RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring John F. Kennedy

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Opening with a section commemorating President John F. Kennedy's life and legacy, RR Auction's November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale features a multitude of rare and remarkable pieces of the past. Boasting well over 1,100 items spanning all fields, some top auction items include JFK's personally-worn presidential suit; incredible letters from artists like Cezanne, Renoir, Dali, Monet, and Toulouse-Lautrec; and great signed Hollywood photographs of the Our Gang cast, the Marx Brothers, and Grace Kelly. Also featured is a section comprised of items belonging to the late Boston drummer Sib Hashian, which will culminate in a LIVE sale of headlining lots on November 7th. 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 2019.
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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W. E. B. DuBois222 - W. E. B. DuBois
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ALS signed “W. E. B. DuBois,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 20, 1959. Letter to Ken Browne, in part: "Thank you for your kin...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela223 - Nelson Mandela
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Limited edition color 24.5 x 19 lithograph entitled 'The Harbour' from Mandela's 'My Robben Island' suite, numbered 161/500, sig...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela224 - Nelson Mandela
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Gorgeous limited edition color 24 x 18.5 lithograph entitled 'The Lighthouse' from Mandela's 'My Robben Island' suite, numbered ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela225 - Nelson Mandela
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Magnificent color glossy 10 x 15 official portrait of the important South African president, neatly signed in white ink during his term in office, &...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Raoul Wallenberg226 - Raoul Wallenberg
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Scarce DS, in German and Hungarian, quickly signed with an ink scribble (as he commonly did on documents of this type), one page, 8.25 x 13.25, Septem
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John Jacob Astor227 - John Jacob Astor
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LS, one page, 7.75 x 10, August 8, 1834. Letter to Peter Smith, in full: "Your favor of the 6th inst has been recd, sending your check for $100...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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P. T. Barnum228 - P. T. Barnum
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Vintage ink signature, "Truly yours, P. T. Barnum, Nov. 10th, 1881,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 clipped card affixed to a slightly larger sheet. ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Warren Buffett229 - Warren Buffett
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TLS signed “Warren E. Buffett,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. letterhead, September 2, 1997. Letter to Edward Bell, in part: "I ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John D. Rockefeller230 - John D. Rockefeller
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.25, personal letterhead, June 7, 1921. Letter to Mrs. Inscho, a family friend, in full: "I am sending you a little token ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Henry Wells and William Fargo231 - Henry Wells and William Fargo
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells" and "Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 11.5 x 7.5, October 19, 1865. Handsomely engraved stock certificate ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Joseph Banks232 - Joseph Banks
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Supremely important naturalist (1743-1820), best remembered for his expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador, his participation in James Cook's f...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Flamsteed233 - John Flamsteed
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English astronomer (1646–1719) who was named the first Astronomer Royal, remembered for preparing a 3,000-star catalogue, making the first recorded ob
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin234 - Charles Darwin
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ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, June 1, 1862. Two weeks after the publication of Fertilisation of Orchids (h
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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DNA: Francis Crick235 - DNA: Francis Crick
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Remarkable nautical logbook belonging to Francis Crick, consisting of approximately 175 handwritten pages of daily entries, mathematical calculations,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein236 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, January 6, 1941. Letter to psychoanalyst Theodor
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Fleming237 - Alexander Fleming
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 6.75, Hotel Ritz, Paseo del Prado, Madrid letterhead, June 12, 1948. Brief letter to Pedro Radie, in full: "I am very gra...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Odd Hassel238 - Odd Hassel
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Norwegian physical chemist (1897–1981) who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969 for 'contributions to the development of the concept of c...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Edwin Hubble239 - Edwin Hubble
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Very desirable FDC with a cachet honoring the dedication of the Palomar Mountain Observatory, postmarked at Palomar Mountain on August 30, 1948, signe
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Guglielmo Marconi240 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Large archive of 31 letters by Marconi, including eight ALSs totaling 41 pages and 23 TLSs totaling 36 pages, dated between 1902 and 1909. Nearly all
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Carl Jung241 - Carl Jung
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "C. G. Jung, 7 Nov. 1959,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 slip, affixed to a larger sheet below a portrait of the ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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