RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Among the highlights of this month’s sale are a document signed by Columbus sponsors Ferdinand and Isabella, an autograph letter signed by Thomas Jefferson, an original Force print of the Declaration of Independence, and a signed handwritten letter by Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien. Artifacts offered include Ernest Hemingway’s baseball cap and a Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine commissioned by Prince Amadeo of Savoy. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in August 2016.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Lost in Space719 - Lost in Space
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 20th Century-Fox Television publicity photo of the cast of Lost in Space, signed in black felt tip by Guy Williams, Mark Goddard
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe720 - Marilyn Monroe
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, May 7, 1957. Document submitted to Warner Bros. in which Monroe authorizes the use of her name “in connection with the motion
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe721 - Marilyn Monroe
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Handwritten note at the bottom of a typed memo by her secretary, one page, 8 x 5, no date but circa 1962. In response to a message about various phone
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Waterman Autograph Album722 - Waterman Autograph Album
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Fantastic Waterman’s autograph album, 5 x 7.25, signed inside on affixed slips by over one hundred notable figures from a variety of fields, including
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Wayne723 - John Wayne
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True magazine cover from July 1971, 8.25 x 11, depicting a close-up image of Wayne on the front cover dressed in Western attire, signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bud Abbott724 - Bud Abbott
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Pair of unsigned original radio scripts issued to Bud Abbott for the Abbott and Costello show, both 8.5 x 11, approximately 40 pages. The first, show
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Actors725 - Actors
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Four photos: a color 8 x 10.5 book photo taken from Ivy Crane Wilson’s Hollywood Album, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Peter, Burt Lancas
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Attenborough726 - Richard Attenborough
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Two items: a TLS, two pages, 5.25 x 8, personal letterhead, June 9, 1948, in part: “I am so glad you enjoyed the film ‘The Smugglers’…For yourself I a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Actors727 - Actors
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Five items: a color glossy 14 x 11 lobby card showing Hoffman as Carl Bernstein from the 1976 film All the President’s Men, signed in blue felt tip, “
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz728 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
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DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, August 13, 1965. Minutes of a special meeting of the directors of Desilu Productions, Inc., in which the company declares t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Theda Bara and Vilma Banky729 - Theda Bara and Vilma Banky
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Two items: an ink signature, “Theda Bara,” on the reverse of an off-white 3 x 1.75 calling card; and an ALS from Vilma Banky, signed “B. Vilma,” one p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joan Bennett730 - Joan Bennett
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Two vintage photos of the silent film actress: a matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Bennett pulling a flowered branch, signed and inscribed in fountain pen,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ingrid Bergman731 - Ingrid Bergman
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Attractive glossy 8 x 10 photo of Bergman in the 1956 film Anastasia, signed and inscribed in blue ink, “Pour Pierre—Ingrid Bergman.” In fine conditio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Busby Berkeley732 - Busby Berkeley
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Samuel Goldwyn Inc. business check, 9 x 3.5, filled out in type and made payable to Busby Berkeley for $150, stamp-dated August 15, 1931, endorsed on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Broadcasters733 - Broadcasters
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Collection of eighteen checks signed by notable broadcasters, including two signed by news anchor Chet Huntley and sixteen signed by gossip commentato
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gary Cooper734 - Gary Cooper
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DS, two onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, March 23, 1955. Agreement between George Scullin, The Curtis Publishing Company, and Cooper, in which the latter em
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Francis Ford Coppola and Talia Shire735 - Francis Ford Coppola and Talia Shire
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of siblings Francis Ford Coppola and Talia Shire posing together, signed in black felt tip by both, with Coppola adding “199
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Francis Ford Coppola736 - Francis Ford Coppola
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 4.5, August 8, 1969. Collateral note from Francis and Eleanor Coppola in which they “promise to pay to the order of City National
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lou Costello737 - Lou Costello
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Two checks: a personal check filled out and signed by Costello, December 15, 1945; and a Barclay’s Bank check filled out in another hand and signed by
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buster Crabbe738 - Buster Crabbe
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Vintage pearl-finish 7.5 x 9 photo of Crabbe as Flash Gordon, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To ‘Pinocchio,’ With many good wishes for your he
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bob Crane739 - Bob Crane
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Actor (1928–1978) best known for his role on the sitcom Hogan’s Heroes. Cardstock 3.5 x 5.5 close-up photo of Crane smiling, signed and inscribed in b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joan Crawford740 - Joan Crawford
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Crawford wearing an elaborate hat and matching gloves, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Gene Andrewski,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Creature from the Black Lagoon741 - Creature from the Black Lagoon
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Color limited edition 27 x 41 lithograph with an artfully done image of the characters in Creature from the Black Lagoon, numbered 20/235, signed in p
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bing Crosby742 - Bing Crosby
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Two photos: a vintage sepia matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Crosby with his hands in his pockets, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Frank Berge,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Doris Day743 - Doris Day
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DS, eighteen pages, 8.5 x 11, December 12, 1962. Contract between Twentieth Century Fox and Doris Day in which the latter agrees to “portray the role
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert DeNiro744 - Robert DeNiro
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of De Niro as boxer Jake La Motta in the 1980 film Raging Bull, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Directors and Producers745 - Directors and Producers
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Collection of seven checks signed by well-known movie directors and producers, including: Irving Thalberg, Cecil B. DeMille, Sydney Pollack, Blake Edw
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Directors746 - Directors
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Uncommon program entitled “The Men Who Made the Movies,” 8.5 x 11, ten pages, signed inside in various ink types by Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra, Geo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Clint Eastwood747 - Clint Eastwood
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Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of Eastwood as Blondie from the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accom
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Clint Eastwood748 - Clint Eastwood
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Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of Eastwood with two pistols drawn during the 1976 film The Outlaw Josey Wales, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Clint Eastwood749 - Clint Eastwood
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Two color satin-finish 14 x 11 photos of Eastwood, both signed in black felt tip. In overall fine condition. Both are accompanied by full letters of a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Entertainers750 - Entertainers
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Collection of 94 checks, each signed by an actor, actress, athlete, or celebrity, including: Glenn Ash (2), George Axelrod, Carroll Baker (endorsed),
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Farrah Fawcett751 - Farrah Fawcett
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Color 20 x 28 poster of the actress in her iconic red swimsuit, signed in black felt tip, “With love and best wishes, Farrah Fawcett, 1978.” Rolled an
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gone with the Wind752 - Gone with the Wind
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Gone with the Wind reissue movie poster, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by six actors, most adding his or her chara
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cary Grant753 - Cary Grant
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Felt tip signature, “Cordially! Cary Grant,” on an off-white 6 x 8.5 card bearing an affixed 4 x 5.75 RKO publicity photo of Grant. Accompanied by the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sid Grauman754 - Sid Grauman
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DS, signed “Sidney Grauman,” one page, 8.5 x 11, United Artists Theatres of California letterhead, April 30, 1935. Acknowledgment of receipt related t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Andy Griffith Show755 - The Andy Griffith Show
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Collection of four checks signed by stars of The Andy Griffith Show, including: Andy Griffith, Frances Bavier, Howard Morris, and Jim Nabors. In overa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim Henson756 - Jim Henson
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Henson surrounded by Muppets, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Katharine Hepburn757 - Katharine Hepburn
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Nine items: a Playbill from December 1981 for a performance of The West Side Waltz at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 5.5 x 9, signed and inscribed on th
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lena Horne758 - Lena Horne
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Attractive vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Horne by Maurice Seymour, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Lenie—all the best to you for a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hollywood759 - Hollywood
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Vintage fountain pen signatures of 26 entertainers on both sides of a gray 10 x 13.5 guest book page from the Betty Crocker radio show, including: Eli
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Boris Karloff760 - Boris Karloff
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Pencil signature, “Boris Karloff,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1 slip. Matted and framed with an original publicity still to an overall size of 14 x 17. In
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grace Kelly761 - Grace Kelly
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the two Rear Window stars, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by Kelly. In fine condition, with a couple trivia
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Burt Lancaster762 - Burt Lancaster
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Handsome glossy 8 x 9.25 photo of Lancaster, signed in person in blue ballpoint. Reverse bears collector’s pencil notations, “Regency Hotel, Kirk Doug
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Burt Lancaster763 - Burt Lancaster
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 9.75 photo of Lancaster in military uniform, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Jon & Mickey, with love and admir...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Oscar Levant764 - Oscar Levant
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Pianist, radio personality, and author (1906–1972) perhaps best remembered for his autobiography, Memoirs of an Amnesiac. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harold Lloyd765 - Harold Lloyd
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Signed book: Harold Lloyd’s World of Comedy. First edition. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 9.25, 208 pages. Signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gina Lollabrigida766 - Gina Lollabrigida
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Two glossy photos of Lollabrigida wearing beautiful jewelry and dresses, both approximately 8 x 10, signed in black felt tip. In overall fine conditio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Lucas767 - George Lucas
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Desirable color satin-finish 12 x 18 photo of the poster for the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi, signed in blue felt tip by Lucas.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Lucas768 - George Lucas
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Satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of the Star Wars director conversing with Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford in Stormtrooper costumes, signed in black felt tip
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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