Lot 47
Kennedy, Jacqueline (1929-1994) First Lady (1961-63) and wife of John F. Kennedy. After Kennedy's assassination, she married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. Autograph letter signed, on stationery engraved "Hyannis Port / Massachusetts," 3 pages, 7¾ x 5¾ in. A charming letter to Herbert Robinson, U.S. Customs, Idlewild Airport, New York, thanking him for rushing her through customs on September 12 (1954), her one-year wedding anniversary, so that she could rush home to celebrate. "Dear Mr. Robinson You must think me the rudest most ungrateful person who has ever descended from the skies upon American soil. A whole week has gone by without my writing to thank you for being so incredibly kind - the day I got back from Europe, Sept 12, and you let me rush through customs so I could get up to Hyannisport in time for my first anniversary. I can't ever thank you enough - it made all the difference in the world - and to think I might have wasted those happy hours sitting in line with my vaccination card. It seems to be the most romantic situation every time I see you - either I am about to be engaged - or having an anniversary! I hope you'll be there at Idlewild when I come through on my Golden Wedding Day. Thank you so very much for all you did and please forgive me for not writing sooner. It seems after you come home everthing is very hectic for a while - and I hardly even had time to call up my mother! Very Sincerely / Jacqueline Kennedy." The transmittal envelope is torn, lacking a return address, but the holograph address to Mr. Robinson is present, as is the New York Sep 21 1954 postal cancellation and a 3¢ postage stamp. Jacqueline Bouvier and John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) were married on September 12, 1953.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
Ex William "Bill" Steiner Collection, Manuscripts and Autographs, June 27, 2015, lot 223 (sold for $1900.00 but not paid).
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