A letter written by Lee Harvey Oswald to the president of the US Communist Party applying for membership realised $9,500 at Philip Weiss' October 24 sale in New York.
![]() The letter was sent to Gus Hall, chairman of the US Communist Party |
The 50 year anniversary of the JFK assassination is coming up on November 22, with a number of auction houses offering significant collections of memorabilia pertaining to the event.
A recent sale at RR Auction saw Oswald's wedding ring sell for $108,000, and on November 15 Cowan's Auctions will offer a photograph that captures the very moment of Kennedy's assassination.
You can view our selection of JFK memorabilia here.
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