Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 27

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

U.S. Cabinet Officers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4336		Johnson, Lady Bird. Typed Letter Signed ("Lady Bird"), on personal stationery with a vignette of the LBJ ranch in Stonewall, Texas, December 19, 1974, one page, 8½ x 6½ in. To long-time family friend and LBJ secretary, Dorothy Nichols, with a holograph greeting, "And Merry Christmas to all!" In part, "How happy I was to hear that you are continuing to record your memories for the Library's oral history collection….my wishes for you and your family are as warm as is my gratitude for these gifts that only you can give to the Library and to history…." Excellent condition. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4337		(Kennedy, Jacqueline). One of twelve bottles of perfume made exclusively for Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign by Frank Allen, a close friend of John F. Kennedy. Containing ½ oz. of perfume, the bottle bears Mrs. Kennedy's name in gold leaf, as does the black silk pouch that holds it. Allen kept two of the twelve bottles for himself and gave the other ten to Mrs. Kennedy, who gave some of them to a few close friends and relatives at JFK's inauguration. Allen informed Richard Ellis, his close friend and fellow member of the New York Athletic Club, that he did not want the two bottles he possessed to be sold during his lifetime, because he did not want to commercialize items he had obtained through his friendship with the Kennedys. This rare collector's item deserves a place in a museum or in a prestigious presidential collection. The perfume and pouch is accompanied by a supporting letter of documentation from Richard Ellis, legendary collector and dealer of presidential memorabilia, who was given the perfume by Mr. Allen. Also included is a copy of an obituary of Mr. Allen from the New York Athletic Club. It mentions his association with President Kennedy and an original PT 109 tieclip that Mr. Allen designed for distribution during JFK's campaign. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4338		Madison, Dolley Payne and Madison, James (1768-1849) Wife of James Madison, the 4th President of the U.S. Autograph Letter Signed ("D.P. Madison"), Montpelier, January 29, 1834, 1¼ pages, quarto. With integral address leaf free franked and addressed by former President James Madison ("Free James Madison / Genl. James Taylor / Washington"). Dolley writes a friendly letter to the general with some political observations. In part: "…The political agitations are only known to us through the newspapers. They exhibit a complexity and confusion in the state of parties, and in the prospect before us, which was impenetrable to those in national situations, and not a little so, perhaps to those in the principal Theatre. If Mr. M[adison] does not expose his views and opinions of persons and things, it is certainly not for want of the fullest confidence in you, but from the difficulty he finds in forming them without further developments…." Very neatly written; a couple of small fold splits, and normal folds. Light soiling to address leaf, which has a black circular postmark, "Orange CH Va. JAN 30," red wax seal, paper remnant covering part of docket. The "political agitations" mentioned in the letter probably refer to the on-going conflict between President Andrew Jackson and a coalition headed by Henry Clay over the Bank of the United States. Jackson had vetoed an act to re-charter the bank and had withdrawn federal deposits from the bank. Clay obtained a Senate resolution to obtain a paper on the bank issue that Jackson had read to his cabinet. Jackson refused to hand it over and, on March 28, 1834, for the first and only time, the Senate censured a President. It was later expunged from the records just weeks before Jackson's retirement. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 4339		Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962) Wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the U.S.; diplomat and author in her own right. Typed Letter Signed, New York, March 1, 1951, one page, octavo. To Anana McGowan, a longtime friend of the Roosevelts, and their caretaker in New Brunswick, Canada. In part: "The reason Mr. Elliott has not had anthing done to repair the house is because the estimate given him to do what is necessary was $51,000. That we can not do….Mr. Elliott will plan to come up himself to find out if there is any way in which we can keep a small portion of the house….Otherwise we will offer the whole property to the Canadian government….I should feel very badly if we do give it up, but I imagine I could rent a house on the Island for a few weeks if I wanted to come up…." Original transmittal envelope bears Mrs. Roosevelt's printed franking signature. At the time of this letter, Mrs. Roosevelt was chair of the United Nation's Commission on Human Rights. She was part of the first American delegation appointed by Harry Truman to the UN, representing the United States from December 31, 1945 until December 31, 1952. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $196
Lot 4340		Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962) First Lady, author, diplomat, and humanitarian. Typed Letter Signed as delegate to the United Nations, on "Val-Kill Cottage / Hyde Park…" stationery, September 13, 1952. To Mr. Steinman, thanking him for his invitation "to speak at your Zionist of America banquet…." She cannot accept because "The General Assembly of the United Nations opens its session on the 14th of October and if I am on the delegation I can not make engagements away from York City…." One small strip of tape on verso of lower edge, else fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 4341		Taft, Helen. Autograph Note Signed ("Helen H. Taft") (Charleston, S.C.), April 16 (1932), 5 x 4½ in. With Free Franked envelope, to Martin & Allardyce in Rockport, Texas: "I want the Coat of Arms and crest of the family of Taft, and I enclose check." She gives her full return address, signing it "Mrs. William Howard Taft." Written two years after the death of President Taft. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 4342		Wallace, Henry A (1888-1965) Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt. A vintage, sepia Cabinet Card Signed in the lower border, n.p., n.d., 6½ x 4½ in. A chest-up portrait, handsomely set in white matting and framed in a simple black frame. In excellent contion. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $138
Lot 4343		Chase, Salmon P (1808-73) U.S. senator, governor of Ohio; U.S. secretary of the treasury; Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Autograph Letter Signed ("S.P. Chase"), Columbus (Ohio), Dec. 17, 1860, 2 pp, octavo. To Michigan congressman J.P. Williams, answering some questions about Ohio's system of agriculture and about the state of the Union. In part, "Secession before Concession but nary bit of either is my motto. / Fairness & conciliation will win with God's blessing. His blessing…will not follow our new compromise with wrong…." As U.S. secretary of the treasury (1861-64), Chase originated a national banking system and issued the first "greenbacks" (1863). Fine condition. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 4344		Warren, Earl. Typed Letter Signed as Governor of California, Sacramento, California, March 5, 1951, one page, quarto. To an Englishman, James Peter Arnold, who had written to express concern for the health of Warren's daughter. Warren writes, in part, "…Your observations regarding the governments of England and the United States are most interesting and we appreciate your kind remarks about the American people…." Fine. Warren was governor of California 1943-1953; in 1953, President Eisenhower appointed him as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, where he served until his retirement in 1969. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 4345		Brandeis and Stone. Lot of two signatures. "Harlan F. Stone" signs on a Supreme Court card and "Louis D. Brandeis" signs on a 2¼ x 3¾ in. card. Minor toning, otherwise both pieces are in fine condition. Two of the most influential jurors of the 20th century. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 4346		Hoover, Edgar J (1895-1972) Head of the FBI for 48 years. Four items: Autograph Letter Signed on FBI letterhead, Washington, Dec. 28, 1937, sending Season's Greetings; copy of Masters of Deceit (New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1957), Signed and Inscribed, "To Norman Armour With warm personal regards. J. Edgar Hoover. 3.20.58" on first end page; and A Study of Communism (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1962), with a Typed Letter Signed ("Edgar") lightly affixed inside front cover, on FBI letterhead, Jan. 10, 1962, to Norman Armour praising the "dedicated men and women" of the FBI. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4347		Kissinger, Henry. Secretary of State, statesman, diplomat, and author. Four items: (1) Signed 8 x 10 in. color print of the White House (2) Typed Letter Signed as Secretary of State, Washington, January 17, 1977, to Congressman Dante Fascell, thanking him for his friendship and support and for speaking out on critical issues such as the Panama Canal (3) Typed Letter Signed, no place, April 6, 1982, to Paul Keyes, thanking him for his memorial gift to Kissinger's father. "He, a good orthodox Jew but in his heart the most ecumenical of men, would have loved it…." (4) Signed, Inscribed copy of Henry Kissinger. White House Years (Boston: Little Brown and Co., 1979), with dust jacket. Items 1, 2, and 4 are fine; item 3 has some wrinkling and light soiling. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115