U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 18-19, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3269 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 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 #3270 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE CHALIAPIN, Fyodor (1873-1938) Russian Operatic bass singer, famous for his acting and his voice; he settled in France after the Russian Revolution. A signed ppc showing Chaliapin in full costume, dated 1918, v.f. and rare | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #3271 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE COOLIDGE, Calvin (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States, attractive partly printed check, dated June 3, 1916, payable to A.J. Bushey for "one dollar", v.f. | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #3272 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 #3273 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE EISENHOWER, Dwight, David (1890-1969) U.S. President, Partly printed letterhead "Allied Force Headquarters Office of the Commander-in-Chief", dated 1 November, 1943 and signed "Dwight D.Eisenhower", addressed to Miss Dorothea Hofmann, fine | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #3274 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 #3275 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 #3276 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 Khrushchev, 30 July, 1961 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #3277 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE HARDING, Warren (1865-1923) 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 #3278 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE HOOVER, Herbert (1874-1964) U.S. President, partly printed letterhead "Herbert Hoover", dated 15 November, 1928 Stanford University, Calif. and signed "Herbert Hoover", addressed to F.S. McCall, fine | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #3279 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE HOOVER, Herbert (1874-1964) U.S. President, partly printed letterhead "Herbert Hoover", dated Aug. 21, 1945 Stanford University, Calif. and signed "Herbert Hoover", discussing his proposed obituary and addressed to Wayne T. Cottingham, fine | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #3280 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE JACKSON, Andrew (1767-1845) U.S President, two page ALS, signed Andrew Jackson, quite worn and soiled, with two major fold separations through letter, canc. "Nashville T. Sep.12", addressed to Samuel J. Hayes, headed "Hermitage, Sept 2nd 1830", interesting contents: "I am off to the city this morning... I have succeeded in a treaty with the ... Will also with the Choctaws, with whom, on 15th instant a meeting is to be....". With 1991 Brian Kathenes cert. | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #3281 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE LINDBERGH, Charles (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 #3282 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE LINDBERGH, Charles (1902-74) 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 #3283 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE NAPOLEON I (1769-1821) general and emperor of the French. A military document, single page (200:320mm), headed "Du Premier Consul de La Republique Francaise", addressed to the Minister of War, with red "Secret Papier" hs, numbered and signed "Bonaparte", as the First Consul, probably around 1800, countersigned by Gautier, with additional comments, probably by Napoleon in margin, fine and scarce document signed "Bonaparte" | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #3284 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 |
 | Lot #3285 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SPACE. A special booklet 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 #3286 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SPACE. A large black & white photograph of 10 early Soviet cosmonauts, signed by seven of them incl. Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova, etc., rare | Price Realized $700.00 |
