U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
August 13-14, 2003
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #400 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BRITISH ROYALTY. Queen Victoria, 1886 Royal Warrant signed "Victoria Re", also letter of Sir W.Thompson to the War Office to Col. T. Fraser accompanying the Royal Warrant, fine-v.f. | Unsold | |
| Lot #401 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE CHALIAPIN, Feodor. (1873-1938) Russian Operatic bass singer, famous for his acting and his voice; he settled in France after the Russian Revolution. A 1918 signed photo showing Chaliapin in full costume, v.f. | Price Realized $400.00 | |
| Lot #402 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE CHALIAPIN, Feodor. Russian Opera singer, two page ALS dated 1925, Paris, framed under glass along with a picture postcard of Chaliapin in the role of "Boris Godunov", one of his major successes | Price Realized $400.00 | |
| Lot #403 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE GAGARIN, Yuri. (1934-68), Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space. His capsule was launched on April 12, 1961 and orbited the earth once. Signature on original black & white photograph showing Gagarin and three other cosmonauts in uniform, v.f. | Price Realized $230.00 | |
| Lot #404 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE GAGARIN, Yuri. (1934-68), Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space. His capsule was launched on April 12, 1961 and orbited the earth once. Signature on color ppc showing young Gagarin in uniform | Price Realized $230.00 | |
| Lot #405 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE GAGARIN, Yuri. (1934-68), Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space. His capsule was launched on April 12, 1961 and orbited the earth once. Signature on envelope, headed Estado do Rio de Janeiro, inside there is an invitation for the cosmonaut to attend an Embassy reception, along with Nikita Krushchev, 30 July, 1961 | Price Realized $230.00 | |
| Lot #406 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE HARDING, Warren. U.S. President, signed Proof of Publication, dated 9th April, 1892, while Harding was a publisher of the "Marion Star" | Price Realized $230.00 | |
| Lot #407 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE HOOVER, Herbert. U.S. President, clipped signature mounted on page with an original photograph (4.5x7inches) of Hoover fishing | Price Realized $100.00 | |
| Lot #408 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE LINDBERGH, Charles. 1926 first flight cover Chicago-St.Louis route, Springfield, home of Abraham Lincoln cachet, addressed to Harry S. New, postmaster general, signed "C.A. Lindbergh", pilot, also W.H. Conkling,postmaster of Springfield, v.f. and attractive Lindbergh cover  | Price Realized $1,400.00 | |
| Lot #409 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE NAPOLEON. Bonaparte. French Emperor, partly printed document headed "Rapport a Sa Majeste l'Empereur et Roi", dated 20 March, 1810, signed "NAP", countersigned by the Minister of War, fine | Unsold | |
| Lot #410 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE RIEPIN, Ilia. (1844-1930), Reknown Russian artist especially famous for his paintings of Cossacks, signed photo, dated 9 Feb., 1929, eight line inscription in Russian, v.f. | Price Realized $180.00 | |
| Lot #411 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. U.S. President, 1929 typewritten judicial proposal, rejected by Roosevelt as governor of New York, with gold seal of the state affixed alongside, countersigned by the secretary, v.f. | Price Realized $230.00 | |
| Lot #412 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. U.S. President, 1932 typewritten judicial proposal, rejected by Roosevelt as governor of New York, with gold seal of the state affixed alongside, countersigned by the secretary, v.f. | Price Realized $230.00 | |
| Lot #413 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE RUSSIAN ROYALTY. ELIZABETH, Petrovna (1709-62), Empress of Russia from 1741, younger daughter of Peter the Great & Catherine I, 1744 royal decree headed "We Elizabeth I", with full seal, countersigned by various officials, some toning, otherwise fine | Price Realized $1,200.00 | |
| Lot #414 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE RUSSIAN ROYALTY. NICHOLAS I (1796-1855), Tsar of Russia, 1825-55 despot and autocrat, absolutely opposed to all liberal reforms or independent thought. A document datelined St.Petersburg 11 February 1832 awarding order of "St.Anna ThirdClass", fine-v.f. and rare | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #415 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE RUSSIAN ROYALTY. NICHOLAS II (1868-1918), the last Tsar of Russia whose ineptitude and misgovernment helped bring about the Bolshevik Revolution and the overthrow of his dynasty, three page document awarding a high decoration, dated 16thOctober, 1914, boldly signed "Nikolai", countersigned by other officials, with oval 8 Nov. datestamp, fine-v.f. and extremely rare | Price Realized $2,100.00 | |
| Lot #416 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE RUSSIAN ROYALTY. PAUL I (1754-1801), Tsar of Russia from 1796-1801. His despotism at home and erratic policies abroad caused widespread discontent. He was assassinated by the Guard officers anxious to secure the succession of his son Alexander, document headed "We Paul I" awarding the "Order of St.Anna" July 31, 1797 and signed "Pavel" at bottom, fine and very rare | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #417 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SPACE. 1969 Appolo XI, commemorative cover, signed by all three cosmonauts Collins, Aldrin and Armstrong, v.f. | Price Realized $950.00 | |
| Lot #418 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SPACE. A special boooklet containing 13 color ppcs of various Soviet cosmonauts, signed on their photographs by Yuri Gagarin, A.G. Nikolayev, P.R. Popovich, V. Bykovsky, Valentina Tereshkova, V.M. Komarov (died in crash) and P.I. Belayev, others not signed, v.f. and scarce | Price Realized $700.00 | |
| Lot #419 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SPACE. A large color photograph of six early Soviet cosmonauts, signed by Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova, etc., v.f., with Novosti Press Agency hs dated 1964, rare | Price Realized $700.00 |
