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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Jean-Baptiste Jourdan397Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
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French military officer (1762–1833) who Napoleon named a Marshal of France. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Jourdan,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, June 17
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
François Étienne de Kellermann398François Étienne de Kellermann
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French cavalry general noted for his daring and skillful exploits during the Napoleonic Wars (1770–1835). LS in French, signed “Duc de Valmy,” one pag
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth399Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth
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French soldier and politician (1760–1829) who participated in the American Revolution, becoming a friend of Thomas Jefferson. LS in French, signed &...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Jean Lannes400Jean Lannes
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One of Napoleon's marshals who was a close personal friend, renowned as one of the most daring and talented generals in the French army (1769–18...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Francois Lefebvre401Francois Lefebvre
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French military commander (1755-1820) and one of the original 18 marshals of the empire created by Napoleon. ALS in French, signed “Lefebvre,” one pag
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Jacques Etienne Joseph Macdonald402Jacques Etienne Joseph Macdonald
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Marshal of France and military leader during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1765–1840). ALS in French, signed “Macdonald,” one page bot
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot403Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot
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French soldier (1781–1844) who in 1802 he was arrested on the grounds of being concerned in a plot of the Republicans against the Consulate; though he
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Auguste de Marmont404Auguste de Marmont
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Napoleonic Marshal and Duke of Ragusa (1774–1852) who served as tutor to Napoleon II. LS in French, signed “Duc de Raguse,” one page both sides, 8.75
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Auguste de Marmont405Auguste de Marmont
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Napoleonic Marshal and Duke of Ragusa (1774–1852) who served as tutor tutor to Napoleon II. LS in French, signed “Le M'al Duc de Raguse,” one pa...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
André Masséna406André Masséna
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Military commander (1758–1817) during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, who was named as one of Napoleon's original 18 Marshals of the Empi...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00