Autographs & Free Franks

**Autographs & Free Franks**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
1		Aldrin, Buzz	"Buzz" Aldrin, clean autograph on First Day Cover for 4¢ Project Mercury (#1193) with add-on photo of Aldrin; signature over photo and red pictorial "Apollo/11/NASA" cachet; a fresh cover. (Image) Get Market Data for [Autographs Aldrin, Buzz] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $500-750 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2		Armstrong, Neil	Neil Armstrong, sharp, clean black marker autograph in selvage of upper right plate number 31375 block of 10¢ First Man on the Moon issue (#C76); stamps never hinged. (Image) Get Market Data for [Autographs Armstrong, Neil] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $750-1,000 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
3		Baden-Powell, Robert 1901	Robert Baden-Powell, signed typed letter dated Sept. 30, 1901, sent from London to A.E. Skeen, Esq., in Bexley Heath, Kent, thanking him "for the interesting enclosures regarding my old schoolmaster and Tunbridge Wells"; letter with folds and edge faults, none of which affect the signature. (Image) Get Market Data for [Autographs Baden-Powell, Robert 1901] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $350-500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4		Baden-Powell Robert 1902	Robert Baden-Powell, manuscript signed letter, dated Johannesburg May 26th, 1902, on "South African Constabulary" letterhead; brief note thanking A.E. Skeen for "the interesting football news"; letter with folds and light edge toning, but text and signature strong and clean, the latter unaffected by the folds. (Image) Get Market Data for [Autographs Baden-Powell Robert 1902] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $350-500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
5		Longfellow, Henry W	Henry W. Longfellow, on photo by The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company; fresh. (Image) Get Market Data for [Autographs Longfellow, Henry W] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $225-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
6		MacArthur, Douglas	Douglas MacArthur, bold signature in blue ink on 1948 first day cover for Philippines Scott Nos. 519-521 with patriotic sticker affixed at left, tiny insignificant scrape below signature, Extremely Fine signature. (Image) Get Market Data for [Autographs MacArthur, Douglas] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $200-300 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
7		Reagan, Ronald	Ronald Reagan, signature in bold blue ink as governor of California with three other governors Jack Williams (Arizona), William A. Egan (Alaska's first governor) and the controversial George C. Wallace (Alabama) in bold black ink, on Feb 1971 cacheted cover commemorating the National Governors Conference, Extremely Fine signatures. (Image) Get Market Data for [Autographs Reagan, Ronald] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $750-1,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
8		Wellington,Arthur Wellesley	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1832 (April 12), holograph letter to Sir John Boyle, 1st Baronet, written on one side of two leaves, signed "Wellington", Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Autographs Wellington,Arthur Wellesl] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $200-300 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
9		White, Edward H.	Edward H. White II, Astronaut, signature in black ink on 8c Goddard unaddressed Artcraft cacheted first day cover, Extremely Fine, Ed White was an American astronaut best known for being the first American to walk in space during the Gemini IV mission in June 1965. He was selected as the senior pilot for the Apollo 1 mission, which never happened due to an accidental fire during a launch rehearsal test that destroyed the module and killed all three astronauts on board. White was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor posthumously in 1997. (Image) Get Market Data for [Autographs White, Edward H.] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $400-600 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
10		Yankees 1966	1966 Yankees, 1966 New York Yankees Scorecard & Official Program, the back cover sporting 12 signatures: Jim Bouton, Horace Clarke, Al Downing, Whitey Ford, Steve Hamilton, Elston Howard, Hector Lopez, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Joe Pepitone, Bobby Richardson, and Tom Tresh; small tear to back cover above Clarke's signature (unaffected), otherwise sound (with scorecard partly filled in); batter up! (Image) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Autographs Yankees 1966] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
11			Autographs on Covers Collection, 150 including Governors, Senators including Al Gore, George Romney & Bob Dole, cabinet members, military leaders including Gen. James Doolittle (2) and Curtis LeMay (2), some Air/Space related individuals including James McDevitt, Dick Merrill and Jimmie Mattern, Supreme Court Justices including John Paul Stevens and Sandra Day O'Connor, plus John M. Harlan, few foreign dignataries including Kurt Waldheim, mostly on unaddressed first day covers with the signer identified on the reverse, Very Fine to Extremely Fine signatures, owner's retail over $6,000. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Autographs Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
12			Mixed Group of Eight Autographs, comprising real photo picture post card of Mt. Rushmore "in process" signed by sculptor Gutzon Borglum (plus unsigned real photo picture post card of the man himself); Free Franks of Edith Roosevelt and Mary Lord Harrison; clip from document with signature of Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War, a handwritten two-sided note card signed by Rudolf Eucken (1908 Nobel Laureate for Literature), two flight covers signed by Walter Hinton, plus another flight cover signed by C. Kingsford Smith; generally sound, though some with age-related toning; Fine-Very Fine overall. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Autographs Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $350-500 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
13			Batter Up! 1969, 28 baseball autographs (many Hall of Fame) on First Day Covers or cards; includes Phil Rizzuto, Carl Hubbell, Joe Cronin, Joe DiMaggio, Walt Dropo, George Kell, Del Unser, Rico Petrocelli, Enos Slaughter, Brooks Robinson, Hall Newhouser, Don Larson, Billy Herman, Denny McClain, Don Drysdale, Bob Gibson, Joe Sewell, George Kelly, Al Kaline, Calton Fisk, Mickey Vernon, Harry Walker, Johnny Blauchard, Tom Tresh, Hank Bauer, Moose Shannon, Early Wynn, and Warren Spahn; takes you out to the ball game. (Image)	Estimate $250-350 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
14			Baseball Autographs on Cover Collection, 1983-1986, 25 covers signed by MLB players; Larry Pashnick, Doug Blair, Darrell Evans, Mike Laga, Darnell Coles, Steve Gromek, Dave Tobik, Alan Trammell, Glenn Abbott, John Grubb, Marty Castillo, Bill Scherrer, Darell Evans, John Grubb, Doug Baker, Doug Blair, Reno Bertolia, Darrell Evans, Mark Thurmond, Milt Wilcox, Tom Matchick, Billy Muffett, Joe Ginsberg, Tom Matchick, and Walt Terrell; most have baseball related pictorial cancels and some are signed on baseball cards; for those that enjoy the boys of summer, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) Get Market Data for [Autographs Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $160-225 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction