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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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Robert and Ethel Kennedy in Harlem52 - Robert and Ethel Kennedy in Harlem
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Original first-generation 5.5 x 9.25 semi-glossy photo of Robert Kennedy speaking passionately in Harlem as his wife Ethel looks on intently. Reverse
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert and Ethel Kennedy in Harlem53 - Robert and Ethel Kennedy in Harlem
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Original first-generation 5.5 x 9.25 semi-glossy overhead photo of Robert and Ethel Kennedy surrounded by reporters as they sit in the back seat of a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert F. Kennedy in Harlem54 - Robert F. Kennedy in Harlem
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Original first-generation 6 x 9 semi-glossy photo of Robert Kennedy shaking hands with supporters on the corner of E 78th Street and 1st Avenue in Har
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert F. Kennedy in Harlem55 - Robert F. Kennedy in Harlem
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Original first-generation 6 x 9 semi-glossy photo of Robert Kennedy looking skyward while visiting Harlem during his 1960 senatorial campaign. In fine
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert F. Kennedy in Harlem56 - Robert F. Kennedy in Harlem
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Original first-generation 9 x 6 semi-glossy photo of Robert Kennedy in Harlem during his 1960 senatorial campaign. In fine condition. Photo rights: Th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy DNC Badge57 - John F. Kennedy DNC Badge
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Original laminated guest badge for the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, 2.5 x 3.5, permitting access to “Platform No. 1.” Badge is
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Signed Ticket58 - John F. Kennedy Signed Ticket
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Original ticket to the Young Democratic Clubs of Wisconsin State Convention Annual Convention banquet, 4.5 x 3, held on March 19, 1960, at the Memoria
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Campaign Pins59 - John F. Kennedy Campaign Pins
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Seven original campaign pins: two rare Jackie and Jack stickpins from their Berlin, Germany, trip; two “Kennedy for President,” oval tie clasps, depic
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Opposing Campaign Card60 - John F. Kennedy Opposing Campaign Card
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Original negative campaign card printed by the Christian Nationalist Crusade, 6.5 x 3.5, with one side reading “Stop Kennedy. Why?,” and the other sid
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Campaign Charms61 - John F. Kennedy Campaign Charms
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Two items: rare bracelet charm given to delegates at the 1960 Democratic National Convention showing Kennedy’s PT-109. Charm measures 1.5? in diameter
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy 1960 Religious Speech62 - John F. Kennedy 1960 Religious Speech
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Original copy of Kennedy’s famous speech on religion from the publicity division of the Democratic National Committee, two pages both sides, 8.5 x 14,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph63 - John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 11 x 13.75 photo of Kennedy shaking hands with Joe Venneri at a function, with both gentlemen wearing name tags, signed and inscr
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy 1963 Signed Photograph Inscribed to Bachrach64 - John F. Kennedy 1963 Signed Photograph Inscribed to Bachrach
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Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9 bust portrait of Kennedy in a pinstriped suit affixed to its original 9.5 x 12.5 mount, signed and inscribed on the moun
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy 1961 Signed Document66 - John F. Kennedy 1961 Signed Document
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.75 x 16, October 27, 1961. President Kennedy appoints “Raymond G. Dwigans, of Texas…Collector of Customs
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy 1963 Christmas Card67 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy 1963 Christmas Card
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Rare official White House Christmas card from 1963, measuring 4.5 x 6.5 closed, picturing a color image of the Creche in the East Room on the front. C
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy and White House Dinner Guests Signed Menu68 - John F. Kennedy and White House Dinner Guests Signed Menu
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Heavy cardstock menu for a dinner held at the White House on April 29, 1962, 4 x 6.5, signed on the reverse by 15 attendees, including John F. Kennedy
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Bill-signing Pen69 - John F. Kennedy Presidential Bill-signing Pen
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Pen used by President John F. Kennedy to sign an unknown bill during his administration. Fountain pen measures 6? long with a Lucite handle imprinted
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy’s Pen Used to Sign the 1963 Child and Mental Health Bill70 - John F. Kennedy’s Pen Used to Sign the 1963 Child and Mental Health Bill
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Fountain pen used by President Kennedy to sign the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Bill. Presidential Lucite and black plast
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy’s Black Necktie71 - John F. Kennedy’s Black Necktie
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One of John F. Kennedy’s personally-owned and -worn neckties. Solid black tie bears a Wembley Priestly’s Nor-East maker’s label on the underside. Acco
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy’s Dotted Necktie72 - John F. Kennedy’s Dotted Necktie
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One of John F. Kennedy’s personally-owned and -worn neckties. Imported silk navy blue and red dot tie bears a Charles Dillon, Inc. New York maker’s la
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Rocking Chair73 - John F. Kennedy Rocking Chair
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A rocking chair from the Kennedy Hyannisport estate. Black-painted wooden rocking chair measures approximately 3´ high and 24.5? wide, with Ben...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy’s Honey Fitz Chairs and Lamp74 - John F. Kennedy’s Honey Fitz Chairs and Lamp
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Two chairs and a table lamp from the presidential yacht Honey Fitz, gifted to former Petty Officer Hollis Beaty for years of faithful service to the K
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy75 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy
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Original color 8 x 10 photo of John and Jackie dressed up for a dinner honoring the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Reverse bears an affixed descriptive
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy77 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Hand-made Valentine collage, undoubtedly made by Jacqueline Kennedy, done on both sides of two sheets of 9 x 12 red construction paper with clipped pa
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy78 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Rare, original color 17 x 14 cardstock print of the Kennedy family’s 1963 Christmas card. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy79 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Vintage oversized 15.5 x 19.25 matte-finish close-up photo of Jacqueline Kennedy’s hairdo with her favorite sunburst pin visible from the side taken a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy Baby Gift80 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy Baby Gift
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Adorable original hand-painted mixed-media artwork of a mother hen with four chicks, watercolor and appliquéd pink-and-white fabric on an off-w...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy81 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Collection of nine brief handwritten notes written or dictated by Kennedy to her secretary Mary Gallagher, on nine 5 x 8 sheets of White House letterh
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy Baby Gift82 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy Baby Gift
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Original hand-painted mixed-media artwork of a mother duck with three cute ducklings, watercolor and appliquéd red-and-white fabric on an off-w...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Photographs83 - John F. Kennedy Photographs
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Two vintage color photos: one glossy 10 x 8 photo of Kennedy in the Oval Office beside Connecticut Congressman-at-Large Benjamin F. Grabowski and his
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Berlin Photograph84 - John F. Kennedy Berlin Photograph
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Vintage oversized 13.75 x 11 matte-finish photo, taken by award-winning photographer James K. W. Atherton, of a young boy who breaks through the barri
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Arrival at White House85 - John F. Kennedy Arrival at White House
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 press photo of Kennedy arriving at the northwest gate of the White House on December 6, 1960. Reverse bears an Associated Press
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Photographs86 - John F. Kennedy Photographs
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Five original glossy AP and UPI press photos, various sizes, including a photo of the baptism of John F. Kennedy Jr,, and the first couple stepping ou
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Berlin Photograph87 - John F. Kennedy Berlin Photograph
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Vintage oversized 13.75 x 11 matte-finish photo taken by award-winning photographer James K. W. Atherton in Berlin, on Wednesday, June 26, 1963, of Pr
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Campaign Bobblehead88 - John F. Kennedy Campaign Bobblehead
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Uncommon Kennedy presidential campaign bobblehead from 1960. Plaster of Paris bobblehead measures almost 8? tall with a Western Commerce Corp label af
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Toy Rocking Chair89 - John F. Kennedy Toy Rocking Chair
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Scarce Kamar J.F.K. & Rocking Chair, 1963, in the original box. Doll and rocking chair measure 11? high. Mechanism inside the chair plays the so...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Banners90 - John F. Kennedy Banners
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Two identical printed fabric banners, 29.5 x 20, made for Kennedy’s state visit to Costa Rica to attend the Conference of the Presidents of the Centra
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Pamphlet91 - John F. Kennedy Pamphlet
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Tri-fold pamphlet from Texas featuring an image of Kennedy on the front, 3.5 x 8.5 folded, encouraging Texans to vote for “proposition one” to repeal
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Certificate92 - John F. Kennedy Certificate
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Original “Frontiersman Extraordinary” certificate presented to Clifford Cleary “in appreciation for loyal and dedicated effort in the General Election
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Booklet93 - John F. Kennedy Booklet
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Uncommon original booklet entitled, “Irish Visit: Complete Text of President Kennedy’s Speeches with Illustrations,” 5.5 x 8.75, which was sold briefl
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Golf Ball Set95 - John F. Kennedy Golf Ball Set
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Set of five presidential golf balls presented in a special green and brown leather case resembling a book, gilt stamped on the front with the presiden
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Final Typed Statement From Houston98 - John F. Kennedy Final Typed Statement From Houston
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Kennedy's last typed statement, drafted in Texas and left on his desk before he could sign it, as he died just 15 hours later: unsigned typed st...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Final Sailboat Sketch99 - John F. Kennedy Final Sailboat Sketch
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Original vintage pencil sketch of a sailboat, drawn by Kennedy on an off-white 4 x 6 sheet of Rice Hotel stationery. Includes a typed note signed by E
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Keys for Dallas Presidential Limo100 - Keys for Dallas Presidential Limo
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Two metal keys to the presidential limousine that Kennedy was riding in when he was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Both keys are slightly longer t
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy’s White House Files: Billings, Lem101 - John F. Kennedy’s White House Files: Billings, Lem
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Prep school roommate and lifelong friend of John F. Kennedy (1916–1981) who worked on his presidential campaign and served the role of ‘first friend’
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dallas: Kilduff, Malcolm M.104 - Dallas: Kilduff, Malcolm M.
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Six pages of Kilduff’s notes from during the Dallas trip on sheets and slips of various sizes, primarily pencil on lined yellow sheets. Various notes
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Secret Service Texas Pin105 - Secret Service Texas Pin
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A vintage Secret Service pin-type badge used in Texas on November 21–22, 1963, measuring .75 x 1.5, featuring repetitive text on the front in extremel
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Kennedy in Fort Worth: Jim Wright108 - Kennedy in Fort Worth: Jim Wright
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Kennedy strolling across the street on the morning of the assassination, signed at the top in black ink, “A happy beginning to
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Kennedy Arrival at Love Field in Dallas: Clint Grant109 - Kennedy Arrival at Love Field in Dallas: Clint Grant
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of John and Jackie on the tarmac upon arriving in Dallas, signed in black felt tip, “I photographed President and Mrs. Kennedy as
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Kennedy Arrival in Dallas: James Swindal110 - Kennedy Arrival in Dallas: James Swindal
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Kennedy upon his arrival in Dallas, signed at the top in black felt tip, “Col. Jim Swindal, Comdr. AF-One, Nov. 22, 1963, Dalla
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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