1932 WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL SIGNED GEORGE WASH. DESCENDANT HENRY WOODHOUSE
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1932 WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL SIGNED GEORGE WASH. DESCENDANT HENRY WOODHOUSE :
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INTERESTING PIECE OF HISTORY,HENRY WOODHOUSE ENVELOPE, SIGNED BY W LANIER WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL STAMPS POSTMARKED NY 1932. --William Lanier Washington (1865-1933)was the second of two descendents of the first U.S. President bearing that name. --In 1928-1930, Woodhouse bought more than 1500 acres (6km²) of land south ofWashington D.C., much of it being the ancestral lands ofGeorge WashingtonandGeorge Mason. He planned to build a large Zeppelin airport on the grounds, theGeorge Washington Air Junction. By 1935 he had to sell the land to pay for unpaidtaxesandforeclosuresofmortgages. Much of this land is nowHuntley Meadows Park.
Woodhouse collected artifacts and antiques that were connected to the history of the United States. In 1930 he acquired a famous oil portrait ofUlysses Grant. In 1936 he donated many documents onGeorge Washingtonto theLibrary of Congress.
However, some of the signatures and documents he sold were Woodhouse\'s own forgeries. He forged documents that were supposedly from historical Americans and even forged signatures of famous people he had personally met. The historical people included many of the presidents and the signers of theDeclaration of Independence.
Woodhouse joined forces withW. Lanier Washingtonand began to sell items with the Washington family crest. His other associate was a painter named Hart, who painted fake portraits.
Even if the quality of the forgeries was not perfect, many collectors bought them. Afterwards experts noticed that they were modern forgeries. Signatures ofAbraham Lincoln, for example, were hesitant, revealing the writer was copying or tracing the original, not writing it naturally.
--SEE PHOTOS !!! , SHIPPING AND HANDLING IS $2.00 IN USA, OR $4.00 FOREIGN. I COMBINE SHIPPING COSTS ON MULTIPLE ITEM TO SAVE YOU MONEY. CHECK MY VERY HIGH response !!!!! -Henry Woodhouse(1884–1970) was anItalian-bornUSaviationenthusiast, magazine publisher, speculator andforgerof historical documents.
Henry Woodhouse was bornMario Terenzio Enrico Casalegnoon June 24, 1884, inTurin,Italy. According to his own later account, Woodhouse\'s father died before he finished school. The young Woodhouse had to settle his father\'s debts using unspecified means. He later pursued academics studied The schools he attended were never mentioned by name.
In 1904, Casalengo moved to USA and got a job in a restaurant kitchen inTroy, NY. He got into a fight with the head chef and killed him with a kitchen knife. Casalengo maintained that the other man had accidentally impaled himself on the knife. He was arrested and sentenced to 4 years in prison and sent toClinton PrisoninDannemora, New York. He was released in 1909.
Success begins[edit]Soon after 1909 he supposedly received US citizenship (although hisnaturalizationpapers are dated May 28, 1917) and began to use the nameHenry Woodhouse. In 1910 he wrote magazine articles about aviation and started to gain fame as an expert on the subject. With support of Robert J. Collier, he founded a successful magazineFlyingand became its managing editor. He later expanded to other publish other magazines such asNaval Aeronautics,Air PowerandScientific Age. In 1915 he helped to found theAmerican Society of Aeronautic Engineering. At the outbreak of theWorld War I, he supported the national defense movement and served on committees dedicated to preparedness.
As his wealth and connections increased, Woodhouse began to speculate inreal estateand withMiddle Easternoil. He claimed that had advised various explorers and aviation pioneers, though his exact contributions are unclear. In the 1920s Woodhouse became a collector of antiques, celebrity signatures and historical documents. He also used his organizational talents to support art galleries.
Woodhouse copyrighted titles likeWingsand when book and movies of the same name were published, he claimedcopyright infringement. In the case ofWingshe settled for $25,000.
Aero Club[edit]In 1911 Woodhouse joined theAero Club of America. When the members of the club began to split over disagreements about the funds of theManufacturer\'s Aircraft Associationin 1917-1918, one member, J. C. Mars, accused Woodhouse of being a murderer and adraft dodger. In 1920. Woodhouse sued the club to stop its merger with theAmerican Flying Club. When other members of the Aero Club tried the same merger in 1922, he sued again, claiming that he held theproxy votesof 404 members—but he could not present their signatures in court when ordered to do so. During this court battle, theNew York Timeswrote an article about the man he had killed. With his reputation damaged, Woodhouse lost his case and the Aero Club then became theNational Aeronautic Association. Woodhouse threw his support to a minor rival organization, theAerial League of America.
Oil speculation[edit]In 1920-1922, Woodhouse had a hand in forming of an oil syndicate theOttoman American Development Company, that - through his connection to admiralColby M. Chester- gained rights to construct and operate a railroad fromAnatoliaand theBlack Seaand to the exploitation of theoil fieldsofMosul. Woodhouse owned 1/6 of the capital stock. He was also a director of Turco-American Corporation that had options to build the city ofAnkara. Woodhouse supported the French foreign policy, which wanted to return the defeated sultan to his throne to keep the Ottoman Empire together. His plans fell apart whenKemal Atatürkousted the sultan. The Ottoman Empire was thereby fragmented and the Mosul oil fields became part ofIraq.
George Washington Air Junction[edit]In 1928-1930, Woodhouse bought more than 1500 acres (6km²) of land south ofWashington D.C., much of it being the ancestral lands ofGeorge WashingtonandGeorge Mason. He planned to build a large Zeppelin airport on the grounds, theGeorge Washington Air Junction. By 1935 he had to sell the land to pay for unpaidtaxesandforeclosuresofmortgages. Much of this land is nowHuntley Meadows Park.
False documents and signatures[edit]Woodhouse collected artifacts and antiques that were connected to the history of the United States. In 1930 he acquired a famous oil portrait ofUlysses Grant. In 1936 he donated many documents onGeorge Washingtonto theLibrary of Congress.
However, some of the signatures and documents he sold were Woodhouse\'s own forgeries. He forged documents that were supposedly from historical Americans and even forged signatures of famous people he had personally met. The historical people included many of the presidents and the signers of theDeclaration of Independence.
Woodhouse joined forces withW. Lanier Washingtonand began to sell items with the Washington family crest. His other associate was a painter named Hart, who painted fake portraits.
Even if the quality of the forgeries was not perfect, many collectors bought them. Afterwards experts noticed that they were modern forgeries. Signatures ofAbraham Lincoln, for example, were hesitant, revealing the writer was copying or tracing the original, not writing it naturally.
Last years[edit]In 1953-1958 Woodhouse was involved in a lawsuit with former employee Tamara Bourkoun, who claimed that she had worked in Woodhouse\'s galleries for 46 weeks and had not been paid. Woodhouse claimed that her compensation was atuitionto the gallery\'s education courses and that she intended to become a fortune teller, which, at the time, was illegal in New York. The suit was decided on favor of Bourkoun and Woodhouse had to sell the last of the Washington Junction land to pay for her compensation.
Henry Woodhouse died on January 6, 1970 in his home inNew York City.
1932 WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL SIGNED GEORGE WASH. DESCENDANT HENRY WOODHOUSE :
$7.99