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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Texas: Stephen F. Austin191 - Texas: Stephen F. Austin
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Partly-printed DS, signed "S. F. Austin," one page, 7.75 x 8.75, January 11, 1836. Ornate financial document headed "Texian Loan,&quo...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Texas: David G. Burnet192 - Texas: David G. Burnet
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American politician (1788-1870) who served as interim president of the Republic of Texas in 1836. Uncommon manuscript DS, signed “David G. Burnet,” th
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Texas: Sam Houston193 - Texas: Sam Houston
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Large ink signature, "Sam Houston,” on an off-white 7.5 x 6 album page, which is also signed by Texan Senator Thomas Jefferson Rusk and Indiana...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Texas: Mirabeau B. Lamar194 - Texas: Mirabeau B. Lamar
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Leading Texas political figure during the Texas Republic era (1798–1859) who was elected as the second President of the Republic of Texas. Partly-prin
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Texas: Mirabeau B. Lamar and Anson Jones195 - Texas: Mirabeau B. Lamar and Anson Jones
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Two items: a partly-printed DS signed “Mirabeau B. Lamar,” one page, 16.5 x 10.75, August 25, 1840, general land office document granting Oliver Hull
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela196 - Nelson Mandela
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Beautiful limited edition set of six small-format lithographs entitled ‘The Struggle Series,’ numbered 132/950, each measuring 5.75 x 8.25, signed on
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi197 - Mohandas Gandhi
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Unsigned handwritten draft of a letter by Gandhi, one page, 5.25 x 6.75, no date but circa March 1946. Gandhi drafts a response on the reverse of a le
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Florence Nightingale198 - Florence Nightingale
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, 10 South Street letterhead, August 28, 1897. Letter to General George Higginson, a veteran of the Cri
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Raoul Wallenberg199 - Raoul Wallenberg
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Extraordinary archive of seven significant documents associated with the rescue of Hungarian Jews during World War II, including two signed by legenda
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Harley-Davidson: William H. Davidson200 - Harley-Davidson: William H. Davidson
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The son of Harley-Davidson Motor Company cofounder William A. Davidson (1905–1992); he served as the company’s president for 29 years and raced on the
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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