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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Leslie R. Groves361 - Leslie R. Groves
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Army officer (1896–1970) who headed the Manhattan Project and oversaw the construction of the Pentagon. DS, signed “Leslie R. Groves,” three pages, 8.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Chester Nimitz362 - Chester Nimitz
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Matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo of Chester Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, signed and inscribed in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Edward O'Hare363 - Edward O'Hare
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Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry 'Butch O'Hare (1914–1943) was an American naval aviator of the United States Navy, who became the first na...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George S. Patton364 - George S. Patton
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World War I-dated ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, April 9, 1918. Letter to his mother, Ruth Wilson Patton, about
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Napoleon365 - Napoleon
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Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Nap,” one page, 7.75 x 12, April 6, 1808. Document pertaining to the promotion of an officer to "Colonel of t...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Napoleon366 - Napoleon
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LS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 7.25 x 9, March 4, 1813. Letter to Geraud Duroc, Duc de Frioul, asking what orders were given to him by the minis
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Duke of Wellington367 - Duke of Wellington
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Hand-addressed and free franked envelope panel, 4.5 x 2.75, signed in the lower left, "Free, Wellington," and dated November 25, 1825. In ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Army Generals368 - Army Generals
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Fountain pen signatures from three Army Generals, including: “G. C. Marshall” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 slip; "With Best Wishes of H. H. Arnol...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Battle of the Wilderness369 - Battle of the Wilderness
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LS signed “Virgil M. Healy,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 8, 1864. Letter to W. J. Rusling, written from the "Head Quarters 8th N.J...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Louis-Alexandre Berthier370 - Louis-Alexandre Berthier
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One of Napoleon's favorite Marshals (1753-1815), serving as his Chief of Staff from the start of his first Italian campaign in 1796 until his fi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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