RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring John F. Kennedy

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With a featured section honoring the birthday of President John F. Kennedy, RR Auction's May Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts nearly 750 diverse lots. Top JFK items include an original portrait study by Aaron Shikler, Jacqueline Kennedy's personally-worn maternity dress, windows from the Texas School Book Depository, and a rosary used by a priest at Parkland Hospital, as well as assorted autographs and other personal effects. Additional highlights in the sale are rare signatures of Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky, Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics for "The Times They Are-a-Changin'," a near-mint trio of the first Playboy issues, and a cigar box signed by Fidel Castro. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in May 2019.
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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Fidel Castro221 - Fidel Castro
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Wooden Cohiba Lanceros cigar box containing 25 handmade Cuban cigars, measuring 8.5 x 8.5 x 1.75, prominently signed on the lid in black felt tip by F
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Chiang Kai-shek222 - Chiang Kai-shek
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Chinese politician and military leader (1887–1975) who served as the leader of the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975. Uncommon glossy 5 x 7 phot
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek223 - Madame Chiang Kai-shek
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TLS signed “With affection, Mayling Soong Chiang,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Office of the President, Republic of China letterhead, June 23, 1960. Letter
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek224 - Madame Chiang Kai-shek
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Vintage matte-finish 4 x 6 full-length photo Madame Chiang posing outdoors, signed in fountain pen, "Mayling Soong Chiang." Reverse bears ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill225 - Winston Churchill
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ALS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 6.5, Villa Kazbeck letterhead, April 14, 1903. Letter to Arthur Elliot on
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill226 - Winston Churchill
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Handsome matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 half-length Rotary series postcard photo of Churchill as a young member of Parliament, signed in the lower border in i
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill227 - Winston Churchill
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 8 x 12.75, June 14, 1910. Official letter of thanks on black-bordered Royal Arms stationer
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Huang Xing228 - Huang Xing
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Chinese revolutionary leader and politician (1874–1916) who was a founder of the Kuomintang and served as the first army commander-in-chief of the Rep
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky229 - Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky
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Amazingly rare combination of circa 1918 fountain pen signatures in French of Russian revolutionaries Vladimir Lenin, "Lenine, president du Con...
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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Israel War of Independence230 - Israel War of Independence
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Significant TLS from Egyptian prime minister Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, signed “M. L. Nokrashy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, Prime Minister's Office ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Benito Mussolini231 - Benito Mussolini
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ALS in Italian, signed “Mussolini,” one page, 8 x 10.25, Il Capo del Governo letterhead, May 12, 1928. Letter to Minister of Finance Giuseppe Volpi, i
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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King Charles VIII232 - King Charles VIII
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Monarch of the House of Valois (1470–1498) who ruled as King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Rare LS in French, signed “Charles,” one page,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth II233 - Queen Elizabeth II
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Amazing oversized matte-finish 15 x 19.5 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing her glimmering crown jewels by Royal Court photographer Dorothy Wildin
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Peter the Great234 - Peter the Great
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LS in Russian, signed “Piotr,” one page, 7.25 x 9, May 7, 1721. Written in a clear secretarial hand and addressed to General Golitsyn "at Abo o...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Henry M. Stanley235 - Henry M. Stanley
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ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, 2 Richmond Terrace letterhead, June 11, 1892. Letter to Nellie Grant Sartoris, the daughter of former US President
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Wilkes Booth236 - John Wilkes Booth
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Extraordinary archive of 49 theatre playbills, circa 1861–1864, the vast majority from Boston, nine of which are for the Boston Museum and promote Joh
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody237 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Highly desirable glossy 3.25 x 4.75 photo of Buffalo Bill on horseback with natives and tipis in the background, neatly signed and inscribed in ink,...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Wounded Knee Archive: Paul H. Weinert238 - Wounded Knee Archive: Paul H. Weinert
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Significant archive of photographs and papers associated with Paul H. Weinert, one of twenty soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Wounded
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Francisco Linares Alcantara239 - Francisco Linares Alcantara
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President of Venezuela (1877–1878) and a member of the Liberal Party of Venezuela; his administration became known for its liberal policies such as mo
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Alexander III of Russia240 - Alexander III of Russia
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Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland (born 1845) who reigned from March 13, 1881 until his death on November 1, 1894. During A
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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