Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 99

The July 8-9, 2017 Manuscript, Space, Collectibles & Stamp Auction

Americana

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 221		12 Outstanding 19th Century Engravings of American Statesmen Including Hamilton, Franklin, Hancock & Douglas. A fine collection of 12 engravings (ca. 1860s) of some of America's greates statesman, perfect for framing or combining with manuscripts or cut signatures. Represented here are two of Alexander Hamilton one, superbly masterfully tinted, two different engravings of Ben Franklin, John Hancock, Edward Everett, Edwin Stanton Elbridge Gerry and more. Finally there is a fine Stephen Douglas but it comes with an early Vanity Fair illustration of him and a photo of his image in a glass plate negative. Estimate Value $200 - 400 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $200
Lot 222		1926 Catalog From The Rosenbach Company Honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. "A Catalogue of Autograph Letters and Documents Relating to the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War…." Philadelphia: The Rosenbach Company, 1926, 95 pages. Listing 231 items, many of great historical significance. Fine condition. Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach (1876-1952) was a scholar, collector, and dealer in rare books and manuscripts in Philadelphia during the first half of the 20th century. Estimate Value $75 - 100 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $66
Lot 223		Collection of Vintage Original Dedication Brochures/Invitations of Landmark Buildings Including The Chrysler Bldg. A most unique collection of vintage original dedication brochures, invitations and ephemera of some of the most iconic buildings in US history. Spanning over a century, this collection of architectural ephemera impresses in the diversity and quality of pieces. We note an especially fine 1930 Chrysler Building 32 pp dedication booklet 7½ x 10¼" for the opening of The Cloud Club, where we are to understand only 300 were printed. In its original envelope it is in exceptional condition save for oxidation on binding staples. Cover is stunning in black felt and embossed in silver (included is paid receipt for brochure of $542.00) Also included are dedication brochures for The New Capitol Building for the State of New York in 1870, The World Trade Center (April 4, 1973), Giant's Stadium, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, the historic Pantages Theater in Hollywood (in almost mint condition) numerous court houses, other stadiums, the New York Public Library, the Board of Trade Bldg. in Chicago and Empire State Building ephemera. Estimate Value $600 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $375
Lot 224		Impressive Collection of Aviation, Auto & Explorers Including Signatures by Byrd, Hillary and Ford. A fine collection of ephemera that focus on the history and advances of aviation, automotive industries which go hand in hand with explorers. The Explorers collection focuses on Admiral Robert E. Byrd and Sir Edmund Hillary. In the collection is vintage original 8 x10" portrait of photo of Admiral Byrd signed in blue fountain pen ink, and an April 24, 1931 signed commemorative cover with a brochure of Byrd's highlights by his sponsoring oil company. Also two signed pieced by Sir Edmund Hillary, one a Geographical Society of Philadelphia program from 1954 and a beautiful 50th Anniversary cover with commemorative stamps from New Zealand numbered and signed 44/450. With regards to aviation, we note a rare 53 page publication from January 27, 1912 by the Aero Club of America with amazing early flight photos and articles, a 1918 commemorative ribbon for the flight of the first Handley-Page Airplane, early Pan American Airway time table brochures, early plane decals, Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose fabric samples with COA, scores of commemorative first day airmail covers including an entire series of 50th Anniversary Naval Aviation covers. Covering automotive is a focus on Henry Ford. Included is a vintage photo of him and what appears is a cut signature from an autograph album dated as to when signature acquired. Also vintage 1960s brochures on Ford automobile styling and several promotional pieces on their legendary 1961 Thunderbird. Lot must be seen to be fully appreciated. Estimate Value $600 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 225		Incredible Collection of Vintage 20th Century Ephemera on Historic American Bridges & Dams. A decades long passion to collect vintage opening invitations original programs, opening commemoratives, photos, anniversary folios, stock certificates, US Postal commemorative covers and much more regarding the greatest feats of engineering and infrastructure building that defined the USA in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Beautifully organized and archived in 12 Itoya art profolios. Must be seen to be fully appreciated. Collection boasts an extensive collection of ephemera from the Brooklyn Bridge, The Verranzano-Narrows Bridge, The Golden Gate Bridge, The San Francisco - Okland Bay Bridge, The Delaware River Bridge, The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, The Pennsylvania Memorial Bridge, The Hampden County Memorial Bridge, the incredible Shasta Dam (nice vintage photos here), Grand Coulee Dam The 1920s Carquinez Bridge with 50 vintage photos while being built 3 x 5½, The Washington Memorial Bridge and many more. A collection of 15 vintage stock certificates are included including Golden Gate Bridge, Illinois and St. Louis, and also Panama Canal and Pennsylvania Railroad. Finally a folio of over 150 original opening day and commemorative covers spanning 80 years. Absolutely outstanding, most vintage pieces in very fine condition. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $625
Lot 226		July 4th Memorabilia - Collection of Approximately 30 Items, Most 19th Century. Invitations to and announcements of July 4th celebrations, many called Independence Balls, in various cities, from as early as 1826, 1835, 1848, 1850, 1851, and 1861. Several are from the 1880s. Worth examining personally. In addition to approximately 30 items in this group are announcements in Spanish for celebrations given in Santiago, Chile, and two cards belonging to Ambassador Walter Howe, who served there from 1958-61. Estimate Value $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 227		Panama Canal Memorabilia. Collection of Panama Canal-related items, including a stock certificate from the bankrupt Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique de Panama Company issued in 1888. This historic certificate has an ornate border around it with various control stamps. Reparations Stamp in red dated 1893. Printed signature of Ferdinand de Lesseps. With a group of early books and pamphlets about the Panama Canal, including: "Annual Report of the Isthmian Canal Commission for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1912"; "Official Handbook of the Panama Canal" (1915); "Society of the Chagres. 1911. Year Book"; "Picturesque Panama. The Panama Rail Road / The Panama Canal" (1928); "The Panama Canal. 1914-1939," etc. Estimate Value $150 - 200 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 228		Six Early American Documents, 1727-1837. This group includes: (1) a 1727 manuscript deed for an exchange of land in New Hampshire between Philomon Blake and Binimian Moulton. (2) a 1790 deed between Stephen Pease and Giles Pease for land in Connecticut. (3) an 1804 deed between Horatio A. Hamilton and Giles Pease for land in Connecticut. (4) an 1803 "Owner or Consignee's Oath, on entering Merchandize without Invoice," signed by John Haskett, Port of New York, for the ship Eagle, from Belfast. (5) Receipt for payment of two school teachers by the town of New Chester; a woman, Eliza Betton, was paid $2.86 in 1827 while the man, Edward Evans, was paid $5.90 in 1828. (6) an 1837 letter written from Cleveland to Boston, describing how Cleveland looks, discussing a new business project for selling stoves, and thanking the recipient for a gift of molasses; manuscript postage and circular black cancellation. Some toning to all documents; two of the deeds have some fold splits. Overall very good. Estimate Value $300 - 500 Ex. Academy Stamp Company. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 229		Stereoviews of Bidges - Group of Approximately 20, Primarily 19th Century. Stereoviews include: the Brooklyn Bridge - one showing it being built, from the Brooklyn side, and one of people walking across; the suspension bridge over Niagara Falls (7 various views); and bridges in Le Roy, N.Y.; St. Louis; Cincinnati (3); and Minneapolis. Also included is the Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence River; St. John's Church, Chester (England); Britannia Bridge (between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales); and Crumlin Viaduct, a railway viaduct located above the village of Crumlin in South Wales. In addition to the stereoviews, two vintage photos are included: a 5¼ x 8½" photo of a bridge in St. Helens Hall, Oregon, and an 8¾ x 10¾" photo of a bridge crossing the Ohio River between Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. The latter bridge, called the Central Bridge, was completed in 1890 and demolished in 1992. Some soiling, occasionally fading, but overall very good condition. Estimate Value $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 230		Treasure Trove of Americana Spanning 100 Years: 10 Folios of Collectible Ephemera. A mammoth collection of Americana spanning the late 19th Century through the 20th Century of vintage original commemorations, invitations, dedications, celebrations, US Postal commemorative stamps and covers and more. The collection has particular focus on California (especially San Francisco) as well as Chicago, Philadelphia and St. Louis and several of America's Universities. We note 1899 invitation to laying the Corner-Stone Of the US Government Building in Chicago, a nice collection of early bank checks and stocks from major cities from the 1870s to early 1900s, 1944 dedication brochure for "Ships For Victory" in Superior, Wisconsin featuring the Dionne Quintuplets, an extensive collection of covers and commemoration of "Legends of the West" postal series, numerous original invitations in honor of notables and events including Clarence Darrow, Mayoral events from the 1860s -1900s, souvenir wood piece from Independence Hall issued in 1954, Postal covers and stamps celebrating, Pacific Coast and Canadian Indians, The Oregon Trail, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, ephemera involving the Nation such as vintage Naturalization Papers, Polio Vaccine Program 1950s, some Disneyana, large number of California related celebratory invitations and events including the original invitation and program for the dedication of the landmark Los Angeles City Hall from 1928 as well as an original dedication brochure of the Santa Barbara Courthouse and many other historic places. Finally there is a nice collection of ephemera from the turn of the early to mid-century of American universities. This collection most certainly should be seen to be appreciated. Estimate Value $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 231		Younger, Cole; Autograph Letter Signed (1844-1916) Thomas Coleman Younger was a bandit who was a member of the Confederate guerilla group, Quantrill's Guerrillas, during the Civil War. He joined with Jesse James and formed the James-Younger band, which was composed of Jesse and Frank James and Cole and his two brothers, James and Robert. The Younger and James brothers terrorized Missouri and the surrounding states with a string of bank and train robberies during the 1860s and 70s. Following a failed bank raid in Northfield, MN, on September 7, 1876, the James brothers escaped back to Missouri but all three Younger brothers were shot and captured; all three were sentenced to life imprisonment. Robert died in 1889 of tuberculosis and Cole and James were paroled in 1901. James committed suicide in 1902. Cole was pardoned in 1903 and remained a law-abiding citizen for the rest of his life. Cole eventually reunited with Frank James in a touring Wild West show (Jesse having been assassinated in 1882 by that "dirty coward" Bob Ford). Toward the end of his life, Cole went on the lecture circuit preaching the evils of crime. At the time of this letter, Younger was with the Al Nicols Street Carnival but he wanted to quit show business for a job with an insurance company. Autograph letter signed, one page7¾ x 6", and two partial pages, each 3¼ x 6", laid to front and back of another page, Kansas City, Mo. (paper is imprinted Cameron, Mo.), June 27, 1908. To Harry Hoffman, in part: "We have been figuring on making a jump to North West Canada but suppose it is all off and we will play Gallatin, Mo. next month. Thank God, we have had one week of sunshine and if it will only continue we will pull out all right I hope. I see by the papers there is a company in K.C. organizing a new insurance company if convenient find out what they amount to if good see if you cannot get some one to convince them that I would be a good man to represent them at Lee's Summit and the south side of Jackson County. I believe I could get more for them than any one I know. I am tyred of show business and will quit this fall….Remember me kindly to all friends I will be at home in October….Love to all and many kisses to the children. Your friend Cole Younger." Some professional fold repairs on verso of first page. A few words of text on partial pages are missing. Parts of the text have been professionally enhanced, as several loarge iodine stains previously interfered with legibility. The signature is dark and crisp. Accompanied by a notarized letter from Harry Hoffman, the recipient of this letter, certifying that he was "on a friendly basis for many years" with Younger. Also included are four other letters written by Mr. Hoffman to Mr. John A. Fischbach, the man to whom he sold this letter in 1959, and a transcription of the Cole Younger letter, as well as three photos of Cole, one of Robert Younger, and five envelopes. A rare relic of the Wild West. Estimate Value $6,000 - 8,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 232		Wells, Henry & William G. Fargo. - American Express Company Stock Certificate Signed as President and Secretary. American Express stock certificate signed "Henry Wells" as president and "Wm G. Fargo" as secretary, one page, 8¼" x 12", New York, April 1, 1863. Certifying that James Edwards of Albany is entitled to one share in the company. Countersigned by Alex Holland as treasurer. Decorative engravings at top and down left margin. Three blue 2¢ stamps in upper left corner; light stamps under signatures. Light toning and a couple of small edge chips. With COA. Estimate Value $500 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528