1917 Byrd, Richard E (1888-1957), American explorer and aviator, made the first airplane flight over the North Pole, typewritten letter headed "HQ Rhode Island, Naval Militia", dated April 4, 1917 to Admiral Sims asking for an active command because "a desk job does not appeal to me half as much as a ship when the country is at war", signed "R. E. Byrd Jr" as Lt (j.g.), U.S.Navy
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Our first sale of the year will be held on January 13-14th, with 1,500+ lots, including the William Bilden stock of postal history of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order.
There are selections of 19th Century United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, followed by the collection and stock of Ukraine and Carpatho-Ukraine formed by Michael Shulewsky of Trizub Stamp Copmany.
There are also selections of Poland and Russia, better South America, Asia and rest of the world.
The sale concludes with 140+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
The entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com.
Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request. Preview of lots at our 57th Street galleries by appointment.
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Lot #268 - autographs of famous people
1932 Earhart, Amelia Mary (1897-1937), American aviation pioneer, first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, signature on 1932 first flight cover from Los Angeles to Lakewood, Ohio, also signed by ten other aviators, all participants in Los Angeles Airport Sweepstakes Air Derby, v.f. and rare aviation cover, with cert.
Lot #269 - autographs of famous people
1961 Gagarin, Yuri Alekseyevich (1934-1968), Soviet Cosmonaut, first man in space, signed and dated on inside page of a book authored by Gagarin "Doroga v Kosmos" (Road to Space), 175 pages, with illustrations, released in 1961, rare
Lot #270 - autographs of famous people
1922 Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) President of the United States, typewritten letter, signed as Secretary of Commerce on Department of Commerce stationery, dated May 9, 1922 to the Peruvian Ambassador in Washington, regarding proposed tariff on Peruvian cotton and wool, fine
Lot #271 - autographs of famous people
1933 Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, autographed letter signed Charles A. Lindbergh, while on board the S.S. Jelling (dated July 15, 1933) making a study of bases and weather conditions for North American flights on behalf of Pan American Airways at Grand Falls. The "SS Jelling" was the floating base from which the Lindberghs operated. Also included are two original photographs, one of Lindbergh and his wife Anne, the another of Anne only. A...
Lot #272 - autographs of famous people
1806 Napoleon Bonaparte, two sided letter sheet, dated 21 August, addressed to Monsieur Mollieu, signed "NAPOL", fine. Napoleon was a military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I, whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century. In the first decade of the nineteenth century, the French Empire under Napoleon engaged in a series of conflicts - the Napoleonic Wars, involving every major...
Lot #273 - autographs of famous people
1814 Napoleon Bonaparte, lettersheet signed "Napole" at Elba, fine and very rare. The French invasion of Russia in 1812 marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes. His Grande Armee was badly damaged in the campaign and never fully recovered. In 1813, the Sixth Coalition defeated his forces at Leipzig; the following year the Coalition invaded France, forced Napoleon to abdicate and exiled him to the island of Elba
Lot #274 - autographs of famous people
1823 Scott, Winfield (1786-1866), United States Army General, nicknamed "Old Fuss and Feathers", cancelled (cross punch) Bank of the United States check dated June 5, 1823, made payable to "A.B." in the amount of $300, and signed "Winfield Scott", v.f.
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