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,...
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Please note that this four-session auction (at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day) takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 17 and July 18 at our New York 57th Street Auction Galleries and on CherrystoneLive (www.cherrystoneauctions.com/
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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
Estimate: $250
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
Estimate: $250
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,...
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 (...
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.
Estimate: $250
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...
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
Estimate: $1500
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-...
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.
Estimate: $700
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
Estimate: $1000
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.
Estimate: $150
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