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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Giacomo Puccini597 - Giacomo Puccini
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ALS in Italian, signed “G. Puccini,” one page, 5.5 x 3.25, postcard letterhead, no date. Early untranslated letter to the French-Italian painter Ferru
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov598 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Eminent Russian composer (1844-1908) best known for such brilliantly orchestrated works as Scheherazade and for operatic staples like Sadko, The Tale
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Leopold Mozart599 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Leopold Mozart
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ALS in German, signed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, "Ich sonst wie bin Mozart Wolfgang," and by his father Leopold Mozart, "dein alter ...
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Estimate : 300,000.00 - 500,000.00
 
 
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Music and Art600 - Music and Art
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Extraordinary early 20th century guest book from the Hotel Du Soleil in Arnhem, Netherlands, 6.25 x 9.25, featuring a deluxe binding with spine and co
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Gioacchino Rossini601 - Gioacchino Rossini
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Brilliant 2.25 x 3.5 seated portrait of Rossini affixed to its original 4.25 x 6.25 souvenir card, with French text commemorating the 500th performanc
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Clara Schumann602 - Clara Schumann
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Composer and one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era (1819-1896). She and her husband, composer Robert Schumann, were early champio
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Johann Strauss603 - Johann Strauss
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Eminent Viennese composer (1825–1899), known as the 'Waltz King,' best known for such all-time favorites as 'The Beautiful Blue Danube&#...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky604 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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ALS in Russian, signed “P. Tchaikovsky,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, September 10, 1883. Letter to the important Russian composer and
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Robert Schumann605 - Robert Schumann
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Highly important German composer and pianist (1810–1856) whose distinctively lyrical musical language, especially evident in his keyboard works and ar
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Richard Wagner606 - Richard Wagner
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ALS in German, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, December 12, 1857. Important letter to his "honored friend" Johann Hoffmann ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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