Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 88

The Manuscripts, Collectibles and Space Auction

Statesmen and Political Leaders

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 105		Autograph Collection of 20th Century Leaders. Collection includes 7 autographed, original Time Magazine color covers, each cover featuring the following world leaders: Éamon de Valera / March 25, 1940, Queen Frederika of Greece / October 26, 1953, Ahmet Sékou Touré / February 16, 1959, Harold Macmillan/ October 19,1959, Sisavang Vatthana / March 17, 1961, Maurice Couve de Murville / February 7, 1964 and Prince Sisowath Sihanouk / April 3, 1964; Léon M'ba, signed personal calling card, embossed "President De La Republique Gabonaise. With 6 Charles de Gaulle printed political flyers. Overall in very good condition. Estimated Value $250-UP. Estate of Alexander White III. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $172
Lot 106		Collection of 16th-20th Century Historical Documents. Collection of 32 early French, English and American letters, documents, engravings, pictures and maps. The French material features items of Louis Philippé II, Duke of Orleans, Marie Therese, daughter of Louis XVI, Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau, Marshal Philippe Pétain, Marshal Ferdinand Foch and Raymond Poincaré; The English items include engravings of King Egbert and King Alfred the Great, a map of the Plan of the Battle fought near Camden on August 16, 1780, a document of returned British Troops, and a General Garnet Wolseley signature; The early American items include an Edward Carrington expense letter to President George Washington, October 18, 1793, engraving of Major General Nathanael Greene, Richard Varick signed document, Henry Knox autographed letter and a battle map of Allied Initiative in the War in North Africa. Overall this impressive historical collection is in very good condition. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Estate of Alexander White III. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 107		[Nixon, Richard] Watergate Signatures. Incredible collection of twenty signatures, most on business cards, of people who were involved in the Watergate scandal, which caused President Nixon to resign the presidency on March 8, 1974, in the face of certain impeachment and removal from office. The signatures include people involved in the break-in and burglary of the Democratic National Committee offices, and of the cover up and/or destruction of incriminating documents : G. Gordon Liddy; E. Howard Hunt; H.R. Halderman; John Ehrlichman; John Dean; Jeb Magruder; Rosemary Woods; Herbert W. Kalmbach; Donald Segretti; Dwight L. Chapin; and Egil Krogh, Jr. Other signatures include: Judge John J. Sirica(who presided over the trial); Archibald Cox and Leon Jaworski (Special Prosecutors); Sam Ervin (Chairman Watergate Committee); Judge Henry E. Petersen; Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein (reporters who broke the story); and Philip W.Buchen (Lawyer who advised President Ford on his decision to pardon Nixon). Overall fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Jerry Berg Card Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $892
Lot 108		American Politicians, Generals, Industrialists & First Ladies: Collection of Letters, Photos and Autographs. Excellent collection of 18 letters, photos or autographs, the highlights include Eleanor Roosevelt signed and initialed contract, Bill Clinton signed card, Dwight D. Eisenhower typed letter signed dated 1945, General Douglas MacArthur signed autograph album sheet (with Butterfly McQueen on the other side) Ted Kennedy signed photo, Spiro Agnew autograph, J. Paul Getty signed check and many other impressive letters and signatures All items in very good condition. Collection should be seen to be fully appreciated. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $324
Lot 109		Collection of 25 Signed Items by World Leaders. An impressive collection of statesmen are represented including two signed photos of Nelson Mandela, signed photo of Ariel Sharon, signed personal card by Benjamin Netanyahu, signed photo by Yassar Arafat, signed photo by Moammar Gaddafi, signed card by Poland's Lech Walesa, a signed card by Panama's Manuel Noriega and more. Should be seen in person to be fully appreciated. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $646