Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring John F. Kennedy

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RR Auction's November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts over 750 rare and remarkable lots, including a stunning assortment of classical music autographs, special sections honoring President John F. Kennedy and King Tut discoverer Howard Carter, and a wealth of important letters from famous figures. Among the highlights are a significant handwritten musical manuscript by Ludwig van Beethoven, an original sketch by Amedeo Modigliani, a signed example of the famous 'Dewey Defeats Truman' newspaper, and letters by Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Margaret Mitchell, Alexander Graham Bell, Bruce Lee, and Napoleon Bonaparte. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in November 2022.
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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August Wilhelm von Hofmann Autograph Letter Signed202 - August Wilhelm von Hofmann Autograph Letter Signed
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German chemist (1818-1892) whose discoveries included formaldehyde, hydrazobenzene, the isonitriles, and allyl alcohol. ALS in German, signed "...
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J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed203 - J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8 x 7, Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, November 25, 1959. Letter to Jim Lewis of Dallas, Texas, in part: "I received...
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Jedediah Huntington Document Signed204 - Jedediah Huntington Document Signed
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Revolutionary War general and, later, treasurer of Connecticut (1743-1818). Choice partly-printed DS, signed “Jed. Huntingt
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Samuel Huntington Document Signed205 - Samuel Huntington Document Signed
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731-1796) and seventh president of the Continental Congress. Manuscript DS, signed
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Kaiser Wilhelm I (4) Documents Signed206 - Kaiser Wilhelm I (4) Documents Signed
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Four manuscript DSs in German, each signed “Wilhelm,” one page, 9 x 11.25, all dated 1883. Four
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Kaiser Wilhelm I Autograph Letter Signed207 - Kaiser Wilhelm I Autograph Letter Signed
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King of Prussia (born 1797) from 1861 and first Emperor of Germany from 1871 until his death in 1888; a member of the House of Hohenzollern, he was th
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Robert F. Kennedy (3) Original Photographs208 - Robert F. Kennedy (3) Original Photographs
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Three original vintage 10 x 8 silver gelatin photographs of Robert F. Kennedy during a 1961 visit with the United States Marine Corps. Each bears a cr
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Ted Kennedy Typed Letter Signed209 - Ted Kennedy Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Ted Kennedy, My very best,” one page, 8.5 x 11, United States Senate letterhead, Apr
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Kennedy Assassination: James Leavelle Signed Oversized Photograph210 - Kennedy Assassination: James Leavelle Signed Oversized Photograph
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Satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of the moment Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, signed in the lower border in black ink, "I was handcuffed to Lee Ha...
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Kennedy Assassination: Maurice 'Nick' McDonald (2) Signed Photographs211 - Kennedy Assassination: Maurice 'Nick' McDonald (2) Signed Photographs
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Dallas patrolman (1928–2005) who captured Lee Harvey Oswald after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963
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Kennedy Assassination: Mary Ann Moorman (3) Signed Photographs212 - Kennedy Assassination: Mary Ann Moorman (3) Signed Photographs
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Three semi-glossy 10 x 8 photos of photographs taken by Mary Ann Moorman just a fraction of a second after the fatal shot of President John F. Kennedy
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Michael C. Kerr Autograph Letter Signed213 - Michael C. Kerr Autograph Letter Signed
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Attorney and legislator (1827-1876) who served as the first Democratic Speaker of the House after the Civil War. ALS signed "M. C. Kerr," ...
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Jack Kevorkian Signed Photograph214 - Jack Kevorkian Signed Photograph
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Paperstock 8 x 10.75 photo of the controversial pathologist and euthanasia proponent, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint, "Jack Kevo...
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King Edward VII Autograph Letter Signed215 - King Edward VII Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Albert Edward,” one page, 4.75 x 7, embossed Windsor Castle letterhead, April 23, 18
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King George III Document Signed216 - King George III Document Signed
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed "George R," one page, 13.25 x 9.25, February 22, 1800. King George III appoints Archibald Macneil as &quo...
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King George IV Document Signed217 - King George IV Document Signed
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Exceptional manuscript DS, signed at the top “George R,” one page, 8 x 12.5, June 16, 1821. Give
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King George IV Signature218 - King George IV Signature
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Large and bold ink signature, "George R,” on an off-white 8 x 3.25 slip clipped from the head of a document. In fine condit
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King Stanislaw I Leszczynski Autograph Letter Signed219 - King Stanislaw I Leszczynski Autograph Letter Signed
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King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Duke of Lorraine, and a count of the Holy Roman Empire (1677–1766). ALS in French,
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King William IV Autograph Letter Signed220 - King William IV Autograph Letter Signed
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King of Great Britain and Ireland (1765–1837) from 1830 to 1837, he earned the sobriquet 'Sailor King' for his youthful ser
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Ray Kroc Signed Photograph221 - Ray Kroc Signed Photograph
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Businessman (1902–1984) who took over McDonald's in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the w
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Pierre Lacau Document Signed222 - Pierre Lacau Document Signed
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Egyptologist and philologist (1873-1963) who served as Egypt's director of antiquities from 1914 until 1936, and oversaw the 1922 discovery of t...
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Jacques Laffitte Letter Signed223 - Jacques Laffitte Letter Signed
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French banker and politician (1767–1844) who was an important figure in the development of new banking techniques during th
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Austen Henry Layard Autograph Letter Signed224 - Austen Henry Layard Autograph Letter Signed
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British historian and archaeologist (1817-1894) best known as the excavator of Nimrud and Nineveh, where he uncovered a large proportion of the Assyri
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Theodor Leutwein (2) Letters Signed225 - Theodor Leutwein (2) Letters Signed
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Soldier and colonial administrator (1849–1921) of German Southwest Africa from 1894 to 1904. Two untranslated letters by Th
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David Lloyd George Signed Oversized Photograph226 - David Lloyd George Signed Oversized Photograph
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British statesman (1863-1945) who served as prime minister from 1916 to 1922, and who was a major player at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, overse
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Thurgood Marshall Signature227 - Thurgood Marshall Signature
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Ballpoint signature, "Thurgood Marshall,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. Encapsulated in a Beckett aut
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Harriet Martineau Autograph Letter Signed228 - Harriet Martineau Autograph Letter Signed
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English social theorist (1802-1876) considered to be the first female sociologist, remembered for her writings on politics, religion, and society. ALS
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Gaston Maspero Autograph Letter Signed229 - Gaston Maspero Autograph Letter Signed
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Egyptologist (1846–1916) known for his studies of hieroglyphics and archaeological excavations. ALS in French, signed
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F. L. Maytag Typed Letter Signed230 - F. L. Maytag Typed Letter Signed
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Founder and chairman (1857–1937) of the Maytag Company, which eventually became the Maytag Corporation, which was acquired
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John McLean Autograph Letter Signed231 - John McLean Autograph Letter Signed
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American jurist and politician (1785-1861) who served in Congress, as postmaster general, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. ALS, one p
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Golda Meir Signed Photograph232 - Golda Meir Signed Photograph
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Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Meir in a pleasant head-and-shoulders pose, signed and inscribed neatly in the lower border in black ballpoint, "To Hans ...
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Thomas Mellon Autograph Letter Signed233 - Thomas Mellon Autograph Letter Signed
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American entrepreneur, lawyer, and judge (1813‚Äì1908) best known as the founder of Mellon Bank. ALS signed ‚
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Karl Menninger (4) Signed Photographs234 - Karl Menninger (4) Signed Photographs
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American psychiatrist (1893-1990) who pioneered a scientific approach to psychiatry and advocated the prevention of crime through psychiatric treatmen
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Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Autograph Letter Signed235 - Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Autograph Letter Signed
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Important surveyor, mapmaker, and explorer of Southeastern Australia (1792–1855) who served as Surveyor General of New Sout
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Robert Mitchum Signed Photograph236 - Robert Mitchum Signed Photograph
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Attractive glossy 8 x 9.75 portrait of Mitchum from early in his acting career, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Mother Teresa Signed Photograph237 - Mother Teresa Signed Photograph
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Scarce semi-glossy 5.75 x 4 postcard photo of Mother Teresa gently holding an infant, signed in black felt tip, "God bless you, M Teresa mc.&qu...
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Fridtjof Nansen Typed Letter Signed238 - Fridtjof Nansen Typed Letter Signed
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Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate (1861–1930) who led the first crossing of the Gre
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Napoleon III239 - Napoleon III
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President of the French Second Republic and, the ruler of the Second French Empire (1808-1873). Partial autograph manuscript, in French, one page with
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John Nash Signature240 - John Nash Signature
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American mathematician (1928-2015) who made fundamental contributions to game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equ
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Jawaharlal Nehru Signature241 - Jawaharlal Nehru Signature
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Fountain pen signature, "Jawaharlal Nehru, 18.5.63,” inside an off-white 4 x 5 leaflet depicting the First Congregational C
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Emmanuel Marie Louis de Noailles242 - Emmanuel Marie Louis de Noailles
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Ambassador at Amsterdam, London, and at Vienna (1743-1822). ALS in French, signed "Le Mes de Noailles," three pages on two adjoining sheet...
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Caroline Norton Autograph Letter Signed243 - Caroline Norton Autograph Letter Signed
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English social reformer and author (1808-1877) remembered as an influential advocate for women's rights, particularly for her activist campaigns...
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Notables (10) Signed Items244 - Notables (10) Signed Items
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Group lot of 10 items, mostly magazine covers or pages, ranging in size from 4.5 x 7 to 10.5 x 14, signed by one or more notable figures in ink or fel
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Daniel O'Connell Signed Free Frank245 - Daniel O'Connell Signed Free Frank
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Irish political leader (1775-1847) best known for his tireless efforts on behalf of Catholic Emancipation and the repeal of the Act of Union which com
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William C. Oates Signed Photograph246 - William C. Oates Signed Photograph
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Soldier and politician (1835-1910) who was as colonel in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War and fought at the Battle of Gettysburg, was
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Denison Olmsted Signed Lecture Pass247 - Denison Olmsted Signed Lecture Pass
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American physicist and astronomer (1791–1859) credited with giving birth to meteor science after the 1833 Leonid meteor sho
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Lee Harvey Oswald (2) Original Photographs248 - Lee Harvey Oswald (2) Original Photographs
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Two original vintage glossy press photos: one 5 x 5 photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding the same type of rifle used to assassinate JFK in the back
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Lee Harvey Oswald (4) Magazines and Articles249 - Lee Harvey Oswald (4) Magazines and Articles
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Group of magazines and articles pertaining to Lee Harvey Oswald, including: a complete 'collector's copy' of Four Dark Days in History: ...
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Robert Treat Paine Autograph Document Signed250 - Robert Treat Paine Autograph Document Signed
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Massachusetts lawyer (1731-1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declar
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Antoine-Augustin Parmentier Autograph Letter Signed251 - Antoine-Augustin Parmentier Autograph Letter Signed
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Important contributor to food and nutrition (1737-1813), who was a promoter of the potato as a food source and established the first mandatory smallpo
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