Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Royalty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4372		[British Royal Correspondence To The King of the Two Sicilies]. An interesting and attractive collection of six letters by five kings and one queen, all one page, all in fine condition. George II Letter Signed ("George R") as King, in French, Herrnhausen, Aug. 10, 1752, with holograph closing, "Monsieur mon frere Votre bon frere." To Carlo de Bormone, King of Naples and Sicily, with congratulations on the birth of a prince. With original address leaf and royal seal. George III Letter Signed ("George R") as King, in French, St. James, Aug. 10, 1806, sending regrets to Fernando I that enemies threaten him in one of his kingdoms; with original address leaf bearing the royal seal. Charlotte Sophia Letter Signed ("Charlotte") as Queen of George III, in English, St. James, Jan. 20, 1802, with holograph closing, "Sir my Brother your good Sister." To Fernando I with condolences on the death of his daughter-in-law; with original address leaf bearing royal seal. George IV Letter Signed ("George R) as King, in English, on black-bordered paper, Holyhead, Aug. 10, 1821. To Fernando I announcing the death of his wife, Queen Caroline; original address leaf bears the royal seal. William IV Letter Signed ("William R") as King, in English, on black-bordered paper, St. James, Dec. 5, 1834, with holograph closing, "Your Majestys' good Brother." Announcing the death of his brother-in-law, the Duke of Gloucester, to Fernando I. Original address leaf bears royal seal. Victoria Letter Signed ("Victoria Reg") as Queen, in English, on black-bordered paper, Buckingham Palace, July 17, 1850, with holograph closing, "Madam my Sister, Your Majesty's good Sister." to the Queen of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, announcing the death of "My beloved Uncle, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge, youngest son of His late Majesty King George The Third…." The original, addressed envelope also has a black border. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 4373		Elizabeth, Queen Mother (1900-2002) Consort of George VI and mother of Elizabeth II. Christmas Card for 1963 Signed "from Elizabeth R" on the inside, left, under engraved wishes for Christmas and the New Year. On the right side is a 7 x 5½ inch, black and white photograph of the Queen Mother, with two dogs at her feet. The card is 9¾ x 7¾ inches, of heavy tan cardstock, with an embossed gold crown on the cover. Very fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 4374		Kamehameha IV (1825-1863) King of Hawaii for nine years, he founded the Queen's Hospital and introduced the Episcopal Church. Politically reactionary and pro-British. Document Signed in Hawaiian, Hawaii, August 7, 1955, one page, 13 x 8 in. Accompanied by an English translation. Being a land grant for one Nuuanu (for Kanaina). Countersigned by Victoria Kaahumanu. Intact red wax Great Seal of the Hawaiian Islands. Integral second leaf has separated from body, but is intact and docketed on verso. File folds with minor separation and foxing throughout. Still a beautiful document. The printed section of this document lists Kamehameha III as King, although he had died the previous year. There apparently hadn't been time to print new forms and his nephew, Kamehameha IV, signs here. Granting land on Oahu, with a sketch of the parcel drawn beneath the text and a detailed plot description outlined in the text. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $920
Lot 4375		Sihanouk, Norodom (1922-) King of Cambodia. Typed Letter Signed ("N. Sihanouk") as head of state of Cambodia, Phnompenh, July 17, 1966. An eloquent letter written in the midst of the Vietnam War, adressing the accusations of an American that Sihanouk has misconceptions regarding the role of the USA in southeast Asia. He writes, "…It seems to me that…you should be much more 'saddened' at the activities of your country in this area and at the root cause of the 'resentments' of our people…." He examines the motivation of the U.S. in staying aloof for the first years of both World Wars, then discusses the "Cold War," and America's "support for France's colonialist 'dirty war' in Indo-China." He admits to the "generosity" of the American people and regrets that "the present US administratin has turned its back on its own liberal traditions to become the symbol of reaction and oppression. No words of mine on this subject could be half as eloquent as the bombs and napalm with which your planes are daily scarring and burning the fields, homes and bodies of the South Vietnamese people. / … we and our neighbours in Indochina did not free ourselves from French colonial rule only to fall under American or any other foreign rule…." He brings up allegations in the U.S. press against Cambodia "aimed at providing the pretext for systematic bombing of our territory," (which did take place in 1969). A fascinating letter! In 1970 Sihanouk would be the victim of a coup d'état. Although he came back into power for a period of time, he went into exile in 1978 when the Vietnamese invaded Cambodia. In 1991 he returned from exile and in 1993 was reinstated as king of Cambodia, but in 1997 he was again ousted from power by his co-premier. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $978
Lot 4376		(African Statesmen). Photographs Signed by: Kwame Nkrumah (1909-72), as first President of post-colonial Ghana (1957-66), 5½ x 3½ in., signed in green ink, with 1957 letter from his personal secretary; William V.S. Tubman (1895-1971), as President of Liberia (1944-71), 9½ x 7 in. color plate, signed in green ink; William R. Tolbert (1913-80), as President of Liberia (1971-80), 10 x 8 in., with 1973 letter from his press secretary; and Julius K. Nyerere as President of Tanganyika, 1962, 10 x 8 in. All about fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $98
Lot 4377		Almonte, Juan Nepomuceno (1803-1869) Mexican general, son of José María Morelos, "Father of Mexican Independence"; secretary-advisor to Santa Anna; Minister to the USA and Great Britain; member of Maximilian's Executive Council. Manuscript Document Signed as Minister of War and of the Navy, Mexico City, December 2, 1839, 1 page. To Sr. D. Francisco Lombardo, President of the Military Board, regarding a request for some ordinances in the archives of the Ministry of War. Some penciled, official notes at top, else fine. Almonte's signature is very large and bold. Archivally matted with two images to an overall size of 33 x 14½ inches. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 4378		Burke, Edmund (1729-97) British statesman and orator. Autograph Letter Signed ("Edm Burke"), Beconsfield, Jan. 8, 1794, 2 pp + 2 lines, 9 x 7½ in. To an unidentified correspondent, regarding recent events in the French Revolution. He wonders why the French emigrants who escaped to England were not consulted on British policy toward the French. Boldly written, with some show-through; mounting remnants on back blank margin. Very good. In part: "…perhaps you could not have done much more to prevent the disasters which are likely to fall upon Europe. Toulon is not only a calamitous, but, in my mind, a most disgraceful affair. We really stand in need of men of capacity for matters of the least difficulty. The whole stock of abilities in Europe perhaps is not equal to the demand; but we have resolved not to profit of what there was. I have a strong opinion that Frenchmen are best for French affairs. I have an opinion…that the emigrants have better parts than the people among whom they have taken refuge….I am almost convinced that such is the fact and that we have suffered all that we have suffered in these two campaigns by repelling them, and refusing to consult, and as much as possible in any way to use them, in their own affairs. To this I attribute…our shameful flight from Toulon….I think, just in this bad state of our affairs, we are doubly bound to show ourselves at court…." The Toulon affair, to which Burke refers, began in August 1793 when Toulon was taken by the Bourbons and occupied by British and Spanish military forces. After several attempts by the French to take back the city, a young artillery officer, Captain Napoleone Buonaparte, planned and carried out an attack that retook the city and harbor for the French by December 19. The British fleet, commanded by Admiral Lord Hood, was forced to retreat and leave. Buonaparte was promoted to General of Brigade. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,070
Lot 4379		Camacho, Manuel Avila (1940-1946) President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946; during his administration, Mexico changed from an agrarian to an industrial society. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, Mexico, June 25, 1943, 18 x 11 inches. Appointing Octavio Vejar Vázguez as Brigadier General. A lovely vignette at the top shows an eagle perched on a cactus and devouring a snake, a sign from tribal prophecy that told the Aztecs to found their capital at Tenochtitlan, on an island in Lake Texoco. The seal is nice and clean, there are three official stamps, and a photo of the general is attached. Very attractive. Archivally matted to 24 x 17 inches. A rare signature. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 4380		Cárdenas del Río, Lázaro (1895-1970) President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940; known as "Mr. Clean" because of his rigid honesty. Document Signed as Secretary of Defense, Mexico City, February 1, 1945, 11 x 16 inches. An award to Brigadier General Octavio Déjar Vásquez for having completed 20 years of active duty. A clean, attractive document, archivally matted to 17 x 21¾ inches. Documents signed by Cárdenas are uncommon. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 4381		Carranza, Venustiano (1859-1920) One of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution; President of Mexico 1915-1920. The current constitution of Mexcio was drafted during his administration. Document Signed as President (First Chief of the Constitutional Army, Encharged with the Executive Power of the State), Mexico, May 20, 1916, 13½ x 8½ inches. A diploma of merit awarded to Professor Miss Raquel C. Ramírez, for her patriotic services to the People's Cause in the difficult moments of the fight against the reactionaries and for following the Government when it had to be moved from Mexico to Veracruz. Archivally matted to an overall size of 19½ x 14½ inches. In September 1916, Carranza called for a Constitutional convention. On March 11, 1917, he was elected the first president under the new Mexican Constitution of 1917. He was overthrown and assassinated in 1920. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 4382		Churchill, Winston S (1874-1965) British statesman; prime minister during World War II. Photo taken from a book Signed "W. Churchill / 1959" in blue ink, n.p., 6 x 4 in. With four 5¢ stamps commemorating Churchill. Suitable for framing. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4383		(Dayan, Meir, Rabin, and Others). A collection of four Photographs Signed by Golda Meir and Moshe Dayan, Yitzak Rabin and President Gerald Ford, and Yitzak Rabin (pictured with Richard Nixon), as well as other Israeli leaders; additionally, ten Letters Signed by leaders such as Yigael Yadin, 50 photo reprints of original photographs, and other papers pertaining to the annihilation of European Jews. All material very good to fine. From Tuviah Friedman's Institute of Documentation Center in Haifa, Israel. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 4384		Dayan, Moshe (1915-1981) Israeli soldier and politician; mastermind of three wars. A dashing Photograph Signed ("M. Dayan") on the left side of his collar, n.p., n.d. (c.1960s), 10 x 8 inches. Stamped on the back in Hebrew and English, "Copyright by 'BAMAHAN' Israel's Army weekly." Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 4385		Dayan, Moshe (1915-81) Israeli general and politician. Signed sheet, "M. Dayan," with "The Festival Postage Stamps of Israel Issued In The Year 1965 (5726)," 9 x 12½ in. Each of the six stamps represents one day of the Creation, which, according to the Biblical story, took place over six days. Dayan signed in the white background. Matted and framed to 14 x 17½ in. The frame has some chips, but the sheet is like new. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 4386		de la O, Genovevo (1876-1952) One of Zapata's top generals; led first movement into armed guerrilla warfare that sparked the Mexican Revolution. Typed Document Signed as General of the Division, Head of the 1st Division of the South, and Head of Military Operations for the State of Morelos, Cuernava, Dec. 30, 1920, 1 page, quarto. An official letter transmitting orders to Colonel of Infantry Alfredo C. Munoz that General de la O has received from the Secretary of War and of the Navy. General de la O was one of the few leaders of the Mexican Revolutions to survive to old age. Archivally matted with two images of de la O to an overall size of 28½ x 13¼ inches. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 4387		Díaz, Porfirio (1830-1915) Mexican dictator for 35 years; overthrown by Francisco Madero in 1911 and died in exile. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, Mexico, January 7, 1897, 2 pp, 15½ x 10¼ inches. A document regarding a copper and gold mine called "San José" in the state of Sonora, giving title to Jesús Santa Cruz, a child, and appointing his father as executor. There is a great deal of detail about the mine. The document has five cancelled revenue stamps at the top; one small tape repair on front and two on verso. Accompanied by two official documents regarding the mine. One is a map, giving the location and size of the mine. The second is a document from the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of the State of Sonora, with dates ranging from 1897 to 1928. All archivally matted to an overall size of 21½ x 36½ inches. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $633
Lot 4388		Eden, Anthony (1897-1977) British Foreign Secretary (1935-38, 40-45, 51-55) and Prime Minister (1955-57). Typed Letter Signed ("Anthony") with holograph greeting, closing, and one sentence, on personal letterhead, Fyfield Manor, Pewsey, April 20, 1961, one page, quarto. Three days after President Kennedy launched the diastrous Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba, the former British prime minister writes to Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook. In part: "As I told Junor, I do not at the moment want to say anything about the Cuban affair, but if I do I will contact him and…he can decide whether he thinks it useful or not. / My own fear is that the Americans have launched their partisans in insufficient numbers and with insufficient power. They may be faced with a choice of backing them with American forces or letting them fall. As they have only eighty miles of sea to cover and not a thousand, as we had at Suez from Malta, they ought not to have under-estimated the job they have to do, and Kennedy ought to know that exiles are always optimistic. Maybe the Americans have calculated better than appears on the surface. I pray so…." The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a foreign policy debacle for President Kennedy. Eden had his own foreign policy debacle in 1956 when Britain attempted (with France and Israel) to regain international control of the Suez Canal. Eden was forced to resign as prime minister. Excellent content. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4389		Eden, Anthony (1897-1977) British Foreign Secretary (1935-38, 40-45, 51-55) and Prime Minister (1955-57). Autograph Letter Signed ("Anthony"), on personal stationery, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, August 27, 1957, 4 pp, octavo. To Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, discussing personal matters--his health, working on his memoirs, taxation questions, etc. Of great interest is his P.S. about U. S. policy toward Arabia and Egyptian President Nasser: "As to Arabia, I see that U.S. abstained at U.N. over Oman. I do not see how we can agree a common policy with them as long as backing sand is their basic Arabian policy. To try to lure Nasser away from the Russians as some suggest will not work; it is likely to make him only more attractive to Moscow. He will come our way if he has to, & if he can, which is highly doubtful. A." Political insight from the British prime minister, the same year he was forced to resign for trying to regain control of the Suez Canal after its nationalization by Egypt's President Nassar. One blemish at top of first page. affects three letters of written address, else fine. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 4390		Eshkol, Levi (1895-1969) Israeli politician; prime minister (1963-1969). Photograph Signed in Hebrew as prime minister in lower right border; in English on the left side is "Happy New Year / 3.9.63, Jerusalem," 7 x 5 inches. Two light creases at upper left do not touch image. With a Typed Letter Signed ("L. Eshkol") as prime minister, Jerusalem, September 8, 1963, enclosing the photograph. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $138
Lot 4391		Goldmann, Nahum (1894-1982) President of the World Zionist Organization and of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany; Founder and President of the World Jewish Congress. Three Typed Letters Signed ("N. Goldmann"), one on "The Jewish Agency - American Section, Inc." stationery, Vulpera, July 28, 1962, one page, 8¼ x 8½ in., and two on personal stationery, Paris, July 22, 1972, and April 8, 1975, both one page, quarto. All three are addressed to Tuvia Friedmann in Israel. The first, in English, regrets that he does not have the time "to write an article about the Zionist Movement in Europe before the war and the historical aspect of the Eichmann trial…."; age wear and toning with paper clip marks and enlarged filing holes. The second letter, in German (with translation), says that he "cannot take an active part in your matter of new compensation for the forced labourers…I hardly deal any longer with restitution matters…." Light toning, else fine. The third letter, in Hebrew (with translation) speaks at length about the matter of German reparations to Nazi victims. A fourth letter, written in 1988 from Chief Rabbi Lord Jakobovits in London to Friedman addresses "your proposal for Gal Ed Monuments of Jerusalem stone to be created in the six extermination camps in Poland….I am not in favour of monuments of any kind as a Jewish symbol of remembrance…." (4 letters). Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4392		Hammarskjold, Dag & Thant, U. Photographs Signed by Dag Hammarskjold, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, and by U Thant, the third Secretary-General. Hammarskjold (1905-1961) served from 1953 until 1961, when he died in plane crash while on a peace mission in the Congo. He signed in greenish-blue ink on an 8 x 5 inch, chest-up portrait. U Thant (1909-1974) served from 1961 to 1974; he signed in both English and a Burmese language at upper left of a 10 x 8 inch head-and-shoulders portrait. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 4393		(Israel Prime Ministers). Three Photographs Signed: Levi Eshkol 7 x 9½ in. black and white photo signed as prime minister in Hebrew, pictured with Yitzhak Rabin in uniform and others, affixed to light board; Yitzhak Rabin 5 x 7 in. black and white photo signed ("Y. Rabin") as prime minister, with Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek, who also signed, affixed to light board; Yitzhak Shamir 11½ x 8¼ in. black and white photo signed in English and Hebrew. Overall very good to fine. From the Institute of Documentation in Israel. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4394		(Israeli Leaders). Three Photographs Signed: Yitzhak Rabin (1922-96) 4½ x 7 in. color photo of Prime Minister Rabin with the Pope in 1992; Rabin signed "Y. Rabin" above his head; Moshe Dayan (1915-1981) 5¼ x 5¼ in. black and white photo with French general König at a parade, signed "M Dayan" in English and Hebrew; some edge damage and one small piece of tape; Abba Eban (1915-2002) 8 x 10 in. black and white photo of the 1st Israeli ambassador to the UN and Israeli foreign minister, pictured with Prime Minister Golda Meir; Eban signed in lower right border in English and Hebrew. All three photos are affixed to thin board; overall very good. From the Institute of Documentation in Israel. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 4395		Juárez, Benito (1806-1872) President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872; one of Mexico's most respected patriots, sometimes called the Abraham Lincoln of Mexico. Partly-printed Document Signed as Interim President of Mexico, Palace of the Federal Government, Mexico, February 23, 1860, 16½ x 10½ inches. Appointing Santiago Fapia as head of maritime customs with a salary of 3,000 pesos a year. The document is clean and attractive, with a large vignette at top of an eagle on a cactus devouring a snake; one seal is missing in left margin. Juárez' signature is neatly signed with a paraph. Archivally matted with an image of Juárez to an overall size of 30½ x 16¼ inches. Of the many historical phases experienced by Juárez, signatures from this period are rarest. This document was signed during the War of Reform, between the Liberals and Conservatives. After the resignation of President Comonfort, Juárez, who was president of the supreme court of justice (the equivalent of vice president), issued a manifesto and assumed the presidency on January 19, 1858. Because of the opposition of reactionary forces, he installed his government at Vera Cruz and only entered the capital on January 11, 1861, less than six weeks before this document was signed. Less than a month later, in the general elections of March, Juárez was elected as constitutional president over Miguel Lerdo de Tejada. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 4396		Kosygin, Aleksey & Shevardnadze, Edvard. Photograph Signed by Kosygin (1904-1980) and dated "1 / XI - 1971," 72245as Premier of the Soviet Union, in the lower border of an 8 x 10 inch photo showing him shaking hands with President Lyndon Johnson. Also, a 7 x 4½ inch Photograph Signed and dated by Shevardnadze (1928-); the Georgian politician served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Mikhail Gorbachev and was President of Georgia from 1995 to 2003. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $253
Lot 4397		León de la Barra, Francisco (1863-1939) Interim President of Mexico from May 25 to November 6, 1911, after a revolt led by Francisco I. Madero forced President Porfirio Díaz to resign. Check Signed ("S. L. de la Barra") on The Riggs National Bank, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1911, just over a month before becoming interim President. Perforated cancellation lightly affects the signature, else fine. Archivally matted with an image of de la Barra to an overall size of 17 x 12½ inches. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 4398		Lerdo de Tejada, Sebastián (1823-1893) President of Mexico from July 19, 1872 to November 20, 1876. As chief justice of the supreme court, he assumed the presidency after the death of Beniro Juárez; he was overthrown by Porfirio Díaz after an illigitimate election. Cut closing from a letter Signed ("S. Lerdo de Tejada"), n.p., n.d., 1½ x 3¾ in. The closing says, "soy su afmo. amigo y muy atento servidor." Archivally matted with an 11 x 8½ inch image to an overall size of 18 x 14½ inches. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $368
Lot 4399		Madero, Gustavo (1875-1913) One of the initiators, with his brother Francisco (who became President 1911-13) of the revolution against Porfirio Diaz; both brothers were executed when Huerta took over. Sight Draft Signed, Rosario Parras, Coah., July 7, 1909, 4 x 8½ inches. Payable to González & Guerra for $35.20. Covered by penciled, slash cancellations. Cancelled revenue stamp on verso, and a notation that payment was refused because the draft was presented too late. Archivally matted with an image to an overall size of 18 x 13½ inches. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $324
Lot 4400		Mendez, Juan (1820-1894) Governor of Puebla; President of the Supreme Military Court of Justice; he temporarily replaced Porfirio Díaz (Dec. 6, 1876-Feb. 15, 1877) when Díaz went to fight against the "iglesistas." Manuscript Letter Signed as Chief of the Army of the East, Jan. 3, 1872, 1 page, octavo. Certifying that Luiz Osval, captain in the infantry, had given his services to the "National Insurrection." Archivally matted with an image of Mendez to an overall size of 21½ x 11¼ inches. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 4401		Mossadegh, Dr. Mohammed (1880-1967) Iranian politician; premier of Iran (1951-53). Photo Signed ("Dr. M. Mossadegh"), n.p., n.d., 8¼ x 5½ in. A chest-up portrait of the statesman who was the leader of the Iran National Front and who sponsored a bill to nationalize the Anglo- Iranian Oil Co. An attempt to dismiss him by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi led to riots and the shah's flight from Iran. In 1953, Mossadegh was overthrown by a coup d'état backed by the U.S. and Great Britain. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 4402		Mussolini, Benito. Typed Document Signed ("Mussolini") as Minister of War, Rome, October 12, 1935, 1 pg, 14 x 9 in. On Ministry of War letterhead with a large royal coat of arms watermark, to King Vittorio Emmanuel III, asking the King to approve the reinstatement of Bizzarri Cesare, a medical captain who had been suspended, then acquitted, of procuring nine abortions for his own servant. Light toning, tiny binding holes with minor rust stains at left margin, else Very Good. With a photo postcard of Mussolini. The King was a mere figurehead; Mussolini was dictator of Italy, as indicated by the "XIII" after the date, referring to the 13th year since he and his Fascists took power in 1922. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4403		Mussolini, Benito (1883-1945) Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922-1943; called "Il Duce"; his aggressive nationalism and alliance with Hitler led Italy into World War II. Annotated Signature ("Benito Mussolini /Roma 15 nov. 1927 A. VI") on 2 x 5¼ in. light cardstock; one smear in the Roman numeral that marked the sixth year of Mussolini's dictatorship. Accompanied by a very striking 11 x 7 in. black and white portrait of Mussolini by Pandimiglio, Rome, which has some silvering around the edges. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 4404		Mussolini, Benito and King Victor Emmanuel III. Italian dictator and the King of Italy. Document Signed "Vittorio Emanuele" and "Mussolini," Rome, August 31, 1938, 1 pg., large folio. A list of military promotions. Light toning, with several bureaucratic stamps and notations. The king's signature is huge, over 6 inches across; Mussolini's is very forceful. The king was a mere figurehead; Mussolini, "Il Duce," was openly dictator of Italy. With a photo postcard of Mussolini. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4405		Mussolini, Benito and King Victor Emmanuel III. Italian dictator and the King of Italy. Document Signed "Vittorio Emanuele" and "Mussolini," Rome, November 27, 1927, 1 pg., large folio. A list of military promotions. Light toning, with several bureaucratic stamps and notations. The king's signature is huge, over 5 inches across; Mussolini's is very forceful. The king was a mere figurehead; Mussolini, "Il Duce," was openly dictator of Italy. With a photo postcard of Mussolini. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4406		Mussolini, Benito and King Victor Emmanuel III. Italian dictator and the King of Italy. Document Signed "Vittorio Emanuele" and "Mussolini," San Rossore, September 3, 1936, 1 pg., large folio. A list of military promotions. Light toning, with several bureaucratic stamps and notations; small rust marks at binding holes, one of them touching one letter in Mussolini's signature. The king's signature is huge, 5 inches across; Mussolini's is very forceful. The king was a mere figurehead; Mussolini, "Il Duce," was openly dictator of Italy. With a photo postcard of Mussolini. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4407		Rabin, Yitzchak. Typed Letter Signed as Prime Minister, in Hebrew, Jerusalem, December 29, 1993, one page, large octavo. To Tuvia Friedman of The Institute of Documentation in Haifa: "Many thanks for your book 'At the end of 50 years after the uprising of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto' which you kindly sent me on the occasion of 50 years after the Warsaw Ghetto uprising." With translation. File holes in right margin, else Fine. With a color 6 x 9 inch Photograph Signed in Hebrew and English, showing him in Warsaw reviewing the troops with the Polish president, on the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4408		Rabin, Yitzhak (1922-1995) Israeli soldier, statesman, prime minister, and Nobel Peace Prize winner; assassinated. Two color Photographs Signed ("Y. Rabin"), one 7 x 9½ in. of Rabin with Russian President Boris Yeltsin; the other is 7¼ x 9¼ in, showing Rabin reviewing Israeli troops with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Rabin signed the latter photo in English and Hebrew. Both photos are affixed to light board, else fine. From the Institute of Documentation in Israel. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4409		Rabin, Yitzhak. Color 7 x 9 in. Photograph Signed ("Y. Rabin") as Israeli Prime Minister. Rabin is pictured kissing the Torah in a Moscow synogogue in 1993. Affixed to light board. An excellent display item. From the Institute of Documentation in Israel. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4410		Rabin, Yitzhak & Kollek, Teddy. Three signed photographs: two 5 x 7 in. Photographs Signed ("Y. Rabin"), one in color showing Rabin with President Clinton and one black and white photo of Rabin holding his young son. A color 7 x 10¼ in Photograph Signed ("Teddy Kollek") in English and Hebrew, shows Kollek with Rabin and numerous other Israeli officials. All three are affixed to light board. From the Institute of Documentation in Israel. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4411		Rabin, Yitzhak & Others. Three Photographs Signed: one 7¼ x 9½ in. black and white photo of Rabin with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and members of the press; Rabin signed in English and Hebrew; one 7¼ x 9½ in. black and white photo of Abba Eban listening as Golda Meir speaks; Eban signed in English and Hebrew; and one color 7½ x 10 in. photo of Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek with U.S. Secretary of State James Baker; signed by Kollek in English and Hebrew. All affixed to light board. Overall very good. From the Institute of Documentation in Israel. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4412		Santander, Francisco de Paula. Columbian general and politicial; generally regarded as the founder of New Granada (Columbia). Rare Autograph Letter Signed ("F.P. Santander") as President of Columbia, Bogota, October 11, 1836, one page, quarto. In Spanish (with translation) to Thomas Dwight, Esq., New York, with a red, oval "Bogota de Oficio" postal hand stamp. An important letter in which Santander reflects on the accomplishments of his presidency. In part: "I greatly appreciate having received the resolution regarding the Sunday Schools that has been adopted by the American Society, and I have had it published in the Official Gazette in order to promote this cause among my fellow citizens….New Granada continues to be tranquil and at peace under the influence of the law. I will leave the presidency on March 31, 1837, taking with me to private life the satisfaction of having attempted to carry out my duty with the best of intentions and for the good and happiness of New Granada. Perhaps I have not done so perfectly, but when the people conferred the presidency on me they did not grant me infallible judgment. A man like others, subject to error, I have only wished to dedicate myself with loyalty and commitment to work in favor of institutional, moral, political, and material improvements…." One of the rarest South American autographs. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4413		Sellassie, Haile (Tafari Makonnen) (1892-1975) King of Ethiopia from 1928, emperor from 1930; overthrown by Marxist revolutionaries in 1974. Photograph Signed in the top border and dated "1967," no place, 9¾ x 7½ inches. A three-quarter portrait of the emperor, a "direct descendent of Solomon," shown with American Speaker of the House John McCormick. Signed photographs of the emperor are rare. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $489
Lot 4414		Tito, Marshal (Josip Broz) (1892-1980) President of Yugoslavia; established a Communist state independent of the USSR after World War II. Photograph Signed and dated, "Tito / 14.V.1959," n.p., 7 x 5 inches. A distinguished, chest-up portrait of the man who led Yugoslavia until his death. Extremely fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 4415		Vargas, José Maria (1786-1854) 2nd President of Venezuela; preeminent 19th century South American physician and author; instituted numerous medical and other reforms, and gave his salary as President to charity. Extremely rare Autograph Letter in English Signed ("Joseph Várgas"), Caracas, May 2, 1844, one page, quarto. With integral address leaf to the great American physician and author, Dr. Charles Meigs in Philadelphia. Meigs was a pioneer in the study of gynecology and midwifery. In an extraordinary exchange of medical information, Vargas gives him statistics of different stages in the lives of Venezuelan women. In part: "Your letter of 30 Jany. has been a great honnour to me, and for it I know to be indebted to the benevolence of Messrs. Boulton and Dallet. I thank you very much for your kind present of books and some pamphlets. To the points you are desirous of ascertaining regarding the epoch of puberty and the critical age of the women of this country is enjoined my answer embodyed with the information of the practical physicians of this city: earnestly I wish that it may be of any service to your important purpose….The second volume of my lectures on surgery is going to the press….If you consider that I may be of any service to you in this country, I will be very happy to receive your orders…." Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4416		Villa, Francisco "Pancho" (c. 1878-1923) Mexican revolutionary. Rare Typed Letter Signed ("Francisco Villa") on "Private Correspondence of the Governor of the State of Chihuahua" letterhead, Chihuahua, December 27, 1913, one page, quarto. Villa sends his autograph to a collector in Hackensack, New Jersey. The signature, which is lightly affected by one vertical fold, stretches some 4½ in. across. Accompanied by the original envelope and a couple of photos clipped from period newspapers. Villa was and is something of a folk hero for many Mexicans, and, at the time of this letter, for many in the United State as well. He had made the transition from bandit to revolutionary when he and his men joined with Francisco Madero in 1910 against Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz. Villa raised thousands of troops, including Americans, and after Madero's assassination, he remained in command of his División del Norte army against the 1913-14 Victoriana Huerta dictatorship. Based in Chichuahua, Villa ruled over northern Mexico as if it were his fiefdom, financing his army by stealing cattle and selling them north of the border for guns and ammunition. He issued his own money and ordered the execution of merchants who refused to take it. In Robin Hood fashion, he broke up vast land holdings of the local hacienda owners and divided them among the widows and orphans of his fallen troops. He is reputed to have married 26 times, without bothering to terminate any of the relationships. When the U.S. came out in support of Venustiano Carranza's presidency, Villa raided U.S. border towns, most notably Columbus, New Mexico, leading to two U.S. Army "punitive expeditions," neither of which was successful in capturing Villa. He laid down his arms in 1920, in exchange for thousands of acres of land in Durango. In 1923 he was gunned down by an unknown assassin. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,450
Lot 4417		Yglesias, José María (1823-1891) President of the Mexican Republic (Oct. 31, 1876-Jan. 23, 1877). Letter Signed as Head of Hacienda (equivalent of the IRS), Chihuahua, November 12, 1864, 1 page, quarto. A directive to one of his state controllers. Archivally matted with an image of Yglesias to an overall size of 23 x 12½ inches. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 4418		(Zapata, Emiliano) Plan de Ayala. True copy of the famous "Plan of Ayala," Signed by Eufemio Zapata, Emiliano's blood brother and right-hand man, 3 pp, folio. Also signed by General José T. Ruiz and General Francisco Mendoza. The Plan of Ayala called for the seizure of all foreign-owned land, all land taken from villages, confiscation of one-third of all land held by "friendly" hacendados, and full confiscation of land owned by persons opposed to the Plan of Ayala. Emiliano Zapata had joined Francisco Madero's rebellion against the dictator, Porfirio Díaz, but by late fall of 1911, Zapata became disillusioned by Madero's slowness to move on land reform. The Plan de Ayala, written by a village schoolteacher named Otilio Montafio and published by Zapata on November 27, 1911, is still considered the most radical reform program in Mexican history. Emiliano Zapata's cry was "Land and Liberty!" He was one of the most radical and committed to social justice of all the revolutionary leaders; he was assassinated in 1919. Archivally matted with a limited edition reprint of a vintage photo of Emiliano, Eufemio and other "zapatistas," 9 x 13½ inches. A very important document. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,025