Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 33

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Non-U.S. Statesmen

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 208		Batista y Zaldivar, Fulgencio (1901-1973) Cuban president (1940-44) and dictator (1952-59); deposed by Fidel Castro. Photograph of the Cuban dictator accepting an award, Signed and Inscribed "To Carol I. Colee, with deepest feelings of friendship.sept 56". Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 209		Beria, Lavrenty P (1899-1953) Head of Stalin security agency, the NKVD, he oversaw the Great Purge of 1934-38 and ordered the death of thousands; he was tried and executed when he attempted to succeed Stalin. Document Signed on NKVD letterhead, in Russian, 3pp, 12"x8", 1940 Jan. 4. Fine; file holes in margin. A report marked "Top Secret" in red, sent to the head of the Red Army, Kliment Voroshilov (1881-1969) about the situation on the finnish front. In small part, "…Troops of 104th Infantry Division…are supplied with ammunition and food for only four days. Not enough horses, transports…soldiers of 18th Division, being encircled by enemies, don't have enough food…eat horse meat…damaged tanks because of the lack of spare parts…forty damaged tanks are not evacuated from battlefield in the 35th Light-Tank Brigade…." Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $805
Lot 210		Burke, Edmund (1729-1797) Anglo-Irish statesman, author, and political philosopher; known for his support of the American colonists and his opposition to the French Revolution. Autograph Letter Signed "Edm Burke," 1p, 7"x7¼", Beconsfield, 1796 May 1. Good; laid to another piece of paper, some soiling. To "My dear Adey": "I suppose you have already had a Bill drawn on your House from Mr. Smettel at Bath for twenty five pound on my account. I beg you to honour it. …". Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 211		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 212		Chamberlain, Neville (1869-1940) British politician, Prime Minister (1937-1940), remembered for his policy of appeasement toward Nazi Germany. Autograph Letter Signed, 1½ pp (1 sheet), 7"x4½", Birmingham, 1908 June 12. Fine; a fold lightly traverses the top of the signature. To Mr. Dyson Perrins, regretting that he cannot come the next day. "A relative of mine dropped down deandin the street …and …I shall have to spend tomorrow in making arrangements for his funeral…." From Chamberlain's days as a successful businessman; his political career began in 1915 as mayor of Birmingham. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 213		Churchill, Winston (1874-1965) British statesman; prime minister during World War II. Book Signed and Inscribed to Sir William Myland on the first end page of The Gathering Storm (Boston, Houghton Mifflin Col, 1948), the first of six volumes Churchill wrote about World War II. Fine; light toning to interior and minor wear to top and bottom of spine. Red covers with gilt title lettering against a black background. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 214		Churchill, Winston S (1874-1965) British statesman; prime minister during World War II. Cut Signature and date, "W.S. Churchill / 56" in blue ink on a 1"x3¾" slip of white paper. One tiny spot at lower right, else fine. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 215		Disraeli, Benjamin (1804-1881) First and only Jew to become British prime minister; novelist; Lord Beaconsfield. Envelope Signed "Disraeli," 3"x4¾", n.p., n.d. Very good; light soiling, affixed to a piece of paper, easily trimmed. Disraeli played an important role in Victorian British society. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 216		Genet, Edmond C. "Citizen" (1763-1834) French ambassador to the U.S. during the French Revolution; he solicited support for the French against the British and Spanish, then sought refuge in the U.S. when he was recalled to France. Autograph Letter written in the third person, 1p, 4 �"x7 ½", Prospect Hill, 1826 May 12. Fine. To Dr. Beck in Albany, NY, confirming that he has taken care of a matter for another doctor. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 217		Gladstone, William Ewart (1809-1898) Thrice British prime minister under Queen Victoria. Autograph Letter Signed "W Gladstone," 2 1/2pp, 7 ½"x4 ½", Carlton Gardens, 1850 July 26. Good; light soiling; three closed tears in text. To Messr. Johnson Langdon &c. regarding Mr. Charles Uppington and Gladstone�s own account. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 218		(Guevara, Ernesto "Che") Photograph Album (1928-1967) A notebook of 38 photographs, each in an individual sleeve, of Che Guevara, taken c. 1959-early 1960s. Many are marked on the back for use in Cuban newspapers. There are several shots of Che in his famous beret; he is also shown involved in various activities, such as speaking to foreign leaders and groups of people, in the jungle, playing baseball, golf and chess, etc. There is also a photo of Che after he was shot in Bolivia in 1967. A recent movie, The Motorcycle Diaries, is based on a trip Che took through South America as a young man in 1951 with his friend Alberto Granado. There are an additional 15 photos of incidental people and places in Havana in the album. The photos vary in size and range from good to fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $604
Lot 219		Juarez, Benito (1806-1872) Mexican revolutionary and statesman. Document Signed as President of Mexico, 1½pp (one sheet), in Spanish, Palace of the National Government in Mexico, 1869 May 28. Fine; two small tape remnants on lower edge of verso cover small edge tears. To Matías Romero, Minister of Finance and Public Credit. In part: "…The Executive power will arrange for the General Direction and Collection of direct taxes of the Federal District to determine that the basis of the total amount of salaries and expenses collected should be no more than 10% of the value of the products…." Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 220		Maximilian (1832-1867) Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico (1864-67); captured and shot after the U.S. refused to recognize the empire and Napoleon III withdrew French troops. Document Signed as Emperor of Mexico, 1p, in Spanish, 10¾"x8", Mexico, 1866 Feb. 7. Very fine. To the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Navy, assigning Artillery Officer Ignacio Gayosso to the Political Corps of the Navy and ordering that he be placed in the offices of its Department of Official Interpreter-Scribe. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 221		Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de (1794-1876) Mexican general and politician. Letter Signed "Ant. Lopez de Santa Anna," 1p, in Spanish, 6"x8¼", 1825 June 27. Very good; overall light foxing. To the Extraordinary Envoy & Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America: "I have received your note inviting me to join you for dinner in celebration of the anniversary of the Independence of those same states and in reply thereunto I declare to you that I shall have the high honor of appearing personally to celebrate such a pleasing and solemn day…." The Santa Anna of Alamo infamy was eleven years in the future when the young military officer graciously accepted an invitation to celebrate the independence of the United States. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 222		Von Hindenburg, Paul and Konrad Adenauer. Two German statesmen: Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934), German field marshal and president (1925-34). Elaborate Document Signed "von Hindenburg" 1p, 13"x8¼", Berlin, 1926 Oct. 7. Awarding a promotion to Max Jahn. Very good; light toning. Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) West German chancellor; architect of post World War II West German recovery. Document Signed "Adenauer" as president, on official letterhead, 1p, 11¾"x8¼", Bonn, 1950 Dec. 1. Fine. Another promotion for Max Jahr. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 223		Zapata, Emiliano (1879-1919 Mexican revolutionary. Typed Letter Signed as the General in Chief of the Mexican Republican Army of Liberation, 1p, in Spanish, 10½"x8¼", Headquarters in Tlaltizapán, 1914 Dec. 31 Very good; ruled paper is toned, with fold wear and some ink specks in left margin. Headed "Mexican Republic Army of Liberation," and addressed to Dr. P. Casales R, concerning payments for medications. The spectacular signature, 7½" across, is preceded by "Reform, Liberty, Justice and Law…." A very faint note is written vertically at lower left, probably by the doctor. In 1914, Zapata joined Pancho Villa in the struggle for control of the country against Venustiano Carranza. He won several battles but was ambushed and assassinated in Morelos. Zapata was primarily responsible for making agrarianism the focus of the Mexican Revolution. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,898