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...
United States & Worldwide Stamps
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Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps
We are pleased to present our March 18-19 sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
You are invited to browse through this select offering of 1600 lots representing virtually every area of International Philately.
The United States section ranges from Special Printings to better cacheted FDCs. Foreign Countries include Western Europe, with Austria, France and Colonies, and specialized German Area (with excellent Locals and Occupation Issues). Great Britain and British Commonwealth are also well represented. In addition, there are numerous rarities from South America, Asia, including China and Japan, Eastern Europe and Russia. As always there are over 100 large lots and collections, balances of estates and much more.
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Lot #171 - 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 -
Estimate price: $400-500
Lot #172 - 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. -
Estimate price: $190-200
Lot #173 - 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...
Lot #174 - 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 -
Estimate price: $130-150
Lot #175 - 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 color ppc showing young Gagarin in uniform -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #176 - 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 -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #177 - 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. -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #178 - 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 -
Estimate price: $130-150
Lot #179 - 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 -
Estimate price: $130-150
Lot #180 - 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 -
Estimate price: $1400-1500
Lot #181 - 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" -
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Lot #182 - 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 -
Estimate price: $700-750
Lot #183 - 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 -
Estimate price: $700-750
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