Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 92

Manuscript, Sports, Collectibles, Space and Philatelic Auction

Non-U.S. Statesmen

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 51		Castro, Fidel (1926 -). Cuban politician and revolutionary who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister (1959-1976) and as President (1976-2008). Document signed ("Fidel Castro Ruz"), as Prime Minister, in Spanish, 3 pages, on "Republica De Cuba / Presidencia" letterhead, 13½ x 9", Havana, July 14, 1959 ("Año de la Liberación"). Countersigned by outgoing President, Manuel Urrutia, the Minister of Social Welfare, Raquel Perez ("Raquel Perez"), and initialed by Castro, Urrutia, and Perez on the first two pages. The blue paper seal of the President of the Republic of Cuba, featuring the Cuban coat of arms, appears intact below the signatures on page three. The document describes Law 459, a statute formulated to minimize homelessness, particularly among minors. All pages 3-hole-punched and with pin-hole perforations along the left margins, lightly creased at the horizontal center, and slightly chipped and discolored along the edges -- the condition is very good. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800 Seldom do original, official documents signed by Fidel Castro pertaining to Cuban legislature enter the marketplace. Extremely rare! View details and enlarged photo	Realized $840
Lot 52		Castro, Fidel (1926 -). Document signed ("Fidel Castro Ruz"), as Prime Minister, in Spanish, 4 pages, on "Republica De Cuba / Presidencia" letterhead, 13½ x 9", Havana, August 19, 1959 ("Año de la Liberación"). Countersigned on page four by Osvaldo Dorticos, President of the Republic of Cuba, and the Minister of Public Health, and initialed by all three on pages one, two, and three. The blue paper seal of the President of the Republic of Cuba, featuring the Cuban coat of arms, appears intact below the signatures on page four. This document describes Law 499, which initiated a campaign to eradicate the mosquito-borne Dengue virus by eliminating environments conducive to the insect's proliferation. All pages 3-hole-punched and with pin-hole perforations along the left margins, lightly creased at the horizontal center, and slightly chipped and discolored along the edges -- the condition is very good. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800 Seldom do original, official documents signed by Fidel Castro pertaining to Cuban legislature enter the marketplace. Extremely rare! View details and enlarged photo	Realized $840
Lot 53		Churchill, Winston S (1874-1965). English statesman, soldier, and author; inspirational Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II and again from 1951-55; winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature. Signed photo ("Winston S. Churchill"), black & white, 6½ x 5", taken by esteemed photographer Cecil Beaton. Churchill has signed his name in brown ink in top right of image. Photo in excellent condition with slight evidence of wear and a few light surface scratches. Very bold signature. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,938
Lot 54		Díaz, Porfirio (1830-1915). Seven-term President of Mexico (1876-1911) whose extended reign, characterized by internal stability and economic growth as well as civil repression and political stagnation, precipitated the Mexican Revolution. Signed engraved portrait ("Porfirio Diaz"), 4¼ x 5¾" on an 8½ x 10¾" sheet, n.p., n.d. Engraved and published by John C. Yorston & Co., Philadelphia. Some very light toning does not mar the handsome likeness of the President, nor does it sully the bold signature below. Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $425
Lot 55		Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and Gagarin - Rare Signed Photo. Photo signed by Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982), and the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968). Khrushchev, the Premier of The Soviet Union (1958-1964), was responsible for aggressively backing the early Soviet Space Program. When his party colleagues removed him from power in late 1964, they replaced him with Leonid Brezhnev as General Secretary of the Communist Party and Soviet Union, an office he held for 18 years until his death in 1982. Yuri Gargarin, an accomplished pilot, was the first man in space with his single orbit around the Earth on Vostok 1. Our black & white photo measures 6 x 8", with Brezhnev signing at top right, Khrushchev (dated 1964) at bottom center below his image, and Gagarin (dated 1966) at center left. Photo is in fine condition, with just three very small emulsion lifts in the white area. The signatures, all signed in fountain pen ink, are bold. The image, taken on May 1, 1961 in Red Square, also includes the likenesses of Soviet leader Dimitri Poljanski, and Communist leader of Mongolia, Yumjaagiyn Tsedenba. Very scarce. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold