Thomas Dewey Autographs
Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in 1944 and 1948, losing the former election to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the latter election to Harry S. Truman in a major upset.
As a New York City prosecutor and District Attorney in the 1930s and early 1940s, Dewey was relentless in his effort to curb the power of the American Mafia and of organized crime in general. Most famously, he successfully prosecuted Mafia boss Charles "Lucky" Luciano on charges of forced prostitution in 1936. Luciano was given a 30- to 50-year prison sentence. He also prosecuted and convicted Waxey Gordon, another prominent New York City gangster and bootlegger, on charges of tax evasion. Dewey almost succeeded in apprehending mobster Dutch Schultz as well, but Schultz was murdered in 1935, in a hit ordered by the Commission.
A progressive conservative, Dewey led the moderate faction of the Republican Party during the 1940s and 1950s, in opposition to the more conservative Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft. Dewey was an advocate for the professional and business community of the Northeastern United States, which would later be called the Eastern Establishment. This group consisted of internationalists who were in favor of the United Nations, the New Deal reforms enacted during the administration of Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the fight against communism and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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Current items with a signature of Thomas Dewey
These are the most current items with a signature of Thomas Dewey that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1948 Presidential Candidate NYS Governor Thomas Dewey Signed with FDR Stamp Sign | $49.99 |  |
| 1948 Presidential Candidate NYS Governor Thomas Dewey Signed with FDR Stamp Sign | $49.99 | |
Traded items with a signature of Thomas Dewey
The most expensive item with a signature of Thomas Dewey (Harry S Truman & Governor Thomas Dewey Infamous 1948 Election Autograph Display) was sold in March 2021 for $1,295.00 while the cheapest item (2023 Historic Autograph's Mob 2 Card #190 Thomas Dewey Law Enforcement Governor) found a new owner for $1.99 in September 2024. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2013 with an average selling price of $24.78 for an autographed item of Thomas Dewey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2021 with $1,295.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.00 was February 2025. In average, an autographed item from Thomas Dewey is worth $23.53.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Thomas Dewey were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | (3) items: NY Gov. Thomas Dewey; Autograph-Secretarial letter-Envelope-1951 | $129.50 |  |
| (3) items: NY Gov. Thomas Dewey; Autograph-Secretarial letter-Envelope-1951 | $129.50 | |
| 1943 New York Governor Thomas Dewey Signed Military Appointment Document Framed | $145.00 | |
| 1943 New York Governor Thomas Dewey Signed Military Appointment Document Framed | $145.00 | |
| Thomas Dewey - Signed Government Card (Governor of New York) | $70.00 | |
| Thomas Dewey - Signed Government Card (Governor of New York) | $70.00 | |
| Thomas Dewey Signed | $35.00 | |
| Thomas Dewey Signed | $35.00 | |
| Thomas Dewey signed State of New York Executive Mansion Card Gov. of New York | $27.10 | |
| Thomas Dewey signed State of New York Executive Mansion Card Gov. of New York | $27.10 | |
| Thomas Dewey, 2x Republican candidate for President, signed letter! | $99.99 | |
| Thomas Dewey, 2x Republican candidate for President, signed letter! | $99.99 | |
| Thomas Dewey, Presidential candidate 1948 & NY Gov, autograph on NY card!!! | $24.99 | |
| Thomas Dewey, Presidential candidate 1948 & NY Gov, autograph on NY card!!! | $24.99 | |
| VINTAGE 1940 THOMAS DEWEY AUTOGRAPH SIGNED POLITICAL LETTER | $2.00 | |
