John F. Kennedy (JFK) Signed Letter on United States Senate Stationary

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John F. Kennedy (JFK) Signed Letter on United States Senate Stationary :
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John F. Kennedy signed letter on United States Senatestationary. This letter is dated November 17, 1958, and addressed to aMr. John Dempsy of Dublin, Eire (Ireland). There are at least 4 sets ofstaple holes at the very top left of the letter, near \"John F. KennedyMassachusetts\" one of which has removed a tiny piece of paper. Theletter size is 8-1/2 x 11, and has the standard two sharp creases evidencingthat it was mailed in a #10 envelope. There are numerous other folds andcreases along with a little dirt from handling over the years. The typewriter type has left an impression or embossing through the paper. Theletterhead itself has a visible watermark that reads as follows: \"NEENAWBOND, 25% Cotton Fiber, MADE IN USA\". There also appears to be acorrection on the letter. Under the \"JFK:pt\" it appearsthat enc was lifted off the paper or erased.Free US shippingvia USPS Priority Mail is included in the price.Please email if any questions. US shipping only, rates more if shippedoutside the United States.

The following is a brief background historyfor John Fitzgerald Kennedy as reported by Wikipedia:

JohnFitzgerald \"Jack\" Kennedy(May 29, 1917– November 22,1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of theUnited States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

Aftermilitary service as commander of the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 and MotorTorpedo Boat PT-59 during World War II in the South Pacific, Kennedyrepresented Massachusetts\'s 11th congressional district in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives from 1947 to 1953 as a Democrat. Thereafter, he served in theU.S. Senate from 1953 until 1960. Kennedy defeated then Vice President andRepublican candidate Richard Nixon in the 1960 U.S. presidential election. Hewas the youngest elected to the office, at the age of 43, the second-youngestPresident (after Theodore Roosevelt), and the first president to have been bornin the 20th century. Kennedy is the only Catholic president, and is the onlypresident to have won a Pulitzer Prize. Events during his presidency includedthe Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building of the BerlinWall, the Space Race, the African American Civil Rights Movement and earlystages of the Vietnam War.

Kennedywas assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald wascharged with the crime, but was shot and killed two days later by Jack Rubybefore a trial could take place. The FBI, the Warren Commission, and the HouseSelect Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) concluded that Oswald was the loneassassin, with the HSCA allowing for the possibility of conspiracy based ondisputed acoustic evidence. Today, Kennedy continues to rank highly in publicopinion ratings of former U.S. presidents.