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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Abraham Lincoln: WIlliam Herndon151 - Abraham Lincoln: WIlliam Herndon
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Law partner and biographer (1818–1891) of President Abraham Lincoln who was an early member of the new Republican Party and was elected mayor of Sprin
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Abraham Lincoln: Stephen Logan152 - Abraham Lincoln: Stephen Logan
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American lawyer and Illinois congressman (1800–1880) who practiced law with Abraham Lincoln from 1841 to 1843. ADS, signed “Stephen T. Logan,” one pag
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Abraham Lincoln: Frederick H. Meserve153 - Abraham Lincoln: Frederick H. Meserve
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World-renowned collector of Lincoln and Civil War-era photography (1865–1962), remembered for compiling a catalog of known Lincoln images. ALS signed
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[Abraham Lincoln]154 - [Abraham Lincoln]
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “William M. Cooper,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, April 25, 1865. Letter by a Union hospital worker to his mo
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Richard Nixon155 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed "RN," one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 5, 1971. Letter to Samuel F. Pryor, a former vice pre...
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Richard Nixon156 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 30, 1974. Letter to Congressman and Mrs. C. W. Bill Young, sent ten days before h
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Richard Nixon157 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 20, 1972. Letter to Republican Congressman Bill Young, in full: &...
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Richard Nixon158 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, Office of the Vice President letterhead, November 10, 1955. Letter to Ken Browne in Sioux City, Iowa, in part: "I want yo...
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Richard Nixon159 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, Office of the Vice President letterhead, December 18, 1953. Letter to Ken Browne, in part: "This is just a note to tell y...
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Richard Nixon160 - Richard Nixon
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President Nixon's personally-owned and -used personalized Spalding golf ball, embossed in black type on one side, "President Nixon." I...
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Richard and Pat Nixon161 - Richard and Pat Nixon
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Two TLSs from President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon, individually signed "RN" and "Pat," both one page, White House l...
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Nancy Reagan162 - Nancy Reagan
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Two letters: an ALS, one page, 4.75 x 6.5, no date but postmarked June 16, 1966, in full: "Thank you so much for sending us the picture and art...
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Ronald Reagan163 - Ronald Reagan
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Set of three letters addressed to Governor Ronald Reagan by three of his young constituents, four total pages, 8.5 x 11, dated February 1967, with eac
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Ronald Reagan164 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS signed “Ron,” one page, 8.5 x 11, State of California Governor's Office letterhead, November 22, 1971. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Brown, in ...
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Ronald Reagan165 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Reagan riding his horse 'El Alamein' at Rancho del Cielo, signed and inscribed in thin black felt tip, &q...
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Ronald Reagan166 - Ronald Reagan
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Color glossy 9.75 x 7.75 full-length photo of Ronald Reagan posing with a couple and their two children, signed and inscribed on the mat in black ink,
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Ronald Reagan167 - Ronald Reagan
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Ballpoint signature, "Ronald Reagan,” on an off-white 4 x 1.5 label affixed to the front cover of Time magazine from October 7, 1966, which is ...
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Ronald Reagan168 - Ronald Reagan
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Glossy 3.25 x 5.5 cardstock photo of a young Ronald Reagan, signed nicely in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.
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Ronald Reagan169 - Ronald Reagan
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Program for the Greater Miami Achievement Hall of Fame Third Annual Awards Banquet held at Miami's Hotel Inter-Continental on November 14, 1978,...
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Ronald Reagan170 - Ronald Reagan
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 14, October 27, 1969. State of California agent's appointment in which Governor Reagan does "authorize and empower Greg...
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan171 - Ronald and Nancy Reagan
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Ballpoint signatures, "Ronald Reagan" and "Nancy Reagan,” on an off-white 8 x 10 sheet of General Telephone Company of Alaska station...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt172 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president signed “F.D.R.,” one page, 6.25 x 9.25, White House letterhead, September 23, 1935. A carbon copy memo to his family, "E. R., ...
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Theodore Roosevelt173 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Bold fountain pen signature, "Theodore Roosevelt,” on an off-white 4 x 2.25 card. In fine condition, with some old mounting residue on the back.
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William H. Taft174 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.75 x 9.25, personal letterhead, November 16, 1914. Letter to pastor and magazine editor John Wesley Hill, in ful
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William H. Taft175 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10.5, War Department letterhead, January 7, 1907. Letter to Brigadier General William S. McCaskey, in full: ...
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Harry S. Truman176 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 29, 1961. Letter to Ken Browne in Mesa, Arizona, in part: "I cannot tell you how ver...
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Harry S. Truman177 - Harry S. Truman
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Fountain pen signature and inscription, "Feb. 21, 1959, Kind regards to George H. Wattach, from Harry S. Truman,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 ca...
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Harry S. Truman178 - Harry S. Truman
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Fountain pen signature, "Harry S. Truman,” over an Eleanor Roosevelt postage stamp on the reverse of a color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting NASA&...
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Harry S. Truman179 - Harry S. Truman
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City Bank of Kansas City check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harry S. Truman, payable to Kansas City Automobile Club for $30.25, June 1, 1925
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Harry S. Truman and Adlai Stevenson180 - Harry S. Truman and Adlai Stevenson
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of President Truman with the 1952 Democratic candidate for president, Adlai Stevenson, signed and inscribed in fountain pe
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Harry S. Truman and Averill Harriman181 - Harry S. Truman and Averill Harriman
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Semi-glossy 7.5 x 6 photo of President Truman meeting with New York governor Averell Harriman at the Executive Mansion, displayed in a 9.75 x 8.75 mat
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Harry S. Truman and Carlos Romulo182 - Harry S. Truman and Carlos Romulo
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Vintage glossy 8.75 x 5.75 photo of Truman and Romulo riding in a convertible, signed in fountain pen against the dark car, "Best wishes, Harry...
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Truman, Johnson, and Nixon183 - Truman, Johnson, and Nixon
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Group of three vintage fountain pen signatures of presidents on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards, including: "Harry S. Truman," "Lynd...
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[Harry S. Truman]184 - [Harry S. Truman]
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Fascinating 25-page packet of Treasury Department material related to the protection of President Harry S. Truman prior to his attendance at the weddi
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Donald Trump185 - Donald Trump
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Fantastic color glossy 10 x 8 photo of a scene from 'Bart to the Future,' a prophetic episode of The Simpsons that portrays Donald Trump as ...
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Donald Trump186 - Donald Trump
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ANS at the conclusion of a letter written to him by M. J. Feld, one page, 8 x 10.5, December 8, 1983, headed "Jerry Goldsmith." Trump writ...
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White House Bricks187 - White House Bricks
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Two bricks removed from the White House during the expansive renovations undertaken by Harry S. Truman, both measuring approximately 8.5 x 4.25 x 2.5,
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White House Christmas Cards188 - White House Christmas Cards
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Collection of 25 presidential holiday greeting and thank you cards sent from the White House between 1970 and 2011, which also includes a rare 1950 Ch
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Robert R. Livingston189 - Robert R. Livingston
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Lawyer, politician, and diplomat from New York (1746–1813) known as 'The Chancellor,' who was one of the five original drafters of the Decla...
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Jacob Broom190 - Jacob Broom
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American businessman and politician (1752–1810) and signer of the US Constitution as a Delaware delegate. Very rare ALS signed “Jaco: Broom,” one page
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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