Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Foreign Statesmen & Political Leaders

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 194		Baldwin, Stanley (1867-1947). Conservative three-time British Prime Minister. Autograph Letter Signed ("Stanley Baldwin"). One page, 4¾ x 7¼", London, May 22, 1922. On embossed House of Commons stationery. Mailing folds, minor toning, minor foxing. Good to very good condition. Interesting note with content that suggests it was destined for the American Ambassador: "I gladly return yr card and feel that I cannot do better than send you a copy of the words of one of your most distinguished Presidents, expressing a sentiment which has animated so many of those great men who have succeeded John Adams at St. James's." Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $63
Lot 195		Batista, Fulgencio. Document Signed ("Batista"). Two pages, folio, Havana, December 21, 1955. Being a tariff decree, "Law No. 9". Countersigned by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Prime Minister. Wax seal and embossed stamps intact. Ragged edges as if torn from binding, some edge toning, signatures are strong and unimpaired. Very good condition. By late 1955, Batista was facing protesters in the streets of Havana and student riots. On December 10, a popular student leader was killed by his police force and the funeral turned into a huge protest, with a nationwide five minute work stoppage. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 196		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 197		Bormann, Martin. Typed Letter Signed ("M. Bormann"). One page, large quarto, Munich, August 1, 1942. On "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei / Partei-Kanzlei" letterhead. To Heinrich Himmler. Docketing stamps. Marked "Personal!" File holes at left are somewhat ragged, staple holes at upper left, staple and paper clip stain, toning to edges. Good to very good condition. Seeking information and input from Himmler, Bormann sends "…a photocopy of a letter of 8.7.1942 with its enclosure from 1.7.1942." Given the levels of influence both men possessed and the "Personal!" nature of this letter, one wonders what the letter concerned and what the repercussions of the requested communication were. Estimated Value $750 - 850. From the Institute of Documentation, Israel. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $805
Lot 198		Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich (1906-19882). Soviet statesman who simultaneously served as the general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and president of the Supreme Soviet. After emerging as a chief leader in Soviet politics, the powerful politico created the "Brezhnev Doctrine," which effectively permitted the USSR to intervene in the domestic affairs of any Soviet bloc nation if Communist rule was threatened. Signature ("L. Brezhnev"). As General Secretary of the Supreme Soviet. Signed greeting card, large octavo, n.p., November 7, 1979. To "Esteemed Vladimir Alexandrowitch." Signed in red ink on text page of card. Minor scuff to back of card, else fine. Lenin exhorts the masses on the front of this greeting card and Brezhnev signs the patriotic text "…congratulations for the holiday of the Great October Socialist Revolution…" Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 199		Cambaceres, Jean Jacques (1753-1824) Napoleon's Second Consul and Archchancellor of the Empire. Also Minister of Justice and Duke of Parma. Document Signed ("Cambaceres"). In French. As Minister of Justice. One page, small quarto, Paris, July 13, 1799. On official Republic letterhead. To the commissioner of the Executive Directory. Being a complaint about not receiving the Bulletin of Laws, number 28. Light foxing throughout, light toning to right edge, adhesive residue verso (no show through). Very good to fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $265
Lot 200		Fouche, Joseph (1759-1820) French revolutionary and Minister of Police. Associated with Carnot and Robespierre. Document Signed ("Fouche"). In French. As Minister of Police. One page, small quarto, Paris, October 21, 1800. On official Republic letterhead. To "Citoyen Prefet". Concerning surveillance and protection of a shipment of arms. Toning to left margin, transmittal folds. Very good. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 201		Gladstone, William E (1809-1898) British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister (1868-74, 1880-85, 1886 and 1892-94). Autograph Letter Signed ("WE Gladstone"). As Prime Minister. One page, octavo, London, August 1, 1883. On 10 Downing Street stationery. To Prince L. L. Bonaparte, "My dear Prince". One horizontal fold; minor surface soil, particularly at edges. Very good to fine condition. Thanking the great linguist for a memo about his collections, "…as well as for the note which accompanied them". Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $121
Lot 202		Heydrich, Reinhard (1904-1942) German Nazi leader and Himmler's chief lieutenant. He ran the SS's espionage and surveillance arm and helped organize the Holocaust. After being named acting governor of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Heydrich was assassinated by the Czech resistance. Autograph Letter Signed ("R. Heydrich"). One page, small quarto, Berlin, March 5, 1933. On "Hotel Savoy am Bahnhof Zoo" stationery. To Kurt Daluege as Minister of the Interior. Docketing stamp at upper center. File holes at left margin, four penciled notations around edges of text. Heydrich's "R" sits over the top of the stationery's bottom legend. Very good to fine. Heydrich's dark, aggressive hand lends the tone to this seemingly innocuous message "Since Thursday I have tried without success to reach you. I have phoned approximately six times…I hope that in about 10 days there will be an opportunity for another personal visit." By 1933, Daluege and Himmler had risen to the upper ranks of the Nazi Party, and they developed a close association plotting 1934's Night of the Long Knives. During the War, Daluege was Heydrich's second in command and, after Himmler's assassination, he supervised the retaliatory destruction of Lidice. Estimated Value $950 - 1,250. From the Institute of Documentation, Israel. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,610
Lot 203		Himmler, Heinrich (1900-1945) German Nazi leader, after Hitler the most powerful man in the Third Reich. Head of the SS, Waffen-SS, Gestapo and Minister of the Interior. A rabid anti-semite with an almost mystical view of a fully "Arayanized" Greater German Reich, he viewed the Final Solution as a means to purify the world. Typed Letter Signed ("H Himmler"). One page, large quarto, from the field, January 24, 1944. On "Der Reichsführer-SS letterhead. To "Lieber Parteigenosse Wahl!" One horizontal and one vertical fold, two file holes at left are ragged, one torn through with minor paper loss. Very good to fine. An very intriguing letter with a blunt statement of Himmler's stand on "following orders." The content truly makes us wish we knew exactly which Party member was the recipient and the full context of the communication between "Wahl" and Himmler. "…I must stress that the comradeship that bound us in the years of the struggle and after the assumption of power has not changed. But it is my duty to worry about the laws of the Reich being followed and I believe that the old party members must be the example in this regard. Perhaps we could speak of the whole situation in person at the earliest opportunity." Estimated Value $950 - 1,250. From the Institute of Documentation, Israel. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 204		Himmler, Heinrich and Röhm, Ernst. Typed Document Signed ("H. Himmler" and "Röhm"). One page, recto and verso, small quarto, Munich, July 28, 1933. On "Reichsführung der Schutzstaffeln der N.S.D.A.P." letterhead. To the "Leadership of the SA" (Ernst Röhm). Being a request for the approval of two police appointments. Docketing stamps and Röhm's signature on verso. Ragged file holes at left, one area of staple rust at top left, assorted pencil markings, Röhm's red pencil signature is visible through the paper. Very good to fine. Less than a year after this document passed between the head of the SS and the head of the SA, Himmler would steer Hitler into the Night of the Long Knives and the execution of Röhm. The simple bureaucratic transaction recorded on this page has deeper undertones, reflecting the tension between the SS and the SA, as Himmler asks for Röhm's consent for the appointment of two SS officers to the position of police chief (one in Wiesbaden and one in Bochum), while noting that the police chief in the largest neighboring city (Frankfurt a/M. and Dortmund) is an SA man. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. From the Institute of Documentation, Israel. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 205		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 206		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 207		Mussolini, Benito (1883-1945) "Il Duce" Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922-1943. Mussolini's aggressive nationalism and alliance with Hitler led Italy into World War II. Signature ("Benito Mussolini"). One page, 5¼ x 2", Rome, November 15, 1927. Lot includes black and white portrait of Mussolini, circa 1927, which does show some silvering at the edges. The end of Mussolini's date inscription has smeared and there is minor soil around the edges, otherwise, very good condition. A very nice lot -- a strong signature and the photographic image is quite striking. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $219
Lot 208		Mussolini, Benito and Victor Emanuel III. Lot of ten Documents Signed ("Mussolini" and "Vittorio Emanuel"). In Italian. Dates from 1925-1928. A few items appear to be military related. Official stamps and pencil notations throughout, nicks where removed from binding. Overall, very good to fine. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 209		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 210		Mussolini, Benito and Victor Emanuel III. Document Signed ("Mussolini and "Vittorio Emanuel"). Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. One page, folio, Rome, February 6, 1927. Being approval of a promotion for one Pisciotta, Luigi. Docketed on verso. Various stamps and pencil notations recto. Chips from being removed from binding, minor toning to top edge, otherwise fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Unsold