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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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison101 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 12 x 14.75, Januar...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams102 - Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
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Printed broadside document, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12, June 27 and July 8, 1797. Broadside publishing two acts passed by the Fifth Congress. The
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Madison103 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 10 x 15, April 6, 1811. Scallop-topped ship’s pass issued for the "Schooner Augusta of New Yor...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams104 - John Quincy Adams
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LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 1, 1824. Addressed from the Department of State, transmitting to John McLean his commission as US Postmaster General,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln105 - Abraham Lincoln
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Scarce broadside of a proclamation issued by Governor John A. Andrew of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on July 28, 1864, 18 x 27.75, recognizing Pr
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson106 - Andrew Johnson
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Rare printed broadside from the Mobile Daily News, one page, 9 x 11, dated June 4, 1865, announcing "President Johnson's Emancipation Procl...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant and Cabinet107 - U. S. Grant and Cabinet
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Bold ink signatures of the president and his cabinet on two sets of 7.75 x 9.75 adjoining sheets, including: President U. S. Grant, Vice President Sch
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield108 - James A. Garfield
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ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, May 2, 1873. Letter to family friend Dr. John Peter Robison, in part: &q...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison109 - Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison
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Leather-bound autograph album, 7 x 4.25, signed inside on separate pages in black ink by two American presidents, “Grover Cleveland, March 24, 1887” a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt110 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Vintage sepia matte-finish 7.75 x 11 portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt by the M. P. Rice Studio of Washington, D.C., affixed to the original 11
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt111 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 19.5, March 10, 1907. President Roosevelt appoints Edgar G. Oberlin as "Ensign in the Navy."...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William H. Taft112 - William H. Taft
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ALS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages, 5.25 x 6.75, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to his personal secretary Charles D. Hilles, i
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt113 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Wonderful vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 portrait of Roosevelt by the Pach Brothers Studio of New York, signed and inscribed on the original studio
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt114 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ALS signed "FDR," one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Roosevelt & O'Connor letterhead, stamp dated July 1, 1926. Letter to his friend a...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman115 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 18, 1962. Letter to General Leslie R. Groves, in full: "Thank you very much for the adva...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman and Cabinet116 - Harry S. Truman and Cabinet
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of President Truman and his cabinet by Harris & Ewing, signed in fountain pen by Harry S. Truman, Maurice J. Tobin, ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson117 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Historic fountain pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the ‘Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes'...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon118 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed "RN," one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 27, 1972. Letter to "Ted," Vice President S...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan119 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.25 x 4.25, personal letterhead, May 25, 1990. Letter to his longtime friend "Hup," Lydia Hupfer McArthur. ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan120 - Ronald Reagan
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Gorgeous Fitz and Floyd small china plate from the Reagan White House, measuring 6.5? in diameter, with attractive gold borders to white canvas, red f
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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