Robert Byrd Autographs
Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democrat, Byrd also served as a U.S. representative for six years, from 1953 until 1959. He remains the longest-serving U.S. senator in history; he was the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress until surpassed by Representative John Dingell of Michigan. Byrd is the only West Virginian to have served in both chambers of the state legislature and in both chambers of Congress.
Byrd's political career spanned more than sixty years. He first entered the political arena by organizing and leading a local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, an action he later described as "the greatest mistake I ever made". He then served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1947 to 1950, and the West Virginia State Senate from 1950 to 1952. Initially elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952, Byrd served there for six years before being elected to the Senate in 1958. He rose to become one of the Senate's most powerful members, serving as secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus from 1967 to 1971 and—after defeating his longtime colleague Ted Kennedy for the job—as Senate Majority Whip from 1971 to 1977. Over the next 12 years, Byrd led the Democratic caucus as Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader. In 1989, he stepped down, following the pressure to make way for new party leadership. As the longest-serving Democratic senator, Byrd held the position of President pro tempore four times when his party was in the majority. This placed him third in the line of presidential succession, after the vice president and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Byrd became West Virginia’s Senior Senator in 1985 following the retirement of Jennings Randolph. He served three different tenures as chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, which enabled Byrd to steer a great deal of federal money toward projects in West Virginia. Critics derided his efforts as pork barrel spending, while Byrd argued that the many federal projects he worked to bring to West Virginia represented progress for the people of his state. Notably, Byrd strongly opposed Clinton's 1993 efforts to allow homosexuals to serve in the military and supported efforts to limit same-sex marriage. Although he filibustered against the 1964 Civil Rights Act and supported the Vietnam War earlier in his career, Byrd's views changed considerably over the course of his life; by the early 2000s, he had completely renounced racism and segregation. Byrd was outspoken in his opposition to the Iraq War. Renowned for his knowledge of Senate precedent and parliamentary procedure, Byrd wrote a four-volume history of the Senate in later life. Near the end of his life, Byrd was in declining health and was hospitalized several times. He died in office on June 28, 2010, at the age of 92, and was buried at Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia.
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Traded items with a signature of Robert Byrd
The most expensive item with a signature of Robert Byrd (ADMIRAL ROBERT BYRD SIGNATURE ON COVER SENT FROM PAUL SIPLE BQ554) was sold in May 2013 for $275.00 while the cheapest item (West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd Hand Signed Autograph Ephemera 2) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2016. The month with the most items sold (6) was July 2010 with an average selling price of $20.76 for an autographed item of Robert Byrd. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $199.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2008. In average, an autographed item from Robert Byrd is worth $12.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Robert Byrd were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | "West Virginia Senator" Robert Byrd Signed TLS on Letterhead COA | $199.99 |  |
| 1981 Senator Robert Byrd Signed Booklet & Letter w/Note West Virginia NO COA | $25.19 | |
 | Janet Reno Attorney General Autograph Beckley Dedication 1995 Robert Byrd KNS | $20.00 | |
| Janet Reno Attorney General Autograph Beckley Dedication 1995 Robert Byrd KNS | $25.00 | |
| Janet Reno Attorney General Autograph Beckley Dedication 1995 Robert Byrd KNS | $25.00 | |
| Janet Reno Attorney General Autograph Beckley Dedication 1995 Robert Byrd KNS | $25.00 | |
| Janet Reno Attorney General Autograph Beckley Dedication 1995 Robert Byrd KNS | $25.00 | |
| Janet Reno Attorney General Autograph Beckley Dedication 1995 Robert Byrd KNS | $25.00 | |
| Janet Reno Attorney General Autograph Beckley Dedication 1995 Robert Byrd KNS | $25.00 | |
| Janet Reno Attorney General Autograph Beckley Dedication 1995 Robert Byrd KNS | $25.00 | |
| RARE! "West Virginia Senator" Robert Byrd Signed Quote | $199.99 | |
| Robert Byrd Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo - West Virginia Senator - w/COA | $24.99 | |
 | Robert Byrd Signed FDC First Day Cover West Virginia Autograph | $29.99 | |
| Senator Robert Byrd Autographed/sighned 8x10 Picture - West Virginia | $20.00 | |
| West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd White House Signed Photograph | $16.94 | |
