American Political History Al Gore Signed Atlantic Cable Centennial First Day Cover 1958

Al Gore

Ephemera

Gore, Al. Signed first day cover commemorating the centennial of the 1858 transatlantic telegraph cable, an early communications achievement that sharply reduced the time required to transmit messages between North America and Europe. The cover joins the history of telecommunications with the autograph of Gore, who later served as the forty-fifth vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 and became the Democratic presidential nominee in 2000. Its communications theme has particular biographical resonance because Gore’s Senate and vice-presidential career included sustained engagement with information technology and telecommunications policy, although the date and circumstances of his signature are not recorded.

Honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Completion of Atlantic Cable. Commemorative first day cover. New York, August 15, 1958. The envelope bears a New York cancellation dated August 15, 1958, and commemorative printed imagery or text honoring the centennial of the Atlantic cable’s completion. Boldly signed “Al Gore” in black ink across the cover. The original 1858 cable carried messages between Britain and the United States, including an exchange between Queen Victoria and President James Buchanan, and became a widely celebrated symbol of technological connection despite failing after only a few weeks.

Signature remains dark and clearly legible, with no significant wear reported; near fine. A visually direct association piece connecting a major figure in late twentieth-century American politics with a postal commemoration of an important milestone in global communications history.

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