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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Albert Einstein211 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8 x 10.25, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, July 28, 1951. Letter to Dr. Dagobert D. Runes, granting
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein212 - Albert Einstein
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Rare signed book: Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait by Anton Reiser. First edition. NY: Albert & Charles Boni, Inc., 1930. Hardcover, 6 x...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Richard Gatling213 - Richard Gatling
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Manuscript DS, signed “R. J. Gatling, for the Gatling Gun Co.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, September 3, 1872. Statement agreeing to pay for potential use
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Edward Jenner214 - Edward Jenner
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English physician and scientist (1749–1823) often called the ‘father of immunology,’ who successfully tested his smallpox inoculation in 1796. Partial
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Elie Metchnikoff215 - Elie Metchnikoff
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Russian biologist and zoologist (1845–1916) best known for his pioneering research into the immune system, for which he was awarded the 1908 Nobel Pri
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Samuel F. B. Morse216 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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ALS signed “Sam'l F. B. Morse,” one page, 8 x 10, March 24, 1846. Letter to Joseph Tracy in Boston, who claimed to have developed a method of us...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Samuel F. B. Morse217 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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ALS signed “Sam'l F. B. Morse,” one page, 5 x 8, December 30, no year. Letter to Samuel Colgate, a prominent businessman and the husband to Mors...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Robert Oppenheimer218 - Robert Oppenheimer
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Brilliant American physicist (1904–1967) who directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhattan Project, leading
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud219 - Sigmund Freud
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ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.75 x 9, personal letterhead, January 22, 1933. Letter to Gilbert Perleberg of the Federation of the German
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Pope John Paul I220 - Pope John Paul I
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Born Albino Luciani (1912–1978), he was elected Pope on August 26, 1978, and suddenly died of a heart attack just 33 days later. TLS in Italian, signe
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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