Auction No. 6 Sunday, 15 August 2010 / 2:00 am start

1963 Mourning envelope, following JFK's ...

Estimate $40

Realised: $130 plus premium

Category: Commonwealth & Foreign  >  United States

Lot Details

1963 Mourning envelope, following JFK's assassination, hand addressed to London with ''MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY NEW YORK, NEW YORK printed top left and ''POSTAGE AND FEES PAID'' in single line h/s at right & m/s ''Jacqueline Kennedy'' Contains the original embossed printed card, ''Mrs Kennedy is most grateful to you for remembering her and her family.......'' A lovely piece of US postal history.