Very Rare 1963 President Kennedy Trip Europe Gift Lighter
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Very Rare 1963 President Kennedy Trip Europe Gift Lighter
This is one of the most sought after if not the most sought after of all official Presidential gift lighters. This is the famous 1963 President Kennedy's European trip gift lighter. This extraordinary rare lighter was given out by President Kennedy to those lucky enough to accompany him on which would turn out to be President Kennedy's last trip abroad. This was a impo...rtant moment in President Kennedy's historic career perhaps made most famous by his "Ich bin ein Berlier" speech. Which by the way you can watch online at The Kennedy Library web page as well as listen to Kennedy's address before the Irish Parliament which also took place on this trip. Very few of these lighter were made though an exact count is unknown.
I obtained this particular lighter directly from the family of a former Kennedy White House staffer. The lighter has the Presidential Seal etched in the front in blue (many of the existing examples of these that are left appear black because the blue has naturally worn off with time). On the Back in engraved
European Trip
of President Kennedy
June 1963
This lighter is in fantastic condition for its age with very little ware, please see detailed photos. It appears to have spent most of the last 55 years safely nestled in its original case. It will need new flint and fluid to work if you so choice and both are commonly available. This lighter is 100 percent authentic with the 1963 date codes for a Zippo slim case lighter and the lighter itself has the hollow flint wheel rivet which they stopped using shortly after 1963. What makes this particular lighter so wonderful besides the rarity and condition of the lighter itself, is that it comes with its original Zippo gold box, warranty card and The official The President gift card which is almost always missing and the card were larger then the boxes. The card is bent, but all original examples of these cards that came with these trip lighter were bent because they were inserted into boxes by The Kennedy White House and the cards used were larger then the boxes the lighters came in. If you are a Kennedy collector or a serious Presidential lighter collector this is a must have for your collection. The Last Three photos are from this historic trip and included for reference only and not included.
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Insurance at cost at buyer request.
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This is one of the most sought after if not the most sought after of all official Presidential gift lighters. This is the famous 1963 President Kennedy's European trip gift lighter. This extraordinary rare lighter was given out by President Kennedy to those lucky enough to accompany him on which would turn out to be President Kennedy's last trip abroad. This was a impo...rtant moment in President Kennedy's historic career perhaps made most famous by his "Ich bin ein Berlier" speech. Which by the way you can watch online at The Kennedy Library web page as well as listen to Kennedy's address before the Irish Parliament which also took place on this trip. Very few of these lighter were made though an exact count is unknown.
I obtained this particular lighter directly from the family of a former Kennedy White House staffer. The lighter has the Presidential Seal etched in the front in blue (many of the existing examples of these that are left appear black because the blue has naturally worn off with time). On the Back in engraved
European Trip
of President Kennedy
June 1963
This lighter is in fantastic condition for its age with very little ware, please see detailed photos. It appears to have spent most of the last 55 years safely nestled in its original case. It will need new flint and fluid to work if you so choice and both are commonly available. This lighter is 100 percent authentic with the 1963 date codes for a Zippo slim case lighter and the lighter itself has the hollow flint wheel rivet which they stopped using shortly after 1963. What makes this particular lighter so wonderful besides the rarity and condition of the lighter itself, is that it comes with its original Zippo gold box, warranty card and The official The President gift card which is almost always missing and the card were larger then the boxes. The card is bent, but all original examples of these cards that came with these trip lighter were bent because they were inserted into boxes by The Kennedy White House and the cards used were larger then the boxes the lighters came in. If you are a Kennedy collector or a serious Presidential lighter collector this is a must have for your collection. The Last Three photos are from this historic trip and included for reference only and not included.
Free Priority Mailing with delivery confirmation / within United States. Outside SH at coast.
Insurance at cost at buyer request.
Purchase with complete confidence. I am an APIC member in good standing and I have done business on Ebay since 1998, with hundreds of transactions, and I have received a 100% satisfactory feedback rating for customer satisfaction with a 100% feedback score with no negatives or neutrals.
Please look at our other Ebay auctions for more unique items.
