autographs of famous people - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 228 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversHOOVER, 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 - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Coversautographs of famous people |
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 Lot 223 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversDAVIS, 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 - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Coversautographs of famous people |
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 Lot 229 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversLINDBERGH, 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 - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Coversautographs of famous people |
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 Lot 224 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversEISENHOWER, 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 - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Coversautographs of famous people |
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 Lot 230 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversNAPOLEON 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" - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Coversautographs of famous people |
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 Lot 225 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversGAGARIN, 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 - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Coversautographs of famous people |
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 Lot 220 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversBURR, 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 - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Coversautographs of famous people |
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 Lot 231 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversSPACE. 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 - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Coversautographs of famous people |
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 Lot 226 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversGAGARIN, 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. - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Coversautographs of famous people |
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 Lot 221 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversCHALIAPIN, 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 - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Coversautographs of famous people |
