Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 43

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Celebrity Autographs

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 592		20th Century Fox Poster Signed by Over 50 Stars. 24" x 30" poster Helen Hayes, Jean Peters, Alice Faye, Roy Rogers & Trigger, Gloria De Haven, Edie Adams, Karl Malden, William Shatner, Glenda Jackson, Virginia Mayo, Diane Baker, Buddy Ebsen, Don Ameche, Anthony Quinn, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Richard Egan, Jane Russell, Nancy Reagan, Ruth Buzzi, Ernest Borgnine, Jeanne Crain, Chuck Norris, Bill Hanna, Pat Boone, Rita Moreno, John Candy, Jerry Herman, Mamie Van Doren, Terry Moore, Cesar Romero, Monte Montana, John Grant (The Lone Ranger), Adrianna Caselotti (voice of Snow White), Betty Lou Gerson (voice of Crluella de Vil), and numerous others. The 1981 poster from The Nostalgia Merchant is laid to board. The signatures are all original. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $265
Lot 593		Batman Creator Bob Kane. Original ink drawing of Batman, signed "'Bats Wishes Bob Kane, '94" on 8½" x 6½" artist's stock. Extremely fine. Kane was the comic book artist and writer who, with input from writer Bill Finger, created the DC Comics superhero Batman. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 594		Bogart, Humphrey. Publicity photo from the 1953 re-release of Treasure of Sierra Madre signed in blue ink over Bogart's right shoulder, no place, no date. Fine. The movie was made in 1948 movie and directed by John Huston. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $805
Lot 595		Bolger, Ray & Jack Haley. Limited edition The Wizard of Oz poster (95/2000) signed by Ray Bolger, who played the Scarecrow, and by Jack Haley, who played the Tinman, 29¾" x 24". Fine. This is a 1977 reprint from The Nostalgia Merchant, but the signatures are original. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 596		Burns, George and Gracie Allen. Vintage 8" x 10" cardstock photo of the husband-and-wife comedy duo clowing around, signed and inscribed in fountain pen: "To Dave Lipman Sincerely Gracie Allen" and "George Burns." About good condition; toning, with some scattered spotting,a dew rubs, pinholes, and a small marginal tear extending into background. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $127
Lot 597		Dangerfield, Hope, O'Connor, Minelli and Others. Nine items, included five 10" x 8" photographs signed by Bob Hope, Rodney Dangerfield, Hugh O'Brien, Liza Minelli, and Dick Van Dyke. Also, four typed letters signed by Carroll O'Connor, Kirk Douglas, Robert Stack, and Stack Keach, written in 1985 or 86, with serious content discussing relations between the Soviet Union and America. All nine items were sent to the Senior Russian Language Honors Seminar in Watervliet, New York, All very fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 598		Darnell, Linda (1923-1965) American actress known for her beauty; her career included roles in Amber (1947), Unfaithfully Yours (1948), and A Letter to Three Wives (1949). Inscribed photograph signed, in Spanish, "For Ralph, with my thanks and best wishes for our friendship always. Sincerely yours, Linda Darnell." Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $437
Lot 599		Dietrich, Marlene (1901-1992) German-born international actress, singer and entertainer; she became an American citizen in 1939 and entertained the troops at the front lines in World War II. The American Film Institute ranked her the No. 9 greatest female star of all time. Two of her most famous songs are "Falling In Love Again" and "Lili Marleen." Glamorous 10" x 8" photograph with a huge signature, no place, no date. Matted and framed to 14½" x 11½". Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 600		The Doors - Photo Signed By All Four. 15" x 16¾" promotional photo from a publication inscribed and signed by Jim Morrison "To Joe J Morrison" with a black ballpoint pen. John Densmore, Robby Krieger, and Ray Manzarek all signed with a silver marker; Densmore and Manzarek printed "Doors" under their names. Fine; one vertical fold at center. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 601		Durante, Jimmy. Vintage glossy 10" x 8" photo signed and inscribed, "To Mush Hot Cha Jimmy Duranto." Good condition; scattered creasing and waving to surface; corner creases. Note on lower back corner says, "Benefit. Mad. Sq. Garden. Sun. Nov 3, 1935". Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 602		Durante, Keeler and Others. Five First Day Covers, one signed "My Pleasure Jimmy Durante," and one signed by Ruby Keeler, Tom Bradley, and others. W.C. Fields III signed two honoring his grandfather and Will Rogers, Jr. signed one honoring his father. All very fine but the Rogers FDC which is VG. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 603		Dylan, Bob - Signed, Inscribed Harmonica. Diplomat Special Harmonica signed and inscribed, "To Billy Keep Blowin In The Wind Bob Dylan" in black marker, no place, no date. With the original box, which is a bit battered. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $834
Lot 604		Fields, W.C. Vintage movie scene signed vertically "W.C. Fields" below Fields' image in the photo, 8" x 10", no place, no date. Very good; a few border blemishes. A note on the back says that it was signed in the 1940s at the Hollywood Canteen and was obtained by the drummer in Spade Couley's band. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $930
Lot 605		Flynn, Errol. Italian restaurant guest check signed ("E Flynn") in pencil, 8" x 4¼", Rome, dated by the recipient 30-3-53. The restaurant was Ristorante Passetto in Rome and the charge was 1900 lire. The Australian-born Flynn (1909-1959) was known for his swashbuckling roles. 1953 was the year he made the film The Master of Ballantrae. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 606		Fonda, Henry. Promotional photograph from Fonda's first film, Farmer Takes a Wife, with Janet Gayno, signed vertically in the upper left corner in blue marker, 8" x 10", no place, no date. Good; some edge creases, one closed tear at lower edge, and some soiling in right background. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 607		Garbo, Greta. Original pen caricature by Oscar Berger signed in pencil by Miss Gargo at lower right and in pen by Berger, 12¾" x 8¾", no place, no date. Drawn on thin art paper and portraying Miss Garbo in a vampy dress, accepting the loving attention of a suitor (probably conductor Leopold Stokowski, given the musical note in his bow tie); he holds a large bunch of flowers. Very good; minor paper loss in upper corners, affecting nothing, one horizontal fold and light creasing. Oscar Berger (1901-?) was a world-famous Czech artist who got kicked out of Germany when Hitler didn't like Berger's caricatures of him. He drew caricatures of world-famous personalities such as Winston Churchill, Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Kennedy, and movie celebrities such as Greta Garbo and Buster Keaton. He would sign the caricature himself and have the celebrity sign. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 608		Gwenn, Edmund. Two handwritten notes signed, one on Prince of Wales' Theatre note paper and the other (dated 1934) on Duchess Theatre note paper. With a postcard photograph signed in black marker across the front; gluing remnants on the back. All fine. (3 items). Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $104
Lot 609		Hale, Alan, Jr (1921-1990) Movie and television actor, best known for his role as the Skipper, Jonas Grumby, on the television sitcom "Gilligan's Island" although he acted in 235 movies. 10" x 8" head-and-shoulders photograph signed in black marker. Very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Nick Williams Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 610		Hepburn, Katharine. 8" x 10" publicity photo from "The Philadelphia Story" signed and inscribed, "For Mattey / Thank you for your help. Katharine Hepburn" in black marker, no place, no date. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 611		Hepburn, Katharine (1907-2003) American star of film, stage and television; she won a record four Best Actress Oscars. Signature in black ink on a 1½" x 4½" piece of paper, matted with an 8" x 7" photograph of the young Hepburn. Overall size is 14" x 11". Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 612		Hester, Charlon. Eight 10" x 8" photographs signed as Moses in black marker, no place, no date. All are publicity stills from the 1956 movie The Ten Commandmants, directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Charlton Heston as Moses. All have some toning and small tape remnants or marks on the back; most have minor problems at lower left tip, not touching the image; one has left corner and legend clipped into the image. All have large original signatures. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $483
Lot 613		Hope, Bob. Vintage, matte-finish 10" x 8" photograph signed and inscribed in fountain pen: "To Richard--'Thanks for the memory' Bob Hope. Fine. Photo is affixed to an identical size piece of cardboard, which has a few mounting remnants on the back. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $98
Lot 614		Jolson, Al. Actors' Equity Association contract signed as the manager of the play "Hold Onto Your Hats," casting George L. Church, 20" x 8", 1941 Jan. 6. Fine. Jolson's career as a singer, comedian and actor lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 615		Joplin, Janis. Large signature on a 4½" x 6" album page, no place, no date. In blue ink, which has faded. Toning around the edges from a previous framing. (See two Bob Seidemann photographs of Janis in the Music section in this catalog). Estimated Value $750 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 616		Laurel, Stan (1890-1965) English actor, writer, director; part of the comedy team, Laurel and Hardy. Autograph letter signed on a personal notecard, 1½ pages, 3½" x 6", Santa Monica, California, 1956 Oct. 19. A nice, friendly letter to Elmer Westover in Moosic, Pennsylvania, reminiscing about his vaudeville days at the Poli Theatre in Scranton, giving news of Oliver Hardy ("Mr. Hardy has left the hospital now…."), and adding, "No, I don't mind you calling me Stan - if the President doesn't object to being called IKE - why should I?…." The envelope is addressed in Laurel's hand and is sealed with a cute image of Laurel and Hardy. Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 617		(The Lone Ranger) Chief Thunder Cloud, Jay Silverheels, & Clayton Moore. Three 8" x 10" "Lone Ranger" promotional photos: (1) one inscribed and signed "To Bob love & best of wishes for your future to come your pal Tonto & good scout Chief Thunder Cloud; Victor Daniels (his given name) was the original cinema Tonto in the Republic Pictures' Lone Ranger serials of 1938 and 1939 (2) one signed "Jay Silverheels", and (3) one signed, "Clayton Moore Lone Ranger 8/4/83." All fine except for some slight corner creasing to Chief Thunder Cloud. (3 items). Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 618		Lugosi, Béla. Photograph signed and inscribed, "To Al good luck to a friend always, Béla Lugosi," in blue ink, 9¼" x 7¼", no place, no date. Very good; light toning and minor edge blemishes. A note on the back states that the photo was inscribed to the owner of the Papapango Lounge in the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, where many stars hung out in the 40s and 50s. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 619		Marvin, Lee & Keenan Wynn. Movie still from MGM's "Point Blank" signed by co-stars Marvin and Wynn, 8" x 10", no place, no date. Wynn added "Best Always" above his signature. Both men signed in black marker. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 620		McCartney, Paul & Michael Jackson. 8" x 10" publicity photo signed by McCartney in black marker and by Jackson in silver marker, no place, no date. Very fine. The photo show the two musicians working in the studio. They collaborated on songs such as "The Girl Is Mine" and "Say Say Say" in the early 1980s. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 621		McQueen, Steve. Glossy 10" x 8" photo signed "Steve McQueen." Fine condition. A still from the 1973 movie Papillon showing McQueen in the true story of Henri "Papillon" Charrière, who was a prisoner on the notorious Devil's Island. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 622		Miranda, Carmen and Cesar Romero (1909-1955) Portuguese-Brazilian samba singer and actress; known as the "Brazilian Bombshell." Inscribed photograph signed in purple ink (somewhat faded), 14" x 11", 1941. Inscribed in Portuguese "For Ralph with the best wishes of Carmen Miranda." at the beginning of her Hollywood film career. Very good; a white scratch at the very top touches the top of the first letter; minor soiling in left border. With a 14" x 11" signed photo of Cuban-American actor Cesar Romero (1907-1994) inscribed in English to Ralph; Romero sometimes starred opposite Carmen Miranda, but is best known for his portrayal of the Joker in the television series Batman. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 623		(Monroe, Marilyn) 1955 Nude Calendar. Original 1955 calender featuring a nude pose of Marilyn Monroe by Tom Kelley. The calendar size is 19 1/2" x 12"; the image is 12½" x 11 ½". Twelve leaves, with one month on each leaf and, in smaller print at the bottom, the previous and following months. Condition is very good with very slight 1/4" crease on upper left corner and very faint 2 " age line at 45 degrees on lower left corner. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 624		Nelson, Rick. Reprint color photograph signed in black ink by teen idol Rick Nelson, 10"x 8", Fine. A notation on the back says that it was signed in the early 1980s while Rick was on tour with the Stone Canyon Bank. Estimated Value $225 - 325. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 625		Pink Panther Animation Cel Signed by Peter Sellers & Friz Freleng. An original 8¼" x 10½" animation cel painting from the weekly NBC-TV series, "The Pink Panther," signed by Friz Freleng and Peter Sellers in black marker. Freleng (1906-1995) was a four-time Academy Award winning animator, cartoonist, director, and producer, best known for his work on Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Freleng and David DePatie (DePatie-Freleng Enterprises), produced "The Pink Panther Show" which aired from 1964-1971. Peter Sellers (1925-1980) was an English comedian best known for his role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau; he appeared in five Pink Panther movies between 1963 and 1978. A wonderful Pink Panther memento. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 626		Reeves, George. Glossy 8" x 10" photo signed and, "To Sue thanks George Reeves," showing Reeves dressed as Superman and bending a "barbell." Fine condition; small crease at left corner. Reeves portrayed Superman in the 1950s television series. Rare. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 627		Rogers, Roy. Limited edition poster (539/1600) signed and inscribed, "Happy Trails / Roy Rogers / Trigger," 30" x 23½", no place, no date. Printed in the lower border: "King of the Cowboys / Roy Rogers," and at lower left edge; "1977 The Nostalgia Merchant Printed in U.S.A." Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 628		Rolling Stones - Signed Photo. Photo of the young Rolling Stones, signed by Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman, no place, no date. The photo is from an unnamed gossip magazine, which mentions the remarriage of Paul McCartney's father on the back, dating the magazine to 1964. The photo was signed sometime before Brian Jones left the group (June 8, 1969). Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,750
Lot 629		Skelton, Red (1913-1997) Comedian; known as America's favorite clown. Colorful print of a clown painting made by Skelton in 1972, 20" x 16". One small nick missing at top edge, easily matted out. The print was signed in person for comedy writer Ray Singer ("The Lucy Show," "The Donna Reed Show," etc.) when he was a guest in Skelton's home. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 630		Snoopy Animation Cell Signed by Charles Schultz. An original production animation cel painting from a "Peanuts" televition special (Mendelsohn-Melendez Studios), signed in black ink, "Charles M. Schulz" under an image of Snoopy, who is ferociously concentrating as he hits a tennis ball. The cel is 8¼" x 10½". Very fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 631		(Snow White) Adriana Caselotti - The Voice of Snow White. Colorful inside back cover pages signed "'Someday My Prince Will Come' Voice of Snow White / Adriana Caselotti,'" in black marker, no place, no date. Housed in a simple 14" x 17¾" frame. Caselotti (1916-1997) played the part of Snow White in the 1937 Disney animated movie Snow White. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" was one of the songs she sang. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 632		Stewart, James (1908-1997) American film and stage actor; known for his self-effacing charm. Bold signature on 2¾" x 3¾" paper as part of a Vertigo tribute, in celebration of the restoration of the 1958 Hitchcock film. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 633		Valentino, Rudolph. 8" x 11" tan envelope addressed by Valentino and signed in the return address: "R. Valentino / 1 W. 67th Street, N.Y.C." With a vintage postage stamp; date not visible. Accompanied by sheet music for "There's A New Star In Heaven To-Night," a composition rushed to the market upon Valentino's death in 1926; a photo of Valentino is on the cover. Because of some fading of the ink, the estimate is low (his signature alone normally sells in the $1000 range). Estimated Value $450 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $504
Lot 634		Western Star - William S. Hart (1870-1946) Stage and film star; first silent cowboy star. Photograph signed at lower left "William S. Hart" and at lower right "The Horseshoe Ranch," 4" x 5¾". Dressed in cowboy gear, Hart sits on the ground in front of his horse. Fine. From the collection of Nick Williams, who personally knew and corresponded with many Western stars; he also interviewed many of them on his cable TV show called "Out of the Past." Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 635		Western Stars. Collection of seven items: photographs signed by Johnny Mack Brown, Max "Alibi" Terhune and his dummy Elmer, Edmund Cobb, Bill Elliott, Bob Steele and Bob Livingston (on the same photo), plus a clipped signature of Syd Saylor with a photo of Saylor. Two are inscribed to Nick Williams, who was an avid B-Western movie collector and who personally knew and corresponded with many Western stars; he also interviewed many of them on his cable TV show called "Out of the Past." All fine. (7 items). Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 636		Western Stars - William Boyd & Buster Crabbe. Three signed 8" x 10" photographs: One of William Boyd (1895-1972) signed "To Nick good Luck Hoppy" as Hopalong Cassidy; two photographs signed by Buster Crabbe, one "sincerely Buster Crabe," dressed as a cowboy, and the other, "sincerely Buster Crabbe 'Flash Gordon'" dressed as Flash Gordon. All three fine. Nick Williams, who collected these items, personally knew and corresponded with many Western stars; he also interviewed many of them on his cable TV show called "Out of the Past." (3 items). Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180