U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 10-11, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #189 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE EARHART, Amelia Mary (1897-1937), American aviation pioneer, first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, 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. and rare aviation cover, with certificate  | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #190 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE HOOVER, Herbert (1874-1964) President of the United States, typewritten letter, signed as Secretary of Commerce on Department of Commerce stationery, dated May 9, 1922 to the Peruvian Ambassador in Washington, regarding proposed tariff on Peruvian cotton and wool, fine | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #191 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE LINDBERGH, Charles Augustus, autographed letter signed Charles A. Lindbergh, while on board the S.S. Jelling (dated July 15, 1933) making a study of bases and weather conditions for North American flights on behalf of Pan American Airways at Grand Falls. The "SS Jelling" was the floating base from which the Lindberghs operated. Also included are two original photographs, one of Lindbergh and his wife Anne, the other of Anne only. A scarce document, minor paper flaws | Unsold |
 | Lot #192 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE NAPOLEON Bonaparte, two sided letter sheet, dated 21 August, addressed to Monsieur Mollieu, signed "NAPOL", fine. Napoleon was a military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I, whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century. In the first decade of the nineteenth century, the French Empire under Napoleon engaged in a series of conflicts - the Napoleonic Wars, involving every major European power. After a streak of victories, France secured a dominant position in continental Europe and Napoleon maintained the French sphere of influence through the formation of extensive alliances and the appointment of friends and family members to rule other European countries as French client states | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #193 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE NAPOLEON Bonaparte, lettersheet signed "Napole" at Elba, fine and very rare. The French invasion of Russia in 1812 marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes. His Grande Armee was badly damaged in the campaign and never fully recovered. In 1813, the Sixth Coalition defeated his forces at Leipzig; the following year the Coalition invaded France, forced Napoleon to abdicate and exiled him to the island of Elba | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
