Lot # : 75066a - JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION PRES. LIMOUSINE FLAG

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Date Sold 2017-01-12T00:00:00
Tallahassee, FL 32308
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12/18/2016 - 1/12/2017
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Lot # 75066a
Estimate 500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Lead JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION PRES. LIMOUSINE FLAG
Description
[John F. Kennedy] The American flag from the Presidential Limousine John F Kennedy was riding in when assassinated. Recovered in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963 (day of assassination) by Secret Service Agent George W. Hickey Jr.. Hickey served under four presidents in the United States Secret Service and was assigned to Presidential Security detail in car #2 on the day of JFK's assassination. Hickey’s official testimony regarding the days events are documented, and go on to explain that following the assassination, the motorcade rushed to the hospital, where he was assigned duties at the hospital. Following the Hospital, he was directed to place the tops back on to the Official Vehicles, take them to the planes, and secure them for transport. Includes: Presidential limousine flag 28 x 19", official car laminated placard, George W. Hickey's Secret Service badge card, his White House police business card, White House executive office pass, and diploma from the Treasury Department as a Secret Service Special Agent. Provenance: This flag is represented by the consignor [George Hickey III, Son] as the American flag flown on JFK's limousine at the time of the assassination (11/22/63) and remained in the possession of his father, George Hickey Jr.; The flag was brought back from Dallas by George Hickey Jr. and kept in his possession throughout his lifetime representing it to his son (consignor George Hickey III) in the aforementioned manner. Accompanied by an affidavit by George Hickey III. Manor Auctions recognizes the existence and prior sale of another flag that was reported to have been on the presidential limousine100-x 0n 11/22/63. However; with no prior interest in the sale of memorabilia, Secret Agent George W. Hickey Jr. gave sworn testimony to the Commission as to the minute by minute whereabouts of his duty and his possession of the 100-x Presidential Limousine the entire time it was on Dallas and his continued possession upon arrival in Washington. When Special Agent Hickey returned to his home, his son recounted that he was quite distraught and retained the Presidential Limousine flag as a sad remembrance of his fallen Commander in Chief. We believe this account to be true and accurate based on the conditions of chain of custody of the vehicle and flag as well as the unwavering integrity of Special Agent Hickey who actually drove the 100-x to the airport, secured it aboard the plane, and removed it from the plane, and was assigned to its storage it for further investigation. His Son, who presented the flag to us, made no special interest of monetary value and asked only that we represent it accurately and has agreed to provide a sworn document as to the validity of his father’s sadly retained token of that fateful day. Documented Testimony of Special Agent Hickey; “When we arrived at the hospital the President and Governor Connelly were taken inside and about the same time the Vice President had arrived. I requested him to come into the hospital to a place of safety and he was surrounded by his detail and the other assigned agents, and myself and led into the hospital. When he entered I returned the gun to 679X as ordered by Agent Roberts. By this time a great number of police had arrived with newsmen and others in the motorcade, and Agent Kinney and I stood by the cars. Agent Kinney requested that I go and see if I could find out what was to be done with the cars. As I was on my way into the hospital to do this, Mr. Kenneth O'Donnell asked me to take him to where the President was as he could not get by the police. I did this and he joined Mrs. Kennedy and Mr. Dave Powers outside the President's operating room. Agent John D. Ready was stationed outside this room and he requested that I take his place for a few moments and to allow no unauthorized persons to enter or linger outside the door and to care for Mrs. Kennedy if necessary. I did this until Agent Ready returned and relieved me. As I was leaving to go back to the area where Agent Roberts was, Mr. Dave Powers asked me to get a priest which I did. Agent Roberts informed me to wait until later when a decision might be made about the cars. Upon returning to the vehicles, I assisted Agent Kinney to put the tops on the cars. A short time later Agent Roy Kellerman told Agent Kinney and me to take the cars to the plane and stand by for orders. Agent Kinney drove 679X and I drove 100X to the plane and loaded them and secured the plane, allowing no one to enter except the regular crew. After Air force #1 left, we received orders to depart for Washington DC and return the cars to the garage and preserve any evidence that might be in them. Departed Love Airfield, Dallas, Texas via USAF plane #12373 at 3:35 pm.” Disclaimer: Based on our interview with consignor George Hickey III, it is the opinion of Manor Auctions that the aforementioned representation of the consignor is true and factual, however in the absence of material fact, Manor Auctions makes no representations or warranties. Condition: Age-related wear to the placard.
Name FINE ART, JEWELRY, MEMORABILIA & COLLECTIBLE AUCTION
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Type Live Webcast Auction
Date(s) 12/18/2016 - 1/12/2017
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300 lot Art, Fine Jewelry & Collectible Auction to include: Fine Estate Jewelry, Diamonds, Sterling / .800 / .875 Silver, Timepieces & Watches, Coins, Asian & Chinese Arts, Listed Original Art, Florida Highwaymen Paintings, Musical Instruments, Graf Zeppelin Stamps, Radios & Phonographs, Hand Signed Art Prints, Mid-Century Furnishings, Bronzes, Porcelain, Pottery, Glassware, Crystal, Shipwreck Artifacts, Ethnographic Collectibles, Signed Native American Sterling Jewelry & Pottery, Select Furniture & Estate Collectibles. Artists: Bartolomeo Pinelli, Hirchenhein, Louis Icart, Buell Whitehead, James Ralph Wilcox, Marc Chagall, Alexander Gore, Luigi Fumagalli, Clarence Lindin Ayers, Lanford Monroe. Robert L. Lewis, James Wayne Yazzie, Robert Charles Gruppe, Mark Stanford, Daniel Butler, Ahmed Eltemtamy, Mary Ann Carroll, R. A. McLendon, Sam Newton, Willie C. Reagan, Willie Daniels, Chico Wheeler, James Gibson, Johnny Daniels, Livingston Roberts, Alfred Hair, Harold Newton, Albert Backus, Augste Moreau, Emily Pinedo, F. Barbedienne, Harvey Begay, Emma Carviso, Marie B., Fred Harvey, Mitchell Calabaza, Stanley Manygoats, Varied Taxco, Florence Johnson, Beto Gro, Aaron Rubinstein, R. Bahe, Makers: Tiffany, Rolex, Armani, Omega, Elgin, Telemeter, Wyler, Buren, Franklin Mint, Graflex, Gretsch, Gibson, Harmony, Kay, Atwater Kent, Pace, Tag Heuer Secret Service & Presidential Political Memorabilia belonging to the Estate of George W. Hickey Jr.. Hickey served under four presidents in the United States Secret Service and was assigned to Presidential Security detail in car #2 on the day of JFK's assassination. Lots are consigned items from collections & estates throughout the United States.
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