U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The David Mace Collection of U.S. Stamps
April 24-25, 2018
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1029 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 #1030 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. | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1031 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 #1032 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 #1033 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 #1034 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 #1035 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 #1036 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE MUSSOLINI, Benito (1883-1943), document headed "Vittorio Emanuele III", dated 11 Apr. 1933, signed by the King, also by Mussolini at bottom, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1037 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE MUSSOLINI, Benito (1883-1943), document headed "Vittorio Emanuele III", dated 15 Jan 1929, signed by the King, also by Mussolini at bottom, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1038 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE MUSSOLINI, Benito (1883-1943), document headed "Vittorio Emanuele III - King of Italy and Ethiopia", dated 4 March, 1937, signed by the King, also by Mussolini at bottom, fine-v.f., with PSA certificate | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1039 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 #1040 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE PERON, Juan (1895-1974), Argentine lieutenant general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labor and Vice President, he was thrice elected President of Argentina, serving from June 1946 to September 1955, when he was overthrown in a coup d'etat, and then from October 1973 until his death in July 1974. A Ministry of War document dated 20 Aug 1943, signed by Peron and other generals | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1041 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. | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1042 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. | Price Realized $700.00 |
