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Lot 229 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1964 ALI, Muhammad, personally hand signed (faint signature which is difficult to verify, hence offered as is) 16x20 photo picturing him standing over The Beatles. (on February 18, 1964, The Beatles were taken to Miami's Fifth Street gym to meet Cassius Clay, who was training for an upcoming fight against heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. This historic photo is a true merging of sports and entertainment icons and an incredible piece to add to your autograph collection. Muhammad Ali is known as one of the best heavyweights in the history of boxing. Ali won a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics in Rome in the light heavyweight division. He is the only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Champion. The 1990 Hall of Fame inductee ended his career with 56 wins out of 61 total fights) Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 235 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History NAPOLEON Bonaparte, lettersheet signed "Napole" at Elba, fine and very rare. The French invasion of Russia in 1812 marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes. His Grande Armee was badly damaged in the campaign and never fully recovered. In 1813, the Sixth Coalition defeated his forces at Leipzig; the following year the Coalition invaded France, forced Napoleon to abdicate and exiled him to the island of Elba Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 230 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History EARHART, Amelia Mary (1897-1937), American aviation pioneer, first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, signature on 1932 first flight cover from Los Angeles to Lakewood, Ohio, also signed by ten other aviators, all participants in Los Angeles Airport Sweepstakes Air Derby, v.f. and rare aviation cover, with certificate Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 236 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1880 TOLSTOY, Lev Nikolayevich, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time, best known for the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina. A framed (professionally matted) picture postcard, boldly signed Lev Tolstoy (in Cyrillic letters) on picture side, with handwritten inscription in German "to my friend Ingold Kundre on his birthday May 31, 1905, Rolf Biedermann", fine Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 231 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1939 HITLER, Adolf, partly printed "In Namen des Deutschen Volkes" document for the "Deutschen Mutter", dated 21 May, 1939 Berlin, boldly signed by Adolf Hitler as "der fuhrer and Reichskanzler", countersigned by "Meisner", with official embossing, some peripheral creases Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 4163 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collection Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), military general and the first emperor of France who is considered one of the world's greatest military leaders. ALS, four-page folio, date-lined St. Cloud, 17 August, 1808 to his stepson Prince Eugene Napoleon (Eugene Rose de Beauharnais, Duke of Lichtenberg was the first child and only son of Alexandre de Beauharnais and Josephine Tauscher de la Piggeries, first wife of Napoleon), addressed "Mon Fils", interesting text in which Napoleon discusses the affairs of State, Austria, War in Spain, troop movements. Endorsed at bottom "Votre Affectionee Pere" and boldly signed "NAPOLEON". A rare Napoleonic letter, of historic significance Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collectionautographs of famous people |
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Lot 4164 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collection Resnik, Judith Arlene (1949-86), an American engineer and a NASA astronaut who died when the Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed during the launch of mission STS-51-L. Resnik was the second American female astronaut in space, logging 145 hours in orbit. A Nasa staff photograph (dated 1978), signed Judith Resnik, v.f. Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collectionautographs of famous people |
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Lot 4160 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collection Chagall, Marc (a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin. An early modernist, he was associated with several major artistic styles and created works in virtually every artistic format), signature in English and in Hebrew, on 1967 United Nations First Day cover bearing the souvenir sheet issued in his honor. Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collectionautographs of famous people |
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Lot 4161 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collection Hitler, Adolf. Ca 1935 original black and white photograph (125:180mm), with embossed Nazi Party emblem at bottom, signed by Hitler, with "Heinrich Hoffman Photoberichterstatter der Reichsleitung der NSDAP" (Hoffman was the official photographer of NSDAP), hs on back, some peripheral toning, otherwise fine and rare signed photo Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collectionautographs of famous people |
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Lot 4162 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collection Mussolini, Benito Amilcare Andrea (1883-1945, Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943. He ruled constitutionally until 1925, when he dropped all pretense of democracy and set up a legal dictatorship. Known as Il Duce, Mussolini was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism). A partly printed document (immigration matters) headed "Vittorio Emanuele III Re d'Italia", boldly signed and dated (1935) by the King Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947, King of Italy 1900-1946), and countersigned at bottom "Mussolini" Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collectionautographs of famous people |