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Autographs & Free Franks

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

Adams John

John Adams, as ex-president, on folded address sheet to The Reverend William Bentley in Salem; manuscript "Quincy, Octr 27th 1809" at upper left, "Free" upper right, all text in Adams' own hand; remarkably well-preserved and free of defects; the original enclosure—regarding historical materials brought by Bentley which Adams felt belonged in the Historical Society—is housed in the University of Iowa's Special Collections Department; with 2003 P.F. certificate, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

Adams John Q

John Quincy Adams, as Secretary of State; on folded address sheet to Callender Irvine in Philadelphia; "Department of State" and signature at top right, brownish red "Washⁿ City/MAY/24" postmark at left with matching "FREE" straightline handstamp at right; approximately ½-inch tear to top of sheet is inconsequential; remarkably clean otherwise, with 2008 P.F. certificate, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

Earhart

Amelia Earhart, clean on Feb. 4, 1931 Aero Club of Washington, D.C.-cacheted cover, "Welcoming American fliers who made world aviation records in 1930."; cover properly franked and cancelled, addressed to Newark, New Jersey; normal bumps and grinds to corners of no import; accompanied by 1968 Charles Hamilton letter (on Charles Hamilton Autographs, Inc. company letterhead) confirming the authenticity of the signature. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

Edison

Thomas Edison signed check, 8.25 x 3 inches, from his Edison Botonic Research Corporation in West Orange NJ, to a Mrs. George Hart for $141.90 and dated Aug. 27, 1929, signed "Thos. A. Edison", Very Fine, ex-Lippman. (Image)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

Fillmore

Millard Fillmore, as Member of Congress from Massachusetts, on folded letter sheet to George W. Jonson in Easton, Mass.; signature and "M.C." at top right, with blue "Washington City/DEC/24/D.C." postmark and matching "FREE" straightline handstamp; manuscript and signed letter inside a personal letter to Jonson (two signatures for the price of one!); central vertical file fold affects none of the markings; separations beginning at cross-folds, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

Garfield

James A. Garfield, as House Member from Ohio; on cover to President B.A. Hinsdale (Hiram College) in Hiram, Ohio; signature and "MC" at upper right, with Washington postmark at left; docketed on reverse "Dec 23 1872"; relatively clean, with a small repair at left where the envelope was opened, Fine to Very Fine+, the only way to obtain a Garfield Free Frank (Grant was the last president to legally exercise the privilege). (Image)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, as ex-president, on folded address sheet to William Lee esquire, Washington, in Jefferson's own hand; manuscript "Free" at top right, Jefferson's signature overstruck by red JAN 10 "CHARLOTville, Va." postmark (used 1802-13); Lee, upon his 1810-11 diplomatic mission to France, was based in Washington, the timing of which dates this item to 1811; cover lightly and evenly toned at right, not affecting the signature, with some separations along top and bottom folds; signature so crisp that one can see the idiosyncratic pair of dots after the "h" of "Th"; a simply lovely item, Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh, signed photo of the aviator disembarking the USS Memphis in Washington, DC, after being escorted home following his trans-Atlantic flight; photo, showing ship's crew and waiting crowd, measures 7 x 5 inches with full signature at top center; reverse with "JUN 11 1927" violet handstamp and blue crayon "Lindbergh leaving the Memphis" with date; black arrow point to Lindbergh likely added by newspaper art department; Very Fine and desirable, ex Lippman. (Image)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
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Madison & Monroe

James Madison and James Monroe, former as President, latter as Secretary of State, on 10 x 5 inch bottom portion of ship's passport document dated January 23, 1813, also signed "David Golston, Collector" (of the port of New York), in 14.5 x 9.5 inch attractive frame with plate at bottom, vertical file fold through signatures, ex-Lippman. (Image)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

Monroe

James Monroe, as president; on clean folded address sheet in Monroe's hand, addressed to Charles I. Ingersoll Esquire in Philadelphia (at the time, US District Attorney for Pennsylvania, previously Chairman of the US House Committee on the Judiciary in the 13th Congress); brownish red "Washⁿ City" postmark (Aug 17?) and matching "FREE" handstamp at top left; horizontal file fold below address of no consequence; with 2008 P.F. certificate, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

Pierce

Franklin Pierce, as president, on cover to Pierce Butler of Philadelphia; bold "Free Franklin Pierce" endorsement at upper right, with black "Washington D.C./NOV/27/FREE" postmark at left; light edge wear and toning as to be expected, but otherwise sound; with slavery-related interest, as Pierce was a fierce anti-abolitionist and Butler a wealthy slaveowner with family roots (to the Revolutionary era) in South Carolina; with 2008 P.F. certificate. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

Van Buren

Martin Van Buren, as ex-president, on yellow envelope addressed to Mr. A.J. Smith in Trenton, New Jersey; "Free" and signature at top right, "Kinderhook/OCT/9/N.Y." postmark in black at top left; prior owner's "J.W.M." handstamp on reverse, otherwise a nearly immaculate cover front and back, with 2009 P.F. certificate, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

Various

1948, US Olympic Committee "Victory Stamp" Sheets & Strips, variously signed, created as a fundraiser for the 1948 London Games; two complete sheets plus three bottom margin strips of five, one sheet (in red, of course) signed Lucille Ball, one sheet signed Jimmy Stewart, the strips of five signed Shirley Temple and George Ade (2); all fresh and clean with clear signatures, ex Lippman. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

Webster

Daniel Webster, as US Senator, on folded address sheet addressed to R.L. Coet, N. York; signature and "U.S. Senate" at upper right, with red "Washington City/FEB/26/D.C." postmark and matching "FREE" handstamp; entire red wax seal on reverse; two vertical file folds, one through the postmark, one through the signature, otherwise clean and sound, Fine to Very Fine, ex Pennsylvania Historical Society. (Image)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

Wiesenthal

Simon Wiesenthal TLS, signed photo and card, three items, the typed-letter-signed is in French and has a six pointed star at top and is an excerpt from his 1969 book "Les fleurs de soleil/Die sonnenblume", the card is 3 x 5 inches and the photo is 3.75 x 6 inches, each bearing his beautiful flowing signature in blue ballpoint pen, very fine and scarce group from this famed and skilled Nazi hunter, ex-Lippman. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

Wright Orville

Orville Wright, signature at top left of CAM 32 registered cover franked by two Harding stamps (Scott #633) and a 17c Wilson (Scott #623) plate #18023 at bottom, tied by oval cancels to Portland OR, brown handstamp cachet at left commemorating both CAM 32 and the 26th anniversary of the Wright Brother's historic flight at Kitty Hawk, six purple backstamps comprising two each of "Portland (Central Sta.) Oreg. Dec. 17, 1929 Registered" and "Rock Springs Wyo. Registered Dec. 21, 1929" double circle datestamps and "Via Air Mail" straightline, neatly opened at top and accompanied by registry receipt, extremely fine, ex-Lippman. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction