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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Jonas Salk356 - Jonas Salk
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Glossy 7 x 9.25 half-length photo of Salk holding the citation he received from President Eisenhower on April 22, 1955, signed in black ink, "J...
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Philip Schuyler358 - Philip Schuyler
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American soldier and statesman (1733–1804) who served as a general in the American Revolution and was a member of the first session of Congress as a S
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Robert Stroud359 - Robert Stroud
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Notorious criminal (1890–1963) who, while imprisoned, became a self-educated authority on birds and earned the nickname 'The Birdman of Alcatraz...
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Supreme Court360 - Supreme Court
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Appealing group lot of 10 items signed by justices of the Supreme Court, including three chief justices, consisting entirely of signatures unless othe
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Margaret Thatcher361 - Margaret Thatcher
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TLS signed “Kind regards, Yours sincerely, Margaret Thatcher,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, Prime Minister letterhead, November 29, 1989. Letter to the Bis
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Margaret Thatcher362 - Margaret Thatcher
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Matte-finish 3.5 x 4.5 portrait affixed to a 6 x 8 mount, signed on the mount in black ink, "Margaret Thatcher." In fine condition.
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Harry S. Truman Cabinet363 - Harry S. Truman Cabinet
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Collection of 33 signatures from the cabinet of President Harry S. Truman, with the majority signing in ink or ballpoint on individual slips or cards
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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr364 - Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
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Partly-printed DS, signed “C. Vanderbilt,” one page, 8 x 6.5, July 23, 1887. Vanderbilt appoints John Newell and James H. Reed or "either of th...
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Matthew Vassar365 - Matthew Vassar
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American brewer, merchant and philanthropist (1792–1868) who founded the eponymous Vassar College in 1861. Ink signature, "M. Vassar, Founder o...
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Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg366 - Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
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Granddaughter of Queen Victoria and consort of Alfonso XIII (1887–1969). ALS signed “Victoria B.,” on both sides of a 5 x 3.75 personal stationery car
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