Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 35

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Royalty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 108		Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-97) Color head-and-shoulders Photograph Signed, "Love Prins. Diana" in blue Sharpie in the upper left corner, 10x8", no place, no date. Fine. Diana is in formal evening dress; she wears a diamond tiara and diamond and sapphire earrings. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 109		Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) Plaque from an unnamed hotel at which Diana was staying warning, "Please No Autographs Allowed On Hotel Property," signed in appreciation in upper left corner, "Thank you for a very effective message!" and in upper right corner, "Lots of Love from, Diana X," no place and no date. The black-on-gold sign is 5x8". Diana signed with a black Sharpie. A neat memento! Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 110		(Edward VIII) Simpson, Wallis (1896-1986) American divorcée for whom Edward VIII gave up the British throne. Photograph Signed, "Sincerely, Wallis Simpson January 2nd, 19[?]," in black ink above her head, 8x10", n.p. The photo shows the future Duke and Duchess of Windsor at a press conference. They married on June 3, 1937. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $403
Lot 111		(Edward VIII) Windsor, Wallis (1896-1986) Autograph Letter Signed as Duchess of Windsor, on personal stationery with "W" monogram topped by a crown, 3pp, 10½x7¼", White Sulphur Springs, 2 May 1950. Fine. Thanking Mrs. William Blair (wife of the founder of Blair & Co. Investment Bankers) for hospitality during the Windsors' visit to Chicago. "…When Mr. Blair and yourself come to Paris the Duke and myself hope so much that you will let us know….With the Duke's and my thanks…." With holograph transmittal envelope. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 112		Elizabeth II (1926 -) Queen of the United Kingdom since 1952. Large color Photograph Signed "Elizabeth R 1981" on the mount, 14x10¾", n.p. (pencil note on verso says "The Victoria League Victoria, Australia). A lovely, full-length photograph by photographer Peter Grugeon. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $403
Lot 113		Genealogical Chart of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland. Chart in French, 17½x38", c. 1710, from a genealogical atlas. Fine; six vertical fold files and edge toning. Showing the branches and entire reigns, beginning with Egbert the Red, who died in 837 and continuing to the reign of Queen Anne; the kings of Scotland go back even further. Maps and listings with dates of battles fought by the English in England, Scotland, Ireland, and France, with the coats of arms of these four countries whose history was so intertwined. Printed "with privilege of our Lords the States of Holland and West Frisia." Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 114		Leopold III and Astrid. King (1934-40 and briefly in 1950, before being forced to abdicate to his son) and Queen (she died tragically in a car crash in 1935) of Belgium. Photograph Signed "Lépold de Belgique" and "Astrid de Belgique" and inscribed "To the African Society…November 16th 1933," 13¾x9¾" (photo is 8¾x6¼"). Fine; some silvering; light soiling and edge tear to mount. A beautiful photo of the couple who married for love, signed the year before Leopold ascended to the throne of Belgium. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 115		Maximilian I (1832-67) Austrian duke who became Emperor of Mexico (1864-67) with the backing of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican conservatives; he was captured and executed by Mexican republicans. Document Signed on the last page, 6 pp, 13x8¾", n.p., n.d. Signed on page 6. Fine; light toning and a few edge chips; held together with a green ribbon. The document details the salaries and expenses of the "Diplomatic Embassies of the Empire" in numerous foreign lands, mostly in Europe, but also in Guatemala, Brazil, the Ottoman Empire, and Persia, from 1 Aug. 1864 to 31 July 1865. Estimated Value $550 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 116		Napoleon I (1769-1821) Emperor of the French. Partly-printed Document Signed "N" as Emperor, 19¼x14", St. Cloud, 10 April 1813. Very good; 2½" split at vertical fold and 1½" split at right edge of center fold. Headed by an attractive imperial arms vignette, with an embossed imperial seal below Napoleon's large, bold "N," and with a variety of watermarks, such as a trident and an anchor. Coutersigned by the ministers of four departments. An unaccomplished form authorizing an American vessel to bring into French ports items such as cotton, fish oil, coffee and sugar from the French colonies, America and Asia, cacao, spices, indigo, etc. Printed horizontally at right are instructions for the French consul at Charlestown, New York, Boston, or Baltimore to fill in the name of the ship and to carefully note its cargo. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,800
Lot 117		Napoleon I. Document Signed "Bonaparte" as First Consul, 12x8¼", Paris 5 Thermidor Year 9 of the Republic (28 July 1801). Fine. Napoleon endorses a recommendation from the chief of the 3rd brigade of Hussards that Citizen Eysrich, a captain in that regiment, be given a place as captain in the gendarmerie, as a result of an infirmity he suffered in the war. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,800. Byron Reed Collection, Christie's, 8 Oct. 1996, Lot 219. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,013
Lot 118		Victoria (1819-1901). British Queen who reigned 1837-1901; at the time of her death it was said that the sun never set on the British Empire. Third person Autograph Letter Signed "The Queen" three times in the text, on gold-encrusted stationery, 2pp, 7x4 ½", Windsor Castle, 8 Feb. 1949. Very good; small stain at one corner of second and docket pages. With important military information regardingWellington, the deaths of Generals Arbuthnot and Guy Campbull; approving Lt. Gen. MacDonnel�s appointment, etc. With "Commander in Chief" stamp on first page; docketed "The Queen.". Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 119		Wilhelm II (1859-1941) Last emperor of Germany (1888-1918); oldest grandchild of Queen Victoria. Photograph Signed "Doorn 1925 / Wilhelm F.R. " on the mount, 13¾x10" (photo is 9¾x6¾"). Fine; creases at both lower corners do not affect the signature or image. A chest-up, right profile portrait of the man who was Germany's last emperor and the last of the Hohenzollern dynasty. Wilhelm fled to The Netherlands on 9 November 1918 and lived in Doorn until his death. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 120		Wilhelm II. Photograph Signed and Dated, "Wilhelm F.R. 1902" as Kaiser, on the mount, 11½x7¼", which is mounted to a larger mount, 15x10¼". The Kaiser is dressed in a uniform and holding a sword with his right hand; his withered left arm (a birth defect) is hidden from the camera. Fine; a couple of tiny blemishes; some foxing at edges of mount. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242