U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
March 20-21, 2002
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #176 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE ADOLPHUS, Frederic (1710-1771), King of Sweden, one and a half page legal folio in Swedish, signed as King, dated June 10, 1752 Stockholm, to Charles III, future king of Spain, countersigned by Minister Rudenschold, with ornate Seal of State affixed on the integral address leaf, fine and scarce | Price Realized $350.00 | |
| Lot #177 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BURR, Aaron (1756-1836), American statesman, attorney general, U.S. Senator, vice-president of the United States. His defeat in a contest for the governorship of New York, led him to a duel in 1804 with Alexander Hamilton, whom he mortally wounded. An ALS dated 1829 discussing legal matters relating to a mortgage obligation, addressed to Samuel Hopkins in Moscow, N.Y., ms "25" charge and red "PAID" markings, also New York June 11 arrival pmk, fine and rare letter | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #178 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE COOLIDGE, Calvin (1827-1933) 30th President of the United States, attractive partly printed cheque, dated June 3, 1916, payable to A.J. Bushey for "one dollar", v.f. | Price Realized $200.00 | |
| Lot #179 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE COOLIDGE, Calvin (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States, large signed photo, dedicated "To Thomas E. Green, with Regards.." and signed by the President, v.f. | Price Realized $325.00 | |
| Lot #180 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE DAVIS, Jefferson (1808-1889), president of the Confederate States of America, ALS endorsed "personal", from Beauvoir, Miss., dated Nov.24, 1887 to R.M.Orne "accept my thanks for your kind letter of the 20th.. I have read with pleasure your mention of Genl H.R.Jackson, a pleasure proportional to the pain & disappointment... As to the reported interview with Genl Longstreet, I will only remark...", signed "Jefferson Davis", with the original envelope to Savannah, rare content | Price Realized $3,500.00 | |
| Lot #181 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE EARHART, Amelia (1898-1937) American aviatrix, signature (little smudged) on a 1931 US commemorative flight cover welcoming American Record Fliers, whose signatures are also included, fine and rare  | Price Realized $650.00 | |
| Lot #182 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE EARHART, Amelia (1898-1937) famous aviatrix, signed on reverse of a small card addressed to Mrs. Alfred P. Lee, with attractive airplane label, v.f. | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #183 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE GAGARIN, Yuri (1934-68) Russian cosmonaut, first man to travel in space (1961), signature on front page of "The Way to Space", book by Gagarin, 1961 edition, signed and dedicated in 1962, illustration of Gagarin and Krushchev, fine and rare | Price Realized $300.00 | |
| Lot #184 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE GAGARIN, Yuri (1934-68) Russian cosmonaut, first man to travel in space (1961), signature on front page of "The Way to Space", by Gagarin, 1963 school edition, signed and dedicated in 10.4.64, many illustrations, some in color, v.f. and rare | Unsold | |
| Lot #185 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE HITLER, Adolf (1889-1945) Nazi Leader, embossed document with gold Nazi Party insignia and "Adolf Hitler", signed | Price Realized $650.00 | |
| Lot #186 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE JOHNSON, Andrew (1808-75), 17th President of the United States, took office after Lincoln's assassination, later impeached but acquitted. An 1866 appointment for Deputy Postmaster, signed by Andrew Johnson as President and William Sewardas Secretary of State, v.f. and rare | Unsold | |
| Lot #187 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE LINDBERGH, Charles A. (1902-74) American Aviator, autographed luncheon menu, in the municipal auditorium in Birmingham, Ala, dated Oct.5, 1927, with "Welcome Lindy" at top, boldly signed "Charles A. Lindbergh", v.f. | Unsold | |
| Lot #188 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE MONROE, James (1758-1831), 5th President of the United States, partly printed Land Grant, dated 27 July, 1824, bearing full presidential seal and signed by the president, countersigned by the commissioner of the General Land Office, granting rights in the district of Palestine in the State of Illinois, further recorded and bearing appropriate hs on reverse, somewhat aged and excessively folded, some stains | Price Realized $425.00 | |
| Lot #189 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE NAPOLEON, Bonaparte (1796-1821), general and emperor of the French, signed "NAP" on "Rapport a la Majeste L'Empereur et Roi", from the Ministry of War, dated 30 August, 1810, military contents, countersigned by the Minister of War, fine | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #190 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE RUSSIAN Royalty. Alexander I (1777-1825) Tsar of Russia from 1801, son of Emperor Paul, his army defeated Napoleon in the war of 1812, large printed document with ornamental borders, dated 1819 and signed by various officials incl. Alexander, with large seal, (split open), fine and rare | Price Realized $525.00 | |
| Lot #191 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SEWARD, William H (1801-72), American statesman, Lincoln's Secretary of State, partly printed Consular appointment, dated 13 Nov., 1866, boldly signed "William H. Seward", with red Department of State seal | Price Realized $210.00 | |
| Lot #192 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SEWARD, William H (1801-72) Lincoln's Secretary of State, partly printed Department of State document, dated July 9, 1868, with red Department of State seal, apparently an oath of allegiance required from an ex-Confederate officer, signed H. Seward at bottom | Price Realized $400.00 | |
| Lot #193 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SPACE. Russian Cosmonauts, large accumulation of 441 autographs incl. Yuri Gagarin (10), Komarov (2), Belayev (3), Tereshkova and many others, generally large photographs, ppcs etc., mostly v.f. A wonderful lot of Russian Space Programhistory and a rare opportunity to obtain a comprehensive collection of these scarce autographs | Unsold | |
| Lot #194 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SPACE. Russian Cosmonauts, collection of 28 Space covers cancelled on board Soyuz 40; T4, T9, T15, Soyuz TM-2, TM3, TM4, TM6, TM8, TM9, TM12, TM13 etc., all signed by the corresponding crews, v.f. and scarce lot | Unsold | |
| Lot #195 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SPACE. Russian Cosmonauts, collection of 19 Space covers cancelled on board Salut 3 (two copies, rare), joint flights USSR with Syria, France, India, Bulgaria, Mongolia, Germany etc., signed by the cosmonauts. A great lot, retail $6,500++ | Unsold | |
| Lot #196 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE TAFT, William, Howard (1857-1930), 27th President of the United States, 1908 typewritten stationery letter, signed "Wm H Taft", v.f. | Price Realized $220.00 | |
| Lot #197 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE TCHAIKOVSKY, Piotr, Ilyich (1840-93), Russian composer, ALS in Russian, dated 25 Oct., 1891 from Paris, accompanied by an envelope, also in composer's hand, v.f. and scarce | Price Realized $3,250.00 | |
| Lot #198 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948), US aeronautical engineer who together with Wilbur Wright, built the first successful powered heavier-than-air aircraft, signature across the 1928 2c Aeronautics  | Price Realized $375.00 | |
| Lot #199 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE ZEPPELIN, Count Ferdinand von (1838-1917), German aeronautical engineer who designed and built the Graf Zeppelin, 1898 four page letter headed Stuttgart, 22 Feb., discussing the matters relative to the airship, accompanied by an envelopefranked with 10pf adhesive, v.f. and rare item | Price Realized $1,650.00 |
