Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 49

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Scientists and Engineers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 710		Audubon, John J (1785-1851) Ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. Autograph sentiment signed, 2½ x 6½ in., n.p., n.d. To an unknown woman, he inscribes, "Now my Dear Lady that I have…done with all sorts of scribblings allow me to be Your obt. Servt. John J. Audubon." Fine; light toning; frame needs retouching. Matted with a portrait of Audubon and framed to an overall size of 17 x 13½ in. With a COA from the late autograph dealer Charles Hamilton on the verso. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 711		Bell, Alexander Graham (1847-1922) Scottish-born scientist and inventor, best known for inventing the telephone. Signature ("Mr. Alexander Graham Bell") followed by "Scott Circle" on a 1¼ x 3 in. piece of paper. Scott Circle was a day school for deaf children in Washington, D.C. which Bell established in 1883. A diagonal tear, which is visible but not unsightly, affects part of the signature. Matted with a First Day of Issue 13¢ stamp honoring Bell and the centennial of the telephone and an image of Bell and framed to an overall size of 16½ x 13½ in. An attractive display piece. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 712		Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) British naturalist whose scientific studies and subsequent theory of natural selection form the basis of modern evolutionary theory. Autograph letter signed ("Ch. Darwin"), 1p, 8 x 5 in., Down, Beckenham (Bromley, where Darwin lived until 1842, is marked through), Kent, n.d. Darwin writes to an unnamed correspondent: "I am long to say that I have not a duplicate copy of my Book, so that I cannot lend one.-- Nor can I offer to give you one as I have already given away a quite large number. You will before long, no doubt, be able to borrow a copy." Very good; light soiling and small file holes down the right margin, affecting nothing. Matted with an image of Darwin and framed to an overall size of 15 x 18 in.; a few nicks to frame. Darwin probably refers to his book, On the Origin of the Species, which was published in 1859. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,255
Lot 713		Edison, Thomas A (1847-1931) Prolific inventor and businessman. Typed letter signed ("Thos A Edison") on letterhead engraved "From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N.J.," 1p, 11 x 8½ in., 19 Feb. 1924. To Charles A. Janke at The Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania, regarding a circular letter that Edison had sent from Menlo Park in February 1881. In part: "I was then working on my electric light system, and gathering statistics in regard to gas. The letter was sent out in order to get information as to how much competition I was likely to encounter when I introduced the electric lighting system…." Fine; light toning and one small edge tear. Matted with a portrait of Edison and framed to an overall size of 18¼ x 23½ in. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,760
Lot 714		Einstein, Albert (1879-1955) Physicist who enunciated the theory of relativity; 1921 Nobel prize winner. War-date letter signed ("A. Einstein"), 1p, on letterhead embossed with his name and address in Princeton, New Jersey, 11 x 8½ in., 7 Jan. 1943. To Eugene Simon, care of Rabbi Herman Simon in St. Paul, Minn., regarding the "pseudo-science of astrology. The interesting point is that this kind of superstition is so tenacious that it could persist through so many centuries." Einstein signs above the title, "Professor Albert Einstein." Accompanied by the original letter from Mr. Simon. The letter has edge chips at top and some fold repairs on verso; the recto is badly stained by old tape marks, which barely touch the top of two letters and the "n" in the signature. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Purchased from the late autograph dealer, Doris Harris, in 1969. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,064
Lot 715		Faraday, Michael (1791-1867) British physicist and chemist. Autograph note signed ("M Faraday"), 1p, 3¾ x 4 in., 21 Mar. 1842. To Geo. Long, Esq. In part, "I send you a copy & have very great pleasure in doing so…." Very good; laid to card stock; blank upper left corner missing. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 716		Fulton, Robert (1765-1815) American engineer and inventor, known primarily for building the first commercially-successful steamboat. Cut Signature on 1 x 3¼ in. paper, n.p., n.d. Matted with a color image of Fulton and framed to an overall size of 13 x 11 in. Fine; some show-through from writing on verso of signature; frame has numerous nicks. With a COA on the verso from the late autograph dealer Charles Hamilton. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 717		Guillotin, Joseph-Ignace (1738-1814) French physician who proposed the use of a beheading machine (1789), called the guillotine after him and associated with the excesses of the French Revolution. Partly-printed document signed ("Guillotin"), 1p, in French, 7½ x 7½ in., Paris, 28 Feb. 1890. Document headed "Free Consultation of the Academy of Medicine of Paris. Session of 28 February 1890." On the left is a column headed "Names of the Academicians called for consultation," with six names listed. On the right is a column with the signatures of the consultants, Guillotin's being at the top of the list. Minor foxing, else fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 718		Pasteur, Louis (1822-1895) French chemist and microbiologist responsible for some of the most important theoretical concepts and practical applications of modern science. Autograph quotation signed ("L. Pasteur"), on Institut Pasteur letterhead, 1p, in French, 6½ x 4 in., Paris, 27 Dec. 1892. The four-line quote begins, "Science has no country but every scientist must have one…." Fine; a few nicks to frame. Matted with a portrait of Pasteur and framed to an overall size of 18½ x 19¼ in. With a COA from the late autograph dealer Charles Hamilton on the verso. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,990
Lot 719		Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich (1839-1936) Russian physiologist, best known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex. 1904 winner of the Nobel prize in medicine/physiology. Rare signature ("Prof. Dr. I.P. Pavlov") on a 2 x 5 in. piece of paper affixed to a larger 4 x 6 in. piece of paper, n.p., n.d. Boldly signed in black ink. Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900