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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Elizabeth, Queen Mother261 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother
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Christmas card from 1961 featuring an embossed royal crown on the front, measuring 13.5 x 8.25 open, with an affixed color image of the garden at Roya
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Oliver Ellsworth262 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Third chief justice of the United States (1745–1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the B
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Everest Mountaineers263 - Everest Mountaineers
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Group lot of 10 items signed in ballpoint or felt tip by a legendary Everest mountaineer, consisting of five photos, one letter, and four signed sheet
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Philo T. Farnsworth264 - Philo T. Farnsworth
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Inventor (1906–1971) best known for inventing the first fully electronic television system. Bold fountain pen signature, "Sincerely, Philo T. F...
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Maria Feodorovna265 - Maria Feodorovna
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Second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia and mother of Tsar Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (1759-1828). LS in French, signed “Maria,” one page,
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Filipino Presidents266 - Filipino Presidents
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Two signed photos: a glossy 3.75 x 4.75 photo of President Ferdinand Marcos, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Mrs. Joseph Halter, wi...
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Howard Florey267 - Howard Florey
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Australian pharmacologist and pathologist (1898–1968) who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Sir Ernst Chain and Sir Alexan
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Grand Duchess Olga268 - Grand Duchess Olga
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Second daughter of Czar Nicholas I (1822-1892). Scarce ALS in French, signed "Olga," one page both sides, 7 x 4.5, embossed royal letterhe...
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Jacques Hadamard269 - Jacques Hadamard
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French mathematician (1865–1963) who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, differential geometry, and partial differenti
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Werner Heisenberg270 - Werner Heisenberg
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German theoretical physicist (1901–1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. TLS in German, signed “Heisenb
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Hermann von Helmholtz271 - Hermann von Helmholtz
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Versatile German scientist (1821–1894) known for his discoveries related to visual and aural perception, electrodynamics, and the conservation of ener
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Donald Johanson and Richard Leakey272 - Donald Johanson and Richard Leakey
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Two color glossy 10 x 8 photos, one showing Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, who has signed in black felt tip, "Richard Leakey,"...
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Ernest Jones273 - Ernest Jones
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British neurologist and psychoanalyst (1879–1958) and Sigmund Freud's biographer. ALS, one page, 5.5 x 3.5, personal letterhead, November 29, 19...
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Alfred Kastler274 - Alfred Kastler
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French physicist (1902–1984) who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1966 for the 'discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian...
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Helen Keller275 - Helen Keller
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Dinner menu for the Thomas Paine Bicentennial Anniversary Dinner on January 29, 1937, 4.25 x 7, signed on the reverse in pencil by Helen Keller, and i
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Helen Keller276 - Helen Keller
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Vintage pencil signature, "With sincere regards, Helen Keller, November 15th 1956,” on an off-white 5.75 x 8.25 sheet. In fine condition. Accom...
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John Harvey Kellogg277 - John Harvey Kellogg
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Physician and promoter of health foods (1852–1943) best known for his invention of Corn Flakes. TLS signed “J. H. Kellogg,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, Miami
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King Edward VII278 - King Edward VII
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TLS signed “Albert Edward,” one page, 7.5 x 9, Marlborough House letterhead, July 6, 1900. Letter to Ernest Clarke, in full: "On the completion...
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King Edward VIII279 - King Edward VIII
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Edward RI,” one page, 21 x 15.75, March 30, 1936. King Edward appoints James Heffernan to be an "Officer in Our Roya...
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King George VI280 - King George VI
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Partly-printed DS, signed “George R.I.,” one page, 21 x 15.75, May 25, 1938. King George appoints Leonard Spencer as an "Officer in Our Royal A...
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