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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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John F. Kennedy Hand-Edited Letter21 - John F. Kennedy Hand-Edited Letter
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Unsigned personal draft letter, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, April 23, 1962. Letter to Californian Congressman James Roosevelt, in ful
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John F. Kennedy Inauguration 21-Gun Salute Mortar Shell Casing22 - John F. Kennedy Inauguration 21-Gun Salute Mortar Shell Casing
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Unique 75mm M5A1 Type I mortar shell casing fired as the final round of the 21-gun salute at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration as preside...
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John F. Kennedy Negative and Photograph Collection23 - John F. Kennedy Negative and Photograph Collection
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Remarkable assortment of 19 original negatives of President John F. Kennedy at the ‘Winter White House,’ the Kennedys Palm Beach residency at 1095 N.
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John F. Kennedy Signed Book24 - John F. Kennedy Signed Book
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Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Inaugural edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 266 pages. Signed on an openi...
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John F. Kennedy Signed Merit Award25 - John F. Kennedy Signed Merit Award
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Scarce DS as president, one page, 11 x 10.5, no date but circa 1962–63. An award certificate to a Key West radio station for its service during the Cu
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John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph26 - John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph
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Vintage semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of President Kennedy, signed and inscribed in the wide lower border in blue ballpoint, "For Julia Wolfe—with w...
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Jacqueline Kennedy Valentine Collage27 - Jacqueline Kennedy Valentine Collage
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Two items from the estate of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara: an envelope bearing a pre-printed free frank of the first lady's signature...
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John F. Kennedy White House VIP Gift Soap Set of (3) Large Bars28 - John F. Kennedy White House VIP Gift Soap Set of (3) Large Bars
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Boxed set of soap given to VIP guests at the White House during the Kennedy administration, measuring 7.5 x 4 x 1.25, containing three large bars of w
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John F. Kennedy White House VIP Gift Soap Set of (3) Small Bars29 - John F. Kennedy White House VIP Gift Soap Set of (3) Small Bars
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Boxed set of soap given to VIP guests at the White House during the Kennedy administration, measuring 7.5 x 2 x 1, containing three small bars of whit
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John F. Kennedy's Birthday: Maria Callas Original Photograph30 - John F. Kennedy's Birthday: Maria Callas Original Photograph
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Cecil Stoughton's own original glossy 7.5 x 7.5 silver gelatin photo of John F. Kennedy visiting with opera singer Maria Callas at the Krim resi...
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