Lot 4130
Sale 108 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Robert F. Kennedy pallbearers' signatures, on a 1968 commemorative cover for his funeral, the cover bearing a cachet of Kennedy's pallbearers escorting his casket from St. Patrick's Cathedral, signed in ink by John Glenn (former astronaut), Douglas Dillon (former Secretary of the US Treasury), LeMoyne Billings (family friend), Lord Harlech (former British Ambassador to US), James Whittaker (mountain climber who scaled Mt Kennedy with Senator Kennedy a few years earlier), Stephen Smith (brother-in-law), and David Hackett (personal friend), the cover also bears an autopen signature of Robert S. McNamara (US Secretary of Defense), matted to an overall size of 24.5x19.5cm. Fine.
With certificate of authenticity of RR Auction.
- Estimate
- $280
- Result Status
- Passed in