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U.S. And C.S.A. Postal History and General Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

Autographs and Free Franks continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2048 c Senator Claiborne Pell. U.S. Senator from Rhode Island (1961-97), sponsor of Pell Grant, hundreds of covers addressed to the senator and/or his wife, some labelled "personal", overall Fine-Very Fine

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 E. 50-75

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2049 c Timothy Pickering.> Postmaster General under Washington, Secretary of War (1795), Secretary of State (1795-1801), free frank <<Free T. Pickering>> on letter datelined <<Department of State, 23 Feby. 1797>> and written and signed by Jacob Wagner tTimothy Pickering. Postmaster General under Washington, Secretary of War (1795), Secretary of State (1795-1801), free frank "Free T. Pickering" on letter datelined "Department of State, 23 Feby. 1797" and written and signed by Jacob Wagner to Norwich Conn., indistinct strike of circular datestamp and matching "Free" handstamp, light file folds, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2050 c Edmund Randolph.> Aide-de-camp to General Washington, Delegate to Constitutional Convention, first U.S. Attorney General, Governor of Virginia, Chief Counsel to Aaron Burr during his trial for treason, one-page ALS datelined <<Philadelphia June 10,Edmund Randolph. Aide-de-camp to General Washington, Delegate to Constitutional Convention, first U.S. Attorney General, Governor of Virginia, Chief Counsel to Aaron Burr during his trial for treason, one-page ALS datelined "Philadelphia June 10, 1792" as Attorney General and addressed to New York, neat strike of "II/IV" (Jun. 11) Franklin mark with matching "Paid" handstamp and ms. "10" rate, contents in part "I am much obliged to you for your last favor, announcing the recovery of my papers", light vertical file folds, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2051 c William Tecumseh Sherman.> Free frank <<W.T. Sherman>> <as Secretary of War> on War Department, Official Business, Secretary of War imprint cover addressed in Shermans hand to General George Meade in Philadelphia, docketing in Meades hand at leWilliam Tecumseh Sherman. Free frank "W.T. Sherman" as Secretary of War on "War Department, Official Business, Secretary of War" imprint cover addressed in Sherman's hand to General George Meade in Philadelphia, docketing in Meade's hand at left "Sherman, in reference to appointment of Capt. Meade as a A DeC", bold "Washington D.C. Free Oct. 22" circular datestamp, small edge tear, missing part of top flap, still Very Fine, very rare, Sherman served as Secretary of War for a period of only 50 days, from Sep. 11 thru Oct. 31, 1869, he served as Commanding General of the Army from 1869-83 and as such was responsible for the conduct of the Indian Wars (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
2052 c Jonathan Smith.> Signer of Articles of Confederation, folded letter addressed to <is Excellency Thomas Wharton Junr. Esq., President of the State of Pennsylvania>>, datelined <<Lancaster Decr. 22, 1777>>, contents read in part < am happy toJonathan Smith. Signer of Articles of Confederation, folded letter addressed to "His Excellency Thomas Wharton Junr. Esq., President of the State of Pennsylvania", datelined "Lancaster Decr. 22, 1777", contents read in part "I am happy to inform you that the army has taken quarters in a position which I presume will be agreeable to the state. Congress have now before them a number of resolutions concerning the army...", other page of document contains transcript of an act passed by Virginia relating to supply of clothing for the troops, somewhat clumsily restored where affixed to archival paper, otherwise Very Fine, the quarters of the troops at this time was at Valley Forge, fascinating letter (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2053 c Lee Strassberg. Actor, director and acting teacher, director of Actor's Studio and proponent of method acting, small box of covers addressed to him, senders incl. Luise Ranier (first female Oscar winner), George Peppard, Elia Kazan, Ellen Burstyn, many others, no contents, still an interesting group for the theater buff

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 E. 100-150

SOLD for $30.00
Will close during Public Auction
2054 c Helen Taft.> Widows free frank <elen H. Taft Free>> on cover <to Pointe Au Pic, Canada,> with blue Supreme Court of the United States, Washington D.C. imprint crossed out at top left, neat strike of Pointe Au Pic P.O. 13 Jul. 36 circular datHelen Taft. Widow's free frank "Helen H. Taft Free" on cover to Pointe Au Pic, Canada, with blue "Supreme Court of the United States, Washington D.C." imprint crossed out at top left, neat strike of "Pointe Au Pic P.O. 13 Jul. 36" circular datestamp, trivial edgewear, Very Fine, unusual and rare usage, Mrs. Taft used to vacation in Canada and this was probably sent while she was staying in Pointe Au Pic, free franks were generally not recognized outside of the borders of the United States, but in this case seems to have been accepted (Image)

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 E. 150-200

SOLD for $100.00
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2055 c Helen Taft. Five covers each with her free frank "Helen H. Taft Free" and used 1931-41, incl. four from Washington D.C. and one from Charleston S.C., destinations incl. Salinas Cal., Baldwinsville N.Y., Baltimore Md. (legal-size), New York City and Glen Ridge N.J., some slight toning, one with tape stains at corners, otherwise Very Fine

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
2056   John Wayne. 8 x 10 in. ca. 1935 black-and-white photograph inscribed "Gene, A lot of water has run under the bridge. Whiskey too. Duke", Very Fine, a great American cinematic western and military hero, we presume "Gene" was "The Singing Cowboy" (Gene Autry) E. 200-300

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
2057 c Orville Wright.> Signature on Dec. 17, 1928 cover with strip of three 2c Vermont tied by grid duplex circular datestamps, the 25th anniversary of the Wright Brothers historic flight at Kitty Hawk, Very FineOrville Wright. Signature on Dec. 17, 1928 cover with strip of three 2c Vermont tied by grid duplex circular datestamps, the 25th anniversary of the Wright Brother's historic flight at Kitty Hawk, Very Fine (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2058   Aviation and Military Autographs. Twelve items, mostly covers, incl. Eddie Rickenbacker (cover and check), Earle Ovington, Walter Henton, Alexander Seversky (helicopter inventor), Lt. Col Francis Gabreski (WWII "Ace" with 31 "kills"), Jimmy Doolittle, Jimmie Mattern, Generals Eaker and Wedemeyer and a 1961 typewritten letter signed (Admiral) H. G. Rickover written aboard the the nuclear carrier U.S.S. Enterprise during sea trials, he gives some of her vital statistics and says "she is the world's largest ship", he goes on to recite all of the nuclear-powered ships in the U.S. Navy including 23 nuclear submarines "now in operation, of which 6 are Polaris.", with a total of 61 nuclear-powered submarines authorized, we don't know if this information was classified in 1961, if it was, the KGB could have hung up their trench coats and simply put on their reading glasses, Fine-Very Fine lot of interesting autograph material E. 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

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