Vance Hartke Autographs
Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919 – July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke was elected to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In the Senate, he supported the Great Society and became a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War. Hartke ran for president in the 1972 Democratic primaries but withdrew after the first set of primaries. He left the Senate after losing his 1976 reelection campaign to Richard Lugar.
Hartke was born on May 31, 1919, in Stendal, Indiana, the son of Ida Mary (Egbert), an organist, and Hugo Leonard Hartke, a teacher. His paternal grandparents were German, as were all of his maternal great-grandparents. He attended public schools in Stendal. He graduated from Evansville College (now the University of Evansville) in 1940, and served in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946, rising from seaman to lieutenant. Hartke graduated from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1948.
After joining the Indiana State Bar in 1948, Hartke began practicing law in Evansville. He also worked as deputy prosecuting attorney of Vanderburgh County (1950–1951) and mayor of Evansville (1956–1958), integrating the city swimming pools, before being elected to the United States Senate in 1958 and reelected in 1964 and 1970.
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Traded items with a signature of Vance Hartke
The most expensive item with a signature of Vance Hartke (Autographed letter Lyndon B. Johnson President & Senator to Vance Hartke of Ind.) was sold in April 2017 for $149.00 while the cheapest item (US Senator Vance Hartke (D-IN) Autograph) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2016 with an average selling price of $4.24 for an autographed item of Vance Hartke. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2017 with $149.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2016. In average, an autographed item from Vance Hartke is worth $4.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Vance Hartke were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1967 signed letter by SENATOR VANCE HARTKE | $4.99 |  |
| INDIANA SENATOR - VANCE HARTKE - SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 5712 | $3.99 | |
| Indiana Senator Vance Hartke (1919-2009) autograph on business card | $8.49 | |
| Indiana Senator Vance Hartke (1919-2009) autograph on business card | $8.49 | |
| Indiana Senator Vance Hartke Autograph Hand Signed Vintage Document - Envelope | $2.76 | |
| Indiana Senator Vance Hartke autograph on business card | $8.49 | |
| Indiana Senator Vance Hartke autograph on business card | $8.49 | |
| United States Senate Vance Hartke Signed Letter/envelope T1 | $1.50 | |
| Vance Hartke - U.S. Sen from IN 1959-1977/1972 Presidential Hopeful/Signed Print | $3.99 | |
| Vance Hartke Autographed Paper | $28.00 | |
| Vance Hartke Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo - Indiana Senator - w/COA | $18.89 | |
| VANCE HARTKE Autographed Signed POLITICAL Card SENATOR INDIANA Free Ship | $12.99 | |
| Vance Hartke Indiana Senate Congressman Original Autograph Signed Letterhead | $67.48 | |
| “Indiana Senator” Vance Hartke Hand Signed 3X5 Card COA | $29.99 | |
| “Indiana Senator” Vance Hartke Signed 3X5 Card COA | $29.99 | |
