RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring JFK

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Boasting well over 800 lots, RR Auction’s November Fine Autograph and Artifact sale begins with an extraordinary feature chronicling the life and death of President John F. Kennedy—from early candid snapshots of JFK to relics from Lee Harvey Oswald, this section offers an impressive variety of material. Other significant items in the sale include letters by classical music icons Erik Satie and Claude Debussy, an excellent 1963 Beatles autograph, a magnificent cabinet photo signed by Charles Dickens, a 1950 letter by reclusive author J. D. Salinger, and a wealth of superior presidential autographs including Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, and James A. Garfield. 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 April 2017.
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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John F. Kennedy Signature21John F. Kennedy Signature
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Bold ballpoint signature, "John Kennedy," on an off-white 5.5 x 8.25 sheet which was previously tipped into a hardcover edition of The Str...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
John F. Kennedy Campaign Photograph22John F. Kennedy Campaign Photograph
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Sharp original glossy 9.25 x 7.25 photo of Kennedy at a reception during his 1960 presidential campaign, showing him talking to a young supporter wear
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John F. Kennedy DNC Badges23John F. Kennedy DNC Badges
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Two badges for the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, at which Kennedy was nominated as the party's presidential candidate, eac...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John F. Kennedy Signed Playbill24John F. Kennedy Signed Playbill
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Morosco Theatre playbill, Vol. 4, No. 49, dated November 28, 1960, 52 pages, 6.5 x 9, signed on the front cover in black ballpoint by Kennedy. A colle
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Sales Receipt25Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Sales Receipt
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Yellow 'audit copy' of a Bonwit Teller sales receipt, quickly signed in pencil, "J. Kennedy," one page, 4.25 x 6.75, January 13, [...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
John F. Kennedy's Personally-Owned Picture Frame26John F. Kennedy's Personally-Owned Picture Frame
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John F. Kennedy's personally-owned gold-tone and dark wood round stand-up picture frame by Fasano of Torino, Italy, measuring 4.25? in diameter,...
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
John F. Kennedy Signed Magazine27John F. Kennedy Signed Magazine
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Vintage cover of Life magazine’s souvenir edition commemorating Kennedy’s inauguration, 8.25 x 11, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black in
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
John F. Kennedy Signed Inaugural Address28John F. Kennedy Signed Inaugural Address
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Signed book: Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy. Washington, DC: privately-printed, 1961. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10, eight pages. Boldly signe
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
John and Jacqueline Kennedy Oversized Photograph29John and Jacqueline Kennedy Oversized Photograph
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Original matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 photo of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy at a formal gala in 1961, affixed to its original mount. In fine con
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John F. Kennedy and John Glenn Photograph30John F. Kennedy and John Glenn Photograph
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Original vintage circa 1962 glossy 13.5 x 10.25 silver gelatin photo of President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and John Glenn ou
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
John F. Kennedy in Oval Office Photograph31John F. Kennedy in Oval Office Photograph
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Original vintage circa 1962 matte-finish 13.75 x 11 silver gelatin photo of President John F. Kennedy at his desk in the Oval Office with two advisors
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Photograph32Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Photograph
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Very appealing matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the handsomely dressed couple, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint by Jackie. In fine condition,
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
John F. Kennedy's Mexican Jug33John F. Kennedy's Mexican Jug
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Small hand-painted ceramic watering pitcher personally gifted to President John F. Kennedy, 2.5 x 4.25 x 1.25, with front side depicting an image of a
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
John F. Kennedy White House Badges34John F. Kennedy White House Badges
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Collection of six passes from Kennedy's administration, including: two identical "White House Staff" badges for the naval base in Newp...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John F. Kennedy Golf Course Candids35John F. Kennedy Golf Course Candids
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Collection of eight original vintage color glossy 7 x 5 candid photographs of John F. Kennedy on a golf course, showing him interacting with photograp
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John and Jacqueline Kennedy Photos36John and Jacqueline Kennedy Photos
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Collection of photographs of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, including: an original matte-finish 9.25 x 11.5 silver gelatin portrait of the Ke
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John F. Kennedy Rose Garden Photo Displayed in the West Wing37John F. Kennedy Rose Garden Photo Displayed in the West Wing
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Original vintage color glossy 13.25 x 10.5 photo of a rose in the White House's Rose Garden, affixed to its original 16.25 x 14 mount, which onc...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph38John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph
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Outstanding matte-finish 6 x 9 portrait of John F. Kennedy by Alfred Eisenstaedt, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, &...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
John F. Kennedy Oversized Photograph39John F. Kennedy Oversized Photograph
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Imposing original matte-finish 14 x 16.5 photo of President Kennedy giving an address, affixed to its original mount. In fine condition, with spots of
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
John F. Kennedy DAR Marriage Record40John F. Kennedy DAR Marriage Record
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Typed letter, one onionskin page, 8 x 10.5, June 18, 1962. Letter sent from the Berks County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to th
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00