Sam Houston Philatelics Sale

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W/W COLLECTIONS continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Catalog No.

Lot Description

Est.

401

World Wide Souvenir Sheets and

World Wide Souvenir Sheets and, Odds/Ends Collection Remainders, VF NH, that consists of (7) souvenir sheets, strip of 5 and a pair with printing flaw; includes (2) Spanish Andorra no. 102 (one with small tear at upper right), Canada pair 422/422ii dot over Crocus variety; Republic of China nos. 3626-27 souvenir sheet (2); Hong Kong nos. 737a and 762, Republic of Korea no. 859a souvenir sheet (2) with stain in left margin and Nauru nos. 201-205 strip of 5 Cat($26)

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$20

Available for $6.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

TOPICAL & MISC. LOTS

LotNo.

Symbol

Catalog No.

Lot Description

Est.

402

Great Britain 821-26

Great Britain 821-26, Collection of (12) Limited Edition Fleetwood FDC's for "Twelve Days of Christmas" Issue, VF, special Fleetwood cachets designed by David Gentleman; also (12) different pmk's. Housed in a green suede padded cover binder in very good condition, slight staining on front and back covers (Image)

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$100

Available for $26.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

403

Norman Rockwell Cover Collection

Norman Rockwell Cover Collection, in large blue albm with gold lettering, contains (100) covers with multi-colored cachets of Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post drawing as cachets. Each cover/drawing with different topics, often identifying problems of the times they were created, typed address. Also, each cover with information and history of each drawing in serveral paragraphs. Very clean and nice!

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$40

Available for $14.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

404

Rattlesnake Island

Rattlesnake Island, 1966-1968 and 1982 Perforated and Imperforate Issues, about (60) stamps, F-VF NH, the 1966 are rectangular in shape that led the USPS to issue a cease and desist order resulting in the now famous Rattlesnake Island triangle stamps. Also included are Plate Number Blocks (6) of the first triangles (1967) (Image)

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$86

SOLD for $50.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

405

Texas Postal History Lot

Texas Postal History Lot, 1885//1936, consisting of (9) covers and (3) letters; most covers (5) are State of Texas Advertising and (1) private ad mimicing the state covers (very interesting). The State covers are for the Texas Supreme Court, Dept. of Education and General Land Office. The 1927 letter is by Rev. T.O. Perrin to a friend in Philadelphia and mentions the Texas Rangers mission to "clean up" Borger, Tx and also a red pmk (probably magenta) of Stinnet, Tx (cover included). The 1933 letter is a fund raising letter by the trustee (C.N. Bartholomew) for Texas Day at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair; included is a Texas Day Official cover pmk'd Aug 23, 1933 with a FAIR Agenda enclosed, and last is 1936 letter concerning the Texas Centennial year celebration and the effort to create a SAN JACINTO DAY cachet (Image)

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$300

Available for $85.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

406

Transportation and Travel Collectibles

Transportation and Travel Collectibles, Lot (5), includes American and Eastern Airlines Timetables (Sept. 1978-Houston) and (3) Japanese Tourist Booklets/Maps. Condition is excellent used with lone fault being a tiny tear at bottom of the American Airlines schedule

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$25

Available for $6.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

AUTOGRAPHS

LotNo.

Symbol

Catalog No.

Lot Description

Est.

407

(Astronaut) Autographs of Columbia Space Shuttle Flight #STS-87 (Nov. 19-Dec. 5, 1997) on FDC, contains signatures of astronauts Steve Lindsey, Kaylana Chawla, Kevin Kregel, Winston Scott and Takeo Doi (Doi was first Japanese citizen to do a spacewalk [during his flight]). FDC used was for #3173 32¢ 1st supersonic flight with blue and orange Artmaster cachet, unaddressed, clean and fresh! (Image)

$100

SOLD for $32.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

408

(Politics) Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971), signature on stock card (newspaper clipping added); Acheson worked in the State Dept. leading up to and including WWII. He became Truman's Secretary of State at the beginning of the 2nd term and was instrumental in the foundation of NATO. Card is in VF condition with clear signature (Image)

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$90

Available for $18.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

409

(Entertainment) Peggy Ashcroft (1907-1991), British Actress, signature on 3" x 3½" card, winner of an Academy Award and a BAFTA award for "A Passage to India" and a BAFTA award for "Madame Sousatzka" as well as British Academy Television awards (Image)

$75

Available for $16.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

410

(Sports) Mabel Bryant (1885-1948), British Women's hockey player (1901-1928), considered one of the elite players of her time. Signature on 5" x 4" manila card with newspaper clipping attached and dated 1928, the year she retired (Image)

$40

Available for $8.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

411

(Composer) John Freckleton Burrowes (1757-1852), English music composer and one of the original (30) music professionals who formed the Philharmonic Society of London in 1813 (later renamed the Royal Philharmonic Society). Here, his signature on a note accepting a request that he attend a funeral (Image)

$100

Available for $20.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

412

(Theater) Edwin Gilding Clarke (1873-1934), British actor and opera performer, signature here on a 3 ½" x 5½" handwritten letter to an admirer, dated 1927 from the Shakespeare Theatre in Liverpool, where he mentions sending a signed picture of himself in the role of the Cardinal in "The Jewess" and references his role as Buteux in Lecocq's "The Daughter of Madame Angot." Letter glued to cardboard for protection but with crease at bottom, slightly affecting signature (Image)

$50

Available for $10.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

413

(EDUCATION) Thomas S. Fiske Jr. (1865-1944), Founder of the New York Mathematical Society in 1888, which changed its name to the American Mathematical Society in 1894. He was also a professor at Columbia University, as well as a professor and Acting Dean of Barnard College. Here, his signature at bottom of part of a typed letter with a vertical fold through the "m" (Image)

$20

Available for $6.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

414

(Composer) RUDOLF FRIMLl (1879-1972), 5½" x 3 /4" imprinted card with blue "From the Music Room of RUDOLF FRIML" signed "To/Jack/(musical score)/Oh, Rose Marie/8-3-71/(signature)Rudolf Friml". Composer of musicals, operettas, songs, etc., he is best known for "Rose-Marie" and "The Vagabond King", both popular on Broadway and later adopted to films, and the song "Indian Love Call" recorded by many artists. This signature dated about a year before he died Cat($750) (Image)

$750

Available for $160.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

415

(ENTERTAINMENT) GRETA GARBO (1905-1990), 6½" x 9½" Sepia SPI, signed in blue, "To Bootch-/The One I loff/G.G." Photo with pinholes in left corners, otherwise, in excellent condition. Garbo was nominated for three Academy Awards, yet never won, although she starred in "Grand Hotel" in 1932, which won for Best Picture. Autographs rare from this actress, especially on photos. This still is from the 1933 film "Queen Christina" (Image)

$6,000

Available for $2,000.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

416

(Entertainment) Marjorie Gordon (1893-1983), English opera, stage and film actress 1915-1977. B&W 2x3 paper picture attached to 4x6 card signed "Best wishes from/"Valentine" at top and signature at bottom. In the picture, she is dressed as the lead character "Valentine" from the opera "Valentine" (Image)

$30

Available for $10.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

417

(Author) Catherine Gore (1798-1861), novelist of about (70) books from 1823-1858 plus she wrote (11) plays which made it onto the London stage. Here, she has signed a short, undated letter, closing with "I am glad to hear that Lady Sizemore is better." (Image)

$75

Available for $16.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

418

(Post Office) Gronouski, John A. (1919-1996), U.S. Postmaster General Sept. 30, 1963-Nov. 2, 1965. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to Poland 1965-1968 under Pres. Johnson. Here, his autograph on #1240 1963 Christmas FDC, during his tenure as Postmaster General (Image)

$40

Available for $16.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

419

(Artist) Henry Howard (1769-1847), British portrait and history painter, plus several ceilings, 2-page undated letter regarding tickets to an art exhibit (Image)

$100

Available for $30.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)

420

(Actress) Rosamund John (1913-1998), British film and stage actress, 3 ½" x 5½" B&W photo, signed in blue (Image)

$25

Available for $6.00
Closing..May-15, 02:00 PM (EST)