Large 19x22.75” quality paper sheet with tiny notation “Bureau Of Engraving And Printing” plus an applied 3.75” diameter embossed paper seal displaying “Seal Of The United States.” Text of the appointment is printed with parts hand done including “Irvin Stewart/West Virginia/Assistant Director Of The Office Of Emergency Planning/Thirtieth March (19) Sixty-two.” 2.25” long steel-tip fountain pen black ink signature By the President: “John F Kennedy” plus signature of Secretary of State “Dean Rusk.” Couple hairlines of tanning on extreme edges, .5” ripple and 1/16” tear on extreme edge of the seal at 2 o’clock and one .25” corner tip crease. Defects are exceedingly minor and overall condition is NM. Mr. Stewart passed away in 1990 and his New York Times obituary included the following information: “…He Helped Draft The Communications Act Of 1934, Legislation That Established The Federal Communications Commission, Which Guides Federal Telecommunications Policy. In 1940 He Became Executive Secretary Of The National Defense Research Committee, Later The Office Of Scientific Research And Development, The Agency Involved With Development Of The Atomic Bomb. Mr. Stewart Was President Of West Virginia University From 1946 To 1958. He Was Also Director Of Telecommunications Management In The Federal Office Of Emergency Planning In The 1960’s. In Recent Years He Was A Consultant To The National Academy Of Public Administration, Which Advises The President And Congress On Government Effectiveness.” Comes w/Hake's COA and JSA LOA.