JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1808), third U.S. President, signed as President on a free-frank letter, dated 29th Aug. 1802, docketed on arrival, letter sheet reduced, with wax seal missing, mounted on paper, v.f., rare, with Stephen Koschal cert. -
Estimate price: $4500-5000
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
Welcome to our June 2014 Sale, with 1667 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
This four-session auction commences with quality United States, with unused examples of Scott's Nos. 2 and 12, both with original gum, Special Printings, inverted Candle and Stock Exchange errors, Zeppelin Plate Blocks, Postage Dues and Revenues. Autographs of Jefferson, Napoleon, Peter the Great, Roosevelt, Marylyn Monroe and others are featured as well.
The foreign section includes China (good selection of Dowagers, ex-Holcombe), Scandinavian countries, with Denmark, Finland and Sweden, France and Colonies, Germany and German Colonies, Great Britain (with another unused 10sh Edward I.R. Official), British North America (Newfoundland with unused De Pinedo, Balbo double impression and Martynside flight covers), British Commonwealth, Baltic Countries, Italy and Italian Colonies, Korea, Poland, Russia (with an exceptional collection of Imperial Postal History offered intact) and Soviet Union, Switzerland and many others.
As always there are over 120 lots of Large Lots and Collections.
The entire sale is online, with additional images added daily and on request.
This is a public auction taking place live at our 57th Street Galleries and online at CherrystoneLIVE. A limited number of printed catalogues are available. Cherrystone Auctions 119 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 [email protected]
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Lot #155 - autographs of famous people
Lot #156 - autographs of famous people
KENNEDY, John F. (1917-63), 35th U.S. President, signed as senator, a handwritten two-page letter, not dated, on imprinted stationery of the "United States Senate, Washington, D.C. John F.Kennedy, Mass.", v.f., with Stephen Koschal cert. Documents actually signed by JFK are very rare -
Estimate price: $4500-5000
Lot #157 - autographs of famous people
1836 MANN, Horace (1796-1859), American education reformist, Congressman from Massachusetts, brother-in-law to author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Arguing that universal public education was the best way to turn the nation's unruly children into disciplined, judicious republican citizens, Mann won widespread approval from modernizers, especially in his Whig Party, for building public schools. Most states adopted one version or another of the system...
Lot #158 - autographs of famous people
MONROE, James (1758-1831), fifth U.S. President, document signed as President, July 27, 1824 granting land in Palestine, Illinois to a certain Smith Shaw, countersigned by George Graham, commissioner of General Land Office -
Estimate price: $800-900
Lot #159 - autographs of famous people
1961 MONROE, Marilyn (born Norma Jeane Mortenson,1926-1962) an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s. A typewritten note on personal embossed stationery (6x9inches), dated July 14, 1961 to her chauffeur "Dear Rudy, Thank you for your message. I'm sorry I was delayed with the check but thanks again for taking care of...
Lot #160 - autographs of famous people
NAPOLEON, Bonaparte. LS addressed "Au Premier Consul de la Republique Francaise" and signed by Gen. Gauthier; annotated in margin and signed "Buonaparte" by the Emperor, with red "Secret Pap." oval hs, v.f. Documents signed "Buonaparte" are very rare -
Estimate price: $4500-5000
Lot #161 - autographs of famous people
NAPOLEON, Bonaparte. A partly printed LS headed "Rapport a la Majeste l'Empereur et Roi", from Minister of War, dated 1810, signed "NAP" by Napoleon in margin, also signed by Marshal Berthier, as Minister of War at bottom -
Estimate price: $1400-1500
Lot #162 - autographs of famous people
1844 PETER the Great, Peter I (1672-1725), ruled the Russian Empire from 1682 until his death. A large single page (text on both sides), probably a military commission, written in old Slavonic and signed "Petr" in the right margin. Also included an etching of Peter, plus an old map of Russia. A rarity -
Estimate price: $4500-5000
Lot #163 - autographs of famous people
PICKETT, George E. (1825-1875), Confederate general of the disastrous "Pickett's charge" fame in the battle of Gettysburg. The Southern Telegraph Companies, received at Richmond May 9, 1864 from Petersburg to Gen. Bragg, contents relating to military actions at Swift Creek, handstamped "Examined for War Records", with two facsimile signatures of Maj. Gen. Pickett, some paper strengthening and stains, fine and very rare Civil War telegram -...
Lot #164 - autographs of famous people
ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. (1882-1945), 32nd U.S. President, 1914 signed, typewritten letter headed "The Assistant Secretary of the Navy" to Martin H.Glynn, Governor of New York. Roosevelt writes: "My dear Governor: I have been asked to speak a good word for Calvin J. Hudson, Commissioner of Agriculture... I am sure he will do much to swing both the Grange and State Agricultural Society back behind you and your fight for bills for...
Lot #165 - autographs of famous people
1850 SEWARD, William Henry (1801-1872) was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a dominant figure in the Republican Party in its formative years, and was widely regarded as the leading contender for the party's presidential nomination in 1860...
Lot #166 - autographs of famous people
SPACE. A duplicated collection of 1,145 autographs, individual signatures on 739 mostly Space-related covers and first day covers, also on picture postcards, original photographs and other documents, all by various Russian cosmonauts, with many early items including seven signatures of Yuri Gagarin, Komarov (5), Volkov (4), Levchenko, also Titov, Tereshkova, Bykovsky, Beregovoi, Popovich etc. Also included are 8 original "Krasnaya Zvezda"...
Lot #167 - autographs of famous people
1844 VICTORIA, Regina, Queen of England (Alexandrina Victoria,1819-1901) was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death). A four page document, dated June 24, 1844 - Queen Victoria writes to the U.S. President John Tyler, confirming appointment of U.S. Consul to Hobart town (Tasmania), site of the early penal colony. The document is also signed (inner leaf) by Lord Aberdeen (George...
Lot #168 - Albania
1914 unissued "Independent Albania" prepared for the Third Albanian Congress, 10c imperf. and 1fr perf. singles, used, fine and rare stamps, with Raybaudi cert. -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #169 - Albania air post
1916 postal stationery, 5q green & 10q red brown unaddressed postcards, each with a red cachet of the Austrian Air Force Station in Durazzo, also 10q unsevered postal reply card with Fieldpost No.315 cds and regimental cachet, v.f. -
Estimate price: $120-150
Lot #170 - Albania zeppelin flights
1933 1st SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with appropriate transit and arrival pmks -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #171 - Albania zeppelin flights
1933 3rd SAF to Brazil, little toning, otherwise v.f., with appropriate transit and arrival pmks -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #172 - Albania zeppelin flights
1933 5th SAF to Brazil, v.f., with appropriate transit and arrival pmks -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #173 - Albania albanian locals: central albania (essad post)
1915 (15 Oct) cover franked with 40pa blue, used from Skrapar to Elbasan, v.f. and extremely rare usage, with violet (21.10) arrival cds, signed Prindushi -
Estimate price: $550-600
Lot #174 - allenstein
1920 5pf-40pf, unissued set of five, blocks of four, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski, -
Estimate price: $1400-1500
Lot #175 - Argentina
1947-49 Antarctica, imperforate, set of three blocks of four, n.h., v.f. -
Estimate price: $550-600
Lot #176 - Argentina
1950 "ELFIRA" presentation booklet, with imperforate blocks and souv. sheets, trial colors etc., v.f., only 300 issued -
Estimate price: $350-400
Lot #177 - Argentina semi-postals
1960 "Temex" presentation booklet with 16 imperforate blocks in various colors, v.f., rare -
Estimate price: $260-300
Lot #178 - Argentina air post
1930 Zeppelin Issue, blue overprint complete set of five, also 90c overprinted in green, on flown Round-the-World flight cover to Germany, little toning, otherwise fine-v.f., rare on one cover -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #179 - Argentina air post
1930 First Flight from Buenos Aires to USA, franked with the complete set of Zeppelin overprints in blue, v.f., with appropriate markings. Complete sets on a single cover are relatively scarce -
Estimate price: $230-250
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