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Lot 227 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History1970 Bernstein, Leonard (1918-90) American composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Among the most important conductors of his time, he was also the first American conductor to receive international acclaim, signed photograph in red ink, v.f. Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 228 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History1949 Hellen Keller (1880-1968, American educator, one of the 20th century's leading humanitarians, as well as co-founder of the ACLU), typewritten letter on Helen Keller New York City stationery, addressed to Mr. Lustgarten, signed at bottom by Helen Keller, also addressed envelope, advertising leaflet and return envelope Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 226 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History1949 Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954), signed photohraph. One of the great cinema character actors, the oldest of the three Barrymore siblings. Along with Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore, he shares a prominent place in American acting in the first half of the 20th Century. In addition to winning a Best Actor Academy Award for A Free Soul (1931), Lionel was an Oscar-nominated director (for Madame X (1929) and a prolific composer of songs as well as an accomplished graphic artist. He now is best known for his portrayal of the evil banker Mr. Potter in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 210 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1812 NAPOLEON, Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France, one page letter to the Minister of War (dictated to Baron Faure, Napoleon's Secretary), dated 12 June, 1812 at Konigsberg, signed "NAP", fine. On 23rd June, 1812, Napoleon invaded Russia Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 211 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1905 NICHOLAS II (1868-1918), Last Tsar of Russia (1894-1917), partly printed document in Cyrillic, one page certificate, awarding St. Anna Order 2nd degree with Sword, to Alexey Dobotvorsky, 1st Siberian Army Corps, Reserve Manchurian Army, 1905, signed "Nicolay", fine Imperial autograph, great Russo-Japanese War item Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 212 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1929 ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. (1882-1945), U.S. President, 1929 typewritten judicial proposal, rejected by Roosevelt as governor of New York, with gold seal of the state affixed alongside, countersigned by the secretary, v.f. Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 213 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1932 ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. (1882-1945, the only U.S. President to be elected four times. He led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II), 1932 typewritten judicial proposal, rejected by Roosevelt, still as governor of New York, with gold seal of the state affixed alongside, countersigned by the secretary, v.f. Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 209 - autographs of famous people - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1796 WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799, U.S. President, General, leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and the first to become U.S. President),†signed†ship's†letter (15 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches, framed),†text in three languages (English, French and Dutch), certifying the peaceful and legitimate†voyage†of the ship "Commerce" of Boston,†carrying†a†cargo†of†rice†and†indigo, from Charleston, South Carolina to Falmouth, Massachusetts;†signed and dated (5 February 1796)†by†Washington†as President,†also by Edmund Randolph, Secretary of State, other signatures of the†port†of†Charleston†authorities, notarized;†printed†on†paper, completed by pen, with white embossed wafer seals of the United States†and South†Carolina, some intersecting†folds and†paper separations†(partly mended on back), folds through the†President's†signature, still fine-v.f., strong presentation of George Washington's signature † Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal Historyautographs of famous people |
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Lot 4 - autographs of famous people The Frank M. Rudon Collection - Raritan Stamps Inc. Live Bidding Auction #89ROBERT F. KENNEDY (1925-1968), younger brother of the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy, former U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Senator and leading Democratic candidate for the Presidency before his assassination on June 5, 1968. Signature under the United State Senate letterhead addressed to Mr. Rudon on January 7, 1966, VF and scarce Raritan Stamps Inc. Live Bidding Auction #89autographs of famous people The Frank M. Rudon Collection |
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Lot 10 - autographs of famous people The Frank M. Rudon Collection - Raritan Stamps Inc. Live Bidding Auction #89EARLE L. OVINGTON (1879-1936), American aeronautical engineer, aviator and inventor, piloted the first official airmail flight in the United States in a Bleriot XI on September 23, 1911, signature and personal violet cachet on an air mail cover of 1932, mounted in a booklet with photos and profuse description, VF Raritan Stamps Inc. Live Bidding Auction #89autographs of famous people The Frank M. Rudon Collection |