U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
April 12-13, 2016
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #220 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. Autographed folded lettersheet dated 1829 discussing legal matters relating to a mortgage obligation, addressed to Samuel Hopkins in Moscow, N.Y., manuscript "25" charge and red "Paid" handstamps, also New York, June 11 arrival pmk, fine and rare letter  | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #221 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 picture postcard showing Chaliapin in full costume, dated 1918, v.f. and rare | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #222 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 #223 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 #224 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 $160.00 |
 | Lot #225 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 #226 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 $240.00 |
 | Lot #227 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 #228 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 #229 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 $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #230 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 #231 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SPACE. A special booklet containing 13 color picture postcards of the early 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 #232 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 |
