(John F. Kennedy): Blood-Stained Swatch of Leather Upholstery from the November 22nd, 1963 Dallas Assassination Presidential Limousine Seat, Collectibles Authetication Guaranty (CAG) Encapsulated in a special Commemorative “Assassination of JFK” Certified sealed plastic holder.
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy traveled through downtown Dallas in the presidential limousine, a modified, royal blue 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible. This roughly 3/4” x 1/2” slightly rectangular piece of the original bloodstained Leather Upholstery from the John F. Kennedy Dallas Assassination Limousine Seat.

The CAG Certified encased Leather consists of one light blue strip. The rust-colored staining is most visually evident on the exterior light blue leather, the upholstered interior manufactured by Hess & Eisenhardt of Cincinnati, Ohio. This leather fragment came from the blood-stained rear seat. Together with a separate multipage reproduced statement of its provenance created by collector Raleigh De Geer Amyx. including additional John F. Kennedy Assassination photos and other related items.

All of the privately held upholstery sections from the Kennedy assassination limo seem to have come through well-known presidential artifacts collector Raleigh De Geer Amyx. In 1983, Amyx obtained Letters of Authentication from F. Vaughn Ferguson, White House Technical Service Representative in charge of the presidential limousine, who assisted the White House upholsterer in removing the leather from the rear seat four days after the assassination and supervised its refurbishing for Lyndon Johnson. Vaughn Ferguson details the history of the leather after the events, writing in part:

"Four days after the Assassination the White House upholsterer and I removed this leather at the White House. The light blue leather is from the center of the rear seat. The dark blue leather is from the border of the rear seat. The spots on the latter are the dried blood of our beloved President, John F. Kennedy. Following the Assassination the Presidential Limousine was completely refurbished."
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy traveled through downtown Dallas in the presidential limousine, a modified, royal blue 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible.

Given Secret Service code name SS-100-X, the limousine had been lengthened, reinforced, and fitted with special handles and foot rails for Secret Service agents. It also featured a bespoke dark and light blue leather upholstered interior manufactured by Hess & Eisenhardt of Cincinnati, Ohio.

This leather fragment came from the blood-stained rear seat. Following the crime scene investigation, SS-100-X was cleaned and rebuilt from the ground up with special features, like armored plating, bullet-proof windows, and flat-proof tire rims. Lyndon B. Johnson traveled in this modified limousine until 1967. An incredible and tragic relic from the assassination of the 35th president, John F. Kennedy. A similar, slightly smaller Kennedy leather swatch, encapsulated by CAG sold for $17,500 in another Connecticut auction firm’s January 2022 auction.
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