Clinton hopes to have in common with Martin Van Buren (06/09/14): Hillary Clinton would be in rare company.

10 Interesting Facts About Martin Van Buren (03/27/14): Martin Van Burren had a lackluster presidency. Here are 10 interesting facts about the eighth president. Contributor: Tom Harrington Published: Mar 22, 2014