Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 38

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Military Leaders

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 214		Boyington, Gregory "Pappy" (1912-88) American fighter ace who flew with the American Volunteer Group in China; Commanding Officer of the VMF-214 (The Black Sheep Squadron) during World War II. Book Inscribed and Signed on the first end page, "June 7, 1985 / To Ted - With a Chinese - 'Ding Hao' - From - Pappy Boyington." The book is Tonya. With dust cover; very good. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $114
Lot 215		Churchill, John - First Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) 1st Duke of Marlborough; one of England's greatest generals; ancestor of Winston Churchill. Autograph Letter Signed "Marlborough," 2 pp, 8¾x6¾", "Camp at Ganap" [Genappe, France], 11 Aug. 1707. Very good; boldly penned, with some unevenness at left edge lightly touching a few letters on both sides. Marlborough writes to "My Lord," who, according to Bryan Bevan, author of Marlborough the Man is probably the Lord Treasurer, Sidney, Lord Godolphin, or possibly to Lord Cowper, the Whig, Lord Chancellor (Bevan's letter is included in this lot). Marlborough says, in part: "As to what you are pleas'd to mention of the Ecclesiastical preferments…I am intirely of opinion with you, and am persuaded the Queen has so just a sence of your Lordships zeal and Integrity, that she will always have a due regard to whatever you represent to Her Majesty to be for her Service, and therefore I hope you will not be over modest in a matter of this concern." He goes on to discuss matters during the War of the Spanish Succession, "…our Project in Provence is like to meet with a happy Success. They tell us that the Duke of Savoye had forced the Enemys retrenchment before Thoulon, without any further particulars, but Monsr. de Vandomes [Vendôme] making a Detachment of twelve Battalions, & nine Squadrons seems to me a sufficient confirmation, that their affairs do not go well…." The Churchills enjoyed great favor at court because Marlborough's wife, Sarah, was Queen Anne's closest friend; in 1711, however, Sarah's Whig sympathies alienated the Queen and she was dismissed. The Marlboroughs retired to Blenheim Palace in 1721 and Marlborough died a year later. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $949
Lot 216		Decatur, Stephen (1779-1820) American naval hero; served in the Quasi-War with France (1798-99); the War with Tripoli (1803-1804), the War of 1812; secured the final treaty of peace with the the Barbary Powers; from 1816 to 1820 he was Navy Commissioner. Signature as Navy Commissioner, dated "Jany 17, 1817," 2x10", n.p. Fine; light toning. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 217		Dewey, George (1837-1917) Spanish American War admiral. Autograph Letter Signed on "Navy Department, Office of The Admiral of the Navy" letterhead, Washington, May 9, 1904. One page, small quarto, matted and framed with an image of Dewey to an overall size of 19x27". Light soiling, else fine. To the president of the International League of Press Clubs, hoping that "their influence, greater now than ever before, be exerted always for the welfare of America and her people." Journalists were very influential in starting the Spanish American War. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 218		Foch, Ferdinand & Poincaré, Raymond. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "A Madame Bates Batcheller / F. Foch" in black ink on the lower edge of the photograph and upper part of the mount, 13¼x9½" (photo is 8¾x6½") n.p., n.d. Fine except for a few faint background blemishes. Photo by Braun et Cie., Paris. Foch (1851-1929) was a French general, World War I hero, and Marshal of France. With Raymond Poincaré, 9x6½" page with his image signed "Poincaré," n.p., n.d. Poincaré (1860-19340 was president of France during World War I. Both Foch and Poincaré were members of the Académie française. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 219		Machado, Somoza, and Castillo - Dictators of Nicaragua, Cuba, and Guatemala. Three Inscribed and Signed Photographs: Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956), of Nicaragua, signed "Somoza", 10x8", n.p., n.d. Gerardo Machado (1871-1939), signed as President over embossed seal, 10 Sept. 1925; glue residue in margins from previous framing. Carlos Castillo Armas (1914-57), signed as President, Guatemala, 18 July 1956. Somoza and Castillo were assassinated; Machado was overthrown in 1933 (with U.S. aid) and succeeded by two other dictators, Batista and Castro. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 220		Marshall, George C (1880-1959) World War II Chief of Staff; author of the Marshall Plan, which helped put Euorpe back on its feet after the war; winner of the Nobel Prize. Signature as chief of Staff, U.S. Army, on a War Department card Signed "G C Marshall" under the printed statement, "This is my autograph." Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $114
Lot 221		(Napoleon Bonaparte). Mezzotint by the popular Philadelphia engraver David Edwin titled "N. Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic. Publish'd by J. Savage 1802". Image measures 11x9" on a page measuring 15¼x11¾". Some losses, including tears from the edges of the sheet, not affecting the image. This work has been professionally conserved and affixed at top to an archival backing. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 222		Patton, George S (1885-1945) American general and tank commander; known as "Old Blood and Guts"; considered one of the greatest military leaders in history. Autograph Letter Signed ("George S. Patton Jr."), as aide-de-camp to General John J. Pershing, three months before Pershing put Patton in charge of the first official American armor unit, 1 2/3 pp (1 sheet), 10½x8¼", n.p., 16 Aug. 1917. Very fine; normal folds. To "Dear Mama," in part: "…….We just got the list of the new generals they are not a very choice bunch and the Coast Artillery seems to have put it over the other arms….I have a fairly good job but just at present I can't see that it leads any where. Still in a long war there are always chances and I am in a pretty good place to grab one when the time comes. I can't see any prospects of this ending soon….when we go to the country I am to live with the General which is nice in a way though it restricts ones activity to a certain extent.….I am fencing every day and it keeps me in fine shape…." Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,070
Lot 223		Patton, George S. Jr. Garrison cap Signed "G S Patton Jr.," n.p., n.d. The khaki cap with scarlet and white braid would have belonged to an enlisted man in the Corps of Engineers. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,620
Lot 224		(Pershing & Other Span. Amer. War and World War I Leaders). Bold John J. Pershing signature on a 1½x3" card. Seven similar cards hold the autograph and rank of three Rear Admirals: James H. Oliver, Albert Gleaves, Henry Thomas Mayo, and four Major Generals: John L. Hines, Hunter Liggett, A.J. Dickman, and John F. Morrison. Two other officers whose names are not fully legible (L. Edward …. and J….Wood) are included. Fine (10 items). Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 225		Pershing, John J. Bold Signature on 3½x4½" paper, n.p., dated Mar. 15-22 in another hand at lower left. Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 226		Pétain, Philippe - French Hero and Traitor (1856-1951) French general; World War I hero; World War II traitor. As premier of Vichy France (1940-44), he collaborated with the enemy; he was tried and convicted of collaboration in 1945 but his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "à Madame Batchiller / Hommage respectueux / Ph Petain / 26-6-24," 7¾x6½", n.p. Fine except for tear in upper right corner, not affecting image. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 227		Wolseley, Garnet Joseph (1833-1913) !st Viscount Wolseley; Field Marshal and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. Photograph Signed "Wolseley / F.M." vertically in the lower right corner, 7x4¾", framed to 12¼x9½", n.p., n.d. Fine. A full length formal portrait in military dress; Wolseley holds his field marshal's baton in his right hand; his left hand rests on the hilt of his sword. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $109