Morris K. Udall, MOC Arizona, autographed 4c Arizona stamp on 3x5 card

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Mo Udall, US Member of Congress from Arizona, Patriarch of the Udall family of politicians, autographed 4c Arizona stamp on 3" x 5" card, fresh & VF.
Morris King "Mo" Udall
(June 15, 1922 – December 12, 1998) was an
American
politician who served as a
U.S. Representative
from
Arizona
from May 2, 1961 to May 4, 1991. A former professional
basketball
player with the old
National Basketball League
Denver Nuggets
, noted for his
liberal
views, Udall was a tall (6'5"),
Lincolnesque
figure with a self-deprecating
wit
and easy manner. Because of his wit, columnist
James J. Kilpatrick
deemed him "too funny to be
president
", which also ended up being the title of his
autobiography
in the 1980s. Udall earned a law degree from the
University of Arizona
in 1949. He was a member of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
.
This item is from the collection originally formed over a 50 year period by Dr. Sam Loebenstein of
Kansas City
,
Missouri
and continued by his grandson, Michael J. Gerstley, of
San Jose
,
California
with over 7,500 autographs.
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