Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 113

The Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Statesmen and Political Leaders

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1044		Large Group of Statesmen and World Leaders During the Eisenhower Administration. In June of 1960 young Bob Gross sent out letters to many U.S. statesmen and world leaders, asking for their autograph. Many responded, most often with a signed photo, including: President Tito of Yugoslavia, German Chancellor Adenauer, Supreme Court Justices William O. Douglas and Felix Frankfurter (they sent a SP of the Court and a signed Supreme Court card), members of Eisenhower's Cabinet--Christian A. Herter, Thomas S. Gates, Robert B. Anderson, William P. Rogers, Arthur E. Summerfield, Frederick A. Seaton, Ezra T. Benson, Frederick Mueller, James P. Mitchell, Arthur S. Flemming, and Ivy Baker Priest. Additionally, senators, governors, and other notables such as Nelson Rockefeller, Hubert Humphrey, Barry Goldwater, Everett Dirksen, Stuart Symington, J. Edgar Hoover, Adlai E. Stevenson, Henry Cabot Lodge, Eleanor Roosevelt (a TLS), and Bertrand Russell. The notebook is falling apart but it doesn't affect the photos and other items, which are in overall fine condition. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $660
Lot 1045		Kennedy, Ted, Ethel Kennedy and Miscellaneous Political Ephemera. Ted Kennedy TLS, one-page, on U.S. Senate letterhead, Aug. 15, 1974, to Buddy Hackett, regretting that he cannot be at the Friars Club tribute to Johnny Carson. Ethel Kennedy TLS, one page, on Hickory Hill letterhead, Oct. 1971, to actress Joan Crawford, thanking her for flowers ("I can understand why you are a legend"). With holograph salutation and closing. Muriel Humphrey, TLS, one page, on personal stationery, Nov. 20, 1968, telling Mr. Lynch, "The Vice President and I were happy to autograph the picture you sent." Also, a one-page ALS by Harriet S. Blaine, daughter of statesman James G. Blaine, to Senator Francis Cockrell (a former Confederate Brig. Gen.), n.d. (pre 1905) saying it was important that she see him. These items are all in fine condition. Additionally, a group of inaugural ephemera--programs, invitations, etc., primarily for Eisenhower, but also Kennedy and Nixon, as well as Reagan as governor; condition is about very good. Estimated Value $200 - UP From The Private Collection of James Harrison Ring. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1046		(Kennedy, Robert F.) Seven 8 x 10" Photographs of RFK Attending a Rhode Island Citizens' Committee Dinner in 1965. Seven double-weight, 8 x 10" black and white photographs, each including Robert F. Kennedy (1923-68), who had served as U.S. Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and was a newly-elected U.S. senator from New York at the time of the April 24, 1965 dinner given by the Rhode Island Citizens' Committee. The honoree was Congressman John E. Fogarty (1913-67), who represented Rhode Island's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives for 26 years, from 1941 until his death. RFK and Fogarty are in all of the photos, along with other people who attended the dinner. Fogarty was from an Irish family. He worked across the aisle to promote health care and became known as "Mr. Public Health" for his dedication to federal support for medical research and a broad range of health programs. In 1964 he received the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation award, and used the proceeds to establish the John E. Fogarty Foundation for the Mentally Retarded. Estimated Value $800 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1047		(U.S. Senate History) Mike Mansfield and Everett M. Dirksen Write A Caring Letter to Their Colleague Jennings Randolph. Back in the good old days of pre-polarization, there existed a time when Democratic and Republican members of Congress debated during the day and socialized as friends the same evening. Here is a one-of-a-kind typed letter signed by Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, one page, 10½ x 8", Aug. 24, 1966, to their West Virginia colleague, Jennings Randolph. In their own fun and scholarly way, Mansfield and Dirksen beseech Randolph to visit Capitol Hill physician Dr. George Calver for an annual check-up, noting that both of them have had recent health scares. A classic piece of U.S. Senate history when impartiality and personal decency were important values. A crease and faint stamp in the upper right corner do not affect the message or the item's otherwise fine condition. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1048		Agnew, Spiro -- Archive of Agnew's Correspondence With a Young Woman of Greek Heritage (1918-1996) 39th Vice President of the United States from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. Archive of eleven typed letters and greeting cards signed either as "Spiro T. Agnew" or "STA," all addressed to Diane (Bouyoucas) Gilmore, whose correspondence with Agnew began in 1973 and lasted until his death in 1996. Gilmore, whose family was of Greek origin, first wrote to Agnew as a teenager thanking him for calling her ailing grandmother in the hospital; Agnew called the hospital on the day of his own son's wedding from a church in Baltimore where Gilmore's uncle served as a priest. Agnew sent a thoughtful reply to Gilmore on vice presidential letterhead, in part: "…She is fortunate to have such a loving Granddaughter as you. You must make every day a better one for her, and your love and care are gifts more valuable than any other." Agnew resigned from the vice presidency soon thereafter but continued his correspondence with Gilmore over the course of the next 20 years. A couple of excerpts: In 1974, "I wish I could tell you what the Government is doing about our MIA's; but beyond what you read in the papers, I really don't know." In 1992, "The political scene today is sorrowful…There is too much back-biting and too many vacuous photo opportunities…" and in 1996, "Judy and I celebrated our 54th wedding anniversary yesterday. It seems impossible…" In 1975, when Gilmore graduated high school, Agnew sent her a greeting card and a small 10k gold bracelet with a charm of the Vice Presidential seal, both of which are present. Accompanied by the original mailing envelopes, as well as a Christmas card signed in a secretarial hand, a "thank you" card on the passing of Agnew, three letters from Agnew secretaries Walter and Mary Ellen Warner, and a lengthy descriptive letter from Gilmore concerning the background of each letter; also included are two letters, one autopen and one secretarial, dated November 29, 1973 and October 15, 1974, with the earlier letter making reference to his resignation, in part: "I can only reaffirm my innocence to you and hope, in this complex and confusing situation, that you will try to understand that I believe the actions I have taken are in the best interest of the Nation.". Estimated Value $350 - UP From The Private Collection of James Harrison Ring. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $400
Lot 1049		Collection of Over 160 Letters and Covers Signed by Governors, Senators, Cabinet Members, Presidential Candidates, Etc. This collection includes letters and covers signed by a wide variety of statesmen from the 1930s through the 1970s. It is too large to mention all of the names but a few are: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Thomas Dewey, Wendell Willkie, Alfred Smith, Alf Landon, Dean Acheson, James A. Farley, James Forestal, Cordell Hull, John Foster Dulles, Harold C. Ickes, Bernard Baruch, Frank Knox, J.W. Middendorf, William E. Simon, James Schlesinger, Carla Hills, Robert McNamara, Sherman Adams, Tom Eagleton, Nelson Rockefeller, Carl Albert, William E. Miller, Hal Boggs, Henry Cabot Lodge, Estes Kefauver, Bella Abzug, and J. Edgar Hoover. Additionally, there are two typewritten eulogies to Lyndon Johnson, one signed by Tennessee senator Howard Baker, Jr. and the other by Kansas senator James B. Pearson. This lot should be examined in person to be appreciated. Overall fine condition. Estimated Value $500 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,740
Lot 1050		Large Collection of Signed Photos/Autographs by Notables: Kissinger, Jane Fonda, Wendell Willkie, William F. Buckley, Jonas Salk, Roosevelt + More. Collection of notables: political, social, and entertainment whose careers and voices lifted them far above their professions. Political notables photos or ALS: Wendell Wilkie (great signed, double weight photo in front of 1940 era campaign plane) Henry Kissinger, William F. Buckley Jr., Jacob Javitz, Hamilton Jordan, Bella Abzug, Eleanor Roosevelt, John Connally, Mo Udall, Nelson Rockefelller, Paul Laxalt, Trent Lott, S.I. Hayakawa, Earl Butz, Edward David Jr., Mark White (Texas Gov.), Michael Dukakis, Jane Fonda signed Tom Hayden campaign folio, Also included notables: Jonas Salk, Alex Haley, Henry Louis Gates, Lee Iacocca, Ansel Adams, Chaim Potok, Walter Winchell, Hedda Hopper, and Malcolm Forbes, Red Adair, Henry Ford II, and Ted Turner and a 45 recording of John F. Kennedy reciting the Declaration of Independence and the controversial 1940s published: 101 Ways To Dodge The Draft by Ted Wilde. A fine collection worth examination in person. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 1051		Six Signed Pieces by Notables in Matted Presentations Including A Fine Cornelius Vanderbilt, William Jennings Bryant, Al Smith, Hubert Humphrey +2. Six boldly signed pieces by notables in American History all matted as presentations ready for framing. Included are: A scarce, large Cornelius Vanderbilt signature on page with reproduction photo by Brady. Vanderbilt, AKA " The Commodore" the railroad magnate and businessman, is quite prized by historic manuscript collectors. Also included in this diverse collection is William Jennings Bryant, a large signature on card, Al Smith signed check, an inscribed and signed 8 x 10" B&W photo by Hubert Humphrey, a very nice TLS with additional handwritten sentiment by Rosalyn Carter as First Lady and a presentation with signature of fugitive,felon and confessed murderer, James Earl Ray. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 1052		Group of Cabinet Members, Vice Presidents, Governors, Senators, and Others. This lot contains the following: Andrew W. Mellon, 3x5" card signed with place and date; Fiorello La Guardia, signature with typed sentiment as Mayor of New York; Henry L. Stimson, TNS; Alfred E. Smith, official card signed as Gov. of NY; Elihu Root, large signature on official card as Secretary of War (date and rank in another hand); Jesse Jackson, 8x10" color SP; George W. Norris, card with signature and "Yours truly"; Walter F. George, TNS; and Rufus Choate, ANS. Signatures only: Cordell Hull, Charles G. Dawes, Hamilton Fish (cut from a DS), Henry A. Wallace, Robert A. Taft, Edward M. Kennedy, Hubert H. Humphrey, and Frank B. Kellogg. Items are protected with Mylar and affixed to a 10¼ x 8½" sheet (easily removed) with printed biographical information, except for the Jackson SP. Overall toning; condition very good to fine. Note: Cabinet members Elihu Root and Cordell Hull were winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, Root in 1912 and Hull in 1945. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $168
Lot 1053		Politicians Who Made Unsuccessful Vice Presidential Candidates -- Collection of Over 30 Items. This lot consist primarily of autograph letters signed and typed letters signed. Signers include (presidential running mate and the election year are noted in parentheses): Jared Ingersoll (DeWitt Clinton, 1812), Richard Rush (John Quincy Adams, 1828), John Sergeant (Henry Clay, 1832), Francis Granger (William H. Harrison, 1836), Theodore Frelinghuysen (Henry Clay, 1844), William Alexander Graham (Winfield Scott, 1852), William L. Dayton (John C. Frémont, 1856), Edward Everett (John Bell, 1860), Herschel Vespasian (Stephen A. Douglas, 1860), George Hunt Pendleton (George McClellan, 1864), Francis Blair (Horatio Seymour, 1868), John A. Logan (James Blaine, 1884), Allen G. Thurman (Grover Cleveland, 1888), Whitelaw Reid (Benjamin Harrison, 1892), James G. Field (James B. Weaver, 1892), Hiram W. Johnson (Theodore Roosevelt, 1912), Nicholas M. Butler (William Howard Taft, 1912), Charles W. Bryan (John W. Davis, 1924), Burton K. Wheeler (Robert M. La Follette, Sr., 1924), Joseph Taylor Robinson (Al Smith, 1928), Frank Knox (Alf Landon, 1936), John W. Bricker (Thomas E. Dewey, 1944), Fielding L. Wright (Strom Thurmond, 1948), Glen H. Taylor (Henry A. Wallace, 1948), John Sparkman (Adlai Stevenson II, 1952), Estes Kefauver (Adlai Stevenson II, 1956), Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (Richard Nixon, 1960), William E. Miller (Barry Goldwater, 1964), Edmund Muskie (Hubert Humphrey, 1968), Patrick J. Lucey (John B. Anderson, 1980), Geraldine Ferraro (Walter Mondale, 1984), Lloyd Bentsen (Michael Dukakis, 1988), and Jack Kemp (2; Bob Dole, 1996). Very good to fine condition. Accompanied by a few transmittal envelopes and related ephemera. Estimated Value $300 - UP From The Private Collection of James Harrison Ring. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $720
Lot 1054		Many First Day Covers Signed by LBJ Cabinet Members, U.S. Senators From the 1960s and 70s, & Various UN Officials. This lot of approximately 70 items includes a matched set of 24 first day covers signed by LBJ cabinet members. Each cover has a metallic cachet of President Johnson and an 8¢ stamp with his image. Included are Dean Rusk (State), Nicholas de B. Katzenbach (Attor. Gen.), Ramsey Clark (Attor. Gen.), Clark Clifford (Defense), and Robert McNamara (Defense), among others. Also present is a group of over 35 first day covers signed by a variety of senators, most with cachets from the state they represent. Included are Margaret Chase Smith, Ted Kennedy, Henry Jackson, Daniel Inouye, Edward Brooke, Frank Church, Birch Bayh, Strom Thurman, Barry Goldwater, Walter Mondale, Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy, and others. Additionally, there is a group of first day covers signed by various UN officials. All are fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480