Worldwide Stamps and Covers continued...

UNITED STATES Philippines

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
401	O	223A	1901 $1 black, type II, faint canc., creases, fine appearance, cat. $750 (Cat No. 223A) (Image)	$200 SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
402		231	1903-4 6c brown lake, 8 copies, l.h. or n.h., plus another single without gum, fresh and fine-v.f., cat. $720 (Cat No. 231) (Image)	$300 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
403		238	1903 $2 dark blue, overprint shifted, unused (regummed), reperforated, fine (cat. value for single with gum) cat. $800 (Cat No. 238) (Image)	$150 SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
404		239	1903 $5 Marshall, well centered, h.r., v.f., only 746 overprinted, cat. $950 (Cat No. 239) (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM

AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
405			FREDERICK William II (1744-97), King of Prussia, nephew and successor of Frederick the Great. His lack of administrative ability caused Prussia to decline, he joined Austria in support of French Royalty banished during the French Revolution. Manuscript letter signed, in French, as King, 1/2 page, 4to, Berlin, March 4, 1797, to an author in praise of his latest book which has given the King much pleasure, fine (Image)	$300 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
406			GAGARIN, Yuri (1934-1968), Russian Cosmonaut, first man in space, color ppc of Gagarin and another cosmonaut, both in uniform and signed, v.f. and scarce	$400 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
407			GAGARIN, Yuri (1934-1968), Russian Cosmonaut, first man in space, black and white ppc of Gagarin with another cosmonaut, both in uniform, signed by both, v.f. and scarce (Image)	$400 CLOSED Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
408			JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1808), third U.S. President, signed as President on a free-frank letter, dated 29th Aug. 1802, docketed on arrival, lettersheet reduced, with wax seal missing, mounted on paper, v.f., rare, with Stephen Koschal cert. (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $4,500.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
409			KENNEDY, John F. (1917-63), 35th U.S. President, signed as senator, a handwritten two-page letter, not dated, on imprinted stationery of the "United States Senate, Washington, D.C. John F.Kennedy, Mass.", v.f., with Stephen Koschal cert. Documents actually signed by JFK are very rare (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $4,500.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
410			LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-65), 16th U.S. President, free frank "A. Lincoln MC" on FL addressed in another hand to Gen. D. Campbell, Abington, VA, with June 30, 1853 origin date, no postal markings, some folds (one through free frank), v.f. and scarce use of Lincoln's free frank after his term in Congress (Image)	$4,500 SOLD for $4,500.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
411			MADISON, James (1751-1836), fourth U.S. President, signed as Secretary of State (under Thomas Jefferson) on an American passport, dated April 1, 1807, with complete seal, v.f. and rare (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
412			MONROE, James (1758-1831), fifth U.S. President, document signed as President, July 27, 1824 granting land in Palestine, Illinois to a certain Smith Shaw, countersigned by George Graham, commissioner of General Land Office (Image)	$900 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
413			NAPOLEON, Bonaparte. LS addressed "Au Premier Consul de la Republique Francaise" and signed by Gen. Gauthier, annotated in margin and signed "Buonaparte" by the Emperor, with red "Secret Pap." oval hs, v.f. Documents signed "Buonaparte" are very rare (Image)	$2,500 SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
414			NAPOLEON, Bonaparte. A partly printed LS headed "Rapport a la Majeste l'Empereur et Roi", from Minister of War, dated 1810, signed "NAP" by Napoleon in margin, also signed by Marshal Berthier, as Minister of War at bottom (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
415			PICKETT, George E. (1825-1875), Confederate general of the disastrous "Pickett's charge" fame in the battle of Gettysburg. The Southern Telegraph Companies, received at Richmond May 9, 1864 from Petersburg to Gen. Bragg, contents relating to military actions at Swift Creek, handstamped "Examined for War Records", with two facsimile signatures of Maj. Gen. Pickett, some paper strengthening and stains, fine and very rare Civil War telegram (Image)	$1,500 CLOSED Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
416			ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. (1882-1945), 32nd U.S. President, 1914 signed, typewritten letter headed "The Assistant Secretary of the Navy" to Martin H.Glynn, Governor of New York. Roosevelt writes: "My dear Governor: I have been asked to speak a good word for Calvin J. Hudson, Commissioner of Agriculture... I am sure he will do much to swing both the Grange and State Agricultural Society back behind you and your fight for bills for agriculturalists...", v.f. (Image)	$350 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
417			SPACE. A duplicated collection of 1145 autographs by various Russian cosmonauts, with many early items including seven signatures of Yuri Gagarin, Komarov (5), Volkov (4), Levchenko, also Titov, Tereshkova, Bykovsky, Beregovoi, Popovich etc., mostly on 739 Space-related covers, first day covers, postcards, photographs etc., fine-v.f. and attractive lot (Image)	$10,000 SOLD for $9,000.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM
418			STALIN, Joseph. Priority telegram from Sierpuchov, dated Nov. 10, 1919: "protracted fighting at the front, cavalry corps of comrade Budennyi requires very determined measures, by the units of 42nd division....according to directive issued by me to employ the reserve units..". Signed by Stalin, as member of the Revolutionary Council, also by Front commander Egorov (future Marshal of the Soviet Union, killed during the Great Purge.) A rare document from Russia's Civil War (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $4,750.00 Closing..Mar-12, 09:00 AM

ALBANIA

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
419	O	Mi.3	1913 2pa olive, fine used, signed Rommerskirchen etc., with Raybaudi cert., cat. €500 (Cat No. Mi.3) (Image)	$150 SOLD for $140.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
420	O	Mi.A3	1913 2pa surcharge on 5pa ocher yellow, used on piece, fine and rare stamp, with Raybaudi cert., cat. €2000 (Cat No. Mi.A3) (Image)	$750 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM