Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 61

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Royalty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 395		Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history; her reign (1558-1603) is referred to as The Golden Age of England. Letter Signed "Elizabeth R" as Queen of England, one page, 12 1/8 x 8 1/8 in., June 20, 1566. Light toning, else fine. To Sir Henry Sydney (1529-1586), Knight and Lord Deputy of Ireland (1565-1571), recording the receipt of gifts from the Marquis de Soria (Fernando Alvarez de Toledo), a nobleman of Spain, in exchange for allegiance to the crown. Elizabeth notes that the Marquis of Soria had hitherto been the recipient of gifts including hawks and dogs from "our late father of famous memorie King Henry VIII." She acknowledges receipt of perfumed gloves from the Marquis and promises that he will, in turn, continue to receive such gifts from her. Letters by Elizabeth I mentioning her father, Henry VIII, by name are exceedingly rare. Estimated Value $25,000 - 35,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $30,250
Lot 396		Elizabeth I. Large signature of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, on vellum, 2" x 3", signed "Elizabeth R", from a document. Matted with a fine 19th century engraving by W.T. Fry entitled Queen Elizabeth The Founder of our Colonial Empire. Double matted with marbled papers and archivally framed in decorative gilted frame. Overall size 22½" x 15½". Signature is a little light, else fine. A beautiful display item. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. Deaccessioned from the Museum of World Treasures, Wichita, Kansas. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,935
Lot 397		Henry VIII (1491-1547) King of England (1509-47); in 1534, he broke with Rome over Pope Clement VII's refusal to grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon and, by the Act of Supremacy, became Supreme Head of the Church of England. Superb early Letter Signed "Henry R" as King, 2 pages, 12¼ x 8½ in., Calais, July 7 [1513]. To George Talbot, fourth Earl of Shrewsbury, Steward of the Household and Lieutenant of the Vanguard of the expeditionary army in France, encouraging him to proceed with the capture of Thérouanne. In part: "…We be also well content w[i]t[h] yo[u]r certificate made unto us of the state of o[u]r enemyes wherof ye be ascertained….Willing and desiring you not only substancially to loke thereunto for the suertie of yo[u]rself and of o[u]r armyes being then w[i]t[h] you. but also to slake no tyme/but w[i]t[h] all diligence to employe yo[u]rself by battery and other exploit of warre for the getting of that towne/And nowe ye knowe by espiell and taking of prison[er]s the state of that towne and of what power it is to resiste you we doubt not but ye wol endevo[u]r yo[u]rself therafter accordingly…." Henry discusses a strategy by which the French King's army could be reduced and discouraged, namely by obtaining a letter from the Emperor withdrawing his German mercenaries from the service of Francis I ("…"thynking right expedient to w[i]t[h]drawe the sayd almayns from o[u]r enemye…if they mought be gotten…"), which, despite the Emperor's far-off position would be attempted, and in the meantime sending a copy of the Emperor's proclamation ("…considering also the censures of the churche executed by vertue and auctoritie of the popes bulles…") forbidding his German subjects to fight with the French King against the Englsh, together with "an article conteigned in the treatise latley concluded ratified sworne and confermed betwixt The Emperor and Us…" which might of themselves persuade the Germans to leave the French King's army "and come to Us." Henry also sends to Talbot "sixe lastes of gounepowder" but not any shot ("…because we knowe not the compasses ne moldes of yo[u]r orden[a]unces…"), together with a copy of the confession of a prisoner giving information about the "towne of Terwyn." Written in a fine secretarial hand, with integral address leaf. Minor archival repairs and dispatch slits, else fine. In June 1513, Henry sailed for Calais and besieged the French fortress of Thérouanne. The French force sent to relieve the town was routed at the Battle of the Spurs on August 16, and on August 22, Henry captured Thérouanne. Estimated Value $45,000 - 65,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $33,000
Lot 398		King Hussein and Queen Noor (1935-1999) King of Jordan (1952-99) and his 4th wife, American-born Lisa Najeeb Halaby (1951-), who took the name Noor al Hussein.Card signed as King and Queen of Jordan, below an engraved greeting: "With our best wishes, regards and the Season's Greetings," facing a photograph of three of their children, 8 x 10 in., c. 1980s. The brown cardstock covers have an embossed crown and is bound with a green, white, and red ribibon. Very fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 399		Victoria, Queen (1819-1901) Her reign (1837-1901) was the longest of any British monarch. Autograph Letter Signed "The Queen" in the text, on silver-embossed Windsor Castle letterhead, one page recto/verso, with integral leaf, 7 x 4¼ in., June 15, 1854. In part: "The Queen has rec.d Lord Hardinge's letter…concerning the deaths of Lieut: Gen.l C. Turner & of Lieut. General Sir Loftus Atway--& she approves that major General Wm. Rowan sh:ld be appointed Col. of the 19th Regt…& Major Wetherall, Col. of the 84th Regt…." Minor soiling, else fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Deaccessioned from the Museum of World Treasures, Wichita, Kansas. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $411