Flags from Kennedy car sold at auction
Two flags that flew from John F. Kennedy’s convertible car on the day of his assassination sold at auction in New York today for $450,000.
The banners, one an American flag, the other bearing the presidential seal, were among the most-sought items at the three-day auction of Kennedy memorabilia.
Both were flying from the open-top car that the president was riding in when he was shot in Dallas.
Guernsey’s auction house declined to identify the buyer.
The auction, which began on Thursday, has featured more than 1,500 lots of items connected to John and Jacqueline Kennedy. The sale prices include a 20% commission.
Most of the items in the auction belonged to the late Robert White, a Kennedy admirer who befriended the president’s secretary and inherited much of the memorabilia from her when she died.
