Decades after his tragic assassination,
President John F. Kennedy’s personal affairs still fascinate the American
public. This comes to light again with the auction of a four-page love letter
written by John F. Kennedy to his mistress, evaluated for authenticity and
believed to be addressed to American painter Mary Meyer.
The love letter, the official White House letterhead removed but with the presidential seal still visible on the stationary, is to be sold at RR Auction’s “Pop Culture” online auction beginning on June 16th and closing on June 23rd. The estimated price of the auction of the rare letter is $30,000.
The love letter, the official White House letterhead removed but with the presidential seal still visible on the stationary, is to be sold at RR Auction’s “Pop Culture” online auction beginning on June 16th and closing on June 23rd. The estimated price of the auction of the rare letter is $30,000.
The president’s love and desire for his
mistress Mary Meyer is evident in the letter. The contents include him
imploring Meyer to meet with him, writing, “Why don’t you leave suburbia for
once --- come and see me --- either here --- or at the Cape next week or in
Boston the 19th?” After declaring that after all their years
together he wants a more loving answer, he asks, “Why don’t you just say yes?”
The personal contents of this historic letter give detail into the life of one
of the most famous American presidents.
The contents of the document to be sold at
auction are even more poignant yet, considering the letter was written a month
before Kennedy’s death and never sent. Mary Meyer also died in an unsolved
homicide in 1968.
Boston-based
RR Auction, established in 1976, has a long history of successful auctions of
rare documents, manuscripts, and historic artifacts. A complete list of past
and present auctions can be seen at https://issuu.com/rrauction,
including themed auctions such as “Fine Autographs and Artifacts” and “Marvels
of Modern Music”.
Other
items to be sold at auction this June along with the Kennedy love letter
include:
·
A
wooden rocking chair used by JFK (Estimate: 80,000+)
·
Jacqueline
Kennedy’s stylist stiletto heels (Estimate: 6000+)
·
JFK’S
DAR marriage record (Estimate: 6000+)
·
Buddy
Holly signed photograph (Estimate: 1000+)
·
A
Bob Dylan signed album (Estimate: 1500+)
More
items on auction can be previewed at https://issuu.com/rrauction. For continued updates on rare and
historic documents and artifacts for auction, please follow RR Auction’s
Twitter at https://twitter.com/rrauction and Facebook
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