The June 24, 2000, Gerald Burg & Dr. Kardatzke Collections, Sale 6
Lot 326 
Indy, Vincent d'. Inscribed Visiting Card
Signed. 3½ x 2", on cream card stock with mourning border.
Delicately penned on recto "Express to Mrs. Demolin his sincere and painful
sympathy for the cruel grief that attend her."
Estimated Value
$150-250.
Lot 327 
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique. (1780-1867)
French Painter, a leading exponent of the Classical tradition. Inscribed
Visiting Card. 3 x 1½", on white card stock. Penned below the
printed name "would you be so kind as to believe, Mrs. Vinit, all my sad
sympathy."
Estimated Value $150-225.
Lot 328 
Irwin, James Benson. (1930-1991) American
Astronaut, a member of the Apollo 15 mission. Moonwalker, author of To Rule
the Night. Business Card Signed. 3½ x 2", on white card stock
with color. Signed in full on verso.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 329 
Irwin, James Benson. Inscribed Business
Card Signed. 3½ x 2", on white card stock with color. Signed in full
with "Apollo 15" and a crescent moon.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 330 
Irwin, James Benson. Business Card
Signed. 3½ x 2", on white card stock with color. Signed in full on
verso.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 331 
Irwin, James Benson. Business Card
Signed. 3½ x 2", on white card stock with color. Signed in full.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 332 
Irwin, James Benson. Business Card
Signed. 3½ x 2", on white card stock with color. Signed in full.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 333 
Isabella II. (1830-1904) Queen of Spain.
Inscribed Royal Visiting Card. 4 x 2¾", on cream card stock.
Inscribed in French below her printed name, "14th of March 1882/ With her
sincere congratulations for the party of a dear friend The Princess
Mathilda."
Estimated Value $450-650.
Lot 334 
Jackson, Andrew. (1767-1845) 7th President
of the United States. Visiting Card. 3½ x 2", on white card
stock. Simply printed "Mr. & Mrs. Jackson / Hermitage".
Estimated Value
$200-300.
Lot 335 
James, Henry. (1843-1916) American novelist,
acknowledged master of the psychological novel, as evidenced by his
masterpiece The Ambassadors (1903). Inscribed Visiting Card
Signed. 3 x 1½", on cream card stock. In pencil on
recto/verso"Sunday 2.30 / Thought there might be a chance of finding you,
but will try soon again - or at your house. / H. James."
Estimated
Value $250-375.
Lot 336 
Jefferson, Thomas. (1743-1826) 3rd President
of the United States. Visiting Card Signed. 2½ x 1¼", on
off-white card stock. Jefferson's signature "Mr Jefferson" is centered
in an ornate printed oval. The card has been handsomely mounted and framed with
a steel engraving to an overall size of 11½ x 16". Only three such cards
are known to exist, and this one is considered the finest. When the eminent
card collector, Fred Schang acquired his, he wondered if George Washington had
not fashioned a similarly designed presentation card. Alas, Schang never found
one, but Charles Hamilton, the noted dealer, was able to locate one in time to
include it in his well-known book, "American Autographs." Certainly, one of the
highlights of the Burg Collection.
Estimated Value $4,000-6,000.
Lot 337 
Johnson, Andrew. (1808-1875) 17th President
of the United States. Visiting Card Signed. 3¾ x 2¼", on cream
card stock. Bears Johnson's printed name in an ornate type which as been
expunged by a single hand-drawn line. Signed four times, with the topmost
signature in pencil, which is then expunged with a single line. An ink
signature is placed beneath the printed name and two more are on verso.
Mounting traces on verso edges, not affecting signature.
Estimated Value
$500-750.
I was told that Andrew Johnson was practicing his signature on
this card. I believe it! -- Gerry Burg.
Lot 338 
Johnson, Lyndon Baines. (1908-1973) 36th
President of the United States. White House Card Signed. Approximately 4
x 2½", on white card stock. Signed in full. Slightly age toned.
Estimated Value $400-600.
Lot 339 
Johnson, Lyndon Baines. Government Card
Signed. Approximately 3½ x 1¾", on cream card stock. Being
Johnson's Democratic Leader / United States Senate card, signed in full in blue
ink above his printed name.
Estimated Value $250-375.
Lot 340 
Joyce, James. (1882-1941) Irish Novelist, a
powerful force of modernism in literature, most famous for his novel Ulysses
(1922). Inscribed Visiting Card. 4 x 2½", on cream card
stock. "Congratulations again from" penned above his printed name with
"and Mrs." inserted between Mr. and James. "Paris, le 11 juin
1936" in lower left. Faint green spotting around edges, inscription
unaffected.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,500.
Lot 341 
Jung, Carl. (1875-1961) Swiss Psychiatrist,
established theory of "analytical psychology," "archetypes," and the
"collective unconscious." Visiting Card Signed. 3¾ x 2¼", on
white card stock. Signed "C.G. Jung" in dark ink on verso.
Estimated Value
$600-900.
Lot 342 
Kadar, M Janos. President of Hungary during
the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Inscribed Visiting Card Signed. 4 x
2¼", on cream card stock. Signed in full and dated on verso "New York,
1960 X, 13".
Estimated Value $350-500.
Lot 343 
Kadar, M Janos. Visiting Card Signed.
4 x 2¼", on cream card stock. Signed in full and dated "Jan. 31, 1964" on
verso.
Estimated Value $120-180.
Lot 344 
Kai-Chek, Chiang. (1887- 1975) Chinese
President and Army General. Government Card Signed. 2¾ x 4 ¾",
on white card stock with a small blind embossed stamp of a sun at top center.
Signed in black ink in Chinese characters. Miniscule smudge on bottom edge, not
affecting signature.
Estimated Value $150-225.
Lot 345 
Karloff, Boris. (1887-1969) American Actor,
star of countless monster movies including Frankenstein and the
Mummy. Inscribed Visiting Card Signed. 3 x 1½", on
off-white card stock. "Many Happy Returns / with fewer heavy dates.
Boris."
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 346 
Katzir, Ephraim. (1916- ) 4th Israeli
President 1973-78. Presidential Visiting Card Signed. 4¾ x 2¾", on
white card stock with a blue embossed seal in the upper left. Signed fully in
blue ink.
Estimated Value $150-225.
Lot 347 
Kennedy Onasis, Jacqueline Bouvier.
(1929-1994) American Wife of 35th President John F. Kennedy. Inscribed
Visiting Card Signed. 3¾ x 3", on cream card stock. Inscribed "Dear
Mr. Forestal - So many thanks for your sweet letter - I did enjoy 'Gentlemen
and the Horse!' / My best to you always / Jackie," with her printed name,
"Mrs. John Fitzgerald Kennedy" expunged with a line of blue ink.
Estimated
Value $550-750.
Lot 348 
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald. (1917-1963) 35th
President of the United States. United States Senate Card Signed.
3½ x 1½", on cream card stock, with gold embossed federal seal in
upper left. Signed in full above his printed name.
Estimated Value
$1,500-2,250.
Senator Kennedy was kind enough to hand me this card
personally. -- Gerry Burg.
Lot 349 
Kennedy, Robert F. (1925-1968) American,
brother of President J.F. Kennedy and Attorney-General in his brother's
administration. Attorney General Card Signed. 4 x 2 ½", on white
card stock, with a gold embossed stamp. Signed in full in black ink.
Estimated Value $350-550.
Lot 350 
Kennedy, Robert F. Attorney General Card
Signed. 4 x 2¾", on white card stock, with a gold embossed stamp. Signed
in full in black ink. Mounting traces on verso.
Estimated Value $350-550.
Robert Kennedy was kind enough to hand me this card personally. -- Gerry
Burg.