Lot 734. Two Early 1940s Issues of Friday Magazine – One with FDR on the Front Cover. The Oct. 25, 1940 issue features a portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt on the cover. Inside is an in-depth article on Henry Ford. Adolph Hitler is on the cover of the March 14, 1941 issue, which has a cover story titled “Secret Play to End the War.” Both issues are vg-ex.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 735. 18 Magazines with Political Content, 1 Book: FDR, the Kennedys, Carter, Clinton. Magazines, unless otherwise noted, are ex or better with labels; almost all feature the political figure on the cover. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Commentator, Dec. 1937, vg. John F. Kennedy: Dec. 2, 1963 Newsweek, JFK memorial cover, vg-ex. John F. Kennedy and PT-109 by Richard Tregaskis, 1962 hardback book, Landmark edition, ex-m, owner’s name inside, no dj. Ted Kennedy: June 5, 1965, Saturday Evening Post, vg+ to ex. Jackie Kennedy Onassis: Life - May 29, 1964; May 6, 1966 (small amount of writing on cover), and March 31, 1972. Also, Sotheby’s Preview catalog and announcement card of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s estate. Jimmy Carter: Newsweek - Nov. 15, 1976 and Jan. 3, 1977. Jan. 3. 1977 Time “Man of the Year” cover, label removed. Bill Clinton: Great and uncommon cover of May 1993 Playthings with Clinton as a cool cat playing the sax. Newsweek – Sept. 20, 1993; Oct. 4, 1993; Aug. 10, 1998 (with Monica); Sept. 21, 1998, and Oct. 19, 1998 (with Hillary). U.S. News – Feb. 2, 1998 and Sept. 21, 1998. Time – July 20, 1992 (with Al Gore).
Minimum Bid $20.
Lot 736. Floor Delegate Badge to the Democrat’s 1960 Convention, Other Political Items. It was at this convention in Los Angeles that the Democrats nominated Sen. John F. Kennedy for President. The badge is #100 from New York. Ex-m. The Kennedys – John, Bobby and Ted – are the subject of a Showtime 8” x 10” b&w photo promoting the documentary “Kennedys Don’t Cry,” g-vg. President Franklin Roosevelt is alluded to in a 1939 personal letter in which the writer criticizes the Denver Post for providing misleading information on the President’s reasons for wanting to repeal the 1937 Neutrality Act. A 24-page booklet reprints Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey’s address to the Class of 1965 at Syracuse University, nm. Finally two issues of New York’s Daily News or Mirror provide interesting headlines: “Agnew Quits, Oct. 11, 1973, vg. “3,000 Protest at Indian Point,” Aug. 6, 1979, vg. And “U.S. Arrests Gen. Walker; (James) Meredith in Class – 176 in Jail,” Oct. 2, 1962, ex.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 737. Invitation to John F. Kennedy’s Inauguration, January 20, 1961. Original invitation to the Inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson. It measures 8 3/8” x 11 ¾” and comes in its original mailer. The invitation is clean and shows only a few light marks; ex+. The mailing envelope is complete with splits at the sides and light soiling. Inaugural invitations are much more difficult to find than Inaugural Ball invitations.
Winning Bid $152.
Lot 738. Publications on President John F. Kennedy + a Deck of Cards from Air Force One. Post-assassination coverage in Life: Nov. 29, 1963 memorial issue with President Kennedy on the cover, vg, and Dec. 6, 1963 with Mrs. Kennedy, John and Caroline at his funeral, vg-ex. Also: Profile in Courage, a 16-page section from The Philadelphia Inquirer focusing on Jacqueline Kennedy, g+ to vg. Four Dark Days in History, 1963 magazine format with 64 pages of mostly photos and some text, ex-m. There also is a 1999 Life Album titled “The Year in Pictures” with John Kennedy Jr. and his wife on the cover. The undated deck of cards from Air Force One carries the President’s seal and is unopened.
Winning Bid $15.
Lot 740. 1969 Globe Reprint of President John F Kennedy’s Inaugural Address. This 1961 address contains the memorable words: “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” It resonated with Americans and inspired them long after the President’s assassination. In fact, the Globe company, which published copies of the address when it was delivered, states on the back of this reprint that it had been inundated with requests for copies. The reprint marks the anniversary of the President’s death. Beautiful nm copy, 6” x 9”, in a nm special envelope.
Minimum Bid $15.
