Description:
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (1917-1963) Check, Signed, July 1959.
Check number 2702, drawn on the First National City Bank of New York, payee, date, and amount almost completely faded away, the check printed with Kennedy's name on left end, and perforated stamp through the body of the check, dated 5 August 1959, presumably when it was processed by the bank, 8 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.; mounted and framed, with an oval portrait, and the "Ask not" quote, 17 1/2 x 25 overall.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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