Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 27

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Aviators

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4453		Blériot, Louis (1872-1909) French aviator; he made the first flight over the English Channel (1909) -- the first flight over open water. One of the great heroes of early aviation, Berliot designed and flew his own planes. Signed Photographic Postcard ("L. Blériot"), France, 1929, 3½ x 5½ in. Sepia toned portrait signed with black ink in bottom margin. Verso has divided back and "Blériot-Aéronautique" stamp. Transmittal envelope included. Lovely, strong signature, some faint silvering to photo, minor abrasion to upper left corner. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4454		Earhart, Amelia (1898-1937) Celebrated American aviator who was the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic. Earhart's disappearance over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to circumnavigate the globe raised many questions and has led to much speculation over the years, but her fate remains a mystery. Signature ("Amelia Earhart"), n.p., n.d., one page, 4¾ x 3¾ in. Black ink on white heavy stock. Some adhesive/paper residue from an album on verso, otherwise very good to fine condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $414
Lot 4455		Howard Hughes Signed Flight Cover. Flown Flight Cover Signed ("Howard Hughes") A fine Hughes signature in black ink appears at the left of many postmarks and stamps. Postmarked in New York at 5 P.M. on July 10, 1938, and at 5 P.M. on July 14 to mark the beginning and end of Hughes' flight around the world in a Lockheed 14 with a crew of four. Other postmarks are Paris and Moscow; the special Hughes flight cachets are prominent, as are stamps from France and the Soviet Union. Fine. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 4456		Howard Hughes Signed Flight Cover. Flown Flight Cover Signed ("Howard Hughes"), from Hughes' 1938 flight around the world. A fine Hughes signature in black ink overlaps the Paris postmark, but is not obscured. Otherwise identical to the piece above; also in fine condition. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 4457		Howard Hughes Signed Flight Cover. Flown Flight Cover Signed ("Howard Hughes"), from Hughes' 1938 flight around the world. A fine Hughes signature in black ink touches the Paris postmark. Stamps and postmarks are identical to the covers above; also in fine condition. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 4458		Hughes and Crew Signatures. Envelope Signed ("Howard Hughes", "Tommy Thurlow", "Dick Stoddard", "Edward Lund", and "Harry Connor"). Hughes and the entire crew of his 1938 record-breaking, around-the-world flight sign in purple ink on the cover of an air mail envelope postmarked July 21, 1938. There is some toning to the edges, but all of the signatures are strong and this piece is in fine condition. Signed by the entire crew one week after their flight, while at a convention in Newark, New Jersey. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 4459		Hughes' Aviation Achievements, Flight Covers. Lot of four air mail envelopes: one signed by Hughes' around the world flight crew (postmarked in New York the day of their landing) and the other postmarked from Newark, New Jersey on January 19, 1937 -- the day Hughes landed there after setting the Coast to Coast speed record. The signed envelope features the signatures of Tom Thurlow, Edward Lund, Dick Stoddard and Harry Connor. Minor soiling and multiple postmarks on this piece, but the signatures are strong. 2). Unsigned flown flight cover from the 1938 circumnavigation similar to the lots above. 3). An envelope commemorating another great Hughes achievement, the 7 hour, 28 minute flight across the United States. Very good. 4). A First Flight Cachet Cover of the Hercules (Spruce Goose) commemorating the launch of the Spruce Goose on November 1, 1947. Minor toning, else fine. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $891
Lot 4460		Lindbergh, Charles A (1902-74) Made the first solo, non-stop trans-Atlantic flight in 1927. Autograph Letter Signed on a flight, "Ph-1; Tokyo-Frankfurt, August 23, 1972 (Dawn over Persia)," 4pp, quarto. Very cleanly written on thin blue paper. A long letter to Z.L. Lewis, the Australian Minister of Lands, praising Australia's conservation efforts, the country, and its people. In part: "..I am tremendously impressed both by what you have done in creating new parks and reserves and by the plans you have for the overall conservation of resources, both land and sea. I ohly wish that other countries had had…the vision and leadership Australia is now showing in these critically important fields. I have never seen a city as well served by parks as Sydney….Kinchega National Park…reminded me of the great animal parks of Africa. I can pay no greater compliment….I now feel I have a contact with Australia…(When I flew down to Brisbane during World War II, I had little chance to see anything that was not directly connected with military activities--not even a kangaroo….) I hope very much to return to Australia again, for I like your country and its people…." Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4461		Lindbergh, Charles A. Autograph Letter Signed ("Charles"), EAL Shuttle, Washington-New York, June 2, 1970, one page, quarto. Written on thin, blue paper to General Al Gruenther, former aide-de-camp to Eiswnhower. "Dear Al: You are a great general, but I think you might make an even better newspaper reporter!! Also, it was a grand show you put on for Pan American at the F Strut Club last night…." There are a couple of file notes in red ink at top right, else very fine. With original addressed envelope. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $414
Lot 4462		Rickenbacker, Eddie (1890-1973) World War I American flying ace. Vintage sepia Photograph Signed, "Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker 1913/1963," 8 x 10 in. A period photograph showing the captain of the 94th squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, posing with his plane. Signed in blue ink at lower edge. Old pin holes in the borders and one small corner crease; four tape remnants on verso. Ideal for display. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 4463		American Aces. Three items from three of America's first Ace pilots, including: 1. A beautiful Eddie Rickenbacher Photograph Signed ("Capt E. v. Rickenbacher"), sepia tone reprint, n.p., 1930, 7 x 5 in.; signature and year inscribed on lighter portion of uniform. Includes letter on Fokker Aircraft stationery from Rickenbacher's secretary. Very slight waviness around edges of picture, otherwise fine. 2. Signature ("J.H. Doolittle"). n.p., n.d., one page, 3½ x 2¼ in. Signature on verso of Doolittle's business card. Fine condition. 3). Signature ("George A. Vaughn Jr. / Maj. A.C. N.Y.N.G), one page, large quarto. Signature in center of a piece of New York National Guard letterhead. One horizontal and two vertical folds, minor toning at edges, otherwise very good condition. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 4464		International Early Aviation. Lot of four items; two groups of signatures from aviators, one Byrd signature and one Byrd picture postcard. 1). Russian aviators, the first to fly from East to West (Moscow to New York, October 1929) on the airplane Land of the Soviets. Signatures in Cyrillic script of S.A. Shestakov, S. Fufaev, Philip E. Bolotov, and Boris Sterligov. Seattle, October 18, 1929, one page, 5½ x 8½ in. One corner missing, one vertical and four horizontal creases, minor surface soil. 2). Signatures of Charles Kingsford-Smith, J.P. Saul and John S.W. Stannage, part of the crew of the Southern Cross, n.p., n.d., one page, 6 x 4 in. One vertical fold, one corner chipped and loose. 3). Signature of Richard Byrd ("RE Byrd"), n.p, n.d. 4 x 2½ in. Accompanied by a picture postcard and a letter from Byrd's camp. All items very good. An exceptional lot of pioneering aviators. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Unsold
Lot 4465		Charpentier, Gustave (1860-1956) French composer and winner of the Prix de Rome, best remembered for his opera Louise. Black and white Photographic Postcard Signed in blue ink across chest of portrait with inscription ("sympatiquement") at bottom edge, n.p., n.d., 5½ x 3½ in. Minor abrasions to right edge visible on close inspection; faint crease at bottom left corner, else very good to fine. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $75
Lot 4466		Hammerstein, Oscar II (1895-1960) One of the greatest lyricists in the American musical theater. Typed Letter Signed on personal stationery, New York City, April 9, 1953, one page octavo. To Irving Montgomery in Santa Monica, California. In part: "…It was good news for me to hear that 'Lyrics' had become the official textbook on this subject at U.C.L.A. I will follow your suggestion and write a note to Hal Levy…." Light toning. With transmittal envelope. Hammerstein's most recent hit show when he wrote this letter was The King and I, written in 1951 with Richard Rodgers. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4467		Composers and Performers. Lot of four signatures, two with Musical Quotations. Leopold Auer has penned a few notes above his signature, as has Ossip Gabrilowitsch. Mischa Elman and Efrem Zimbalist sign boldly, both in 1929. Minor toning, some corners show mounting scars. Overall, very good to fine. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details	Unsold
Lot 4468		(Harvard Presidents). Correspondence from three Harvard presidents: Edward Everett (president from 1846-49); Jared Sparks (president from 1849-53); and Charles William Eliot (president from 1869-1909). Everett wrote an Autograph Letter Signed in 1855 to David Reed, regarding making copies of a speech Everett had made. Toned, with marginal staining. Sparks wrote three Autograph Letters Signed, 2 to David Reed, only 1 dated (1856), all octavo and toned; paper loss affects three words in one. Content is about articles, writing and payment. All boldly written and signed. Also, closing and nice large signature on 2¼ x 6 in. paper. From Eliot, four Typed Letters Signed and one Autograph Letter Signed, all from Harvard, four dated 1897 and one 1898, all to William Howell Reed and all in fine condition. Content regards speaking engagements, subscribing to the Christian Register, etc. An interesting note in 1897 says, "…I doubt if either Mr. John M. Forbes or Mr. Malcolm Forbes counts himself a Unitarian. both are, I believe, rather more evolved…." Eliot had the longest presidency in Harvard history. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4469		Carnegie, Andrew (1835-1919) Scottish-born industrialist, owner of the largest steel and iron works in the United States on his retirement in 1901. Remembered for his philanthropic undertakings. Clipped signature, in blue ink. n.p., n.d. 1 x 3½ in. One small spot of adhesive residue at top edge, else fine. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $66
Lot 4470		Getty, J. Paul (1892-1976) American business executive; oil billionaire and philanthropist; at the time of his death, he was the richest man in the world. Check Signed, Los Angeles, California, June 24, 1943. Made out to his wife for $13.63; she endorsed it on the verso. Some ink from stamp at left edge; stamped and perforated cancellations do not affect the bold signature. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4471		Huntington, C.P (1821-1900) American railroad builder. Stock Certificate Signed as president of the Newport News and Mississippi Valley Company, New York, February 7, 1887, small oblong folio. A green and white certificate issued to I. Wallach for 100 shares. All 20 coupons are attached and all are cancelled. Small area of paper loss at upper left and some toning; overall Very Good. Huntington was involved in the building of the transcontinental railroad, was president of the Sourthern Pacific RR, served as a lobbyist in Washington for favorable railroad legislation, and held interests in the Chesapeake & Ohio RR, as well as in several steamship companies. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4472		Morgan, J. Pierpont (1837-1913) American banker and financier. Signature cut from a vellum document, n.p., n.d., 1 x 4½ in. Matted with a copy of a 10 x 12½ in. photograph of Wall Street taken in 1911 by Irving Underhill, a 6 x 4½ in. image of Morgan, and a plaque engraved "J. Pierpont Morgan / Owner of the Titanic" and handsomely framed to an overall size of 20¾ x 26½ inches. Morgan's company, International Mercantile Marine, bought the White Star Line in 1902. White Star decided to build the largest, most luxurious ships in the world. The first was the Olympic; the second was the ill-fated Titanic that sank in 1912. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242