Details:

John F. Kennedy commemorative cover and postal history collection comprising more than 80 individual pieces, assembled over many years to commemorate the life, presidency, assassination, and enduring legacy of the 35th President of the United States. The collection includes first day covers, memorial cachets, illustrated postal envelopes, international commemoratives, souvenir covers, exhibition pieces, and specialty philatelic material issued throughout the United States and abroad.

The collection features a broad variety of Kennedy-themed cachets documenting nearly every aspect of his public life and remembrance. Included are memorial first day covers issued following his assassination, funeral and lying-in-state tributes, inauguration and presidency commemoratives, United Nations and international issues, space program and Cold War-related themes, White House and Air Force One subjects, memorial flights, Arlington National Cemetery commemoratives, and numerous privately produced artistic cachets. Many pieces feature striking portrait artwork, period photography, patriotic designs, and quotations from President Kennedy’s speeches.

Several covers commemorate significant historical moments, including Kennedy’s 1964 memorial stamp issue, international exhibitions honoring the President, diplomatic events, and worldwide tributes produced in the years immediately following his death. Together, the collection reflects the extraordinary impact Kennedy had both in the United States and internationally, as preserved through decades of philatelic remembrance.

Good to very good condition overall with expected age toning.

Provenance: From the collection of Edward Krohn, noted Kennedy philatelic researcher and author of The John F. Kennedy Cover Catalog. Many of the covers included in this collection are illustrated in Krohn’s reference book.

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

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Reference sku: 11688 1416534-1