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Lot 1101
Group of Kennedy Family Letters and Photographs
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
(4) items of ephemera, to include: one John F. Kennedy funeral prayer card; one-page typed letter on stationary with black border and Kennedy coat of arms letterhead, dated December 3, 1964, from Jacqueline Kennedy to Sgt. Sumner Peters of the White House Police regarding her children's birthdays, signed (likely printed), with envelope; (2) hand-written letters addressed "To Pete" from Jacqueline Kennedy, one on a card with a black border, double-sided and signed by Jacqueline, and the other a one-page dictation from John F. Kennedy Jr. written by his mother with his "signature" at the bottom, on The Carlyle stationary.

(9) photographs, to include: one 8 x 10 in. b&w photo of Jacqueline Kennedy with signature (likely printed) "With best wishes, / Jacqueline Kennedy"; one 8 x 10 in. b&w photo of Jacqueline Kennedy; one 8 x 10 in. b&w photo of Jacqueline Kennedy and John. F. Kennedy with printed signatures; one 5 x 7 in. b&w photo of John F. Kennedy with printed signature; one 8 x 10 in. color photograph of the Kennedy family in Palm Beach on Easter Sunday, 1963, with "Cecil Stoughton / The White House" stamped on verso; one 8 x 10 in. b&w photograph of John F. Kennedy Jr.; one 7 x 9 in. b&w photo of John F. Kennedy Jr. at his father's funeral with caption, stamped "United Press International Newspictures" (Washington D.C.) and "NOT FOR PUBLICATION" on verso; and (2) photo negatives of John F. Kennedy Jr. at his father's funeral with caption, in envelopes, with an envelope addressed to Sgt. Sumner Peters.

Good estate condition. Letters with expected wear from mailing and handling, the letter from John F. Kennedy Jr. with additional toning, staining, and a closed tear; photos with occasional creases, light scratches, bent corners, and light grime; the 8 x 10 in. photo of John F. Kennedy Jr. with remains of White House label on verso stating "HOLD FOR RELEASE," the 7 x 9 in. photo of John F. Kennedy Jr. with heavier wear including creasing and staining, and the negatives with fingerprints.