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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Eva Peron365 - Eva Peron
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TLS in Spanish, one page, 6.75 x 9, personal letterhead, June 7, 1952. Person replies to Elizabeth Carmen Melluso, appointing her to a position in the
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Timothy Pickering366 - Timothy Pickering
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Postmaster general, secretary of war, and secretary of state under Washington (1745–1829). Third-person ADS, one page, 7.75 x 6, March 6, 1783. Picker
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Georges Pompidou367 - Georges Pompidou
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French politician (born 1911) who served as President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. He previously was Prime Minister of France from 196
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Melvin Purvis368 - Melvin Purvis
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Guaranty Bank & Trust Company check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Purvis, "Melvin H. Purvis," payable to Selected Dairies, Inc. ...
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Queen Emma of Hawaii369 - Queen Emma of Hawaii
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Queen consort (1836-1885) of Hawaii as wife of King Kamehameha IV. Vintage 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite portrait of Queen Emma in a lovely half-length p
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Queen Victoria370 - Queen Victoria
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Partly-printed vellum DS as queen, signed “Victoria R.,” one page, 13.25 x 9, September 18, 1843. Queen Victoria appoints Charles Townshend Wilson &...
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Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex371 - Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
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Lord Deputy of Ireland during the Tudor period of English history (1525–1583) who was a leading courtier during the reign of Elizabeth I. Sussex also
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Al Ringling372 - Al Ringling
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One of the famed Ringling Brothers (1864–1926) who parlayed their circus into a multimillion-dollar entertainment enterprise. Colorful Ringling Bros.
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Elihu Root373 - Elihu Root
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 5.25 x 6.75, December 20, 1929, in full: "I cheerfully send you the autograph you wish"; and a partly-printed ...
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Ernest Rutherford374 - Ernest Rutherford
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New Zealand-born physicist and chemist (1871–1937) who discovered the concept of radioactive half-life; he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in
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Jonas Salk375 - Jonas Salk
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American medical researcher and virologist (1914–1995) known for developing the polio vaccine. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Salk working in his laboratory,
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Paul Samuelson376 - Paul Samuelson
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Economist (1915–2009) considered one of the founders of neo-Keynesian school who won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Economics. Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 ph
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Eisaku Sato377 - Eisaku Sato
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Prime minister of Japan (1901–1975) who was the co-winner of the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize. Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 4.5 full-length photo of Sato in
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Heinrich Schliemann378 - Heinrich Schliemann
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Pioneering archaeologist (1822–1890) best known for his excavations at the ancient sites of Troy and Mycenae. Unsigned handwritten note in ink by Hein
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William H. Seward379 - William H. Seward
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Civil War-dated ALS as Secretary of State, one page, 5 x 8, November 24, 1862. Letter to Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman, in full: "Judge G...
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Edwin M. Stanton380 - Edwin M. Stanton
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Civil War-dated ALS as Secretary of War, one page, 5 x 8, November 29, 1864. Letter to Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin, in part: "You...
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Charles Sumner381 - Charles Sumner
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AQS on an off-white 4.75 x 7.75 album page, which reads, in full: "Freedom for all! Charles Sumner, Washington, 18th Jan. '60." In fin...
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Technology Pioneers382 - Technology Pioneers
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Group lot of six items, four FDCs and two index cards, signed in ink or ballpoint by a pioneer of technology: Vint Cerf, Martin Cooper, Lawrence Rober
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Margaret Thatcher383 - Margaret Thatcher
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Two items: a semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Margaret Thatcher in a relaxed half-length pose, signed in the lower border in blue ink; and a TLS as prime m
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Margaret Thatcher384 - Margaret Thatcher
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Margaret Thatcher touching the flag-draped coffin of Ronald Reagan, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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