RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring JFK

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RR Auction’s November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings over 800 incredible lots to auction, featuring a compelling selection of John F. Kennedy items in honor of the 55th anniversary of his death. Highlights include JFK’s iconic presidential bomber jacket, his rocking chair from the Carlyle, and a wealth of important handwritten notes, signed photographs, and letter, including one from Jackie reflecting on her tragic flight home from Dallas on Air Force One. An amazing map annotated by Fidel Castro to show the Bay of Pigs invasion represents one of the greatest foreign policy challenges of Kennedy’s presidency. In addition to these are a diverse selection of outstanding items from throughout history: a letter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an autograph document by George Washington using slaves as collateral, a Beatles signed photograph, a compelling archive of Greta Garbo’s letters, and a comprehensive assortment of Napoleonic Marshals round out these fine offerings.
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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Edward Everett325 - Edward Everett
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American statesman (1794–1865) renowned for his oratory, best remembered for giving the speech preceding Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Uncommon ...
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Thomas Fitzsimons326 - Thomas Fitzsimons
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American merchant and statesman (1741–1811) who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the US Congre
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Otto Frank327 - Otto Frank
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Father (1889–1980) of Jewish World War II diarist Anne Frank, and the only member of his family to survive the concentration camps. Postcard depicting
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Mikhail Gorbachev328 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Color satin-finish 8 x 12 photo of Gorbachev speaking with a large red Soviet flag behind him, signed in black felt tip, "M. Gorbachev." I...
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Mikhail Gorbachev329 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Untranslated DS in Cyrillic, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, April 10, 1978. Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by Gorbachev. In fine condition.
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Horace Greeley330 - Horace Greeley
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Handwritten manuscript by Horace Greeley, unsigned, one page, 7.75 x 12.5, no date but circa November 1862. An editorial headed, "My Vote for W...
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Hells Angels: George Christie and Sonny Barger331 - Hells Angels: George Christie and Sonny Barger
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Two photos: an 11 x 8.5 laserprint photo collage of Sonny Barger, the founding member of the Oakland, California, US chapter of the Hells Angels Motor
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Leroy Hood332 - Leroy Hood
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American biologist (born 1938) who has developed groundbreaking scientific instruments which made possible major advances in the biological sciences a
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J. Edgar Hoover333 - J. Edgar Hoover
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Two TLSs addressed to Angels baseball player Robert 'Bo' Belinsky, on his 7 x 9.5 FBI letterhead, dated April 15 and April 16, 1964. Hoover ...
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Helen Keller334 - Helen Keller
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Interesting postal cover featuring postmarks at Helen, West Virginia, and Keller, Virginia, in the summer of 1938, signed in pencil, "Helen Kel...
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King Edward VIII335 - King Edward VIII
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TLS signed "Edward, Duke of Windsor," one page, 5.25 x 7.25, The Towers letterhead, June 20, 1969. Edward sends a thank you note for a tea...
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King Edward VIII336 - King Edward VIII
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TLS as governor of the Bahamas, signed “Edward,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, Government House, Bahamas letterhead, July 7, 1942. Letter to John Walter Wood,
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Stamatios Krimigis337 - Stamatios Krimigis
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Greek-American scientist in space exploration (born 1938) who has contributed to many of the United States' unmanned space exploration programs ...
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Arthur Lee338 - Arthur Lee
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American diplomat during the American Revolutionary War (1740–1792) who helped negotiate the Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778. LS, one page both
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Abraham Lincoln: John Hay339 - Abraham Lincoln: John Hay
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Private secretary (1838-1905) to and, later, biographer of Abraham Lincoln who also served as secretary of state under McKinley and Roosevelt. ALS, tw
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Nelson Mandela340 - Nelson Mandela
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Desirable color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Nelson Mandela and Queen Elizabeth II riding in a carriage along the Mall on the first full day of his state vi
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Thomas Mifflin341 - Thomas Mifflin
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Signer of the US Constitution from Pennsylvania (1744–1800) and first governor of that state. Manuscript vellum DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin,” one page, 1
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Mother Teresa342 - Mother Teresa
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed in black felt tip, "God bless you, M Teresa mc." Typed colle...
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Mother Teresa343 - Mother Teresa
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TLS signed “M Teresa mc,” one page, 4.25 x 3.5, March 10, 1994. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne, in full: "This brings you our prayers and wi...
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Mother Teresa344 - Mother Teresa
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Card depicting Mother Teresa holding a baby, 6 x 4, signed on the front in black felt tip, "God bless you, M. Teresa mc." In very fine con...
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