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Permalink Reply by James on May 28, 2018 at 9:00pm

Sorry, this is secretarial.  It was was signed by Jill Cowan, a JFK secretary, on the President’s behalf.

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Permalink Reply by James on May 28, 2018 at 9:24pm

Oftentimes, people would receive a letter from Ms. Lincoln saying that the President was happy to sign the item for the recepient when in reality, it was signed by a secretary.  They did this just so people would believe that they received a real JFK autograph.  It was done with good intentions, although it was very dissapointing for heirs to learn the truth many years later.  Still, many people would point to a letter from Evelyn Lincoln as “absolute proof” that they had a real JFK autograph when in reality they did not.

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Permalink Reply by James on May 28, 2018 at 9:28pm

In 2005, Christie’s actually sold one of these signed and inscribed photo’s by Jill Cowan for about $5000.  Since then, i believe Christie’s realized their mistake and would never certify one of these again as authentic.

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Permalink Reply by Allen Blankenship on May 29, 2018 at 9:44am

Thanks James, I really appreciate it!

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