I have had this for awhile and I can't take it anymore. What is this stamped for? Some sort of souvenior? Thanks
The only Mrs. J. Edgar Hoover is a sly reference to J. Edgar Hoover himself, obviously this note was marked during the early part of the Nixon administration when Hoover was still alive and the head of the FBI. Hoover was a lifelong bachelor, but there were whispers coming out beginning in the 1960's that he had homosexual lovers, so "Mrs. J. Edgar Hoover" is an oblique reference to that part of his private life that for the most part remained hidden until his death. Hoover was quite an imposing character, he kept dossiers on just about everybody in politics, and as a result, stayed in power in the FBI far longer than he should have. Because of what he knew about so many politicians and their personal lives, he held that as a blackmail card, so for instance John F. Kennedy couldn't fire him, though he wanted to. Kennedy had so many skeletons in the closet, you could lose count. J. Edgar Hoover knew this. Hoover cut a swath in a similar vain of inspiring fear along the lines of Joseph McCarthy, and managed to still be kicking 15 years after McCarthy died.
very interesting piece! I certainly would keep it! The numismatic value may not be there because of the stamp .... but there may be an exumonia (whatever that word is) value to it that might fetch even more.
