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Alan J. Lerner autographed “In Memoriam John F. Kennedy” First Day Cover in blue ink. The ArtCraft cachet features a memorial portrait of President Kennedy with the quotation, “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country…” Postmarked May 29, 1964, in Boston, Massachusetts, with a 5¢ John F. Kennedy memorial stamp.

Fine condition.

Provenance: From the collection of Edward Krohn, author of the “John F. Kennedy Cover Catalog.”

Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986) was an acclaimed American lyricist and librettist best known for collaborations on Broadway classics including My Fair Lady, Camelot, Brigadoon, and Gigi. Lerner was a contemporary and friend of John F. Kennedy, having attended Harvard University during the same era. His musical Camelot later became closely associated with the Kennedy presidency after Jacqueline Kennedy famously compared JFK’s administration to the idealized world portrayed in the production

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

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Reference sku: 11688 1415687-1