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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Vivien Leigh667 - Vivien Leigh
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TLS, one page, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, December 28, 1966. Letter to her close friend, Joyce Huddart, who was head of wardrobe at the London Tow
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Vivien Leigh668 - Vivien Leigh
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Attractive glossy 3.5 x 5.5 German postcard photo of Vivien Leigh for her forthcoming role in the classic 1951 drama A Streetcar Named Desire, signed
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James Mason669 - James Mason
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Glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Mason in a suit and tie, prominently signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Marilyn Monroe670 - Marilyn Monroe
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Original vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 of Marilyn Monroe fixing her hair before an NBC microphone. In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges and s
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Marilyn Monroe671 - Marilyn Monroe
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Original vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.5 silver gelatin photo of Monroe seated in a small theater with white furs draped over her shoulders. In fine c
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Marilyn Monroe672 - Marilyn Monroe
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Original vintage semi-glossy 8 x 10 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe peering out of a Canadian National train. Reverse is stamp-dated August 14,
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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller673 - Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller
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Original vintage glossy 6 x 8 silver gelatin photo of Monroe and Miller attending the 1956 Royal Film Performance of The Battle of the River Plate, sh
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Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin674 - Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin
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Original vintage glossy 7.75 x 7.25 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin in a smoky room at the Las Vegas Sands in 1961. Reverse bea
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Marilyn Monroe and Jack Benny675 - Marilyn Monroe and Jack Benny
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Original vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.5 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe with Jack Benny on his TV show, stamp-dated September 13, 1953 on the revers
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Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio676 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
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Original vintage glossy 7.5 x 7 silver gelatin photo of the newlywed Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio bursting through the doors of city hall following
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Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio677 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
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Original vintage glossy 6.5 x 8 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio outside an airplane, with the actress dressed in a long fur co
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Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio678 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
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Original vintage glossy 8.25 x 6.5 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio posing for photographs during their visit to the Kawana fis
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Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift679 - Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift
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Original vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.5 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe with her co-star from The Misfits, Montgomery Clift. Reverse bears a Paul Sc
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Marilyn Monroe and US Servicemen680 - Marilyn Monroe and US Servicemen
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Original vintage glossy 8.5 x 6.5 of Marilyn Monroe riding in an open-top Jeep with her military escort, Brig. Gen. Robert Hobaboom, during her visit
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Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller, Yves Montand, and Simone Signoret681 - Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller, Yves Montand, and Simone Signoret
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Original vintage glossy 8.5 x 7.25 silver gelatin photo of Monroe, Arthur Miller, Yves Montand, and Simone Signoret together at a party for Montand on
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Marilyn Monroe, Irving Berlin, and Earl Wilson682 - Marilyn Monroe, Irving Berlin, and Earl Wilson
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Original vintage glossy 8.5 x 6.5 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe, composer Irving Berlin, and columnist Earl Wilson having drinks. Reverse bea
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Monty Python683 - Monty Python
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Glossy 12 x 8 photo of the Monty Python crew posing with Terry Jones's large foot, signed in blue felt tip by Jones, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Ter...
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My Fair Lady684 - My Fair Lady
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Uncommon original souvenir program for the 1956 musical My Fair Lady, 16 pages, 9 x 11.75, signed and inscribed on the front cover in blue ballpoint,
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Paul Newman685 - Paul Newman
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Paul Newman looking over his shoulder, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Paul Newman686 - Paul Newman
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Playbill for Our Town at the Booth Theatre in December 2002, Vol. 118, No. 12, 74 pages, 5.25 x 8.5, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Pa
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