Sam Rayburn Autographs
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time House minority leader, and a 24-term congressman, representing Texas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 1913 to 1961. He holds the record for the longest tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving for over 17 years (among his three separate tenures).
Born in Roane County, Tennessee, Rayburn moved with his family to Windom, Texas, in 1887. Sam T. Rayburn graduated from East Texas Normal College, Class of 1903. After a period as a school teacher, Rayburn won election to the Texas House of Representatives and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law. He won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1912 and continuously won re-election until his death in 1961, serving a total of 25 terms. Rayburn was a protégé of John Nance Garner and a mentor to Lyndon B. Johnson.
Rayburn was elected House Majority Leader in 1937 and was elevated to the position of Speaker of the House after the death of William B. Bankhead. He led the House Democrats from 1940 to 1961, and served as Speaker of the House from 1940 to 1947, 1949 to 1953, and 1955 to 1961. Rayburn also served twice as House Minority Leader (1947 to 1949 and 1953 to 1955) during periods of Republican House control. He preferred to work quietly in the background and successfully used his power of persuasion and charisma to get his bills passed due to having to navigate the post-Joseph Cannon era when each individual committee chairman had immense power in the House.
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Current items with a signature of Sam Rayburn
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Traded items with a signature of Sam Rayburn
The most expensive item with a signature of Sam Rayburn (Sam Rayburn MOC & Alben W. Barkley US VP, Signed 3c Washington DC FDC.) was sold in January 2022 for $350.00 while the cheapest item (SAM RAYBURN (1882-1961) Longest Tenured Speaker of the House Insc. Signed Photo!) found a new owner for $0.99 in December 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2013 with an average selling price of $20.58 for an autographed item of Sam Rayburn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with $350.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2019. In average, an autographed item from Sam Rayburn is worth $21.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Sam Rayburn were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Sam Rayburn autographed 3x5 card-Speaker Of House Rep Texas | $12.00 |  |
| Sam Rayburn autographed 3x5 card-Speaker Of House Rep Texas | $12.00 | |
| Sam Rayburn autographed 3x5 card-Speaker Of House Rep Texas | $12.00 | |
 | Sam Rayburn autographed letter signed - 1955 | $125.00 | |
| Sam Rayburn autographed letter signed - 1955 | $125.00 | |
| Sam Rayburn autographed letter signed - 1955 | $125.00 | |
| Sam Rayburn Signed Letter 1943 Speaker House Bonham TX Autograph WWII Era WW2 | $199.00 | |
| Sam Rayburn Signed Letter 1943 Speaker House Bonham TX Autograph WWII Era WW2 | $199.00 | |
| Sam Rayburn Signed Letter 1943 Speaker House Bonham TX Autograph WWII Era WW2 | $199.00 | |
| Sam Rayburn Signed Letter Autographed U.S. House Majority Leader Letterhead 1940 | $134.00 | |
| Sam Rayburn Signed Letter Autographed U.S. House Majority Leader Letterhead 1940 | $134.00 | |
| Sam Rayburn Signed Letter Autographed U.S. House Majority Leader Letterhead 1940 | $134.00 | |
| U.S. Speaker of the House SAM RAYBURN Signed Letter to Senator Mike Monroney | $31.00 | |
| U.S. Speaker of the House SAM RAYBURN Signed Letter to Senator Mike Monroney | $31.00 | |
| U.S. Speaker of the House SAM RAYBURN Signed Letter to Senator Mike Monroney | $31.00 | |
