Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 30

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

U.S. Politicians & Statesmen

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1085		Clinton, Hilary Rodham and (Bill). Autograph Card Signed in black sharpie and matted with a 7½ x 6 in. color photograph, ready for display. Accompanied by a blue and silver ball point pen engraved with the presidential seal and "Bill Clinton" in gold lettering. A memento from both Clintons. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 1086		Stevens, John Paul (1920 -) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court since December 19, 1975; appointed by President Ford. Typed Transcript Signed in blue ink at the top of the first page, December 12, 2000, 7pp, quarto. This is Justice Stevens' dissent in the Supreme Court's decision to step in and stop the Florida Supreme Court's ruling to manually recount presidential election ballots in the 2001 election. Justice Stevens, who was joined in his dissent by Justices Ginsburg and Breyer, says in part: "The Constitution assigns to the States the primary responsiblity for determining the manner of selecting the Presidential elections. When questions arise…it is our settled practice to accept the opinions of the highest courts of the States…." …." He writes that "the legitimacy of the election" might be forever stained if the recount is stopped, and concludes: "Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year's Presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It is the Nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law…." A historic document, in mint condition. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 1087		Bancroft, George (1800-1891) Secretary of the Navy under Polk, historian, diplomat. Autograph Letter Signed "Geo. Bancroft," New York, May 26, 1859, 1p. octavo. To an unnamed man: "If your documents are such as I do not prossess, I should be very glad to purchase them; but I rather think I have them already…." Boldly penned and signed. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1088		Denby, Edwin (1870-1929) Secretary of the Navy under Harding (1921-24); he resigned as a result of the Teapot Dome scandal. Large, waist-up Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "With best wishes to the History Department of the Tucson High School from Edwin Denby December 1st 1921 Secretary of the Navy," n.p., n.d., 13½ x 10 inches. Crease at upper right edge, else fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1089		Hull, Cordell (1871-1955) Secretary of State; Nobel Peace Prize winner (1945); instrumental in founding the United Nations. Distinguished Photograph Signed and Inscribed as Secretary of State, "To Mr. Hugh R. Wilson, with highest personal esteem, Cordell Hull Nov. 1937," 13 x 9½ inches. Photo by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C. Hull served longer than any other Secretary of State (1933-1944). Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $161
Lot 1090		Wolcott, Oliver Jr (1760-1833) Secretary of the Treasury under Washington and Adams. Partly-printed Document Signed as Captain-General and Commander in Chief of Connecticut, New Haven, October 20, 1817, 1p, oblong folio. Appointing Charles Woodward "1st Lieutenant of the Tenth Company of the First Regiment of Light Artillery in the Militia of this State…." The paper and wax seal is intact; fine, with only a couple of small edge splits to folds. Wolcott was only the second Secretary of the Treasury, being appointed when Alexander Hamilton resigned. Wolcott was Governor of Connecticut from 1817-1827. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 1091		Baruch, Bernard M (1870-1975) Financier; adviser to Presidents from Wilson through Kennedy. Typed Letter Signed "BB" on personal letterhead, Kingstree, S.C., February 1, 1956, 1p, 9¾ x 7¾ in. To Rose Bigman at the NEW YORK MIRROR, stating that he was not disturbed by remarks made by former President Truman. "But he had a tough job, especially for an inexperienced man, the toughest any President had up to that time. DDE has a still toughter one….My only regret is that anything should be done to… lessen the respect of the greatest office of the world, the Presidency of The United States." Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 1092		Bryan, William Jennings (1860-1925) Three-time presidential nominee; Secretary of State. Typed Letter Signed ("W.J. Bryan") as Secretary of State, on letterhead embossed with a U.S. seal and "Department of State / Washington," August 21, 1913, 1 1/3 pp, quarto. To the Honorable Martin H. Glynn in Albany, New York, regarding the extradition from Canada of Harry K. Thaw, murderer of renowned architect and libertine Stanford White. Thaw, a sadistic playboy heir to a Pittsburgh railroad fortune, was the husband of Evelyn Nesbit, a dancer and former girlfriend of White's. On June 25, 1906, the obsessively jealous Thaw shot and killed White. During the trial, the unsavory aspects of White's life were revealed and Thaw was found not guilty by reason of insanity. On August 17, 1913, he fled the asylum to Canada, and four days later, William Jennings Bryan wrote Congressman Glynn: "the case of Harry K. Thaw is not a matter in respect to which the Department is in a position to make a request of the British or Canadian Government. Steps, however, have been taken to bring the matter in a personal sense to the notice of the Canadian authorities with a view to such action as they may find themselves justified in voluntarily taking." In 1915, under pressure from the U.S., Thaw was extradited. A jury found him sane but cleared him of all charges. An excellent letter. It is published in Sanford J. Mock's Document Stories. A Pastiche of Articles, p.204. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 1093		Clinton, DeWitt (1769-1828) Governor, mayor, U.S. senator, and presidential candidate. Partly-printed Document Signed as Governor of New York, Albany, June 3, 1828, 10 x 16 in. Appointing John Steel "Ensign of a Company in the 50th Regiment of Infantry…." New York state's embossed seal is at lower left. Overall toning; center vertical fold has small areas of paper loss and partial bottom split, not affecting signature. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1094		Tilden, Samuel J (1814-1886) Governor of New York; Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 who won the popular vote and lost the election to Rutherford B. Hayes because of electoral vote bargaining by the Republicans. Sepia-tone Photograph Signed and dated ("Samuel J. Tilden Mar. 8th 1879"), n.p., 6½ x 4¼ inches. The albumen print, stamped by Sarony, New York, 1871, on the back, is cabinet size but is not mounted; it is inlaid to a sheet of 10 x 7 in. paper. There are several dot-like blemishes in the three-quarter portrait and a small closed tear at right edge. Very good. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 1096		Dulles, Allan W (1893-1969) Diplomat, lawyer, director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Photograph Signed and dated "17 Sept 1960," 10 x 8 in. A distinguished head-and-shoulders portrait, showing Dulles smoking a pipe. He played an important role in shaping U.S. intelligence operations. Estimated Value $85 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86