John Talbert McLean Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Talbert McLean Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 23, 2024
JOHN MCLEAN (1944) LIMITED EDITION, HAND SIGNED GICLEE ON PAPER TITLED SOLITUDE, 27.5IN x 35.5IN (70cm x 90cm)
Est: $800 - $1,000
John McLean (1944) limited edition, hand signed giclee on paper titled Solitude. This piece is hand signed by the artist in pencil in the lower right. It is a limited edition, it being 260 of 950, and written in pencil in the lower left. With frame, it measures 27.5 inches x 35.5 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia Art Gallery auction.
The Rug Life Auctions
Oct. 02, 2024
▲ John McLean (1939-2019)
Est: £2,000 - £4,000
▲ John McLean (1939-2019) 'Landfall' signed 'John McLean', inscribed with title and dated '1993' verso, acrylic on canvas 170 x 234cm
Sworders
Sep. 26, 2024
John McLean (1939-2019) Abstract Forms (Mountjoy Suite) signed, dated 1995, /40 [sic], Water Ford Series, screen print, 57cm x 76cm
Est: £60 - £80
John McLean (1939-2019) Abstract Forms (Mountjoy Suite) signed, dated 1995, /40 [sic], Water Ford Series, screen print, 57cm x 76cm
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Sep. 11, 2024
John Talbert McLean, Untitled, 2000;
Est: £400 - £600
John Talbert McLean, British 1939-2019 - Untitled, 2000; acrylic on paper, signed with initials and dated lower centre, 57 x 76 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Mark Wilson Fine Art, London (according to the label affixed to the reverse of the frame)
Roseberys
Sep. 04, 2024
John McLean, Forza, 2009;
Est: £250 - £350
John McLean, British 1939-2019, Forza, 2009; screenprint in colours on wove, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 12/70, sheet: 76 x 86 cm, (unframed) (ARR)
Roseberys
May. 23, 2024
§ John McLean (1939-2019)
Est: £150 - £250
§ John McLean (1939-2019) Abstract Form; from the Mount Joy Suite signed with initials and dated 95 (lower right); numbered 3/40 screenprint 78 x 59cm Provenance: With Flowers East, London
Cheffins
Apr. 30, 2024
§ JOHN MCLEAN (BRITISH 1939-2019)
Est: £300 - £500
JOHN MCLEAN (BRITISH 1939-2019) UNTITLED (ELONGATED ABSTRACT: PINKS AND GREENS) Acrylic on canvas 132cm x 54cm (52in x 21.25in) ‘My works have no hidden meanings. To understand, all you have to do is look. Everything only works in relation to everything else in the painting… Looking triggers imagination and association… I only work with the feelings I can elicit with drawing, colour and surface… Instinct and spontaneity are crucial. Thought goes into it too, in the same way it does in singing and dancing.’ - John McLeanJohn McLean’s commitment to abstraction was unwavering. From his early 1970s canvases to his mature 21st century compositions, McLean painted with gestural intuition, investing his work with formal and tonal rhythm. In doing so, he was upholding a family tradition for abstraction: his father Talbert McLean was also an artist who observed the tenets of Abstract Expressionism. However, beyond an exposure to his father’s work and ideas, John received little formal artistic training. Degrees in English and Art History at St. Andrews University and the Courtauld Institute respectively introduced him to cultural movements and historical exemplars and provided him with ample creative stimuli. So, too, did the natural world. He maintained that his diligently studied approach to his source material was entirely compatible with the creation of spontaneous, expressive abstract imagery. McLean resided in London for much of his life, teaching at various art schools and painting all the while. His first solo exhibition was held in 1975 at Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, and in 1977 his work was included in the Four Abstract Painters exhibition at the Fruitmarket Gallery, where the influential critic Clement Greenberg made an opening address (Greenberg stayed with the McLeans in Arbroath where he encountered John’s father Talbert, whom Greenberg observed was a happier man than Mark Rothko or Jackson Pollock). A 1981 residency at the Emma Lake workshop in Saskatchewan, Canada proved particularly formative, with the work he produced subsequently inspired by the wide horizons and intensity of light. Numerous solo exhibitions of John McLean’s work have since been staged across Britain and America, and in 2017 the major retrospective Like Singing and Dancing: John McLean’s Abstract Paintings was held at the Guangdong Museum of Art in Guangzhou, China.The three works featured in this sale were gifts over the years from John McLean to Ian Montgomerie, a childhood family friend in Scotland. Their friendship, which revolved around a shared passion for art, lasted until Ian’s sudden death in 2003.
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 30, 2024
§ JOHN MCLEAN (BRITISH 1939-2019)
Est: £700 - £900
JOHN MCLEAN (BRITISH 1939-2019) HULA YELLOW CENTRE - 1982 Signed, inscribed with title and dated verso, oil on canvas 62cm x 71cm (24.25in x 28in) ‘My works have no hidden meanings. To understand, all you have to do is look. Everything only works in relation to everything else in the painting… Looking triggers imagination and association… I only work with the feelings I can elicit with drawing, colour and surface… Instinct and spontaneity are crucial. Thought goes into it too, in the same way it does in singing and dancing.’ - John McLeanJohn McLean’s commitment to abstraction was unwavering. From his early 1970s canvases to his mature 21st century compositions, McLean painted with gestural intuition, investing his work with formal and tonal rhythm. In doing so, he was upholding a family tradition for abstraction: his father Talbert McLean was also an artist who observed the tenets of Abstract Expressionism. However, beyond an exposure to his father’s work and ideas, John received little formal artistic training. Degrees in English and Art History at St. Andrews University and the Courtauld Institute respectively introduced him to cultural movements and historical exemplars and provided him with ample creative stimuli. So, too, did the natural world. He maintained that his diligently studied approach to his source material was entirely compatible with the creation of spontaneous, expressive abstract imagery. McLean resided in London for much of his life, teaching at various art schools and painting all the while. His first solo exhibition was held in 1975 at Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, and in 1977 his work was included in the Four Abstract Painters exhibition at the Fruitmarket Gallery, where the influential critic Clement Greenberg made an opening address (Greenberg stayed with the McLeans in Arbroath where he encountered John’s father Talbert, whom Greenberg observed was a happier man than Mark Rothko or Jackson Pollock). A 1981 residency at the Emma Lake workshop in Saskatchewan, Canada proved particularly formative, with the work he produced subsequently inspired by the wide horizons and intensity of light. Numerous solo exhibitions of John McLean’s work have since been staged across Britain and America, and in 2017 the major retrospective Like Singing and Dancing: John McLean’s Abstract Paintings was held at the Guangdong Museum of Art in Guangzhou, China.The three works featured in this sale were gifts over the years from John McLean to Ian Montgomerie, a childhood family friend in Scotland. Their friendship, which revolved around a shared passion for art, lasted until Ian’s sudden death in 2003.
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 30, 2024
§ JOHN MCLEAN (BRITISH 1939-2019)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
JOHN MCLEAN (BRITISH 1939-2019) PERISTYLE - 1990 Signed, inscribed with title and dated verso, acrylic on canvas 67cm x 116cm (26.25in x 45.5in) ‘My works have no hidden meanings. To understand, all you have to do is look. Everything only works in relation to everything else in the painting… Looking triggers imagination and association… I only work with the feelings I can elicit with drawing, colour and surface… Instinct and spontaneity are crucial. Thought goes into it too, in the same way it does in singing and dancing.’ - John McLeanJohn McLean’s commitment to abstraction was unwavering. From his early 1970s canvases to his mature 21st century compositions, McLean painted with gestural intuition, investing his work with formal and tonal rhythm. In doing so, he was upholding a family tradition for abstraction: his father Talbert McLean was also an artist who observed the tenets of Abstract Expressionism. However, beyond an exposure to his father’s work and ideas, John received little formal artistic training. Degrees in English and Art History at St. Andrews University and the Courtauld Institute respectively introduced him to cultural movements and historical exemplars and provided him with ample creative stimuli. So, too, did the natural world. He maintained that his diligently studied approach to his source material was entirely compatible with the creation of spontaneous, expressive abstract imagery. McLean resided in London for much of his life, teaching at various art schools and painting all the while. His first solo exhibition was held in 1975 at Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, and in 1977 his work was included in the Four Abstract Painters exhibition at the Fruitmarket Gallery, where the influential critic Clement Greenberg made an opening address (Greenberg stayed with the McLeans in Arbroath where he encountered John’s father Talbert, whom Greenberg observed was a happier man than Mark Rothko or Jackson Pollock). A 1981 residency at the Emma Lake workshop in Saskatchewan, Canada proved particularly formative, with the work he produced subsequently inspired by the wide horizons and intensity of light. Numerous solo exhibitions of John McLean’s work have since been staged across Britain and America, and in 2017 the major retrospective Like Singing and Dancing: John McLean’s Abstract Paintings was held at the Guangdong Museum of Art in Guangzhou, China.The three works featured in this sale were gifts over the years from John McLean to Ian Montgomerie, a childhood family friend in Scotland. Their friendship, which revolved around a shared passion for art, lasted until Ian’s sudden death in 2003.
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 22, 2024
§ John McLean (1939-2019)
Est: £200 - £400
§ John McLean (1939-2019) Pitcher signed with initials (lower right) gouache and watercolour 19 x 25.5cm Exhibited: Edinburgh, Ingleby Gallery, Gallery Works on Paper, April 2000
Cheffins
Oct. 18, 2023
§ JOHN MCLEAN (SCOTTISH 1939-2019) SOUTH BRIDGE - 2003
Est: £300 - £500
§ JOHN MCLEAN (SCOTTISH 1939-2019) SOUTH BRIDGE - 2003 Screenprint, 42/75, signed, numbered and dated in pencil to margin (the image 55.5cm x 66cm (21.75in x 26in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 18, 2023
John McLean (British, 1939 - 2019) Lapping Waves, 1981
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
John McLean (British, 1939 - 2019) Lapping Waves, 1981 oil on canvas titled, signed and dated 1981 (on the reverse) 67 in x 44 inches. Deaccessioned from the Boca Raton Museum of Art to benefit the Acquisitions Fund
Hindman
Sep. 01, 2023
JOHN MCLEAN (1944 - ) - Farmer's Wife Departing with Traveller, 2007 oil on canvas 60.5 x 70 x 3 cm (ready to hang)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
JOHN MCLEAN (1944 - ) Farmer's Wife Departing with Traveller, 2007 oil on canvas 60.5 x 70 x 3 cm (ready to hang) signed and dated lower left; signed and titled verso
Lawsons
Aug. 17, 2023
JOHN MCLEAN (1944 - ) - Farmer's Wife Departing with Traveller, 2007 oil on canvas 60.5 x 70 x 3 cm (ready to hang)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
JOHN MCLEAN (1944 - ) Farmer's Wife Departing with Traveller, 2007 oil on canvas 60.5 x 70 x 3 cm (ready to hang) signed and dated lower left; signed and titled verso
Lawsons
Feb. 08, 2023
John McLean Untitled Screenprint 1995 Mountjoy Suite
Est: $100 - $200
McLean, John (British, 1939-2019), Untitled Abstract - from Mountjoy Suite, 1995, silkscreen printed in colors, initialed, dated and numbered 34/40 in pencil at bottom, full sheet 29.5 x 22 inches, unframed, published by Flowers East, London, on Waterford Series wove paper.
Concept Art Gallery
Feb. 08, 2023
John McLean Untitled Screenprint 1995 Mountjoy Suite
Est: $80 - $150
McLean, John (British, 1939-2019), Untitled Abstract - from Mountjoy Suite, 1995, silkscreen printed in colors, initialed, dated and numbered 25/40 in pencil to lower right corner, full sheet 22 x 29.5 inches, unframed, published by Flowers East, London, on Waterford Series wove paper.
Concept Art Gallery
Jan. 19, 2023
JOHN MCLEAN (1944 - ) Fishermans Daughter with Diving Terns #2 oil on canvas 214 x 105 cm (hexagonal) signed and dated lower right; ...
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
JOHN MCLEAN (1944 - ) Fishermans Daughter with Diving Terns #2 oil on canvas 214 x 105 cm (hexagonal) signed and dated lower right; signed and titled verso
Lawsons
Dec. 15, 2022
SIDNEY NOLAN (1917 - 1992) Girl with Vase of Flowers c1942 Ripolin enamel on canvas (double-sided) 65 x 81 cm (frame: 81 x 99 x 5 cm...
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
SIDNEY NOLAN (1917 - 1992) Girl with Vase of Flowers c1942 Ripolin enamel on canvas (double-sided) 65 x 81 cm (frame: 81 x 99 x 5 cm) unsigned | Provenance: The Estate of Sir Sidney Nolan; Eva Breuer Gallery, Woollahra, 2007; Private Collection, Sydney.
Lawsons
Dec. 15, 2022
JOHN MCLEAN (1944 - ) - Traveller Hearing Secrets and Lies, 2008 oil on canvas 120 x 120 cm
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
JOHN MCLEAN (1944 - ) Traveller Hearing Secrets and Lies, 2008 oil on canvas 120 x 120 cm signed and dated lower right, signed and titled verso
Lawsons
Oct. 12, 2022
John Talbert McLean, British 1939-2019 - Skirl, 2008;
Est: £800 - £1,200
John Talbert McLean, British 1939-2019 - Skirl, 2008; acrylic on paper, signed with initials and dated lower right 'JM 2008', 61 x 76 cm (ARR) Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Oct. 12, 2022
John Talbert McLean, British 1939-2019 - Acrobat, 2006;
Est: £800 - £1,200
John Talbert McLean, British 1939-2019 - Acrobat, 2006; acrylic on canvas, signed, titled and dated to the reverse, 50cm x 70 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Broadbent Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse) Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Jul. 03, 2022
McLEAN John Talbert (British 1939-2019) (5), Five working sketches, 1976., Pastel/Crayon (?) (5), 14x20cm (largest)
Est: $300 - $600
McLEAN, John Talbert (British 1939-2019) (5) Five working sketches, 1976. All signed & dated verso (concealed by framing), with various inscriptions to back of frame. Pastel/Crayon (?) (5) 14x20cm (largest) PROVENANCE: Ex estate late Oscar Edwards (artist).
Davidson Auctions
Dec. 06, 2021
JOHN MCLEAN (BORN 1944) Studio Nude
Est: $300 - $500
JOHN MCLEAN (BORN 1944) Studio Nude oil on canvas signed lower right: McLEAN 152 x 152cm PROVENANCE The Harry Oviss Collection, Melbourne
Gibson's
Oct. 05, 2021
*John McLean (1939-2019)
Est: £400 - £600
*John McLean (1939-2019) *John McLean (1939-2019) 'Canzona' signed with initials and dated '99 in pencil l.l., also signed and inscribed as titled verso, gouache 14.5 x 21cm Provenance: With Flowers East, London; Folly Mill, Thaxted, Essex. *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Oct. 03, 2021
JOHN MCLEAN (BORN 1944) Studio Nude
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN MCLEAN (BORN 1944) Studio Nude oil on canvas signed lower right: McLEAN 152 x 152cm
Gibson's
Aug. 11, 2021
§ JOHN MCLEAN (SCOTTISH 1939-2019) UNTITLED - 1986
Est: £400 - £600
§ JOHN MCLEAN (SCOTTISH 1939-2019) UNTITLED - 1986 Lithograph, 6/20, signed, dated and numbered in pencil (101cm x 136cm (39.75in x 53.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 08, 2021
Â§ JOHN MCLEAN (1939-2019)
Est: £150 - £250
Â§ JOHN MCLEAN (1939-2019) JOHN MCLEAN (1939-2019) Two abstract forms from the mount of joy suite (i), (ii) signed with initials, dated and stamped '95 (lower right); (i), (ii) numbered and stamped 35/40; 29/40 respectively (lower left) lithographs, unframed (i), (ii) sheet: 75.25 x 56 cm (29 1/2 x 22 in) (2)
Chiswick Auctions
Apr. 22, 2021
§ JOHN MCLEAN (1939-2019)
Est: £300 - £500
JOHN MCLEAN (1939-2019) Two abstract forms from the mount of joy suite (i), (ii) signed with initials, dated and stamped '95 (lower right) (i) numbered 40/40 (lower right) (ii) numbered and stamped 27/40 (lower left) (i), (ii) lithograph, unframed (i), (ii) sheet: 75.25 x 56 cm (29 1/2 x 22 in) (2)
Chiswick Auctions
Feb. 23, 2021
John Talbert Mclean, British 1939-2019- Sea lane; monoprint in colours, signed and dated 2007 i
Est: £150 - £200
John Talbert Mclean, British 1939-2019- Sea lane; monoprint in colours, signed and dated 2007 in pencil, inscribed label to the reverse, 65x87cm (ARR) Provenance: with Poussin Gallery, London, according to the label attached to the reverse. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Jan. 20, 2021
§ JOHN MCLEAN (SCOTTISH 1939-2019) JONGLEUR - 2000
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
§ JOHN MCLEAN (SCOTTISH 1939-2019) JONGLEUR - 2000 Signed, inscribed and dated verso, oil on canvas (142.5cm x 79.5cm (56in x 31.25in), unframed)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 14, 2020
John B. McLean Card - Sweet Caporal
Est: -
John B. McLean Card - Sweet Caporal
Lark Mountain Auction Company
Nov. 22, 2020
John McLean Abstract Aquatint & Chine Colle
Est: $200 - $400
John Talbert McLean (British, 1939-2019) aquatint and chine colle, signed in pencil lower right, edition 8 / 27, abstract modern composition. Image: 9.25" H x 6.5" W; sheet: 14" H x 17.25" W; frame: 16" H x 19.5" W.
Auctions at Showplace
Jul. 21, 2020
John McLean (1939-2019) Moon Gyte
Est: £500 - £1,000
John McLean (1939-2019) Moon Gyte Acrylic on paper, 2000, signed and dated, sheet 750 x 560mm (29 1/2 x 22in) (framed) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
May. 12, 2020
John McLean (British, 1939-2019) Atacama
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
John McLean (British, 1939-2019) Atacama signed, titled and dated ''ATACAMA'/John/McLean/1999' (on canvas verso) acrylic on canvas 117 x 168cm (46 1/16 x 66 1/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Mar. 05, 2020
ARR * McLean (John, 1939-2019). South Bridge
Est: £200 - £400
ARR * McLean (John, 1939-2019). South Bridge, 2003, colour screenprint, from the published edition of 75, printed by Kip Gresham in 16 colours from 12 screens at the Print Studio, Cambridge, signed, dated and numbered 22/75, image size 55.5 x 66 cm (21.8 x 26 ins), sheet size 75.5 x 85.5 cm (29.75 x 33.7 ins), framed and glazed (Qty: 1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 11, 2020
John McLean, British 1939-2019- Du bist die Ruh; acrylic on paper, signe
Est: £500 - £800
John McLean, British 1939-2019- Du bist die Ruh; acrylic on paper, signed, titled and dated 2006 on the reverse of frame, 75x56cm (ARR) Note: bears Singer & Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2006 label attached to the reverse of the frame Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Feb. 11, 2020
John McLean, British 1939-2019- Portrait of Mrs Berthe Wallis; pastel, si
Est: £150 - £250
John McLean, British 1939-2019- Portrait of Mrs Berthe Wallis; pastel, signed and dated 1998, 50x40cm (ARR) In a washed wooden floating frame with glazing. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Feb. 11, 2020
John McLean, British 1939-2019- Kermesse; painted aluminium, signed with
Est: £800 - £1,200
John McLean, British 1939-2019- Kermesse; painted aluminium, signed with stamped initials and dated 09, 27.5x37x40cm (ARR) Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Jan. 15, 2020
§ John Mclean (Scottish 1939-2019) Underwater Wedding
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Acrylic on canvas (Dimensions: 152cm x 127.5cm (59.75in x 50.25in)) Signed, titled and dated 1979 in pencil to stretcher, acrylic on canvas
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 17, 2019
[§] JOHN MCLEAN (SCOTTISH B. 1939) AVANTI - C.1979 18cm x 25cm (7in x 9.75in), and a further watercolour by the same artist, 'Rosso'.
Est: £400 - £600
[§] JOHN MCLEAN (SCOTTISH B. 1939) AVANTI - C.1979 Signed, watercolour 18cm x 25cm (7in x 9.75in), and a further watercolour by the same artist, 'Rosso' (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 04, 2019
JOHN MCLEAN (B.1939)
Est: £100 - £200
JOHN MCLEAN (B. 1939) Abstract forms from the Mountjoy Suite signed with initials and dated 'JM '95' (lower right), numbered '33/40' (lower left) lithograph, unframed sheet: 29 1/2 x 22 in. (75 x 55.8 cm.) Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Chiswick Auctions
Jul. 04, 2019
JOHN MCLEAN (B.1939)
Est: £100 - £200
JOHN MCLEAN (B.1939) Abstract forms from the Mountjoy Suite signed with initials, dated and numbered '34/40 JM '95' (lower right) lithograph, unframed sheet: 29 1/2 x 22 in. (75 x 55.8 cm.) Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Chiswick Auctions
Jan. 22, 2019
[§] JOHN MCLEAN (SCOTTISH B.1939) MOON GYTE 75cm x 56cm (29.5in x 22in)
Est: £500 - £700
[§] JOHN MCLEAN (SCOTTISH B.1939) MOON GYTE Signed and dated 2000, acrylic on paper 75cm x 56cm (29.5in x 22in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 06, 2018
John McLean (1944 - ) (2 Works) - Still Life; Ballet Studio (double-sided), 60 x 46cm
Est: $100 - $150
John McLean (1944 - ) (2 Works) Still Life; Ballet Studio (double-sided) oil on canvas 60 x 46cm signed lower right
Lawsons
Aug. 28, 2018
JOHN MCLEAN VINTAGE IRON GARDEN BENCH. HEAVY CAST
Est: $200 - $250
JOHN MCLEAN Vintage Iron Garden Bench. Heavy cast iron form painted green. Patio. Outdoor. Marked John McLean Maker NY. -- Dimensions: H: 35.75 inches: W: 35 inches: D: 17 inches ---
Uniques & Antiques
Aug. 16, 2018
[§] JOHN MCLEAN (BRITISH B.1939) BLUEBERRY HILL 36.5cm x 39cm (14.5in x 15.25in)
Est: £300 - £500
[§] JOHN MCLEAN (BRITISH B.1939) BLUEBERRY HILL Signed, inscribed and dated '91 verso, oil on canvas 36.5cm x 39cm (14.5in x 15.25in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 07, 2018
JOHN MCLEAN, TWO ALS'S AND FIVE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO MCLEAN
Est: $500 - $750
JOHN MCLEAN, TWO ALS'S AND FIVE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO MCLEAN the first, a one-and-a-half page ALS dated May 8, 1820, signed while McLean served as a judge on the Circuit Court on Ohio, addressed to The Hon. Calvin Pease, discussing the serious illness of their colleague at Portsmouth and his inability to continue his judicial duties, with docketed integral address leaf; a one-page ALS written to John McLean from Samuel Hubbard, the 18th Postmaster General, dated Nov. 26, 1848, with docketed integral address leaf; a one-and-a-half page ALS dated March 6, 1819, to Baltimore merchant Walter Jenkins, with docketed integral address leaf; a letter by Capt. David Porter, USN, addressed to John McLean, dated Nov. 28, 1823, serving as a letter of introduction, with docketed integral address leaf; a loose signature of John McLean; two cashiers checks both signed by John McLean, dated March 11 and Feb. 28, 1816 (7)
Potomack Company
Jun. 07, 2018
JOHN MCLEAN, FOUR ALS'S AND A DOCUMENT RELATING TO HIS BEING POSTMASTER GENERAL
Est: $500 - $1,000
JOHN MCLEAN, FOUR ALS'S AND A DOCUMENT RELATING TO HIS BEING POSTMASTER GENERAL the first, an ALS dated October 2, 1823, sent to the president of the Union Canal Company in Philadelphia discussing a request that had been sent to McLean regarding changing the time the post office closes to 8 p.m., with docketed integral address leaf and free frank; the second, a one-page ALS dated March 9, 1829, to a reverend in West Springfield, Mass., with docketed integral address leaf and free frank; the third, a one-page ALS dated Sept. 8, 1828, to The Hon. E. Lane discussing the vacancy at a post office and also discusses charges filed against the postmaster, with docketed integral address leaf and free frank; the fourth, an ALS dated Nov. 20, 1822, from the Treasury Department discussing an account regarding repaying an account, with address leaf and no free frank; the last, a typed document dated Aug. 12, 1828, Post Office letterhead, addressed to an appointed postmaster with docketed integral address leaf (5)
Potomack Company