RR Auction: JFK 50 Years After Dallas

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RR Auction has assembled the most extensive JFK auction in recent memory, expertly weaving together the tale of one of our nation’s greatest presidents, fifty years after his tragic assassination in Dallas. Beginning with the 1,000 days of Camelot and his earlier years as senator, transitioning to the assassination and storied lone gunman Lee Harvey Oswald, we finally come full circle with Kennedy’s funeral and memorial. Offering an incredible collection of museum-quality items relating to John F. Kennedy, his celebrated family, and the tragedy of November 22, 1963, our auction will feature such extraordinary pieces as Kennedy’s personal engraved rosary, displaying the wear of constant use; a pair of JFK’s seldom-seen personally-owned and -worn prescription glasses; a 1963 Lincoln Continental used by the couple on their way to Dallas; the controversial 6th Floor Window from the Texas Book Depository; and Lee Harvey Oswald’s wedding ring, accompanied by a fascinating five-page letter from his widow revealing the ring’s history. Enjoy a rare opportunity to view all of these highlights and more in person at the Boston Omni Parker House, and online at RRAuction.com, in the largest JFK-themed auction of the year. A portion of the proceeds with be donated to The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, in honor of fallen Dallas Officer J.D. Tippit.
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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Lyndon B. Johnson Condolence Card272 - Lyndon B. Johnson Condolence Card
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Original printed condolence card sent from the White House following Kennedy’s assassination, 6 x 3.5, bearing a printed facsimile of Lyndon B. Johnso
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Bill Mauldin Signed Cartoon Print of Lincoln Grieving273 - Bill Mauldin Signed Cartoon Print of Lincoln Grieving
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Print of Mauldin’s famous cartoon depicting a grieving Abraham Lincoln, 11 x 14, signed and inscribed at the bottom in blue ballpoint, “For Joseph Fri
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John F. Kennedy Hand-Embellished Print by Paolo Garretto274 - John F. Kennedy Hand-Embellished Print by Paolo Garretto
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Italian caricaturist (1903–1989) whose work appeared in Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Fortune, House and Garden, and other publications. Vintage color
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John F. Kennedy Oversized Photograph and Newspaper Stand Placard275 - John F. Kennedy Oversized Photograph and Newspaper Stand Placard
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Two items: original 22 x 28 newspaper stand placard featuring the slain president’s portrait advertising their exclusive memorial magazine to be inclu
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Congressional Record: November 25, 1963276 - Congressional Record: November 25, 1963
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Original edition of the Congressional Record issued on November 25, 1963, 6 pages, 8.5 x 11, containing proceedings from both the House of Representat
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John F. Kennedy Funeral Photographs Group of Four277 - John F. Kennedy Funeral Photographs Group of Four
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Four original vintage glossy press photos related to Kennedy’s funeral, 7 x 9 and 9 x 7, all with inherent captions to the borders. Two show the funer
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Jacqueline Kennedy and Her Children Photograph at Arlington Cemetery278 - Jacqueline Kennedy and Her Children Photograph at Arlington Cemetery
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Solemn original matte-finish 14 x 11 photo of Jacqueline Kennedy and her two children grieving at JFK’s grave site at Arlington National Cemetery on M
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Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed279 - Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Jackie,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4, sea shell letterhead, no date. Letter to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, dated “2/24/93,” at
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Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed to the Author of the Day Kennedy Was Shot280 - Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed to the Author of the Day Kennedy Was Shot
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ALS, two pages both sides, 6.25 x 9.25, black-bordered personal letterhead, September 17, 1964. Mrs. Kennedy urgently appeals to Jim Bishop to relingq
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Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed to Evelyn Lincoln Regarding the Importance of Her Collect281 - Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed to Evelyn Lincoln Regarding the Importance of Her Collect
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ALS signed “Jackie,” ten pages, 5 x 7, personal letterhead, August 3, 1964. Letter to Evelyn Lincoln, written after seeing her uncle Lefty Lewis, who
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Jacqueline Kennedy Circa 1966 Autograph Letter Signed282 - Jacqueline Kennedy Circa 1966 Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “J,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.25 x 8, Las Duenas letterhead, no date. Letter to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, dated “4
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Jacqueline Kennedy Pair of Handwritten Notes284 - Jacqueline Kennedy Pair of Handwritten Notes
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Two unsigned handwritten notes. The first is along the right edge of a 1969 TLS to Kennedy from American Legion commander Albert Casassa, on letterhea
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Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed Referencing the Bay of Pigs Invasion285 - Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed Referencing the Bay of Pigs Invasion
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ALS signed “Jackie,” one page both sides, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Dave Powers. In part: “In the box are 2 dresses of mine—1) Th
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Kennedy Family 1968 Signed Book: JFK...As We Remember Him286 - Kennedy Family 1968 Signed Book: JFK...As We Remember Him
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Signed book: John Fitzgerald Kennedy…As We Remember Him. Later printing. NY: Macmillan Company, 1965. Softcover, 9.25 x 9, 241 pages. Signed and inscr
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Robert F. Kennedy Autograph Note Signed on a Mourning Card287 - Robert F. Kennedy Autograph Note Signed on a Mourning Card
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Black-bordered mourning card issued by Robert and Ethel Kennedy following the death of JFK, 5.25 x 3.75, with a brief ANS by Robert in the lower left
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Robert and Ethel Kennedy Signed Photograph288 - Robert and Ethel Kennedy Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Kennedys walking outside with all eight of their children, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “For Nou n
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Robert and Ethel Kennedy Pair of Signed Books289 - Robert and Ethel Kennedy Pair of Signed Books
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Two hardcover books: a first edition of The Enemy Within, signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint, “For Pat, With warm regar
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Ted Kennedy Signed Newspaper290 - Ted Kennedy Signed Newspaper
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Complete “Final Edition” of the November 22, 1963, Dallas Times Herald, with the headline reading, “Suspect Arrested / President Dead / Connally Shot,
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Ted Kennedy Signed Typescript291 - Ted Kennedy Signed Typescript
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Souvenir typescript of Kennedy’s comments about his brother’s proudest moments from an interview with Ted Sorensen, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the
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Ted Kennedy 1970 Autograph Letter Signed292 - Ted Kennedy 1970 Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Ted,” two pages, 6 x 8, United States Senate letterhead, October 7, 1970. Letter to Robert S. McNamara. In full: “You were so thoughtful t
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Evelyn Lincoln Signed Book: Kennedy and Johnson293 - Evelyn Lincoln Signed Book: Kennedy and Johnson
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Signed book: Kennedy and Johnson. First edition, second printing. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 207 pages. Signed and i
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Lyndon B. Johnson 1963 Signed Document294 - Lyndon B. Johnson 1963 Signed Document
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DS as president, one page both sides, 7.5 x 11, 88th Congress H. J. Res. 835 letterhead, December 4, 1963. Copy of the official government printed Hou
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Richard Nixon 1966 Typed Letter Signed295 - Richard Nixon 1966 Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 1, 1966. Letter to Earl Mazo, author of Richard Nixon: A Political and Persona
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John F. Kennedy Memorial Flyer296 - John F. Kennedy Memorial Flyer
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Black-bordered cardstock memorial flyer, 5.5 x 9.5, honoring the life of John F. Kennedy, including a quote from his inauguration: “Ask not what your
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John F. Kennedy Collection of 17 Commemorative Covers297 - John F. Kennedy Collection of 17 Commemorative Covers
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Nice set of 17 commemorative covers and philatelic souvenirs housed in a binder honoring President Kennedy. Each cover bears a different cachet honori
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John F. Kennedy Memorial Album298 - John F. Kennedy Memorial Album
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His Last 24 Hours album produced by the State Democratic Executive Committee following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, distributed to those who
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John F. Kennedy Collection of Memorial Signed Typescripts and Letters299 - John F. Kennedy Collection of Memorial Signed Typescripts and Letters
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Collection of 36 items, consisting primarily of souvenir typescripts and letters, each signed by someone involved in honoring the memory of Kennedy, i
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Magic Bullet Photograph301 - Magic Bullet Photograph
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Vintage glossy 7 x 9 CBS publicity photo of the ‘magic bullet,’ which allegedly killed John F. Kennedy and wounded Governor John Connally. Accompanied
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Warren Commission Signatures and Telegram Sent to Marina Oswald302 - Warren Commission Signatures and Telegram Sent to Marina Oswald
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Five items: a presentation letter removed from Warren Commission report, 5.5 x 7, dated September 24, 1964, submitting their report to Lyndon B. Johns
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Gerald Ford Signed Warren Commission Souvenir Typescript303 - Gerald Ford Signed Warren Commission Souvenir Typescript
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Souvenir typescript on a cream 6.25 x 8.5 sheet of personal letterhead with embossed presidential eagle, signed in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford, 4/
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Warren Commission Collection of Signed Testimony Typescripts304 - Warren Commission Collection of Signed Testimony Typescripts
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Collection of 86 pages of souvenir typescripts of testimony given before the Warren Commission by many of those involved, 8.5 x 11, each signed in ink
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Warren Commission Set of Three Signed Items305 - Warren Commission Set of Three Signed Items
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Three items: TLS signed “Earl Warren,” one page, 6 x 8, Supreme Court letterhead, March 30, 1956. In full: “It was thoughtful of you to remember my bi
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Marguerite Oswald Signed Typed Manuscript306 - Marguerite Oswald Signed Typed Manuscript
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Typed manuscript entitled “Evidence,” signed “Marguerite Oswald,” 10 pages, 8.5 x 11, no date. Oswald explains inconsistencies in the evidence used to
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Marguerite Oswald 1968 Typed Letter Signed307 - Marguerite Oswald 1968 Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 7, 1968. Letter to Keith Thompson. In part: “I need to sell another letter or two. Could you advise me as to the date
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Marguerite Oswald Signed Typescript308 - Marguerite Oswald Signed Typescript
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Typescript entitled “Aftermath of an Execution: The Burial and Final Rites of Lee Harvey Oswald, As Told by His Mother Marguerite,” 8 pages, 8.5 x 11,
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Francis Gary Powers’s Suitcase Carried During the First Soviet Union Prisoner Exchange in 1962309 - Francis Gary Powers’s Suitcase Carried During the First Soviet Union Prisoner Exchange in 1962
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Extremely historically important suitcase that Powers carried across the Glienicke Bridge in Potsdam, Germany, on February 10, 1962, when he was trade
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Francis Gary Powers’s Russian Book310 - Francis Gary Powers’s Russian Book
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Powers’s personally-owned book, Getting Along in Russian, used to learn the language while serving his prison sentence there. Later printing. NY: Bant
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Francis Gary Powers 1960 Autograph Letter Signed311 - Francis Gary Powers 1960 Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Gary,” four pages, 7.75 x 10, November 8, 1960. Letter to his wife, Barbara. In part: “Tonight as I write this letter it is about two o’cl
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Francis Gary Powers 1960 Autograph Letter Signed312 - Francis Gary Powers 1960 Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Gary,” three pages, 7.75 x 10, written on November 15 and 24, 1960. Letter to his wife, Barbara. In part: “I am very worried because I hav
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Francis Gary Powers’s Russian Souvenir313 - Francis Gary Powers’s Russian Souvenir
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Powers’s personally-owned souvenir brought back from Russia, 3.75 x 4.5 x 2.25, featuring a three-dimensional winter scene inside of clear plastic, se
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