U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
February 18-19, 2004

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #500
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
ARMSTRONG, Neil
(1930-) First Man on the Moon, signature on 1966 U.S.S. Boxer Navy Recovery Cover, Gemini Rendezvous Mission cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #501
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
BERNADOTTE, Jean-Baptiste, Jules
(1763-1844) Napoleonic Marshal and King of Sweden, 1794-1834, three signed letters, one dated 1794 regarding infantry matters, another partly printed "Armee de L'Ouest" document dated 16 Ventose; last dated 1834, as Charles XIV, King of Sweden, fine and scarce group of letters from this controversial figure
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #502
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
BYRD, Richard E.
(1888-1957), American explorer and aviator, made the first aeroplane flight over the North Pole, typewritten letter headed "HQ Rhode Island, Naval Militia", dated April 4, 1917 to Admiral Sims asking for an active command because "a desk job does not appeal to me half as much as a ship when the country is at war", signed "R. E. Byrd Jr" as Lt (j.g.), U.S.Navy
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #503
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
COOPER, Gordon
, also John Glenn, U.S. Astronauts, signatures on 1962 Project Mercury FDC, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #504
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
EARHART, Amelia.
(1898-1937), American pioneer aviatrix, signature on 1923 first flight cover from St.Louis to Fort Worth, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #505
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
EARHART, Amelia.
(1898-1937), signature on 1932 first flight cover from Los Angeles to Lakewood, Ohio, also signed by ten other aviators, all participants in Los Angeles Airport Sweepstakes Air Derby, v.f. andrare aviation cover, with cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #506
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
EISENHOWER, Dwight
(1890-1969) U.S. President, signature on 1946 Armed Forces FDC, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #507
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
GAGARIN, Yuri Alekseyevich
(1934-1968), Soviet Cosmonaut, first man in space, signature dated 29.8.61 on inside page of a book authored by Gagarin "Doroga v Kosmos" (Road to Space), 175 pages, with illustrations, released in 1961, rare
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #508
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
GAGARIN, Yuri Alekseyevich
(1934-1968), Soviet Cosmonaut, first man in space, signature on Polish FDC commemorating his flight, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #509
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
GAGARIN, Yuri Alekseyevich
(1934-1968), Soviet Cosmonaut, first man in space, signature on 1962 Polish FDC, additionally signed by Herman Titov, Aleksei Leonov, Vitali Sevastoyanov, Andrian Nikolayev, Valentina Tereszkova, Konstantin Feokistov and Boris Yegorov, v.f. and scarce assembly of autographs of the first class of Soviet Cosmonauts in Svezdnoy Gorodok (Star City)
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #510
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
GLAZUNOV, Alexander, K
(1865-1936) Russian composer, studied under Rimsky-Korsakov and was director of the St.Petersburg Conservatory from 1906 until the Revolution, 1914 partly printed ALS headed "Director SPB Conservatory", with several handstamps and countersignatures, v.f. and rare
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #511
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
HOOVER, Herbert
(1874-1964) President of the United States, Department of Commerce stationery, typewritten letter, dated May 9, 1922 to the Peruvian Ambassador in Washington, regarding proposed tariff on Peruvian cotton and wool, signedHerbert Hoover, as Secretary of Commerce, fine
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #512
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
LINCOLN, Abraham
(1809-1965) President of the United States, document signed as President on 8th June, 1861, for Christopher Robinson as Ambassador to Peru, countersigned by Secretary of StateSeward, filing flds not affecting signatures, little peripheral toning, fine and rare War-date Consular document, with intact presidential seal
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #513
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
LINDBERGH, Charles Augustus
(1902-1974) Famous American aviator, a September 17, 1927 "dinner menu in honor of Col. Charles A. Lindberg" (sic), Sacramento, Ca., signed "Charles A. Lindbergh", some toning, otherwise fine
Unsold
Lot #514
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
LINDBERGH, Charles Augustus
September 6, 1927 "Complimentary Dinner to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh", Helena, Montana, signed "Charles A. Lindbergh", slight ink smearing, otherwise v.f.
Unsold
Lot #515
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
LINDBERGH, Charles Augustus
, 1933 (Jul. 15) autographed letter signed Charles A. Lindbergh, while on board the S.S. Jelling making a study of bases and weather condition for North American flights on behalf of Pan American Airways, alsotwo original photographs of Lindbergh and his wife Anne (and another of Anne only) at Grand Falls in 1933. The "SS Jelling" was the floating base from which the Lindberghs operated. Minor paper flaws, fine and scarce document
Unsold
Lot #516
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
ROOSEVELT, Theodore
(1858-1919), 26th United States President (1901-09), letter headed "The Kansas City Star", dated May 7th, 1918 and signed at bottom, accompanied by a letter relating to a naturalization issue, fine
Price Realized
$250.00

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