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Joan Kennedy printed thank-you card and original mailing envelope sent in the months following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The card bears a printed message reading, “Senator Kennedy and I appreciate so much the encouragement you have given us with your thoughts and prayers, and we want to express our deepest thanks,” signed in print by Joan Kennedy. Accompanied by the original addressed envelope postmarked Boston, Massachusetts, July 24, 1964, and franked with the newly issued 5-cent John F. Kennedy memorial postage stamp.

Fine condition.

Joan Bennett Kennedy (1936–2024) was the wife of Senator Edward M. Kennedy and a prominent member of the Kennedy family during one of the most turbulent periods in American political history. Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963, the Kennedy family received an outpouring of condolences from around the world. Printed acknowledgments such as this were issued to thank supporters for their messages, prayers, and expressions of sympathy. The accompanying envelope is particularly notable for its use of the 1964 John F. Kennedy memorial stamp, issued just months after the president’s death and one of the most iconic commemorative stamps in American postal history.

Authentication:
Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11665 1415847-1