Tea for JFK: Kennedy aide’s trove of memorabilia headlines at John McInnis Feb. 25

1960 Kennedy for President campaign poster from the estate of Helen Mary Keyes, estimated at $200-$400 at John McInnis Auctioneers.

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AMESBURY, Mass. – John McInnis Auctioneers distinguished itself as a house specializing in John F. Kennedy material in February 2013, when it dispersed the collection of longtime Kennedy aide and friend Dave Powers (1912-1998). Despite a snowstorm and heavy demand that played havoc with Internet connections, McInnis sold the 2,000-piece Powers collection in 723 lots, only five of which were passed. It was memorably topped by an Air Force One bomber jacket owned by JFK and later given to Powers, which hammered for $570,000.

A measure of that same Kennedy magic may revisit the house on Sunday, February 25, when it offers more than 100 lots from the estate of Helen Mary Keyes, a Kennedy aide and family friend who also helped with the creation of the John F. Kennedy Library. The catalog for the sale, in which the Kennedy-related material appears as lots 301-417, is available now for bidding through LiveAuctioneers.

Keyes had long and storied ties to the Kennedy family. Her father was the dentist to Joe and Rose Kennedy’s children, and the families’ children became friends. Keyes went on to play a trusted role in John F. Kennedy’s 1952 campaign for a Massachusetts senate seat, hosting ladies’ teas for the rising star of the Democratic Party. Her involvement with Kennedy’s political career extended to his 1960 presidential campaign. This is evidenced by, among many other mementos on offer in the sale, a 1960 Kennedy for President poster in a famed red and blue band design, estimated at $200-$400.

Another piece from Keyes’ Kennedy trove, striking in its rarity, is a printed silk campaign scarf from John F. Kennedy’s successful bid to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate. The scarf, featuring the same portrait of a strikingly young-looking Kennedy repeated once at each corner and once in the center over an image of the U.S. Capitol, is estimated at $500-$1,000. Keyes also earned an invitation to the 1953 Newport, Rhode Island wedding of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier. It, along with its original envelope and several period clippings covering the nuptials, is presented with an estimate of $300-$600.

The ladies’ teas that Keyes hosted in 1952 were among the many events that helped Kennedy win the allegiance of women voters in Massachusetts, but they certainly reflect a bygone era. A lot of memorabilia relating to the pro-Kennedy teas and receptions includes a photo of Rose Kennedy addressing tea volunteers with her son seated to her right, as well as newspaper clippings, schedules, speaking points, details for organizers, and two pairs of long, white, formal kid gloves that tea attendees would have been expected to wear to such an event. The whole is estimated at $300-$600.

Numerous lots in the auction are letters from John and Robert Kennedy to Keyes, either typewritten or handwritten, but always hand-signed by them, often with humorous inscribed asides. Lot 312 demonstrates the importance of the ladies’ teas to JFK’s Senate campaign. In the handwritten 1952 letter, the future president thanks Keyes for her help in the U.S. Senate campaign with the inscription, “This expresses inadequately my thanks for all that you did. As I heard Ohara said at the Clover Club dinner Mr. Lodge was drowned in five hundred gallons of tea you had poured.” That letter now carries an estimate of $2,000-$4,000.

Another JFK letter worthy of mention dates to May 1952, written to Keyes on Congress of the United States letterhead. It is further distinguished by its original envelope, which, unusually, was hand-addressed by Kennedy. It comes with a campaign photograph and its matching negative that pictures a grinning Kennedy with Keyes and two others. The lot has an estimate of $2,000-$4,000.

Another in the army of women who helped the Kennedy clan achieve their political ambitions was Polly Fitzgerald, a Kennedy cousin by marriage. The very Royal Worcester porcelain tea and dinner service she used to court possible Kennedy voters in the 1950s and 1960s appears in the auction lineup with an estimate of $2,000-$4,000.

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1960 Kennedy for President campaign poster from the estate of Helen Keyes, estimated at $200-$400 at John McInnis Auctioneers.
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Printed silk scarf promoting John F. Kennedy’s 1952 U.S. Senate bid, estimated at $500-$1,000 at John McInnis Auctioneers.
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Invitation sent to Helen Keyes for the 1953 wedding of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier, with its original envelope and period newspaper and magazine clippings, estimated at $300-$600 at John McInnis Auctioneers.
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Lot of materials relating to the ladies’ teas held in 1952 to encourage women voters in Massachusetts to elect John F. Kennedy to the Senate, estimated at $300-$600 at John McInnis Auctioneers.
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Signed and inscribed typewritten 1952 letter from John F. Kennedy on Congress of the United States letterhead, thanking Helen Keyes for her work on his Senate campaign, estimated at $2,000-$4,000 at John McInnis Auctioneers.
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1952 letter from John F. Kennedy to Helen Keyes, on Congress of the United States letterhead and with its original envelope, which Kennedy hand-addressed, as well as a photograph and its negative of Kennedy with Keyes and two others, estimated at $2,000-$4,000 at John McInnis Auctioneers.
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Royal Worcester tea and dinner service from the Fitzgerald family, used by John F. Kennedy’s cousin by marriage, Polly Fitzgerald, when she hosted campaign teas supporting his runs for political office in the 1950s and 1960s, estimated at $2,000-$4,000 at John McInnis Auctioneers.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last autograph offered at Hake’s Nov. 14-15

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YORK, Pa. – Hake’s brings possibly the last autograph given by Martin Luther King, Jr., to market as the star lot in its next auction, planned for Tuesday, November 14 and Wednesday, November 15. The catalog is now live and available for preview or bidding at LiveAuctioneers (Day 1, Day 2).

Political memorabilia opens the 1,909-lot sale with a March 31, 1968 church program book from Washington Cathedral, signed by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who delivered his last Sunday sermon at that service. Four days later, King lost his life to an assassin’s bullet. The autograph was obtained by a then-18-year-old college student who went on to become a Washington attorney. He treasured the memento for 55 years before making the decision to part with it.

According to Hake’s research, no other MLK-autographed item ever to come to auction was signed at a later point in King’s life. A framed presentation, the signed book comes with a JSA LOA and a letter from the consignor detailing the circumstances leading up to his fortuitous encounter with the civil rights icon. The program is estimated at $35,000-$50,000.

An 1856 hand-painted folk art parade banner designed in Spencerian style promotes the ultimately unsuccessful Republican presidential ticket of John C. Fremont and William L. Dayton. Hand-inked by artist F. W. Wells onto two vertical sections of unglazed cotton joined at the center, it is attached to a horizontal wooden pole with 31 handmade square nails. The textile measures 57 by 77in and is estimated at $20,000-$35,000.

A Jackie Robinson baseball card offered exclusively as an incentive for subscriptions to Our Sports magazine in 1953 is another top lot in the Hake’s auction. The image used is the same from 1953’s Topps colorized baseball card of the legendary player, and the publication, which lasted for five issues, was an African American sports magazine that Robinson edited. The lot comes with a copy of the magazine and is CGC-graded 2.5 Good+. It carries an estimate of $5,000-$10,000.

A mint-in-sealed-box Hasbro Transformers Jetfire set comes complete with its original factory tape to the end flaps still intact. Graded NM+/Mint, the set is estimated at $10,000-$20,000.
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The last autograph given by Martin Luther King, Jr., estimated at $35,000-$50,000 at Hake’s.
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John C. Fremont and William L. Dayton Republican presidential ticket banner, estimated at $20,000-$35,000 at Hake’s.
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Jackie Robinson baseball card offered exclusively in Our Sports magazine in 1953, estimated at $5,000-$10,000 at Hake’s.
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Mego World’s Greatest Super-Heroes 1977 Iron Man figure, estimated at $10,000-$20,000 at Hake’s.
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Hasbro Transformers Jetfire set, estimated at $10,000-$20,000 at Hake’s.
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Top dealers from 10 states to set up at The Big Collectibles Show, Oct. 21-22

Pair of 1936 Landon & Knox political license plate toppers, offered by Lon Ellis, $1,600 for the pair

NORTH CANTON, Ohio – Where can a $5 bill buy collectors an entertaining day of antiques and collectibles shopping, free expert appraisals, and admission to one of America’s most exciting museums? At The Big Collectibles Show taking place October 21 and 22 at the MAPS (Military Air Preservation Society) Air Museum.

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Hake’s auctions Capt. America shield for $259,540, closes 2021 at $10M+

Captain America ‘hero-prop’ shield created by Marvel Studios senior prop master Russell Bobbitt and used by Chris Evans for close-up shots in the 2019 film ‘Avengers: Endgame.’ Near-pristine condition. Sold for $259,540, the highest price ever paid at auction for a Marvel movie prop

YORK, Pa. – A Captain America “hero-prop” shield screen-used by Chris Evans in Marvel Studios 2019 blockbuster Avengers: Endgame sold for a heart-stopping $259,540 at Hake’s Auctions on November 3. The marquee item in a Nov. 2-3 online auction of premier entertainment and historical memorabilia, the star-emblazoned shield opened at $20,000 and attracted 17 bids before selling to its new owner, Wilmot “Wil” Creasy. A commercial analyst with Creasy Group, a Western Australia business focused on mining and metals exploration and investment, Creasy now adds iconic aluminum to his burgeoning pop-culture portfolio, which reportedly also includes extremely rare Pokémon cards [Instagram: Pokewizard96].

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Hake’s Nov. 2-3 auction led by Capt. America shield screen-used by Chris Evans

Captain America shield screen-used by Chris Evans in ‘Avengers: Endgame.’ Image courtesy of Hake’s Auctions

YORK, Pa. – After two consecutive auctions that broke existing house records, Hake’s is back with a blockbuster November 2-3 Premier Auction that could push the pop culture giant’s 2021 gross beyond the $10 million mark. Between the red-hot state of the vintage collectibles market and an influx of new, investment-minded collectors coming into the hobby, new records are likely to be set not only by the November auction as a whole, but also in a number of pop-culture subcategories, said Hake’s president Alex Winter.

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4 Most Popular Types of Political Memorabilia

2016’s contentious political campaigns and the candidates’ saturation TV ads will soon be history, but collectors will see to it that the memorabilia left behind lives to see another day. Presidential campaign mementos – the signs, banners, buttons, hats and other ephemera produced to publicize candidates and fire up voters – rank among the few things besides rocks and bottles that collectors can pick up for free. In fact, there are diehard collectors who, like Deadheads, go from city to city following campaigners and collecting free memorabilia printed or manufactured specifically for a particular region.

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