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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Georg von Tiesenhausen507 - Georg von Tiesenhausen
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German rocket scientist (1914-2018) who joined NASA after being brought to the United States in 1953 as part of Operation Paperclip; he is credited wi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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X-15: Knight and Crossfield508 - X-15: Knight and Crossfield
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Appealing 1:48 scale composite model of an X-15 rocket research plan, issued in honor of the 40th anniversary of its flight, signed on the wing and bo
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John Young509 - John Young
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Very desirable color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young leaping off the lunar surface and saluting the American flag, signed boldly in white ink, “Joh
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Young510 - John Young
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Sought-after color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Young posing in his white space suit with an Apollo 16 mission insignia in the background,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Paul Cadmus511 - Paul Cadmus
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Eight items signed in black ink or felt tip by the acclaimed master of magic realism: a satin-finish 5 x 3 photo of Cadmus in a bust-length outdoors p
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Gustave Courbet512 - Gustave Courbet
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French painter (1819–1877) who was scorned for his rigid classical outlook. He was imprisoned and fined for his part in the destruction of the Vendome
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali513 - Salvador Dali
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Large and ornate felt tip signature and inscription, "A La Publicite a Wallace et Draeger, Hommage de Dali, 1972,” on an off-white 5.75 x 8 car...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Yousuf Karsh514 - Yousuf Karsh
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Glossy 8 x 10 self-portrait photograph, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, "For: Anita Sumer: with warm personal regards, Y...
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Gustav Klimt515 - Gustav Klimt
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Austrian symbolist painter (1862–1918) who was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement, best remembered for his 'gold...
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Estimate : 8,500.00 - 9,500.00
 
 
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Felix Labisse516 - Felix Labisse
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French Surrealist painter, illustrator, and designer (1905–1982). Group of six letters in French from Labisse to Belgian author, filmmaker, and docume
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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