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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Cardinals251 - Cardinals
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FDC with an affixed metal cachet depicting the Virgin Mary holding Jesus, signed in various inks by eight Catholic Cardinals, including: Joseph Bernar
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Jean-Antoine Chaptal252 - Jean-Antoine Chaptal
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Versatile French chemist and statesman (1756–1832) who introduced the process of adding sugar to wine, called 'Chaptalization.' LS in French...
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Jean-Nicolas Corvisart253 - Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
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French physician (1755–1821) who gained a reputation as an expert in cardiology and was Napoleon’s personal physician. Untranslated ALS in French, sig
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Dalai Lama254 - Dalai Lama
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo of the Dalai Lama in his robes, signed in the lower border in ink. In very good to fine condition, with scattered
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Louis de Broglie255 - Louis de Broglie
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French physicist (1892–1987) known for his theory that matter has the properties of both particles and waves, who was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize in
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Charles de Gaulle256 - Charles de Gaulle
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Brief untranslated ANS in French, signed “C. G.,” on a personal 3.75 x 2.75 card imprinted with "General de Gaulle" letterhead, no date bu...
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John DeLorean257 - John DeLorean
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John Z. DeLorean Corporation, Research & Engineering Division business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by DeLorean, "John Z....
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Porfirio Diaz258 - Porfirio Diaz
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Partly-printed DS, in Spanish, one page, 9.25 x 14.25, December 1, 1892. Untranslated letter from President Diaz to Ulises Heureaux, the president of
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Benjamin Disraeli259 - Benjamin Disraeli
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ALS signed “B. Disraeli,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered 2 Whitehall Gardens letterhead, February 25, 1874. Letter to Sir
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John E. Douglas260 - John E. Douglas
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Special agent and unit chief in the FBI (born 1945) who was one of the first criminal profilers and has written books on criminal psychology; Douglas
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother261 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother
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Christmas card from 1961 featuring an embossed royal crown on the front, measuring 13.5 x 8.25 open, with an affixed color image of the garden at Roya
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Oliver Ellsworth262 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Third chief justice of the United States (1745–1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the B
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Everest Mountaineers263 - Everest Mountaineers
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Group lot of 10 items signed in ballpoint or felt tip by a legendary Everest mountaineer, consisting of five photos, one letter, and four signed sheet
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Philo T. Farnsworth264 - Philo T. Farnsworth
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Inventor (1906–1971) best known for inventing the first fully electronic television system. Bold fountain pen signature, "Sincerely, Philo T. F...
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Maria Feodorovna265 - Maria Feodorovna
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Second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia and mother of Tsar Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (1759-1828). LS in French, signed “Maria,” one page,
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Filipino Presidents266 - Filipino Presidents
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Two signed photos: a glossy 3.75 x 4.75 photo of President Ferdinand Marcos, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Mrs. Joseph Halter, wi...
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Howard Florey267 - Howard Florey
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Australian pharmacologist and pathologist (1898–1968) who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Sir Ernst Chain and Sir Alexan
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Grand Duchess Olga268 - Grand Duchess Olga
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Second daughter of Czar Nicholas I (1822-1892). Scarce ALS in French, signed "Olga," one page both sides, 7 x 4.5, embossed royal letterhe...
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Jacques Hadamard269 - Jacques Hadamard
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French mathematician (1865–1963) who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, differential geometry, and partial differenti
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Werner Heisenberg270 - Werner Heisenberg
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German theoretical physicist (1901–1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. TLS in German, signed “Heisenb
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Hermann von Helmholtz271 - Hermann von Helmholtz
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Versatile German scientist (1821–1894) known for his discoveries related to visual and aural perception, electrodynamics, and the conservation of ener
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Donald Johanson and Richard Leakey272 - Donald Johanson and Richard Leakey
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Two color glossy 10 x 8 photos, one showing Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, who has signed in black felt tip, "Richard Leakey,"...
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Ernest Jones273 - Ernest Jones
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British neurologist and psychoanalyst (1879–1958) and Sigmund Freud's biographer. ALS, one page, 5.5 x 3.5, personal letterhead, November 29, 19...
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Alfred Kastler274 - Alfred Kastler
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French physicist (1902–1984) who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1966 for the 'discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian...
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Helen Keller275 - Helen Keller
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Dinner menu for the Thomas Paine Bicentennial Anniversary Dinner on January 29, 1937, 4.25 x 7, signed on the reverse in pencil by Helen Keller, and i
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Helen Keller276 - Helen Keller
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Vintage pencil signature, "With sincere regards, Helen Keller, November 15th 1956,” on an off-white 5.75 x 8.25 sheet. In fine condition. Accom...
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John Harvey Kellogg277 - John Harvey Kellogg
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Physician and promoter of health foods (1852–1943) best known for his invention of Corn Flakes. TLS signed “J. H. Kellogg,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, Miami
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King Edward VII278 - King Edward VII
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TLS signed “Albert Edward,” one page, 7.5 x 9, Marlborough House letterhead, July 6, 1900. Letter to Ernest Clarke, in full: "On the completion...
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King Edward VIII279 - King Edward VIII
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Edward RI,” one page, 21 x 15.75, March 30, 1936. King Edward appoints James Heffernan to be an "Officer in Our Roya...
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King George VI280 - King George VI
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Partly-printed DS, signed “George R.I.,” one page, 21 x 15.75, May 25, 1938. King George appoints Leonard Spencer as an "Officer in Our Royal A...
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King William IV281 - King William IV
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “William R.,” one page, 13.5 x 9.5, December 1, 1830. King William appoints James Henry Leckie a "Lieutenant i...
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Henry Kissinger282 - Henry Kissinger
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Three items: a very early vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the young Kissinger as a member of the Harvard faculty, signed and inscribed in fountain pen,
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Leonard Kleinrock283 - Leonard Kleinrock
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American computer scientist (born 1934) who made several important contributions to the field of computer networking, in particular to the theoretical
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Bernard Germain de Lacepede284 - Bernard Germain de Lacepede
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French naturalist (1756–1825) who contributed to the Comte de Buffon's Histoire Naturelle. Manuscript DS in French, signed “B. G. E. le cte. de ...
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Arthur Lee285 - Arthur Lee
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American diplomat during the American Revolutionary War (1740–1792) who helped negotiate the Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778. Free franked addr
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Joseph Lister286 - Joseph Lister
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British surgeon (1827–1912) who innovated the practice of sterile surgery, one of the most important medical advances of the day. Ink signature, &qu...
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Hendrik Antoon Lorentz287 - Hendrik Antoon Lorentz
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Dutch physicist (1853–1928) who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect. Crisp ink s
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John McCain288 - John McCain
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Signed book: Worth the Fighting For: A Memoir. First trade edition. NY: Random House, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 396 pages. Signed o
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Medical Researchers289 - Medical Researchers
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Group of eight items signed by noted medical researchers, including: Jonas Salk (signature), James D. Watson (commemorative cover), Linus Pauling (SP)
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Golda Meir290 - Golda Meir
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Matte-finish 6.75 x 4.75 full-length photo of Golda Meir standing alongside several other politicians on what appears to be an airport tarmac, signed
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Reinhold Messner291 - Reinhold Messner
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Italian mountaineer, explorer, and author (born 1944) who made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest, the first ascent of Everest without supplementa
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Mother Teresa292 - Mother Teresa
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Glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed in blue ink, "God bless you, M. Teresa mc." Matted to an ...
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Mother Teresa293 - Mother Teresa
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TLS signed “God bless you, M Teresa m,” 5 x 7.75, Missionaries of Charity letterhead, March 11, 1984. Letter to Betty De Silva, in full: "Thank...
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Mother Teresa294 - Mother Teresa
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TLS signed “M Teresa mc,” one page on the reverse of a 6.25 x 3.5 prayer slip depicting Mother Teresa holding a child, no date. Letter to Rosemarie, i
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Fridtjof Nansen295 - Fridtjof Nansen
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Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate (1861–1930) who led the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888. Bo
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Napoleon III296 - Napoleon III
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President of the French Second Republic and ruler of the Second French Empire (1808–1873). Manuscript DS in French, signed “N,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5,
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Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia297 - Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
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Heir apparent to the throne of the Russian Empire (1904–1918) who was the youngest child and only son of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feo
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Paul I of Russia298 - Paul I of Russia
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Emperor of Russia (born 1754) from 1796 until his assassination in 1801. A champion of the poorer classes, his sweeping reforms alienated the Russian
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Pedro II of Brazil299 - Pedro II of Brazil
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Popular and much-admired emperor of Brazil who ruled for nearly sixty years (1825-1891). Manuscript DS in Portuguese, signed “Imperador ,” on
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Physicists300 - Physicists
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Group lot of five color photos of world-renowned physicists, glossy and semi-glossy, ranging in size from 5 x 7 to 10 x 8, each signed in ink or felt
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