Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 30

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Political Ephemera

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1048		(Bush, George H.W.) Inaugural Ephemera. The collection includes: 2 printed invitations to the Inauguration; printed ticket to the Ceremonies; printed oaths of the President and Vice President, in navy holder with gilt seal and color photo; printed Inauguration Ceremonies Program; a gilt printed program for the Jan. 19, 1989 Inaugural Gala; printed program for the Inaugural Ball, Jan. 20; and a small piece of wood from President Bush's inaugural platform, No. 100 of 500;. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1049		(Bush, George W.) 2001 Inaugural Medal. White House official Inaugural Medal with an image of George W. Bush on one side and a Presidential Eagle Seal on the other side, surrounded by "Forty-third President of the United States of America / Inaugurated January 20, 2001." Encapsulated in a presentation plastic with a short biography. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $127
Lot 1050		(Bush, George W.) Inauguration Champagne Glass. Eight-inch-tall fluted glass with a gold oval seal containing the Capitol dome and "Inauguration of President and Vice President 2001 - Bush - Cheney." Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1051		(Carter, Jimmy) Inaugural Ephemera. Collection includes: 3 printed invitations (1 on cream cardstock with gold seal); 2 tickets to the Inauguration Ceremonies; 2 programs for the Inauguration Ceremonies; 2 tickets to the Inaugural Party at the Washington Hilton Hotel; a printed "1977 Inaugural Guide to Washington"; a printed Official 1977 Inaugural Book; 2 "Inauguration 1977" license plates; a Schedule of Events for Inaugural Day activities; plus information on the issuance of the official 1977 Presidential Inaugural Commemoratives. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1052		(Eisenhower, Dwight D.) Inaugural Ephemera. Collection includes: A ticket to the Inaugural Platform for the 1957 Inaugural Ceremonies; an invitation to a Reception at the Statler on Jan. 20, 1957; 3 Official Programs for the 1953 Inauguration Ceremonies and one from the 1957 Ceremonies; 2 Inaugural Festival programs for Jan. 19, 1953; 2 programs for the Inaugural Ball on Jan. 20, 1953, and a 1957 Inauguration Pedestrian Pass. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1053		(Grant, Ulysses S.). A receipt from The Grant Monument Association certifying that W.H. Lowen contributed fifty cents to build the tomb of General Grant at Riverside Park, New York, July 5, 1892; and an invitation to the decoration of General Grant's tomb on May 31, 1886. With an image of James Garfield with facsimile signature. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1054		(Kennedy, John F.). Five black and white 8 x 10 in. UPI photographs of the Kennedy family. They include: Jackie Kennedy with JFK and Lyndon Johnson, at the Inaugural Ball (Jan. 20, 1961); President Kennedy watching 18-month-old John John prance about the Oval Office (May 28, 1962); West German Chancellor Kohl holding John Jr. while talking to President Kennedy (Nov. 15, 1962); Jackie Kennedy and her sister, Lee Radziwill, in a car as they arrive in Mexico for Easter week vacation (Jan. 18, 1961); Jackie Kennedy reprimanding John Jr. as they watch a parade from a balcony in Honolulu (June 12, 1966). Four of the five photos have typed UPI strips attached to the back. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1055		(Kennedy, John F.). Fifteen black and white (mostly wire) photos of JFK, either 7 x 9 in. or 8 x 10 in.: with Richard Nixon during the 1960 presidential campaign (2); with Khrushchev in Vienna;with LBJ and Bobby (JFK is in his rocking chair); with Arthur Goldberg; with McGeorge Bundy; with Robert McNamara and General Maxwell Taylor; with Cuban prisoners who were involved in the Bay of Pigs invasion; on a boat with Ben Bradlee and others; restraining LBJ who is angrily gesturing at someone; giving a speech at Rice University; at the White House (the last one taken) the night before he left for Texas; and three later photos of Jackie in England. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 1056		(Kennedy, John F.). Eleven original black and white photographs, 3½ x 5 in., taken in Tampa, Florida, November 18, 1963, at the Florida State Chamber of Commerce Conference, during which President Kennedy gave one of the last speeches of his life. Shots include: Kennedy at the podium, on stage waiting to speak, arriving at the location, crowd scenes, and more. Some light toning and wear to some of the photos; overall very good. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 1057		(Kennedy, John F.). A group of eleven original black and white photographs, 5 x 3½ in., taken in Tampa, Florida on November 18, 1963 at the Florida State Chamber of Commerce Conference, during which Kennedy gave one of the last speeches of his life. Shots include: Kennedy at the podium, on stage waiting to speak, arriving at the location, crowds, and more. Light toning and wear to some of the photos; overall very good. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $127
Lot 1058		(Kennedy, John F.) Inaugural Ephemera. Collection includes printed invitations to the Inauguration, to the Ball, and to the Inaugural Concert; a ticket to the Inauguration; 7 tickets (3 white and 4 yellow) to the Ball; an Official Inaugural Program; a printed copy of the Inaugural Address; 2 programs for the Gala; and 2 "Inauguration 1961" license plates. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 1059		Lincoln Carte de Visite From A Brady Negative. Full-length, seated portrait of Lincoln, turned to his left, 4 x 2½ in. Imprint of E & H.T. Anthony, New York, on verso, "From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery." Alexander Gardner took the photograph for Matthew Brady; Anthony received some of Brady's negatives in payment for photographic supplies. Mount is slightly trimmed at corners, some toning, and a few stray marks; otherwise, in good condition. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 1060		(Lincoln, Abraham) Cabinet Photo of His Home In Springfield, Illinois. Cabinet-size, albumen print, 4 x 6¾ in., laid to larger board, c. 1889, with imprint of O.H. Oldroyd, state custodian, on verso. A note on the verso by the original owner says, "Visited this place in May 1889." Some toning and foxing. Notations on mount, above and below photo. This house, which was built in 1839, was only a story and a half when the Lincolns purchased it in May of 1844. Between 1844 and 1861, the years the Lincolns lived there, the home underwent several additions, the last being in 1856 when the second story was added. The elm tree in the front yard was planted by Lincoln. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1061		(Lincoln, Abraham) Dispatch Announcing His Assassination. Military dispatch announcing the death of President Abraham Lincoln, from "Headquarters 1st Div. 17th A.C., Raleigh N.C., April 17, 1865," 1p. quarto. In full: "The following despatch has been received by Maj. Genl. Blair. 'General' Our noble President has been assassinated and is dead. Seward also, and his son: it is thought Seward will live but his son cannot. The assassins are said to have attempted Grant but failed. They are reported on the track of Sherman, and the Secretary puts him on his Guard. My heart is filled with gloom and sorrow. We have lost our noble head. (signed) O.O. Howard, Maj. Genl. By order of Brig Genl M.F. Force.…" Signed by "James R. Adams, Capt. & a.a.a.h." Docketed on verso. Binding remnants at left edge, else fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,520
Lot 1062		(Lincoln, Abraham) The Gettysburg Address. Complete issue of the New-York Daily Tribune, November 20, 1863, 8pp, 21 x 15½ in., containing an early comprehensive account of the Consecration Ceremonies at Gettysburg Cemetery. Two columns on the front page and almost the entire second page describe the event in detail, including President Lincoln's legendary speech, which was interrupted five times with applause, and the entire text of orator Edward Everett's address. On the evening of his arrival, the President was serenaded by the band of the 5th NY Artillery. He thanked the cheering crowd and made some humorous comments, among which: "…In my position it is somewhat important that I should not say any foolish things. It very often happen that the only way to help it is to say nothing at all. Believing that is my present condition this evening, I must beg of you to excuse me from addressing you further." He retired amid loud cheering. Small notches at left edge from binder removal; otherwise fine. Handsomely preserved in a custom-made black and burgundy folio, 22 x 16¾ in., with gilt lettering. An exceptional issue, rich in historical content. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1063		*(Lincoln, Abraham) Morning and Evening Editions of the New-York Tribune, April 15, 1865.* Both papers have black mourning borders. The morning edition, which has 12 pages, carries a 2½ column story on page 3 headed: "HIGHLY IMPORT! The President Shot!" and gives in order 11 dispatches which the paper received about the attack on President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward. At that time it was not known if the President were still alive. The 4-page has front-page news of Lincoln's death: "DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT" with the text of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton's announcement to Major-General Dix: "Abraham Lincoln died this morning at twenty-two minutes after 7 o'clock." The paper includes a moment by moment account of the President's condition (pulse, respiration, etc.) from 11 P.M. on April 14th until his death at 7:22 A.M. on the 15th. There is also a mistaken report of John Wilkes Booth's capture, details of the attack on Seward, public sentiment on the assassination, a report on the inauguration of Andrew Johnson, and more. The morning edition is fine; the evening edition is moderately foxed, with some darker toning at the folds and margins. Housed in a custom-made holder of black buckram with burgundy spine; the name of the paper, the date, and "Assassination of Abraham Lincoln" are in gilt lettering. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1064		(Lincoln, Abraham) Nomination For the Presidency. Historical newspaper, Moore's Rural New Yorker, "For the Week Ending Saturday, May 26, 1860," Rochester, New York, 8pp, 19¼ x 13½ in. A splendid account of Abraham Lincoln's nomination at the National Republican Convention, held in Chicago, May 16, 1860. After receiving 102 votes on the first ballot, then 181 on the second, "…the final ballot, was taken, when Abram Lincoln, of Illinois, received 231½ votes, or within 1½ of the nomination. Mr. Andrews of Mass. rose and corrected Massachusetts, by changing four votes, and giving them to Lincoln, thus nominating Lincoln by 2½ majority." Other states followed, bringing Lincoln's total to 354, and "the nomination was declared unanimous." Scattered foxing, else very good. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1065		(Lincoln, Abraham) "President Lincoln's Death: Its Voice to the People". Sermon given by Gordon Hall, D.D., Pastor of the Edwards Church in Northampton, Mass., April 19, 1865, 16 pp, printed by Trumbull & Gere. Fine except for minor paper loss at tip of lower left corner and 1 in. separation at top seam of front cover. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1066		(Nixon, Richard) 1973 Inaugural Ephemera. Collection includes: 2 engraved invitations to the Inauguration ceremonies; a printed program for the ceremonies; 7 printed tickets to the ceremonies, 5 for the East Front of the Capitol, and 2 for Stand 7 West Side; 2 tickets to the Inaugural Ball at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, less stubs; 5 printed 1973 Inaugural guides, "The Spirit of '76"; 4 printed hardcover Inaugural Books; 2 engraved programs; 2 1973 Inaugural license plates; 2 tickets to "A Salute to America's Heritage" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Jan. 19; 2 flyers for the parade; and 3 order forms for inaugural items. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1067		(Nixon, Richard) Cox, Archibald. Document Signed by Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox, December 12, 1998, responding to a question about whether President Ford acting wisely in pardoning Nixon. He writes: "I was critical of the pardon at the time and publicly stated that in my opinion former President Nixon should have been forced to stand trial before a jury like anyone else indicted by a grand jury. Today, I am more doubtful." Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1068		(Nixon, Richard M.). Programs for the funeral services for President Richard Nixon, who died April 22, 1994, and for Patricia Ryan Nixon, who died June 22, 1993. With a program for the Celebration Gala for the opening of The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace in Yorba Linda, California, July 19, 1990; this contains an actual color 5 x 7 inch photograph of the Nixons with their children and grandchildren. Also, a booklet on the dedication celebration of the Nixon Library and an invitation to attend the ground breaking, reception and dinner celebration of the library, as well as a McCall's magazine story on Pat Nixon in October 1973, Newsweek's account of Nixon's funeral, and a newspaper account from Thousand Oaks, California. Overall fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 1069		(Nixon, Richard) Nixon and Mao Tse-Tung Political Cartoon. Painted political cartoon by J.L. Chilly showing Uncle Sam's hat with a hand emerging in the "V" peace symbol and holding a laurel leaf; at the top of one finger is a caricature of Richard Nixon, and at the top of the other is Mao-Tse-Tung. 20 x 14¾ in., on art board. Signed by the artist. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 1070		(Nixon, Richard) Souvenir Briefcase From His China Trip. Souvenir briefcase from President Richard Nixon's historic trip to China in 1972. Leather, 13 x 17 in., engraved with a gold Presidential Seal and "President Nixon's Trip Peoples Republic of China February 1972." A label from the Kandara Palace Hotel is attached; the label has some chipping. From the collection of journalist Bob Considine. During February 21-28, 1972, President Nixon spent an extraordinary week in the People's Republic of China (PRC), where he met with Chairman Mao Tse-tung and Premier Chou En-Lai. Nixon was the first President to visit China and the first to visit a nation with which the United States had no formal diplomatic relations. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 1071		Presidential Cigars. Four Robusto Cigars from the Philippines, sealed in a 6 in. high, vacuum-packed can with a large, full-color Presidential seal. These cigars were previously given as gifts by the White House, a practice which has ceased since the Clinton administration. Very scarce. In mint condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1072		Presidential Iconography. A lot of 21 presidential engravings, each 6 x 4 inches and each housed in a 7 x 5 inch metallic frame. The Presidents are: Washington, Jackson, Van Buren, W.H. Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Hayes, B. Harrison, Garfield, Arthur, McKinnley, Wilson, F.D. Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, and L.B. Johnson. All are head-and-shoulders shots. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $253
Lot 1073		(Reagan, Ronald) Inaugural Ephemera. Collection includes: 4 large (quarto) printed invitations, 2 to the 1981 Inauguration and 2 to the 1985 Inauguration, on cream cardstock with gold seal; 4 other printed invitations (3 to the 1981 Inauguration and 1 to the 1985 Inauguration) on white 10 x 6½ in. paper with portraits of Reagan and Bush enclosed; 1 ticket to the 1981 Inauguration Ceremonies; 3 1981 Inauguration Ceremonies programs on cream cardstock with gold seal and bound with tricolored ribbon plus one large blue Inaugural Program; a 1985 Inaugural Ceremonies program on gray cardstock etc.; invitations on cream cardstock with gold seal to the 1981and 1985 Inaugural Galas (1 each), to the 1981 and 1985 Inaugural Balls (1 each), to the 1981 Inaugural Concert and 1981 Donors' Candlelight Dinner (1 each); 4 license plates, 2 from 1981 and 2 from 1985; a hardcover picture book of Regan's first four years, A New Beginning; an 1985 Inaugural Parade Press Guide; a 1985 program for "Salute to the Vice President…Gala"; 2 Official Guide Books for 1981 and 1 for 1985; a 1985 Schedule of Events for the 50th Inaugural; 2 color postcards, one of Reagan and Bush, one of Reagan with Nancy; a flyer for the 1981 Inaugural Opening Ceremonies; and a copy of The Washington Dossier for January 1981. Fine condition. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1074		(Roosevelt, Franklin D. & Cleveland, Grover) Inaugural Ephemera. Collection includes 2 items from Grover Cleveland's 1885 inauguration: A 159 page soft-cover book, Inauguration. A Book for Fifty Million People. Illustrated by H.J. Kintz, 1885 (cover toning and chipping), and a 7 x 9 in. print, "Inauguration Ball" with busts of Cleveland and T. A. Hendricks, his Vice President. The Franklin D. Roosevelt ephemera includes a Typed Letter Signed "FDR" on White House letterhead, December 3, 1944, to Col Edwin A. Halsey, Secretary of the U.S. Senate, saying: "If the record shows that I was prayed over the last Inauguration twice, the record must be right. I have no recollection of the occasion. It is all right to ask Bishop Dun and Dr. Ryan." Also: a Limited De Luxe Edition, No. 534, of the Roosevelt-Wallace Official Program (1941); printed invitations to the 1937 inauguration of FDR and John N. Garner and the 1945 inauguration of FDR and Harry S Truman; an Inauguration Ceremonies Program for 1937; and a program for the 1945 Inaugural Ceremonies. Very good to fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 1075		(Roosevelt, Franklin D.) James Montgomery Flagg Campaign Poster. Poster created by famed illustrator James Montgomery Flagg in support of the 1944 reelection of FDR. Flagg uses the popular image of Uncle Sam, pointing at Roosevelt and saying, "I Want You F.D.R." The 21½ x 16½ in. poster was commissioned by the Independent Voters' Committee of the Arts and Sciences for Roosevelt. It was designed with a strip of adhesive along the top and bottom, allowing it to be affixed to a store window, facing out; this example was never used so the adhesive is intact. The poster has flawless colors and is in excellent condition. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $570
Lot 1076		(Washington, George) The Newport Herald, Newport, May 7, 1789. 4 pp., 17 x 10½ in. Over 2½ columns on pages 1 and 2 narrate the first inauguration of George Washington on April 30, 1789, in New York City. The oath of office was administered on the balcony of the Senate chamber at Federal Hall by R.R. Livingston, Chancellor of the State of New York. The new President then retired to the Senate Chamber and gave a speech, the entire text of which is printed, before a joint session of the two Houses of Congress. A religious service at the Episcopal Church followed. Various celebrations, including fireworks, followed in the evening. Page 2 also holds the address of the citizens of Alexandria, Virginia, to Washington on April 16th, and his reply, as well as a description of the honors accorded Washington at Trenton, New Jersey. Page 1 gives information on the 11 states of the Union; Rhode Island and North Carolina are referred to as "Foreign States" because they did not become states until May 29, 1790 and November 21, 1789 respectively. Housed in a custom-made holder of black buckram with burgundy spine; the name of the paper, the date, and "Inauguration of George Washington" are in gilt lettering. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,800
Lot 1077		"The White House" Leather Day Planner. Handsome presidential 7 x 5 in. navy leather appointment and address book with full color and gilt Presidential Seal on the cover. Beneath the Seal, "the White House" is embosed in gold lettering. Snap closure and attractive edge stitching. The interior is fully supplied with a day-to-day calendar, a management section with note paper, check lists, and an address book. A distinguished piece of Presidential memorabilia, offered to important guests by the White House. In mint condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold