Sale No: 356
Lot No: 583
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Cat No: ARMSTRONG x200
LOUIS ARMSTRONG Signature as both "Satchmo" & "Louis Armstrong" on front cover of program for his tour of Japan 1953-54, program has (8) pgs w/ B&W photographs of him and his band, about half the text is in Japanese; other band members have also signed: Trummy Young, Barney Bigard, Milton Hinton & Velma Middleton; program slightly worn w/ some minor stains; still a scarce item w/ multiple signatures (Image)
Est. US$200-300 LE
Opening US$ 230.00
Sold...US$ 230.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:06:39 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 584
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Cat No: BUCHANAN x500
JAMES BUCHANAN Free frank as Senator of Pennsylvania, folded letter dated April 1837, personal letter to Dr. J.M. Foltz, Navy surgeon, also from Lancaster; F/L w/ red Lancaster pmk & red hs "FREE," Buchanan's signature UR w/ ms "Free," handwritten letter in his hand & signed at bottom; light central file fold long ago pressed out; F-VF (Image)
Est. US$500-600 SE
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:07:14 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 585
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Cat No: BUCHANAN x500
JAMES BUCHANAN Free frank env signed at upper right w/ ms "Free," black hs "FREE," black ringed Lancaster PA 11/29/62 pmk, addr to Miss Blanche Nevin in Philadelphia; she was from a prominent Lancaster family & later became America's first major sculptress; she contributed to later writers about Buchanan so they must have been regular acquantances; part wax seal on back, free frank as ex-President, F-VF (Image)
Est. US$500-600 SE
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:07:51 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 586
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Cat No: CHENNAULT x400
CLAIRE CHENNAULT Signed a US Army July, 1945, free frank cover w/ brown Arundell cachet of Chennault, tiger & US/China shield; VF (Image)
Est. US$400-500 SE
Opening US$ 290.00
Sold...US$ 290.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:08:54 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 587
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Cat No: ELLINGTON x140
DUKE ELLINGTON Signature on 1939 New Year Concert program, presented by the Harlem YMCA, autograph in black ink, program folded w/ wear (Image)
Est. US$140-180 LE
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:09:25 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 588
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Cat No: Collection
FATHER FLANAGAN of Boys Town, Nebraska, small topical collection incl (2) cacheted cvrs from Boys Town Stamp Club 1st Exhibit in May, 1942, both signed, one as "Father Flanagan" & other as "Rev. EJ Flanagan," several bits of Boys Town ephemera, facsimile of Uniontown, AL CSA provisional donated to Boys Town, first day of rate for Scott #1031A w/ Boys Town precancel, hand drawn cvr from Flanagan, Illinois, more; gen F-VF ex-Trenchard (Proceeds benefit APS) (Image)
Est. US$150-200 LE
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:09:59 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 589
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Cat No: Collection
JOHN GEORGE NICOLAY Private Secretary & biographer of Abraham Lincoln; after his death, Nicolay served as US Consul in Paris; an 1867 declaration of power of attorney given by a Frenchman to an attorney in New York in order to sell some railroad stock, red wax seal applied & paid w/ 25¢ POA revenue stamp, the second half is hand written & signed by Consul Nicolay acting as a notary, large red consular seal affixed; included also is the 1864 original 100 shares of stock in the Terre Haute & Richmond Rail Road Company w/ 25¢ Certificate stamp tied by hs cancel; additional 1867 stock transfer document signed by the attorney w/ POA 25¢ added; handwriting & signatures clear, F-VF+ (Image)
Est. US$250-350 LE
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:10:34 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 590
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Cat No: ROOS x600
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT Signed pane of stamps: Both FDR & Treasury Secretary Morgenthau signed in right margin, 30¢ stamp from the Presidential Series honoring FDR's distant cousin Theodore Roosevelt; pane sold at the FDR auction in 1946, paperwork accompanies; pane is hinged at top, signatures strong (Image)
Est. US$600-800 LE
Opening US$ 625.00
Sold...US$ 625.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:10:59 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 591
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Cat No: SHERMAN x400
WILLIAM T SHERMAN 1879 Handwritten letter on Army HQ letterhead, dated April 7, 1879, addr to customs agent at Port Townsend, Washington Territory; the addressee had sent him copies of the local newspaper which reported that Sherman will run for president in 1880 & subsequently died; Sherman writes that neither of these reports are accurate, noting that a Gen. T.W. Sherman of Rhode Island had recently died & that he would never run for any office; incl original mailing 3¢ entire w/ Army HQ corner card, Washington fancy cancel, torn back flap o/w VF, incl transcription of contents (Image)
Est. US$400-600 SE
Opening US$ 675.00
Sold...US$ 675.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:11:52 EST
Sold For 675
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 592
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Cat No: Collection
One Lady's Autograph & Ephemera Collection from mid-20th Cent, mostly related to US presidents & first ladies, but also other politicians & a few celebrities; autographs incl first lady free franks for Mary Lord Harrison, Edith Roosevelt, Edith Bolling Wilson, Grace Coolidge, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ladybird Johnson; signed card Grover Cleveland dated 3/21/92, signed White House card by Eisenhower; other signatures incl Alexander Haig, Earl Warren signed photo, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, John Glenn, Jean Stapleton, Cardinal Spellman signed photo, first governors of Alaska & Hawaii, Archibald Roosevelt & many others; several items incl the request for autograph letter & response, some being declined (Dr. Schweitzer, LBJ); among the autographs are obvious autopens, others are possible secretarial, but majority are genuine; ephemera incl PPC, photographs & letterhead; topical covers incl various cachets, anniversaries, 1930s-70s; 1933 inauguration ticket, more; some flap marks; gen F-VF (Image)
Est. US$600-800 L
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:12:52 EST
Sold For 550
Aviation
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 594
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Piece of material taken from the Graf Zeppelin in 1929, one side w/ silvery coating, reverse shows the cloth & has been written on in black ink "Portion of covering of rudder of Graf Zeppelin - Reprd. at Lakehurst N.J. after completing First Zeppelin trip around the world. (21 da.) 1929. Aug." and "Rudder damaged leaving Los Angeles." VF (Image)
Est. US$200-300 SE
Opening US$ 220.00
Sold...US$ 220.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:13:48 EST
Sold For 220
Cigarette Cards
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 595
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Cat No: Collection
Group (1000+) mostly small size tobacco cards of pre-WWII Germany, loose in baggies, many sorted by topic, mostly military, also transport, historical, actors & assorted others; bonus (5) Pelikan miniature children's books; gen F-VF
Est. US$150-250 B
Opening US$ 260.00
Sold...US$ 260.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:14:12 EST
Sold For 260
Collectibles
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 597
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Cat No: ART x120
ART Persian hand painted manuscript taken from book, scene w/ numerous men standing or on horseback, many w/ swords; flags, mosque, blooming trees; attractive & colorful, all text on reverse; F-VF+ (Image)
Est. US$120-160 LE
Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:15:24 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 598
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Cat No: Collection
CIGAR BOX LABELS Accum (32) stapled together sales packs of labels & bands in a binder, appears to be a sample book for a salesman, very colorful, appears to be from early 20th Cent, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. US$200-300 A
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:15:59 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 599
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Cat No: Collection
CIGAR LABEL Collection, couple (1000) in (7) binders, complete sets organized by brand such as Rubens, Senator, Sels, Stompkop, TAF, Reig, Don Diaz, Victor Hugo & many others; sizes small to large, various topics incl royalty, sportsmen (European soccer players mostly), beer labels, crowns, WW paper money, Egyptology, clowns, paintings, postage stamps, costumes, popes, seashells & many more; gen VF (Image)
Est. US$300-400 L
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:16:24 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 600
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Cat No: INDIA x150
INDIA Popular regional artwork, (6) oil paintings on peepal tree leaves (sacred fig), these all have designs showing men & women in traditional garb; beautiful bright colors on these fragile pieces of art, attached to black paper & covered by wax paper, as purchased from India in 1982 (Image)
Est. US$150-200 HWC-LE
Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:16:48 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 601
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Cat No: INDIA x250
INDIA Popular regional artwork, (9) oil paintings on peepal tree leaves (sacred fig), these all show flora & fauna (4 flowers, 3 butterflies, duck & chukar); beautiful bright colors on these fragile pieces of art, attached to black paper & covered by wax paper, as purchased from India in 1982 (Image)
Est. US$250-300 HWC-LE
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:17:12 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 602
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Cat No: INDIA x350
INDIA Popular regional artwork, (16) oil paintings on peepal tree leaves (sacred fig), these all have designs showing village & nature scenes, incl homes, palm trees, boats, sunset, moon, trees, Taj Mahal, waterfall; beautiful bright colors on these fragile pieces of art, attached to black paper & covered by wax paper, as purchased from India in 1982 (original registered mailer w/ stamps included) (Image)
Est. US$350-450 HWC-LE
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:17:29 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 603
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Cat No: SZYK x250
ARTHUR SZYK Artwork, complete set of (10) stamp album title pgs, one for Airmail & (9) "Visual History of the Nations," First Edition prints of 1947 published by Bileski, VF (Image)
Est. US$250-350 LE
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:17:56 EST
Sold For 110
Comic Books
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 604
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Cat No: Collection
Selection (22) sleeved comics, best is 1957 Archie's Christmas Stocking 4th Issue; others 1950s-90s incl G.I. Joe, Moon Knight, Beetle Bailey, Felix the Cat, Jughead, Story of Electronics (Radio Shack), Captain Carrot, Groo, Swamp Thing, Wolverine, Thor, Indiana Jones, Green Lantern & others; a few non-sleeved not counted; gen F-VF (Image)
Est. US$140-180 B
Opening US$ 95.00
Sold...US$ 95.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:18:15 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 605
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Cat No: x140
Stack of Comic Books; (59) Conan the Barbarian or Savage Sword of Conan (1960s-80s, some sleeved), regular & larger sized comics; another (50) of various titles, many are Marvel incl X-Men, Thor, Omega, Sinbad, Kamandi, other brands & a few Disney magazines; gen minor wear, others XF
Est. US$140-180 L
Opening US$ 115.00
Sold...US$ 115.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:19:22 EST
Sold For 115
Ephemera
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 606
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Cat No: Collection
Bits of ephemera, incl show programs, souvenir programs of town anniversaries, much military incl aviation, PPC, photographs, brochures, stock certs, replica Confederate money, real AMG money, magazines, vintage & white border PPC, more; F-VF
Est. US$140-180 L
Opening US$ 115.00
Sold...US$ 115.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:19:49 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 607
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(100s) Pieces of Ephemera, incl old photographs, adv, tickets, trading cards, Cinderellas, old letters & documents, checks, PPC, pinbacks incl political, prints, pamphlets, much more; mostly 20th Cent; F+ (Image)
Est. US$150-200 L
Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 220.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:20:20 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 608
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Small but interesting group of documents & ephemera; incl several mailed newspapers w/ proper stamps affixed, incl France, Czech & German occupied Poland (in Ukrainian); airline labels, railroad stock certificates, old prints, military related documents (Europe), (4) stereo cards of Japan, documents w/ revenues, ship menu, more; gen F+ (Image)
Est. US$150-250 L
Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:20:45 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 609
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Cat No: Collection
Small Assortment Ephemera incl (7) 19th Cent engraving of Lincoln, J.Q. Adams, A Johnson, R.B. Hayes, Garfield, L Garfield, B Harrison, (2) 19th Cent wood cuts of Washington (2) 19th Cent Magnus prints of Niagara Falls & Friendship Bridge below the falls, copy of April 15, 1865 NY Herald announcing assassination of Lincoln, copy of 1728 London newspaper, copy Feb 1937 The Rambler magazine, accum (36) Singer Sewing Machine trade cards & more, few flts incl toned spots & torn newspaper to F+ (Image)
Est. US$150-250 B
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:21:11 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 610
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20th Cent Ephemera incl political, casino, concert, hotel, musicals, movie star & similar material, ranging from 1936 Democrat Party convention program to 1980s casino concert adv postcards; much NJ & Las Vegas but others, old adv, trade cards, matchbook covers, more, even a few coins (Lao lat, Canada 1858 silver 5¢, casino & OPA tokens, more); gen F-VF
Est. US$200-300 L
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:21:32 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 611
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Cat No: Collection
Accum abt (650) items incl abt (225) pre-1940s PPC, early adv labels, World's Fair items, die cut Valentines, China paper die cuts, 1960s Hippie postcards, Atomic bomb Cinderella sheets & much more; few flts to gen F-VF (Image)
Est. US$350-450 B
Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:22:07 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 612
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Valuable Accum of ephemera from an eclectic collector; incl military items, pamphlets, humor, surrender leaflets for Americans in Pacific, for Iraqis; postal documents, newspaper, prints, anti-Jewish material, anti-Negro material incl some KKK literature & stereotypical postcards, political buttons, stickers incl political, some risque items, trade cards, Iran passport w/ stamps, adv, couple Walter Keane art postcards (scandal that his wife was actually the artist), more; some older material F+ recent VF+ (Image)
Est. US$500-750 L
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:22:33 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 613
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Cat No: x750
Interesting Group incl autographs Adm George Dewey, Peter Force & Mario Andretti, 1839 Wash DC Mayor signed deposition, 1855 Egerton Balt MD lottery item w/ eagle, 1871 Mechanicsburg PA ball invitation w/ steam pumper, 1892 unused Rep Natl Convention ticket w/ stub, 1898 Dakota Rescue Hook & Ladder ball invitation, 1923 Minnesota farm auction broadside, ship & valentine die cut, (25) Rudolph Valentino photos & PPC, 1964 (100) Beatle stamps in folder, WWII Cinderella poster stamps, USS Bataan Xmas newsletter, Dennison Indian seals & more, Owner's Retail $2000+ (NV); few flts to gen F-VF (Image)
Est. US$750-850 B
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 525.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:23:00 EST
Sold For 525
Labels
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 614
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Cat No: Collection
Accum many (100s) Product Labels, majority are various types of liquor, cigar & wine, also food products as tomato juice, fruit & others; also a binder w/ cigar ephemera & adv; a few small & curled from storage, wide variety of labels, unsorted, most colorful, F-VF (Image)
Est. US$150-200 L
Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:23:14 EST
Sold For 75
Photographs
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 615
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Trains, Streetcars & few depots abt (1500), appear to be all pre-1950, many IDed on back, abt (100) in postcard form, possibly all copies, few dozen negatives, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. US$500-650 L
Opening US$ 575.00
Sold...US$ 575.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:23:48 EST
Sold For 575
Space Collectibles
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 617
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Cat No: Star Trek x140
Several binders of Star Trek collectibles incl official photographs of actors, both in & out of costume, ephemera from conventions, many pics & autograph of Breezy the beagle (Porthos); a few items from earlier but most from the early 2000s Enterprise program; autographs mostly in Sharpie; gen VF (Image)
Est. US$140-180 L
Opening US$ 220.00
Sold...US$ 220.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:25:14 EST
Sold For 220
Sports Autographs
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 635
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Collection (16) autographs of baseball players & Olympians, baseball players cards incl Bench, Doby, Feller, Fingers, Herman, Musial, B Robinson, Slaughter, Wilhelm, B Williams, Olympians on FDCs incl R Bannister, R Button, T Gola, B Jenner & more, no COAs; gen F-VF & NRMT-MT (Image)
Est. US$125-175 SE
Opening US$ 145.00
Sold...US$ 145.00
Closed..Jan-08-2025, 10:33:24 EST
Sold For 145
Stock Certificates
Sale No: 356
Lot No: 618
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Several (100) stock certificates of all kinds, unsorted, some commons, many are railroad related, did not note any w/ revenue stamps; good selection, a few flts, gen F-VF
