Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 49

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Non-U.S. Statesmen

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 534		Castro, Fidel (Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz) (1926 -) Cuban revolutionary who overthrew the Batista regime in 1959 and assumed power; as Prime Minister (1959-76) and as President from 1976 to 2008, when failing health prompted him to turn over the reins to his brother Raúl. Document signed ("Fidel Castro Ruz") as President of Cuba, 1p, 16½ x 11¾ in., Havana, 31 July 2001. Castro signs a certificate of recognition for Amaury J. Ulacia Noblet. "To integrate the vanguard of young people who are participating in this educational and social Revolution that our people are carrying out, as a graduate of the 2nd Intensive Course of Social Workers." Some creasing and minor peeling at top edge, not affecting the very bold signature. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 535		Churchill, Winston. Typed letter signed, on stationery engraved "28, Hyde Park Gate, London, S.W. 7.," 1p, 8 x 5 in., 23 Mar. 1951. To Mr. Frank W. Boykin, M.C: "I am indeed obliged to you for your letter of March 5, and the most interesting enclosures. It is good of you to inform me of your views at this time…." Very good; light toning and soiling; one diagonal crease. Matted with a portrait of Churchill and framed to an overall size of 17¼ x 20¾ in. Churchill was British Prime Minister from 10 May 1940 to 27 July 1945 and again from 26 Oct. 1951 to 7 Apr. 1955. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 537		Churchill, Winston S (1874-1965) British statesman; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. Autograph envelope signed ("W.S. Churchill") at lower left and addressed in Churchill's hand to E.M. Caldheck, Esq., care of a law firm at Charing Cross, London, postmarked 27 Nov. (19)01, then redirected to a different address in another hand and re-posted. Fine; light soiling. Matted with a medal of Churchill by Turin and framed to an overall size of 15¼ x 16¼ in. With a COA from the late autograph dealer Charles Hamilton on the verso. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 538		Churchill, Winston S. Signature on a ½ x 3¼ in. slip of paper, n.p., n.d. Matted with a portrait and a biographical plaque and framed to an overall size of 21 x 13½ in. Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $748
Lot 539		[Cromwell, Oliver] 1658 Announcement of His Death. "The Commonwealth Mercury," Thursday, Sept. 9, 1658, 8pp, 8½x6¾ in., with black mourning border. Announcing the passing of "His most Serene and Renowned Highness Oliver Lord Protector…it pleased God about three o'clock afternoon to put a period to his life…." The entire paper is devoted to his death, with the exception of the last page of advertisements. Cromwell remains a very controversial figure in English history--a regicidal dictator to some and a hero of liberty to others. In 1660, Charles II was restored to the throne with the help of Cromwell's former gernal George Monck (see his autograph in this catalog), at which time Cromwell's corpse was dug up, hanged in chains and beheaded. A few minor spots, else fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 540		Diaz, Porfirio (1830-1915) General and president of Mexico from 1877-1911; he died in exile. Document signed in his first year as president, 2pp with integral leaf, 17 x 11¼ inches, Palace of the National Government in Mexico, 20 June 1877. Granting the lawyer Auguntin Norma the right to appoint the first minor judge of the capital, with an annual salary of 1200 pesos. With an engraving of an eagle holding a snake in its beak at top, two revenue stamps, and at lower left, an embossed eagle-and-snake seal covered by embossed blue paper petals. The signature is huge. Very good; several fold separations. A very attractive document. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 541		Disraeli, Benjamin (1804-1881) Statesman and novelist; England's first and only Jewish prime minister; Earl of Beaconfield. Closing and signature ("Yours, B. Disraeli") on a 2¼ x 3¼ in. piece of paper, n.p., n.d. Fine. Matted and framed with an engraving and framed to an overall size of 17½ x 14¼ in.; the frame needs retouching. With a COA from the late autograph dealer Charles Hamilton on the verso. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $98
Lot 542		Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) First president of North Vietnam (1954-69) Victorious in the French Indochina War (1946-54), the communist leader led North Vietnam's struggle to defeat the U.S.-supported government in South Vietnam. Black-and-white photograph signed, 6¾ x 9¼ in., n.p., n.d. A three-quarter portrait of the North Vietnamese president delivering an address. Small crease at upper corner, else fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $748
Lot 543		Hussein, Saddam (1937-2006) Dictator of Iraq (1979-2003); overthrown by a U.S.-led invasion; executed by hanging on 30 Dec. 2006. Document signed, on official pale green letterhead with a decorative border, 1p, in Arabic, 12 x 8¼ in. Untranslated. Signed in blue ink. Very fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 544		Krushchev, Nakita (1894-1971) First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964; he implemented several liberal reforms. His placement of missiles in Cuba led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Typed letter signed as Chairman of Council of Ministers of the USSR, 1p, 10½x7 in. Also signed by L. Kaganovich, Secretary of the Central Committee. To Ukraine Communist party officials regarState grain procurements and informing them that the measures they have outlined for the targiet are insufficient. Fine. With English translation. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 545		Marcos, Ferdinand (1917-1989) President of the Philippines (1965-1986), 1 p., 8 1/2 x 11 in., typed Letter Signed as President on Office of the President letterhead, dated October 14, 1982. Reply to a request for an autographed picture. Accompanied by boldly Signed Photo, 4 x 5 in. and transmittal envelope. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Proceeds from the sale of this lot will go to the Manuscript Society Endowment Fund. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 546		Mildmay, Sir Walter & Sir Richard Sackville. Manuscript document signed by Sir Richard Sackville (1513-66), Chancellor of the Exchequer, and by Sir Walter Mildmay (1520-89), who was Privy Councillor and Treasurer of Queen Elizabeth 's household (he would become Chancellor of the Exchequer upon the death of Sackville in 1566), 1p, 9 x 8½ in. October 1564. Regarding payment to Richard Hodgson for a "tenement." Very good; some age toning and soiling. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 547		Mussolini, Benito & King Victor Emmanuel III. Two documents signed by Victor Emmanuel as King of Italy (and Emperor of Ethiopia on one document) and by Mussolini, who became the unofficial dictator of Italy in 1922, each document 1½pp, 20 April 1933 and 28 July 1937. Two official decrees. Both signed on verso. Very good; some spotting. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 548		Perón, Eva. Autograph note signed ("Eva"), 1p, 5 x 8 in., in Spanish, n.p., n.d. (Friday). Written on the back of a voting form, in pencil, regarding sending decrees which she needs to see. Toned, else fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 549		Perón, Eva ("Evita") (1919-52) 2nd wife of Juan Peron; First Lady of Argentina (1946-52) where she remains a cultural icon. Typed letter signed in the greeting, as First Lady, on paper embossed "E.P.", inviting Senora Juana Larrauri de Abrami to the inauguration of the Children's City (La Ciudad Infantil) on 14 July (1949). Toned, else fine. With transmittal envelope. La Ciudad Infantil was a charity begun by Eva Perón. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 550		Perón, Juan. Five typed documents signed: two ("Juan Perón") and three ("Perón"), all on "War Ministry" letterhead, 6pp, 1943-45. All dealing with various military matters. Overall very good; some toning and soiling, punch holes in left margins. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $374
Lot 551		Perón, Juan (1895-1974) President and dictator of Argentina. Two documents signed ("Perón"), one in February 1945 as Minister of War and one in November 1946 as President of Argentina. Both are 12¾ x 8¾ in.; signed in Buenos Aires, and deal with army matters. Both have various official stamps, some toning and soiling, and holes in left margin from being bound. Very good. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 552		Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de (1794-1876) Five-time president of Mexico, best known for his role at the Alamo. Manuscript Letter Signed "Anto. Lopez/Santa Anna" as General in Chief, 2pp, 9¾ x 7½ in., recto/verso, in Spanish, Headquarters of the East, Encero, 6 April 1847. With 13 words in his hand! just eight days after the loss of Vera Cruz to U.S. forces led by Gen. Winfied Scott, Santa Anna writes to the Commandante of Jalapa. General Santa Anna ordering "Brig Genrl D. Juan Morales, and generals D. Jose Juan Landero and D. José Duran [to] march immediately to Perote" where they will remain "confined" (Santa Anna had originally written "preso" imprisoned), "as a consequence of the surrender and departure from Veracruz and the Fort of Ulúa to the troops of the United States to the north, surrendering other places." Gen. Juan Morales was the Commandant General of Vera Cruz. Gen. Juan José Landero was his second-in-command. Fort San Juan de Ulúa, the largest fortress guarding the city, was under the command of Gen. Jose Durán. On 9 March 1847, Gen. Winfield Scott invaded Mexico with 10,000 soldiers, coming ashore just south of Vera Cruz. By the end of the 20-day siege, only 13 American soldiers were reported killed. It remained the largest amphibious landing in U.S. history for almost 100 years. Gen. Morales refused to surrender the city to Gen. Scott and, after assessing the situation, turned the command over to Gen. Landero, ordered Gen. Duran not to fight once U.S. troops occupied Vera Cruz, then left the city by boat the night of 25-26 March 1847. Now in command, Gen. Landero, called for a truce. After three days of negotiations, on 29 March 1847, the Mexicans officially surrendered their garrisons in Vera Cruz and Fort Ulúa. Generals Morales, Landero, and Duran were freed two weeks after being sent to prison by Santa Anna when Gen. William J. Worth occupied the castle and town of Perote and released those in the prison, including some Americans. A remarkable letter revealing Santa Anna's mindset after the loss of Vera Cruz. Glassine repair mostly in blank area on second page. Fine condition. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 553		Trotsky, Leon (1879-1940) He organized the 1917 November Revolution with Lenin, served as secretary of foreign affairs and war, and created the Red Army. Exiled by Stalin to Mexico, he was murdered by Stalin's agent. Important Typed letter signed with autograph closing, "Warm wishes," in French, 1p, 11x8½ in., Coyoacán, D.F. (Mexico), 14 Jan. 1939. To Gérard Rosenthal, Trotsky's lawyer and agent in Paris, with a copy to (Alfred) Rosmer regarding the disposition of the letters of Léon Sedov, Trotsky's son who died in 1938 after an appendectomy. Trotsky is determined to keep Léon's affairs out of the hands of Léon's first wife. "I cannot tolerate any control from Jeanne Molinier over things that do not concern her. I refuse to grant the least trust in her…" He writes, : "I am giving to my friend Jim Cannon [chairman of the American Communist Party] full power to take Sieve [Trotsky's grandson from his eldest dauther who committed suicide in 1933] to America…." Much more interesting content. Fine. With English translation. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold