Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Statesmen and Political Leaders

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 890		Austin, Stephen (1793-1836) Texas colonizer; secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1836); considered by many the Father of Texas. DS ("S.F. Austin") as a Commissioner for Texas, 1kp, 10½" x 8½", New Orleans, 1836, Jan 11. Fine; small paper loss in text from cancellation, not affecting signature. Texian Loan No. 370 is issued to Thos. D. Carneul, noted receipt of "Thirty-Two Dollars, the First Instalment on a Loan of Three Hundred and Twenty Dollars…to the Government of Texas for Five Years…." Boldly signed by Austin and countersigned by fellow commissioners B.T. Archer and Wm. H. Wharton. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 891		Burr, Aaron (1756-1836) American politician and adventurer; Vice President of the United States (1801-1805); best known for mortally wounding Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804. ALS ("A. Burr"), 1p, 9" x 7½", Albany, 1800 Mar. 3 To John D. Dickinson in Lansingburgh, asking Dickinson to come to Albany to discuss their business which "may take some hours--it will be best that you come early…" The letter is affixed to heavier paper, and the address panel has been cut from the integral leaf and affixed below. Dickinson (1767-1841) served as U.S. representative from New York from 1819-1823. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $504
Lot 892		Clinton, DeWitt (1769-1828) Mayor of New York City and Governor of New York; "Father of the Erie Canal." Partly printed DS as Governor, 1p, 10" x 15½", Albany, 1819 July 8. Appointing William Wheaton "Captain of a Company in the 51st Regiment of Infantry of our said state…." Embossed "Excelsior" seal. Very good; some edge splits at folds. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 893		Frémont, John C. 1868 Texas Debt Certificate for $1,000 signed on the verso ("J.C. Frémont"), 5¼" x 7¾". The certificate is headed "Southern Trans-Continental Railroad. Texas Division--From Jefferson to El Paso. Construction Series 'A'." The financing of this Texas Division was to be accomplished by the sale of bonds based on a grant to Frémont by Texas of eight million acres of land; however, the French agents employed for the purpose of selling the bonds falsely stated that they were guaranteed by the U.S. government, and Frémont, although not directly involved with the deception, was prosecuted by France in agsentia. Uncancelled and in excellent condition. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 894		Kennedy, Robert F (1925-1968) Attorney General under his brother, John F. Kennedy; U.S. senator; assassinated. PS in lower border in black ink, 10" x 8". Note on verso shows that the photo was signed as Attorney General in Washington, D.C. in 1961. Upper left corner is creased and the tip missing, not affecting the image; otherwise fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528
Lot 895		Randolph, Beverley (1755-1797) First Governor of Virginia after it became a state (1788 to 1791). LS as Governor of Virginia, 1p, 12¼" x 7½", In Council, 1788 Dec. 2. Written to the governor of another state, enclosing "a letter from the General Assembly of this State" [not present] with a copy of the application "to be made to the Congress of the United States, which I request …you to lay before the Legislature of your State…." Very good; a few archival repairs, not affecting the large signature; integral address leaf is not present. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 896		[Seward, William H.]. 15½" x 12" lithographic profile portrait of President Lincoln's Secretary of State, William H. Seward (1801-1872), based on a photo by Brady and engraved by A.H. Ritchie. Seward survived an attack in the Lincoln assassination plot and was later responsible for the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 897		[Statesmen and Politicians - 19th and 20th Centuries]. Group of over 35 19th and 20th century signed letters, photos, and FDcs, signatures cards, etc. with approximately 50 signatures, including: Charles Sumner (with a copy of his famous speech, "The Crime Against Kansas"), William S. Seward, Reverdy Johnson, Francis Spinner, Thomas H. Benton, Fernando Wood, Thomas T. Crittenden, T.J. Pendergast, Huey P. Long, J. Edgar Hoover, Harry Hopkins, Alf Landon, Hubert Humphrey, Ted Kennedy, Joe McCarthy, Barry Goldwater, Strom Thurmond, George C. Wallace, and many others. Overall fine. Should be seen in person. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 898		Atchison, Calhoun, Webster & Other U.S. Senators. Sheet of pale yellow paper, 9½" x 7", signed by several U.S. Senators, all but Calhoun signing his state after his name, c. 1840-1850: "J M Mason / Virginia, J.C. Calhoun, Danl. Webster of Massachusetts, Roger S. Baldwin of Connecticut, Hopkins S. Turney / Tennessee, Willie P. Mangum of North Carolina." Webster and Calhoun were bitter political enemies; David Rice Atchison was "President for one day" between Polk and Taylor, and Senator J.M. Mason became CSA commissioner to Great Britain and France. It is unknown why this group of such strong but divergent but divergent views all signed this sheet, but it appears complete and unaltered or cut. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 899		[Presidential Candidates] Alfred Smith, Wendell Willkie, & Horace Greeley. Alfred E. Smith PS in black ink, 9" x 6¾", n.p., n.d.; portrait by Ortho, N.Y.; Wendell Willkie 1943 TLS on personal letterhead, 1p, 10" x 8", New York, referring to his heavy work schedule, with FDC; and Horace Greeley 1871 ALS on New-York Tribune letterhead, 1p, 8" x 5", regarding a meeting at the Tribune; with a FDC. Very good to fine. All three men were unsuccessful presidential candidates. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold