RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring JFK

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RR Auction’s November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings over 800 incredible lots to auction, featuring a compelling selection of John F. Kennedy items in honor of the 55th anniversary of his death. Highlights include JFK’s iconic presidential bomber jacket, his rocking chair from the Carlyle, and a wealth of important handwritten notes, signed photographs, and letter, including one from Jackie reflecting on her tragic flight home from Dallas on Air Force One. An amazing map annotated by Fidel Castro to show the Bay of Pigs invasion represents one of the greatest foreign policy challenges of Kennedy’s presidency. In addition to these are a diverse selection of outstanding items from throughout history: a letter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an autograph document by George Washington using slaves as collateral, a Beatles signed photograph, a compelling archive of Greta Garbo’s letters, and a comprehensive assortment of Napoleonic Marshals round out these fine offerings.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Edward Everett325 - Edward Everett
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American statesman (1794–1865) renowned for his oratory, best remembered for giving the speech preceding Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Uncommon ...
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Thomas Fitzsimons326 - Thomas Fitzsimons
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American merchant and statesman (1741–1811) who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the US Congre
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Otto Frank327 - Otto Frank
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Father (1889–1980) of Jewish World War II diarist Anne Frank, and the only member of his family to survive the concentration camps. Postcard depicting
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Mikhail Gorbachev328 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Color satin-finish 8 x 12 photo of Gorbachev speaking with a large red Soviet flag behind him, signed in black felt tip, "M. Gorbachev." I...
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Mikhail Gorbachev329 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Untranslated DS in Cyrillic, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, April 10, 1978. Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by Gorbachev. In fine condition.
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Horace Greeley330 - Horace Greeley
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Handwritten manuscript by Horace Greeley, unsigned, one page, 7.75 x 12.5, no date but circa November 1862. An editorial headed, "My Vote for W...
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Hells Angels: George Christie and Sonny Barger331 - Hells Angels: George Christie and Sonny Barger
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Two photos: an 11 x 8.5 laserprint photo collage of Sonny Barger, the founding member of the Oakland, California, US chapter of the Hells Angels Motor
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Leroy Hood332 - Leroy Hood
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American biologist (born 1938) who has developed groundbreaking scientific instruments which made possible major advances in the biological sciences a
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J. Edgar Hoover333 - J. Edgar Hoover
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Two TLSs addressed to Angels baseball player Robert 'Bo' Belinsky, on his 7 x 9.5 FBI letterhead, dated April 15 and April 16, 1964. Hoover ...
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Helen Keller334 - Helen Keller
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Interesting postal cover featuring postmarks at Helen, West Virginia, and Keller, Virginia, in the summer of 1938, signed in pencil, "Helen Kel...
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King Edward VIII335 - King Edward VIII
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TLS signed "Edward, Duke of Windsor," one page, 5.25 x 7.25, The Towers letterhead, June 20, 1969. Edward sends a thank you note for a tea...
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King Edward VIII336 - King Edward VIII
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TLS as governor of the Bahamas, signed “Edward,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, Government House, Bahamas letterhead, July 7, 1942. Letter to John Walter Wood,
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Stamatios Krimigis337 - Stamatios Krimigis
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Greek-American scientist in space exploration (born 1938) who has contributed to many of the United States' unmanned space exploration programs ...
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Arthur Lee338 - Arthur Lee
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American diplomat during the American Revolutionary War (1740–1792) who helped negotiate the Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778. LS, one page both
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Abraham Lincoln: John Hay339 - Abraham Lincoln: John Hay
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Private secretary (1838-1905) to and, later, biographer of Abraham Lincoln who also served as secretary of state under McKinley and Roosevelt. ALS, tw
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Nelson Mandela340 - Nelson Mandela
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Desirable color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Nelson Mandela and Queen Elizabeth II riding in a carriage along the Mall on the first full day of his state vi
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Thomas Mifflin341 - Thomas Mifflin
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Signer of the US Constitution from Pennsylvania (1744–1800) and first governor of that state. Manuscript vellum DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin,” one page, 1
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Mother Teresa342 - Mother Teresa
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed in black felt tip, "God bless you, M Teresa mc." Typed colle...
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Mother Teresa343 - Mother Teresa
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TLS signed “M Teresa mc,” one page, 4.25 x 3.5, March 10, 1994. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne, in full: "This brings you our prayers and wi...
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Mother Teresa344 - Mother Teresa
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Card depicting Mother Teresa holding a baby, 6 x 4, signed on the front in black felt tip, "God bless you, M. Teresa mc." In very fine con...
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Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III345 - Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III
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Manuscript DS in Italian, one page, 9.75 x 14.5, September 23, 1937. Untranslated official document signed at the conclusion in bold ink, "Muss...
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Martin Niemoller346 - Martin Niemoller
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German theologian and Lutheran pastor (1892–1984) who is best known for his opposition to the Nazi regime during the 1930s. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, M
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Eugene Parker347 - Eugene Parker
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American solar astrophysicist (born 1927) who, in the mid-1950s, developed the theory of the supersonic solar wind and predicted the Parker spiral sha
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Linus Pauling348 - Linus Pauling
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Souvenir typescript, one page, 7 x 9.5, signed at the conclusion in bold ink, "Linus Pauling." A quote entitled 'No More War,' in ...
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Timothy Pickering349 - Timothy Pickering
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Postmaster general, secretary of war, and secretary of state under Washington (1745–1829). ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, March 20, 1800. Letter to George S
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Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis350 - Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis
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Two items: a semi-glossy 4 x 5.75 cardstock portrait of Pope Benedict XVI as cardinal, signed in the lower border in black ink, "Joseph Card Ra...
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Pope Francis351 - Pope Francis
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Very desirable color satin-finish 5.75 x 8.25 half-length photo of Cardinal Bergoglio with his eyes closed in prayer, signed in black felt tip as arch
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Pope John Paul II352 - Pope John Paul II
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Sought-after color glossy 8 x 11.5 photo Pope John Paul II in a benevolent half-length pose, signed in black felt tip, "Joannes Paulus II."...
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Prince Albert353 - Prince Albert
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LS signed “Albert, Acting Great Master,” one page, 7.75 x 12.75, April 24, 1846. Written from Buckingham Palace, a letter to Lt. Colonel Woods, in par
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Queen Victoria354 - Queen Victoria
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Manuscript DS, signed “Victoria R,” seven pages both sides, 8 x 12.5, January 19, 1866. Document containing "Instructions for Our Trusty and We...
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Jonas Salk356 - Jonas Salk
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Glossy 7 x 9.25 half-length photo of Salk holding the citation he received from President Eisenhower on April 22, 1955, signed in black ink, "J...
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Philip Schuyler358 - Philip Schuyler
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American soldier and statesman (1733–1804) who served as a general in the American Revolution and was a member of the first session of Congress as a S
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Robert Stroud359 - Robert Stroud
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Notorious criminal (1890–1963) who, while imprisoned, became a self-educated authority on birds and earned the nickname 'The Birdman of Alcatraz...
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Supreme Court360 - Supreme Court
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Appealing group lot of 10 items signed by justices of the Supreme Court, including three chief justices, consisting entirely of signatures unless othe
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Margaret Thatcher361 - Margaret Thatcher
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TLS signed “Kind regards, Yours sincerely, Margaret Thatcher,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, Prime Minister letterhead, November 29, 1989. Letter to the Bis
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Margaret Thatcher362 - Margaret Thatcher
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Matte-finish 3.5 x 4.5 portrait affixed to a 6 x 8 mount, signed on the mount in black ink, "Margaret Thatcher." In fine condition.
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Harry S. Truman Cabinet363 - Harry S. Truman Cabinet
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Collection of 33 signatures from the cabinet of President Harry S. Truman, with the majority signing in ink or ballpoint on individual slips or cards
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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr364 - Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
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Partly-printed DS, signed “C. Vanderbilt,” one page, 8 x 6.5, July 23, 1887. Vanderbilt appoints John Newell and James H. Reed or "either of th...
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Matthew Vassar365 - Matthew Vassar
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American brewer, merchant and philanthropist (1792–1868) who founded the eponymous Vassar College in 1861. Ink signature, "M. Vassar, Founder o...
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Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg366 - Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
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Granddaughter of Queen Victoria and consort of Alfonso XIII (1887–1969). ALS signed “Victoria B.,” on both sides of a 5 x 3.75 personal stationery car
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Booker T. Washington367 - Booker T. Washington
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Bold ink signature, "Booker T. Washington,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card, affixed to a slightly larger slip cut from a scrapbook. In fine condi...
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Daniel Webster368 - Daniel Webster
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LS signed “Dan'l Webster,” one page, 8 x 10, November 19, 1842. Letter to Philip Bovee, in part: "I…am unable to furnish you any informatio...
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Frances Willard369 - Frances Willard
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American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist (1839-1898). ALS signed “Frances E. Willard,” three pages on two adjoining sheets...
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Marquis de Lafayette370 - Marquis de Lafayette
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Revolutionary War–dated ALS in English, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, May 10, 1782. Letter referencing Captain Louis-Rene Levassor de Lato
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Rufus Putnam371 - Rufus Putnam
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Colonial military officer during the French and Indian War, and a general in the Continental Army during the Revolution (1738–1824) who, as an organiz
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Civil War: Battle of Mobile Bay372 - Civil War: Battle of Mobile Bay
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Extraordinary ALS signed “John H. Brooks,” 24 total pages on a set of six 5 x 8 sheets, lightly lined, (the first 11 pages in ink, the balance in grap
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis373 - Jefferson Davis
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Civil War–dated LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.25, September 15, 1862. Letter to "the Senate of the Confederate States," in full: "In reply t...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis374 - Jefferson Davis
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 21, 1856. Official United States War Department document sent to John Munro
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Henry W. Halleck375 - Henry W. Halleck
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Union general (1815–1872), known as 'Old Brains,' who, despite his administrative skill as general in chief, failed to achieve an overall ba...
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Robert E. Lee376 - Robert E. Lee
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ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” eight pages, 5 x 8, July 2, 1859. Written from Arlington, Lee pens a letter to his son concerning family and home matters, and
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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