1917 CARUSO, Enrico (1873-1921) Italian operatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles from the Italian and French repertoires that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. A picture postcard signed and dated in white ink, partly matted and ready for framing, v.f.
Estimate: $500
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Welcome to our May 7-8 Auction Sale, to be held at Cherrystone's New York City galleries. There are 1,642 lots of rare stamps and postal history of the World, featuring further selections from the David Mace collection and properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. A solid selection of United States is followed by Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Spain and Scandinavian countries. There are strong sections of Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with strength in Queen Victoria, KEVII and George V singles and sets, as well as Japanese Occupation material. There are numerous flight covers of the world, with selections of Zeppelin dispatches. Sections of better South America, Asia and the rest of the world are noteworthy, with an award-winning collection of Corrientes offered intact. The sale concludes with the usual selection of large lots, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers. Live Internet bidding is available through our website www.cherrystoneauctions.com (via CherrystoneLIVE).
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Lot #2108 - autographs of famous people
Lot #2109 - autographs of famous people
1862 GARIBALDI, Giuseppe (1807-1882), Italian patriot and general, one of the creators of modern Italy. Signed "G.Garibaldi" on small card with mounted photo, printed "Taken from Life by order of the Central Garibaldian Committee of Genova", dated Dec.3, 1862, very rare
Estimate: $500
Lot #2110 - autographs of famous people
1914 GLAZUNOV, Alexander P. (1865-1936), Russian composer, studied under Rimsky-Korsakov and was director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory from 1906 until the Revolution, 1914 partly printed ALS headed "Director SPB Conservatory", with several handstamps and countersignatures, v.f. and rare
Estimate: $250
Lot #2111 - autographs of famous people
1939 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
Estimate: $750
Lot #2112 - autographs of famous people
LINDBERGH, Charles Augustus, 1927 partly printed "Pilot's Message" (PAA logo), signed by Charles A. Lindbergh, as pilot, dated 4/28 with message "Passed Northbound 4:37 Midchannel" (probably Cuba or Dominican Republic), little edge toning, otherwise fine and scarce
Estimate: $1500
Lot #2113 - autographs of famous people
1865 MAZZINI, Giuseppe (1805-1872), Italian patriot and a leading propagandist of the Risorgimento. A small ALS dated 22 Dec., 1865 and signed "Gius. Mazzini", very rare
Estimate: $500
Lot #2114 - autographs of famous people
NAPOLEON I, Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France, four page letter discussing military matters, signed "NAP", dated 28 November, 1813 at Paris, addressed to Monsieur le Duc de Feltre (Minister of War), with a small attached note bearing corrections in Napoleon's hand, fine and rare document
Estimate: $2500
Lot #2115 - autographs of famous people
NICHOLAS II (1868-1918), the last Tsar of Russia (whose misgovernment helped bring about the Russian Revolution and the overthrow of the dynasty), partly printed document awarding a high decoration, dated 6 December, 1914 at bottom, boldly signed "Nikolai", also with oval 15 Dec. 1914 datestamp, rare
Estimate: $1500
Lot #2116 - autographs of famous people
RABIN, Yitzhak (1922-1996), Prime minister of Israel, signed color photo (17x20cm), accompanied by a 1995 letter from the Prime Minister's Office "as requested, I am enclosing an autographed photograph of the Prime Minister"
Estimate: $250
Lot #2117 - autographs of famous people
1964 RICHTER, Sviatoslav Teofilovich (1915-1997), Soviet pianist of Russian-German origin, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, signed musical program 1965 Teatro Donizetti Bergamo, Italy ("Recital del Pianista Sviatoslav Richter")
Estimate: $200
Lot #2118 - autographs of famous people
1880 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...
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