The June 24, 2000, Gerald Burg & Dr. Kardatzke Collections, Sale 6
Lot 176 
De Gaulle, Charles. Visiting Card.
3¾ x 2¾", on white card stock. Small staple holes above his printed
name.
Estimated Value $125-175.
Lot 177 
Debussy, Claude Achille. (1862-1918) French
Composer. Inscribed Visiting Card. 3¾ x 1¾", on cream card
stock. A brief note about dinner dinner plans inscribed above his printed name,
"Thursday morning / Dear René,/ We are having dinner at the 'Lyon
d'or' at exactly 8 o'clock and then lets go to the premier of the exhibit...
yours."
Estimated Value $300-450.
Lot 178 
Debussy, Claude Achille. Inscribed
Visiting Card.3¾ x 1¾", on cream card stock. Penned below his printed
name (in French) "with his sincere thanks to Saint-Pol-Roux for the sending
of his beautiful book." Soiled above the printed name.
Estimated Value
$300-450.
Lot 179 
Decatur, Stephen. (1779-1820) American Naval
Commander. Led daring raid and burned the captured USS Philadelphia.
Killed in a duel with Naval officer James Barron. Visiting Card Signed.
2¾ x 1½", on cream card stock. A visiting card blank signed, "S.
Decatur." . Mounting traces at extreme left margin, with vestiges of
effaced writing at lower left. Extremely Scarce.
Estimated Value
$1,000-1,250.
Lot 180 
Delibes, Leo. (1836-1891) French composer
of Lakmé and Coppélia. Inscribed Visiting Card
Initialed. 3½ x 2", on cream card stock. Inscribed in French,
"Thank you from all my heart" above the composer's printed name.
Estimated Value $250-375.
Lot 181 
Delibes, Leo. Inscribed Visiting Card
Signed. 3¾ x 2¼", on cream card stock. Penned on recto "Dear
Madame/ I hope to come to applaud you in Lakmé in Frankfurt, but before
I will take leave from you Sunday at the Châtelet concert. Yours
devotedly/ Léo Delibes". Minimal age toning along top edge.
Estimated Value $250-375.
Lot 182 
Detaille, Jean Batiste Edouard. (1848-1912)
French artist. Inscribed Visiting Card Signed. 3½ x 2½",
on cream card stock. Penned in green ink on recto, "dear friend , our
society has great reason to call for your faithful and enlightened devotion. I
congratulate you, and accept my affectionate sympathies." .
Estimated
Value $150-225.
Lot 183 
Detaille, Jean Batiste Edouard. Inscribed
Visiting Card Initialed. 3½ x 2¼", on cream card stock. Penned
in dark ink below his printed name, "has the honor to address to Mr. Ch.
Bigor his best thanks for the article he written on his painting. ED."
Estimated Value $150-225.
Lot 184 
Detaille, Jean Batiste Edouard. Inscribed
Visiting Card Signed. 3½ x 2¼", on cream card stock. Penned in
brown ink on recto, "I received a copy of the journal "An architect, in
which I read an article on the painting of mine called 'Place Vendôme.'
This article gave me great pleasure. Although the article is not signed by the
author I want to thank you for your good memories... be so kind as to believe
in my best feelings. Edouard Detaille 21st March 1878".
Estimated Value
$150-225.
Lot 185 
Dewey, John. (1859-1952) American
philosopher and educator. Visiting Card Signed. 3¾ x 1¼", on
cream card stock with gold embossed stamp in upper left. Signed in full on
recto.
Estimated Value $150-225.
Lot 186 
Dickens, Charles. (1812-1870) British
Novelist. Author of "Christmas Carol" and "David Copperfield". Inscribed
Visiting Card Signed. Approximately 3 x 2", on white card stock. Inscribed
on verso in dark ink, "Devonshire House Admit Mr. Absolow... at all
times. (Dress Rehearsal, Monday 12th May at 7. Performance, Friday 16th at
9). Charles Dickens."
Estimated Value $750-1,150.
Lot 187 
Dickens, Charles. Inscribed Visiting
Card. 3 x 1¾", on grey card stock. Dickens inscription suggests that he
gave this card to a valet with instructions to purchase and deliver two pair of
kid gloves to the address provided: "2 pairs black kid gloves... 131 New
Bond Street." . Heavily soiled from much handling.
Estimated Value
$500-750.
Lot 188 
DiMaggio, Joe. (1914- 1999) American
Baseball Player for New York Yankees. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955.
Inscribed Calling Card Signed. 4 x 2½", on white card stock.
Inscribed, "Best Wishes/ Joe Dimaggio."
Estimated Value $150-225.
Lot 189 
Doolittle, James H. (1896-1993) American Air
Force General-Led Tokyo Bombing Raid-04/18/1942-1st to fly USA in less then 24
hours-1922-1st to perform outside loop-1928- 1st to fly blind-1927-Medal of
Honor-WWI-WWII. Business Card Signed. 3½ x 2", on white linen
card stock. Signed "J.H. Doolittle" beneath the printed name.
Estimated
Value $120-180.
Lot 190 
Doolittle, James H. Business Card Signed.
3½ x 2", on cream card stock with blind embossed shell. Signed
"J.H. Doolittle" with flair on verso.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 191 
Doolittle, James H. Business Card
Signed. 3½ x 2", on white card stock. Signed "J.H. Doolittle"
on verso.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 192 
Doolittle, James H. Visiting Card
Signed. 3½ x 2", on off-white card stock. Signed "J.H. Doolittle"
beneath his printed name.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 193 
Doolittle, James H. Business Card Signed.
3½ x 2", on white card stock. Signed "J.H. Doolittle" beneath the
printed name.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 194 
Doolittle, James H. Inscribed Visiting
Card Signed. 3¾ x 2", on off-white card stock. Penned on verso "To
Daniel Adler: With sincere best wishes. J.H. Doolittle." Mounting
traces on verso, not affecting signature.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 195 
Doolittle, James H. Specialty Card
Signed. 6 x 4", on cream card stock with an elaborate 8th Air Force
vignette. Signed "J.H. Doolittle" in the upper left.
Estimated Value
$120-180.
Lot 196 
Doré, Gustave. (1832-1883) French
Painter and Illustrator, known for his intricately detailed engravings and
illustrations of classic literature. Inscribed Visiting Card Signed. 4 x
2½", on cream card stock. Signed and dated on recto. "A thousand
regrets, dear Monsieur, at my not being available at home today, and all my
thanks for your kind and warm support. I was detained in my home today by my
preparation for the exhibition of watercolorists which opens the day after
tomorrow. The inauguration is Tuesday night. I am enclosing herewith an
invitation good for several persons. If you have an hour you will see a Tout
Paris among the exhibited works which you might find entertaining.
Cordially yours, G. Doré."
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 197 
Doré, Gustave. Visiting Card
Signed. 4 x 2¼", on cream card stock. Boldly signed "G. Doré/
Paris 1881" beside the printed name.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 198 
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. (1859-1930) British
Author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. Inscribed Calling Card
Signed. 3 x 1½", on cream card stock. Inscribed "Yours sincerely
Arthur Conan Doyle" on verso. Mountings traces on recto, not affecting
signature.
Estimated Value $500-750.
Lot 199 
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. Visiting Card
Signed. 4 x 2", on cream card stock. Signed in full beneath the author's
printed name.
Estimated Value $400-600.
Lot 200
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. Inscribed
Visiting Card. 3 x 1½", on cream card stock. The printed name has
had "With" penned in front of it, and " 's kindest remembrance"
added at its end, so that the card reads: "With Dr. A. Conan Doyle's kindest
remembrance." The card gives the author's address as London's "Reform Club." .
Estimated Value $300-400.