Fantastic signed stamp collection, consisting of more than 400 items, consisting almost entirely of vintage ink signatures on off-white cards bearing affixed postage stamps, most measuring 3.5 x 2.5; a few clipped signatures and letters are also included. Signers predominately consist of world leaders and politicians, but also include athletes, aviators, activists, scientists, musicians, and other noteworthy figures. Many are removably corner-mounted to display boards, while the rest are housed in binders. Highlights include:
World leaders: Harry S. Truman, Edvard Benes, Mackenzie King, Francisco Franco, Sukarno of Indonesia, Hashim al-Atassi of Syria, Sisavang Vong of Laos, Alphonso XIII of Spain, Carol II of Romania, Abdullah I of Jordan, Norodom Sihanouk, Prince Rainier of Monaco, Nam Phuong of Vietnam, Miklos Horthy, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Syngman Rhee, Manuel Queson, Manuel Roxas, Elpidio Quirino, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Faisal of Iraq, Andrei Gromyko, Quo Taichi, Eamon de Valera, Anthony Eden, Ramon Magsaysay, Wilhelm Miklas, Juan Peron, Fulgencio Batista, and David Ben-Gurion.
Military figures: Douglas MacArthur, Charles de Gaulle, Mark W. Clark, Jonathan M. Wainwright, and Mitsuo Fuchida.
Aviators: Hugo Eckener, Auguste Piccard, Richard Byrd, and Umberto Nobile.
Athletes: Bob Mathias, Alain Mimoun, Bobby Morrow, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Max Schmeling.
Activists and Scientists: Carrie Chapman Catt, Jonas Salk, Christiaan Barnard, Albert Schweitzer, and Wernher von Braun.
Composers and musicians: Georges Enesco, Douglas Hyde, and Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
Supreme Court justices: Fred Vinson, Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, Tom C. Clark, Sherman Minton, Stanley Reed, Harold H. Burton, Robert H. Jackson, and Felix Frankfurter.
Writers: Thomas Mann. In overall fine condition, with fading to a few of the signatures.
A video of 95% of the collection is online. Due to the large quantity several secretarial and/or printed signatures may be included. Interested parties are encouraged to view the video as this collection is sold as is and no returns will be accepted. From the James A. Bowman Collection.
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