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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Jean Cocteau657 - Jean Cocteau
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Vintage ink signature of Jean Cocteau on an off-white 4 x 2 sheet. Double-matted with a glossy photo of the French filmmaker to an overall size of 12
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James Fenimore Cooper658 - James Fenimore Cooper
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Otsego County Bank check, 5.5 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Cooper, "J. Fenimore Cooper," payable to Mrs. Cooper for $5.50, October 19,...
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T. S. Eliot659 - T. S. Eliot
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8.5, 84 Prescott Street letterhead, July 22, 1946. Written from Cambridge, a letter to Miss R. L. Mixner, in part: "I have b...
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Ralph Ellison660 - Ralph Ellison
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American novelist, literary critic, and scholar (1914–1994) who is best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953.
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Fireside Poets: Longfellow and Bryant661 - Fireside Poets: Longfellow and Bryant
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Desirable pairing of ink signatures, "Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow, Feb. 1860," on an off-white 4.75 x 7.75 book page, and "Willi...
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Burt Glinn662 - Burt Glinn
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Nine original vintage semi-glossy 11.75 x 8 silver gelatin photos taken by Magnum photographer Burt Glinn while covering NYC's Beat scene in 195...
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Frank Harris663 - Frank Harris
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Irish-American editor, writer, and publisher (1855–1931) who is best remembered for his controversial multiple-volume memoir My Life and Loves. Rare A
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr664 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
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Two ALSs, both signed "O. W. Holmes," one page, 4.5 x 7, dated April 29, 1864 and March 29, 1893. The earlier letter: "I will send yo...
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Washington Irving665 - Washington Irving
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ALS, one page, 7.25 x 8.75, March 9, 1841. Written from Greenburgh, a letter to D. H. Williams, in part: "Yours of the 22'd ult. has but re...
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Henry James666 - Henry James
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, May 4. Letter declining a dinner invitation, in part: "I have stupidly ...
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