Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 71

The Manuscripts, Collectibles & Space Auction

U.S. Presidents & First Ladies

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 40		[Adams, John] Adams' Message to Congress Re The Treaty With Spain. The London Chronicle, July 25, 1797, Vol. LXXXII, No. 5990, 6 pp. Page 85 contains the "Message from the President of the United States to Congress, on the Dispute with Spain," given by John Adams to Congress on June 12, 1797. In part: "… the Commissioner appointed on the part of the United States pursuant to the third article of our Treaty with Spain, that the running and marking of the boundary line between the Colonies of East and West Florida, and the territory of the United States, have been delayed by the Officers of his Catholic Majesty, and that they have declared their intention to maintain his jurisdiction, and to suspend the withdrawing his troops from the military posts they occupy within the territory of the United States, until the two Governments shall, by Negociation have settled the meaning of the second article respecting the withdrawing the troops, stores, or settlements of either party in the territory of the other; that is, whether when the Spanish garrisons withdraw, they are to leave the works standing or to demolish them, and until…the real property of the inhabitants shall be secured, and likewise until the Spanish Officers are sure the Indians will be pacific…." Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. View details	Unsold
Lot 41		Buchanan, James (1791-1868) 15th President of the United States (1857-1861). Autograph Letter Signed "James Buchanan" as Secretary of State, one page, 10 x 8"., Washington, Feb. 5, 1848. Buchanan writes a letter of introduction for Colonel John J. McCahen to an unidentified correspondent: "I am intimately acquainted with Colonel John J. McCahen of Philadelphia, the bearer hereof. He informs me that he is about to proceed to Jackson, Mississippi, on business of importance to him. Col. McCahen is a gentleman of high character & much intelligence & has numerous devoted friends in the City of Philadelphia & throughout Pennsylvania. I cordially commend him to the kindness & attention of all those who may consider my recommendation of any value." Fine; a small red stain has bled from the verso of the integral blank, leaving a small spot on the recto, which does not affect the text. Boldly penned and signed. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $492
Lot 42		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 43		[Clinton, William Jefferson] Four Items From A 2000 Hollywood Gala Tribute. On August 12, 2000, philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick gave a Hollywood Gala Salute for President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. The guests were presented with a leather-bound deluxe Signed First Edition of The Red White and Blue by author John Gregory Dunne, published by The Franklin Mint, 1987. Dunne signed on the first blank end page. This lot includes a copy of the book, along with three wood and canvas (green, black, and beige) folding chairs in which the guests sat; printed on the canvas strip on the back of the chairs is "Hollywood Tribute to President William Jefferson Clinton / August 12, 2000." A nice lot of presidential ephemera. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $540
Lot 44		Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States (1923-1929). Photograph Signed as President, 12 x 9½"; image is 9 x 7¼". A fine portrait by Harris & Ewing. Signed in the lower border. Some silvering around edges, else fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 45		[Eisenhower, Dwight D.] Plate From the Eisenhower White House, 1955. Presidential bone chine made by Castleton Studios, 11½" in diameter. "The White House / November 1955" in gold lettering on the reverse. Gold-printed Presidential Seal at center within a border of stars. The wide border is made of pure gold coin in an embossed pinwheel pattern. Excellent condition. Mrs. Eisenhower ordered this official White House china service in 1955 to replace the service they had been using from the Truman era. Only 120 pieces were ordered, making pieces from this set especially desirable. According to Margaret Brown Klapthor, author of White House China, Mrs. Eisenhower wanted "to insure each presidential administration was specifically represented." Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,120
Lot 46		Garfield, James A (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States (Mar. 5-Sept. 19, 1881). Autograph Letter Signed ("J.A. Garfield"), one page, 6¾ x 4¼", 1227 I St. (Washington, D.C.), c. 1879. To "My Dear Governor," accepting a dinner invitation for 6 P.M. the following day. Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $332
Lot 47		Grant, Ulysses S (1822-1885) 18th President of the United States (1869-1877). Partly-printed Document Signed ("U.S. Grant") as President, one page, 10¾ x 8", Washington, Sept. 10, 1872. A warrant for the pardon of John Franca and John Tuamay. Fine condition. Affixed at left edge to a 14¼ x 10½" sheet and accompanied by a handsome 14 x 10½" steel engraving of Grant by John C. Yorston & Co. Estimated Value $700 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $960
Lot 48		Grant, Ulysses S. Rare woven silk souvenir textile commemorating the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia inscribed and signed "To my friend Thos. Clark, U.S. Grant," 10 x 6". Featuring vignettes of George Washington, an eagle bearing a U.S. shield, American flags, Exhibition Hall, a steam ship, a train, etc. Off-white background with a blue fringe; red, blue and green touches add color. Thomas Clark was Grant's chief of staff of the Army of the Tennessee during the Civil War. Slight fading of color, faint soiling and a few stains; some tears and small losses at top and bottom edges and to fringe, but quite attractive. Grant's writing is clear and the signature bold. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $517
Lot 49		Hayes, Rutherford B (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States (1877-81). Autograph Letter Signed ("R.B. Hayes"), one page, black-bordered, 8½ x 5½"Fremont, O[hio], Aug. 16, 1884. To Mr. J.B. Greene, regretting that he must decline a dinner invitation. Light ink transfer, else fine. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $246
Lot 50		Hoover, Herbert. "The White House Card / Washington" Card Signed as President, Matted with a steel-engraved portrait of Hoover and modestly framed to an overall size of 13 x 8¾". Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Unsold
Lot 51		Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) Seventh President of the United States (1829-1837). Partly-printed Document Signed as President, on vellum, 9¾ x 15¾", Washington, Jan. 4, 1831. Countersigned by Land Commissioner Elijah Hayward. A land grant to James Sherman Junior for land in Cayuga County, New York, containing 77 and 400ths acres. Missing vellum at left edge affects two or three printed letters. Engrossed portion is faded but legible. Jackson's signature at lower right is large and of medium darkness. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $369
Lot 52		Kennedy, John F (1917-1963) 35th President of the United States (1961-1963). Typed Letter Signed as President, on The White House letterhead, one page, 8¾ x 6¼", Washington, May 24, 1962. To Rhode Island governor John A. Notte, Jr., thanking him for his telegram "in support of the trade program which was presented to me at the dinner of the Coordinating Council of Organizations on International Trade Policy last week. I appreciate your interest and that of your State in the enactment of strong new trade legislation which will enable us to grasp the opportunities and meet the challenges which confront us as a nation and as leaders in the free world." Fine; light circular file stamp at upper right. Matted and framed to an overall size of 18¼ x 16¾". John Notte (1909-19830 was the 65th governor of Rhode Island. A Democrat and a Catholic, he served one two-year term (Jan. 1, 1961-Jan. 3, 1963.) He was defeated in the closest ever gubernatorial race in Rhode Island (fewer than 400 votes), primarily because he supported a state income tax. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,040
Lot 53		[Lincoln, Abraham] Plaster Life Mask by Clark Mills, 1865. 11 x 7½ x 8½". Bronze color. Signed on top of the head, "Abraham Lincoln / Clark Mills / 1865." Mills (1815-1883)- made his life mask of Lincoln on February 11, 1865, the day before Lincoln's 56th birthday and two months before his assassination. Mills' life mask was the second one made of Lincoln. Leonard Volk made the first one in April 1860, before Lincoln received the Republican nomination for president. Mills' mask reflects the toll taken on Lincoln by the Civil War. It shows Lincoln's entire head, and not just the face, as Volk's does. Lincoln's secretary, John Hays, compared the two masks and described the changes wrought by five years: "…The first is a man of fifty-one, and young for his years. The face has a clean, firm outline; it is free from fat, but the muscles are hard and full; the large mobile mouth is ready to speak, to shout, or laugh; the bold, curved nose is broad and substantial, with spreading nostrils; it is a face full of life, of energy, of vivid aspiration. The other is so sad and peaceful in its infinite repose that the famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens insisted, when he first saw it, that it was a death-mask. The lines are set, as if the living face, like the copy, had been in bronze; the nose is thin, and lengthened by the emaciation of the cheeks; the mouth is fixed like that of an archaic statue; a look as of one on whom sorrow and care had done their worst without victory is on all the features; the whole expression is of unspeakable sadness and all-sufficing strength. Yet the peace is not the dreadful peace of death; it is the peace that passeth understanding." Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,600
Lot 54		Madison, James (1751-1786) 4th President of the United States (1809-1817). Letter Signed, one page, 9� x 8 in., Montpellier, Aug. 10, 1833. To John H. Sherburne, thanking him for a portrait of his father. "…My recollection of the political and personal good will always experienced from Col. Sherburne gives the due value to what I offered as a token of it; and the value is enhanced by its kindred effect in reminding me of the friendship of his near connection Governor Langdon [New Hampshire statesman John Langdon, 1741-1819] for whom I always entertained the most cordial esteem and regard. For the delay of this acknowledgement of your favor, I must offer the apology of my great age, and decrepit condition, the apology to which I am obliged to recur, on other epistolary occasions." John S. Sherburne (1757-1830) served as an officer during the Rvolutionary War and later became a U.S. Congressman and judge. John H. Sherburne, to whom the letter is addressed, wrote a biography of John Paul Jones. Very good; minor toning, normal folds, and two small holes in blank areas. Despite Madison's advanced age and illness, the signature is bold. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,538
Lot 55		McKinley, William. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, one page, 17 x 22 in., Washington, September 14, 1797. Appointing Joseph C. Bartlett Postmaster at Lake City in Wabasha County, Minnesota. Countersigned by James A. Gary as Postmaster General. Marginal tears do not affect text or signatures. Three quarters of gold foil seal with red ribbons are present. Very good. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $221
Lot 56		Nixon, Richard (1913-94) 37th President of the United States (1969-74). Color Photo Inscribed and Signed, "To Claude Harkins from Richard Nixon," as President, 8 x 10". Also signed by the eleven members of his cabinet in 1973, as well as by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Anne L. Armstrong, Counsellor to the President, Roy L. Ash, Director, Office of Management and Budget, and John A. Scali, U.S. Representative to the United Nations. The eleven Cabinet members are: James T. Lynn, Sec. of Housing and Urban Development Earl L. Butz, Sec. of Agriculture George P. Schultz, Sec. of the Treasury Richard G. Kleindienst, Attorney General Peter J. Brennan, Sec. of Labor Caspar W. Weinberger, Sec. of Health, Education and Welfare William P. Rogers, Sec. of State Elliot L. Richardson, Sec. of Defense Frederick B. Dent, Sec. of Commerce Claude S. Brinegar, Sec. of Transportation Claude Harkins obtained these signatues with the help of Secretary James T. Lynn, with whom he became acquainted during the Ford campaign (there are two of Secretary Lynn's signatures on the photo--one original and one autopen). Included with the photo is a 4 x 6" card with a typed list of everyone in the photo and a penciled notation in front of each name with the date that particular person returned the photo to Mr. Harkins with his or her signature. The signatures were obtained between 1976 and 1981. Faint "sunning" to outer portions of photo. Rare. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,340
Lot 57		Nixon, Richard. Two Typed Letters Signed as U.S. representative from California, on House of Representatives letterhead, in black ink, both one page, 10½ x 8", Washington, Dec. 5 and 7, 1947. Fine. To R.E. Jones, Post Commander of the Whittier American Legion regarding the shortage of beds at Veterans facilities in California; the second lists upcoming bills that should help veterans. Much of Nixon's childhood was spent in Whittier. With a photo of the Nixon family when Patricia and Julie were young girls; damage at top and lower edges can be matted out. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 58		[Presidents] George Washington Through Lyndon B. Johnson. Thirty-five Signatures of the first 36 Presidents of the United States, most cut from documents. Since Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President, there is only one signature for him. Garfield's and Eisenhower's signatures are somewhat light. The signatures are matted with 3¼ x 3" steel engravings of each President above his signature, all of which are handsomely framed to an overall size of 30½ x 43½". These signatures cover U.S. presidential history from 1789 through 1969: 181 years. A wonderful display piece. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 59		[Presidents] Reagan, Carter, Bush, and Ford. Printed watercolor of the Capitol building Signed by Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Gerald Ford, 6 x 4½". Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $720
Lot 60		Reagan, Ronald (1911- 2004) 40th President of the United States, 1981-1989.Autograph Letter Signed on a note card with a White House engraving, 4 1/8 x 6½ ", Los Angeles, April 15 (c. 2002 or '03). Written on both sides and signed on the back. To Mrs. R.S. Michalicek in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who had written to the President that she thought her great grandmother, Dara Donahue Reagan, had raised his father. President Reagan writes: "I'm afraid I cant be of much help with regard to my fathers upbringing. I know he was orphaned when he was 6 yrs. old and then raised by an aunt. Unfortunately I was never told who the aunt was. I do know an aunt running a ladys hat shop in Fulton Ill.--Margaret Baldwin--had something to do with his boyhood and continued to be a relation during my own growing up. Fulton Ill. was where he lived in his early manhood and where he met my mother and they were married. My father was a true Irishman. His father came to this country from an Irish village 'Ballyporeen' in County Tiperary. Some of my fathers growing up took place in Iowa in the North East part. He played baseball on a town team but for the life of me I cant remember which town. I hope this will be of some help to you and I'm sorry I cant be more explicit.--Oh one more thing--he & my mother were married in Tampico Ill. Best regards--Ronald Reagan." Mrs. Michalicek's letter is present, as is the holograph envelope the President addressed to her, and a larger envelope with her address typed, a printed free frank, and a return address of 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, where President Reagan took an office in September 2001. Excellent condition and a rare peak into Reagan's early life. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,040
Lot 61		Reagan, Ronald. Bookplate Signed and affixed to a front end page of An American Life, Reagan's autobiography. Deluxe Limited Edition, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1990, large quarto, 748 pp. The bookplate is inscribed "To Father Steve Davoren With best wishes" in another hand; President Reagan signed below. Price is clipped from dust jacket, else fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 62		Reagan, Ronald. Photo Inscribed and Signed, "To Marge & Jack Wickham With every good wish Sincerely Ronald Reagan," 10 x 8". Identified on accompanying cardboard backing as being from Nov. 1966 after Reagan's inauguration as Governor of California. Accompanied by Hollywood producer Ross Hunter's (1920-1966) invitation to the 1985 Reagan/Bush Inauguration and to the Inaugural Ball, with a copy of the Presidential Oath administered and signed by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. With transmittal envelope. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 63		Roosevelt, Franklin D (1882-1945) 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945). Document Signed as President, 14 x 18", Washington, Jan. 23, 1936. Countersigned by Postmaster General James A. Farley. Unengrossed document, with blind enbossed stamp of the Post Office Department. Housed in an old period frame; overall size is 14¾ x 18¾". Roosevelt's signature is very bold. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 64		Roosevelt, Franklin D. Typed Letter Signed as President on pale green The White House letterhead, one page, 8¾ x 7", Washington, Jan. 9, 1943. To Postmaster General Frank Walker reiterating FDR's request that he take over the Chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee: "…I understand that you can only do it for the next six mnths but, in that time, I am sure you will get the Committee reorganized and help us find a new Chairman." Large, bold signature. Very fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 65		Roosevelt, Franklin D. Document Signed as Acting Secretary of the Navy, one page, 10½ x 8 inches, on Navy Department stationery, Washington, August 25, 1919. A memo to Ensign Charles D. Hickox, U.S.N., Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Calif., informing him that he has been temporarily appointed Ensign in the United States Navy, and asking Hickox to acknowledge receipt of the appointment. Also signed by the Navy Registrar and docketed at upper left. Show-through from stamps and typed notations on verso; file holes at top margin. Matted with a wonderful, smiling head-and-shoulders profile of FDR to an overall size of 15½ x 22½ inches. Very good. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 66		Roosevelt, Franklin D. Typed Letter Signed as President, one page, on The White House stationery, 8¾ x 7", Washington, Sept. 13, 1933. To G. Henri Mathewson in Jackson, Georgia regarding Roosevelt relatives in Georgia. "The Roosevelts of Macon, Georgia, are distant cousins of mine and one of them, Mr. James Roosevelt, an elderly man, still lives at Macon. I think that Mr. C.J. Roosevelt was his father…." Light toning and a diagonal crease, else very good. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 67		Roosevelt, Franklin D. and Eleanor. Typed Letter Signed as President, on The White House letterhead, one page, 8¾ x 7", Washington, Mar. 13, 1933. Written nine days after his first inauguration, to Mr. J. Watso Webb of New York, thanking him for his kind note. "…It touched me and I deeply appreciate your good wishes and the belief you express in my leadership." Accompanied by the transmittal envelope. With a Typed Letter Signed by the former First Lady ("Eleanor Roosevelt"), on personal letterhead, one page, New York, Ja. 4, 1958. To Mary Margaret, thanking her for flowers sent for the New Year. "…I loved our tea together and I hope we will have opportunities for many more…." Both letters matted with an image of the President and First Lady together and framed to an overall size of 26 x 20". Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 68		Roosevelt, Franklin D. and Eleanor. Photograph Signed as President and First Lady, 8 x 10 inches. "Christmas 1941" is printed on the lower edge of the table at which the Roosevelts sit. The President's signature is extremely bold; the First Lady's signature is on the light side but legible. Verso has Associated Press stamp at center and glue remnants around edges. Photo is loose from original mat, which is present. The photograph was taken on July 4, 1941 by George Skaddings of the Associated Press. It shows the President and Mrs. Roosevelt on the south porch of their home at Hyde Park, New York. According to Mary Seeley in Season's Greetings From the White House (Tampa, Florida: A Presidential Christmas Corporation, 2005), 404 employees of the Roosevelts received one of these signed photographs as their 1941 Christmas present. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 69		Truman, Harry S (1874-1882) 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953). Typed Letter Signed, on personal letterhead, one page, 10½ x 7¼", Independence, Missouri, Nov. 18, 1971. To Philip E. Hoffman, President of The American Jewish Committee, stating that he is glad to comply with Mr. Hoffman's request to send a congratulatory letter (not present) to Irving M. Engel. Mr. Engel was a worldwide champion of human rights. In 1971, The American Jewish Committee established the Irving M. Engel Fund for Social Justice to honor his accomplishments. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 70		Truman, Harry S and Bess W. Photograph Signed as President and First Lady, 10 x 8", in the original mat, 13½ x 10½". The 1946 Christmas gift print pictures the Trumans smiling and waving as they board the President's private plane, the Sacred Cow, signed by the President in blue ink and by the First Lady in black ink. Engraved at the bottom is "Christmas 1946". Photo is fine; Truman's signature is a little light. Mat has small damp stains at edges. According to Mary Evans Seeley's Season's Greetings From the White House, 575 autographed copies of this photograph were given to White House employees at an informal ceremony in the President's office. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 71		Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) 28th President of the United States (1913-1921). Typed Letter Signed as Governor-elect of New Jersey, on Princeton University letterhead (he was president from 1902-1910), 8 x 6", November 14, 1910. To Hyman Lazarus, "The campaign is over. We have won a most notable victory. I know the important part you played in the campaign….The good old party now has a chance to re-establish itself in the confidence of the State." Wilson refers to the Democratic party; today GOP refers to the Republican Party. One vertical fold, else fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $271
Lot 72		[Five First Ladies]. Five autographed items: (1) Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, signed "Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt senior / 1935" on 1½ x 4¼" paper; " (2) Grace Coolidge signature, with "Autograph" in her hand, on 2¼ x 4¾" paper (3) Bess Truman signature, inscribed, "With best wishes to David Battan…November 8-1955 Independence, Missouri" 4 x 4" (4) Eleanor Roosevelt signature, 3 x 5"; and "Mamie Doud Eisenhower" signed photograph, 5¾ x 4". Very good. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Unsold
Lot 73		Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962) First Lady of the United States (1933-1945); wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, author, activist, and diplomat. President Truman called her "First Lady of the World." Autograph Document Signed as a byline of an article, probably from her column, "My Day" which appeared from 1936-1962. Titled "'My View of strikes' by Eleanor Roosevelt," one page, 9 x 8", n.p., n.d. Written in her hand, she begins, " Recently I was urged to resign from the CIO as a patriotic gesture because of the current strikes….men should not have to strike for something which probably must be accepted in the future--the right to work fewer hours and yet receive the same wages…." Interesting article. Matted with an image of Mrs. Roosevelt as First Lady and a name plaque and framed to an overall size of 19½ x 23½". Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Unsold