Mar 31, 2001, The B. H. Manuscript/Collectible/Philatelic Sale, Sale 9
Lot 237
Foreign Politicians.
Lot of seven visiting cards from foreign politicians including
Itzhak Ben-Zvi, General Charles De Gaulle, Raymond
Poincaré, Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus, and British
Prime Minister Dwyfor Lloyd-George. All cards are signed, but for one
card from Gamal Abdel Nasser. De Gaulle and Ben-Zvi include lengthy
inscriptions. Two cards are lightly toned, one Ben-Zvi is only slightly
smeared. Still, the group is in good to very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $450-550.
Lot 238
Foreign Politicians,
Part II. Group of eight signed visiting cards from a variety of foreign
politicians and presidents including Raymond Poincaré,
British Prime Minister Dwyfor Lloyd-George, Archbishop
Makarios, Indonesian President General Soeharto, Nicaraguan
President Anastasio Somoza, President Moise Tshombe of
Katanga, Dominican President Rafael Trujillo, and Vietnamese
President Nguyen Van Thieu. Two cards are lightly toned, a few with
minor soiling from handling. Otherwise, the group is in very good to fine
condition.
Estimated Value $400-500.
Lot 239
Foreign Presidents and
Politicians. Lot of fourteen signed visiting cards of foreign ministers
including Canadian Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker, British
Prime Ministers Dwyfor Lloyd-George and Clement Attlee,
Dr. Gerhard Schröder, Dr. Victor Adler, George
Canning, Edward Heath, and South African Prime Minister J.C.
Smuts and Viscountess Astor, and others. Includes duplicates of
the Lloyd card. Light toning to a few cards. Overall, the group is in very
good to fine condition.
Estimated Value $450-550.
Lot 240
Foreign Presidents and
Politicians. Lot of twelve signed visiting cards from foreign
Presidents and politicians such as Raymond Poincaré, British
Prime Minister Dwyfor Lloyd-George, J. Paul Boncour,
Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus, Eamon de Valera, Alexandre
Millerand, Vietnamese President Nguyen van Thieu, and Korean
President Park Chung Hee. Several cards feature lengthy
inscriptions. Includes duplicates of Poincaré and Millerand. A few
cards lightly toned. Otherwise, in very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $400-500.
Lot 241
Foreign Statesmen.
Group of fifteen business and visiting cards from a variety of
international statesmen including British Prime Ministers Dwyfor
Lloyd-George, Harold Wilson, and Stanley Baldwin, French
President Georges Pompidou, Canadian Prime Minister John Geoge
Diefenbaker, German politician Willie Brandt, South African
Prime Ministers Vorster and Verwoerd, Nancy Astor, and
others. All cards are signed but for a card of German politician Albert
Bormann. Includes duplicates of Diefenbaker. Light toning to a few cards.
Otherwise, in very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $450-550.
Lot 242
International
Politicians. Group of thirteen visiting and business cards from a range
of international statesmen, including French Premiers Emile Combes,
G. Clemenceau, Jules Ferry, C. Freycinet,
Petain, and Jules Meline, Italian Premier Marchese di
Rudini, Canadian Minister William Patterson, Luxembourg
Premier Loutsch Hubert, and Danish Premier Hans Hedtoft.
Seven cards are signed. Light toning to a few cards, else the group is in
very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Lot 243
Israeli Statesmen.
Lot of nine signed business and visiting cards from notable Israeli
statesmen including Shimon Peres, Moshe Sharett, Minister of
the Interior Yosef Burg, and Mayor of Jerusalem Teddy
Koeller. Two cards are inscribed. Includes duplicates of Peres and
Sharett. Toning to a few cards with a few light folds at corners, the
Sharett cards each have hole punches with do not affect signatures. Still,
the group is in very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $350-450.
Lot 244
Members of Congress and
Mayors. Group of fourteen signed business and visiting cards from a
variety of Congressmen and Mayors including Bella Savitsky Abzug,
Bruce Barton, William Jennings Bryan, Emanuel Celler,
William Clafin, Mayor La Guardia, Tip O'Neill,
Jeannette Rankin, James Roosevelt, Pierre Emil George
Salinger, Morris King Udall, and Fernando Wood. Several
of the cards are also inscribed. Light toning and staining to a few of the
cards. Still, in good condition overall.
Estimated Value $425-550.
Lot 245
Pair of Foreign
Ministers: Matsukata and Zaghlul. 1. Prince Masayoshi Matsukata.
Visiting Card Signed ("Comte Matsukata"). On a single duodecimo
sheet, n.p., n.d. In black ink. Pencil notations on verso do not affect the
signature. 2. Saad Pasha Zaghlul. Visiting Card Signed. On a single
duodecimo sheet, n.p., n.d. In black ink. Light toning. Overall, the group
is fine.
Here we offer the visiting cards of two international
foreign leaders: Prince Masayoshi Matsukata, the Japanese Premier and
finance minister who helped modernize the nation, and Saad Pasha Zaghlul,
the Egyptian Premier who was imprisoned and exiled for his attempts to end
foreign domination of Egypt.
Estimated Value $175-250.
Lot 246
Supreme Court Justices.
Group of fourteen signed calling cards from a variety of Supreme Court
Justices including John Paul Stevens, William Brennan,
Byron White, Joseph Bradley, Samuel Nelson, Francis
Murphy, Hugo Black, Harlan F. Stone, Stanley Reed,
associate justice Edward T. Sanford, Charles Whittaker,
R.C. Grier, John Harlan, and Tom Clark. Five of the
justices add inscriptions. Several cards are signed on "Supreme Court of
the United States" cards. A few cards are lightly toned, and ink has
smudged a bit on Grier's inscription. Otherwise, the group is in good to
very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $350-450.
Lot 247
Supreme Court Justices.
Group of thirteen signed visiting cards from Supreme Court Judges
including Stanley Matthews, Harlan Stone, Harold
Burton, James Byrnes, Potter Stewart, Stephen
Field, Lucius Lamar, Byron White, David Souter,
Edward Stanford, Tom Clark, William Brennan, and
Stanley Reed. Residue remains on the recto of the Lamar card but
does not affect the signature. Otherwise, the group is in very good
condition.
Estimated Value $350-450.
Lot 248
The Power of the Court.
Group of eight signed visiting cards from influential Supreme Court
Justices Thurgood Marshall, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Melville
Fuller, Arthur Goldberg, Oliver Holmes, Robert
Jackson, Earl Warren, and William Rehnquist. Five of the
signatures appear on "Supreme Court of the United States" cards. Light
toning and minor stains to a few cards. Still, in very good condition
overall.
Estimated Value $500-650.
Lot 249
The Supreme Court.
Lot of nine signed visiting cards from Supreme Court judges including
Earl Warren, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, William Rehnquist,
Ramsey Clark, Charles Evans Hughes, Warren Burger,
Robert Jackson, William O. Douglas, and Melville
Fuller. Douglas adds the date to his signature, while Berger pens a
short inscription and Fuller adds salutations. Two cards have minor stains
which do not affect signatures. Still, the group is in fine condition.
Estimated Value $500-650.
Lot 250
World Leaders. Lot
of nine signed visiting cards from French, Italian and Belgian ministers,
including French Premiers Paul Painleve and Leon Bourgeois,
Italian Premiers Amintore Fanfani and Alessandro Fortis,
Belgian Premier Hubert Pierlot, Count G. Andrassy, and Iraqui
Premier Ali Jawdat. Stains and adhesive remnants on the Andrassy and
Painleve cards, light toning to a few cards. Still, the group is in very
good condition overall.
Estimated Value $350-450.
Lot 251
World Leaders. Lot
of seven signed visiting cards of world leaders including Italian
Premier Mario Scelba, French Premiers Alexandre Ribot,
Jules Meline, and Aristide Briand, Hungarian Vice Premier
Miklos Ajtai, and South African Premier Hertzog. A few
lightly toned. Otherwise, the group is in very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $200-UP.