U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
July 17-18, 2018
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #81 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BENES, Eduard (1884-1948), Czechoslovak statesman; forced into exile by Hitler after the Nazi occupation of Sudetenland; president of the Czechoslovak government in exile, with headquarters in England (1939-45). ALS dated 29 May, 1918, in French on imprinted "Conseil National des Pays Tcheques" stationery, 4 pages, octavo, Paris. Benes writes: "Mon Colonel", regarding the Czech prisoners, including those in Russia, fine and very rare ALS, with full English translation | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #82 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE COOLIDGE, Calvin (1872-1933), 30th U.S. President, signed photo by Harris & Ewing (9 1/2:13 1/2inches), with dedication at bottom and dated 1929, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #83 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE COOLIDGE, Calvin (1872-1933), 30th U.S. President, signed photo by Underwood & Underwood (9 1/2:13 1/2inches), with dedication at bottom "to Theodore J. Krokus, with regards", fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #84 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE 1818 Da Ponte, Lorenzo (1749-1838), an Italian, later American opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's most celebrated operas, Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro and Cosi Fan Tutte. In 1828, at the age of 79, Lorenzo Da Ponte became a naturalized U.S. citizen. In 1833, at the age of 84, he founded the New York Opera Company. A four-page quarto, letter written in Italian, dated 4 November, 1818, Philadelphia, with departure pmk, charged 12 1/2, sent to Mr. N. Moore in New York, little toning, otherwise fine letter from Mozart's librettist and founder of the New York Opera  | Unsold |
 | Lot #85 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE GILBERT, William and SULLIVAN, Arthur. (The Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900). The two men collaborated on 14 comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado are among the best known). A selection of relevant letters including an 1872 ALS from Gilbert, 1883 4-page letter, also signed carte de visit (1880) and printed lithographed 6x9 portrait with facsimile signature from Sullivan, additional ALS by Sir Edward German (completed "Ivanhoe"), Sabine Baring-Gould ("Onward Christian Soldiers"), George Grossmith (actor), Richard D'Oyly Carte (manager), Sir Bernard ("Cox and Box"), Henry Irving (actor), a wonderful assembly | Unsold |
 | Lot #86 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE HOOVER, Herbert (1874-1964), 31st U.S. President, signed full-face, bust pose photo (9x12inches), inscribed "To Harley C. Moore Jr, with the good wishes of Herbert Hoover", v.f. | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #87 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE HUMPHREY, Hubert H (1911-1978), U.S. Political leader, Vice President (1965-69), two items, with typewritten letter headed "The Vice President, Washington", dated May 31, 1968 addressed to Mr. Pollock, President Textile Workers Union of America, v.f., also typewritten letter headed "The Vice President, Washington", dated April 19, 1968 addressed to Mr. Pollock, President Textile Workers Union of America, discussing the death of Martin Luther King, also accompanied by a copy of Humphrey's speech following Dr.King's assassination | Unsold |
 | Lot #88 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE KENNEDY, Jacqueline, Onassis. Two items, one typewritten letter dated Nov.9, 1960 to Mr. Fuller thanking him for a donation to the party; the other is the donation itself: a cashed check for $2, endorsed by Mrs. Kennedy, v.f., scarce | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #89 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE 1918 LINDBERGH, Charles Augustus (1902-1974), an American aviator who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927. A check from Charles A.Lindbergh, Sr. payable on the First National Bank of Little Falls, Minn., to (his later famous son) "Chas A Lindbergh, Jr", dated Dec.14, 1918 in the amount of $25, stamped "Paid" and signed on the back "C A Lindbergh Jr." An early autographed item, signed by the 16-year old Lindbergh | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #90 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE LISZT, Franz (1811-1886), Hungarian Romantic composer and virtuoso pianist who revolutionized keyboard technique and became a public idol, ALS in French "Voici madam…" , v.f. | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #91 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE MADISON, James (1751-1836) Fourth U.S. President, large folded Naval Commission, undated, with name left blank, beautifully engraved, signed by President James Madison and his Secretary of State, Robert Smith, a fine showpiece, with embossed Government seal, rare | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #92 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE MEANY, George (1894-1980), U.S. Labor Leader, president of AFL-CIO, typewritten letter dated Feb.3, 1970 to William Pollock, President Textile Workers Union of America, v.f. | Price Realized $130.00 |
