Live Bidding Auction #89

GENERAL LUCIUS D. CLAY (1898-1978), deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1945, Commander in Chief of the United States Forces in Europe and Military Governor of the United States Zone of Occupied Germany, signed under the General Clay personal letterhead addressed to Mr. Rudon, usual folds, still VF and scarce

ROBERT F. KENNEDY (1925-1968), younger brother of the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy, former U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Senator and leading Democratic candidate for the Presidency before his assassination on June 5, 1968. Signature under the United State Senate letterhead addressed to Mr. Rudon on January 7, 1966, VF and scarce

MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS VOTED TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON (WATERGATE SCANDAL), 1973-74, signatures of 11 Members of Congress, including Barbara Jordan, Robert Drinan, Hamilton Fish, Peter Rodino, Paul Sorbanes and others, signed under Congressmen letterheads addressed to Mr. Rudon during 1974-75, fresh and VF

U.S. POLITICIANS AUTOGRAPHS - BALANCE 1966-75, 36 autographs on letterheads or metered postage labels of the United States Presidents - Gerald Ford and Joe Biden (signed as U.S. Senator in 1976), the First Director of FBI J. Edgar Hoover, U.S. Senators and Congressmen, several signs of the State Secretaries and others, some additional articles and documents, nice condition, VF and interesting group

EARLE L. OVINGTON (1879-1936), American aeronautical engineer, aviator and inventor, piloted the first official airmail flight in the United States in a Bleriot XI on September 23, 1911, signature and personal violet cachet on an air mail cover of 1932, mounted in a booklet with photos and profuse description, VF

KIDNAPPING OF BARBARA MACKLE (1948- ) 1968, she was buried alive and survived after her father paid $500,000 to kidnappers, signature of Ms. Mackle under postcard addressed to Mr. Rudon, signature one of her kidnappers - Gary S. Krist, who had granted parole in 1979 from his life sentence, also an article from Trenton Saturday Times and several photos, F/VF, scarce and unusual

1895, Washington, 2c carmine, type II, left sheet margin plate No.126 vertical strip of three, selvage inscription of type IV, nice centering and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $375++

1922, Theodore Roosevelt, 5c dark blue, top sheet margin plate No. 14069 block of six, nicely centered with jumbo margin at top, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $375

1923, Monroe, 10c orange, top sheet margin plate No. F15277 block of six, full OG, NH, fine, C.v. $400

1922, Arlington Amphitheater, 50c lilac, left sheet margin plate No.17479 block of six, a spectacular pre-printing paper fold at the bottom left stamp, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $750

1933-34, American Philatelic Society and National Stamp Exhibition issues, 1c green and 3c purple, souvenir sheets of 25, 3c dark blue, souvenir sheet of six, ten examples of each, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $500

1934, American Philatelic Society and Trans-Mississippi Exposition issues, 3c purple and 1c green, two souvenir sheets of six, ten pieces of each, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $450