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Highlighted by a rare Edgar Allan Poe signature, an autograph letter by Monet about the infamous ‘Olympia,’ an Albert Einstein letter on the study of relativity, and a special assortment of JFK material, our November monthly sale offers over 900 unique items.

RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in November 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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Gustave Eiffel464 - Gustave Eiffel
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ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, personal Rue de Prony letterhead, May 1887. Letter to French aeronaut
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Keith Haring465 - Keith Haring
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Sought-after color 33.5 x 24.5 offset lithograph promoting a Haring exhibition at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery on January 7, 1989, signed and inscribed b
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse466 - Henri Matisse
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Dark fountain pen signature, “H. Matisse,” on an off-white 3 x 5 card bearing an affixed image of the French artist. In fine condition. Accompanied by
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Claude Monet467 - Claude Monet
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ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, February 25, 1890. Letter written from his home at Giverny par Vernon, where he painted his famous ‘Water Lillies’ s
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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David Hockney468 - David Hockney
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Limited edition etching and aquatint with hand coloring in gouache, entitled ‘A Souvenir of a Triple Bill for Charles,’ 22 x 17, numbered 15/300, sign
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Estimate : 2,400.00 - 2,600.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso469 - Pablo Picasso
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Signed book: Picasso. Limited edition, numbered 222/350. NY: Doubleday, 1947. Hardcover with slipcase, 9 x 11.5, 211 pages. Signed on the colophon in
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol470 - Andy Warhol
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Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Hardcover with dust j...
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Artists and Architects471 - Artists and Architects
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Collection of collection of six magazine covers and pages, mostly from Time, approximately 7.25 x 10.5, each signed by an artist or architect, some in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Albert Bierstadt472 - Albert Bierstadt
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German-American painter (1830–1902) best known for his large landscapes of the American West during the 19th century. ALS signed “A. Bierstadt,” two p
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Keith Haring473 - Keith Haring
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ALS signed “Keith,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date but postmarked January 13, 1987. Letter to the classroom of Merrill Balaban, in f
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Keith Haring474 - Keith Haring
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Scarce color 17 x 24 poster of Haring standing in front of a sculpture of one of his instantly recognizable works, signed in black felt tip, “Keith A.
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George Peter Alexander Healy475 - George Peter Alexander Healy
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American portrait painter (1813–1894) regarded as one of the most prolific and popular painters of his time, with portrait subjects including Daniel W
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Al Hirschfeld476 - Al Hirschfeld
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Off-white 8.75 x 6 sheet bearing an original ink and watercolor sketch of Hirschfeld and his petite wife and, on the adjacent side, a handwritten lett
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Yousuf Karsh477 - Yousuf Karsh
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Celebrated Canadian photographer (1908–2002) best known for his portraits of the leading cultural, scientific, and political figures of his time, incl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Peter Max478 - Peter Max
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Signed book: The Art of Peter Max. First edition. NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.5 x 12.25, 240 pages. Signed and ins
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Panama Canal479 - Panama Canal
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Grouping of four items related to the architects of the Panama canal, highlighted by a black ink signature, “T. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.75
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell480 - Norman Rockwell
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Classic matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of the acclaimed artist, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Don Keyes, the greatest photographer in the wo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell481 - Norman Rockwell
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Signed book: Norman Rockwell: My Adventures as an Illustrator. First edition, first printing. NY: Doubleday, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol482 - Andy Warhol
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Color postcard depicting Warhol’s 1964 silkscreen print entitled ‘Flowers,’ 4 x 5.75, signed in the lower border in thick black felt tip, “Andy W.” In
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol483 - Andy Warhol
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Color 8 x 8.5 print of Warhol’s portrait of art collector Kimiko Powers removed from the Whitney Museum’s exhibition catalog for Andy Warhol: Portrait
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol484 - Andy Warhol
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Ink signature and inscription, “To Wendy, Andy Warhol,” on an off-white 5.5 x 4.25 sheet. In fine condition, with a strip of light toning along the bo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frank Lloyd Wright485 - Frank Lloyd Wright
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Attractive ink signature, “Frank Lloyd Wright,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 autograph card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailin
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Hermann Zapf486 - Hermann Zapf
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Esteemed German typeface designer and calligrapher (1918–2015). Signed book: Bucher aud Amorbach. Frankfurt: Oehms Druck, 1987. Hardcover, 4.25 x 6.75
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Walt Disney487 - Walt Disney
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Wonderful vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Disney, prominently and attractively signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Walt Disney488 - Walt Disney
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Magnificent vintage fountain pen signature, “Walt Disney,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. A superb example of Disney’s instantly recog
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Walt Disney489 - Walt Disney
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Personal check, 8 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Walt Disney–Special Acct. for $425, stamp-da
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Walt and Roy Disney490 - Walt and Roy Disney
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Uncommon DS, signed “Walter E. Disney” and “Roy O. Disney,” one page, 8.5 x 11, September 2, 1965. Notice concerning an antedated employment agreement
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Chuck Jones491 - Chuck Jones
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Original vintage pencil sketch on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet of Chuck Jones stationery, showing Bugs Bunny holding a carrot with his ears pointing in
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz492 - Charles Schulz
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Signed book: A New Peanuts Book Featuring Snoopy. First edition. NY: Rinehart & Co., 1958. Softcover, 5.25 x 8. Signed on the half-title page in...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz493 - Charles Schulz
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Glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of Schulz during an interview on a television set, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For Henry, with every best wish—Cha
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Robert Crumb494 - Robert Crumb
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Bijour Publishing Empire, Inc. check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by cartoonist Jay Lynch, payable to Robert Crumb for $118.80, December 20, 1976,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Disney Animators: Kimball and Justice495 - Disney Animators: Kimball and Justice
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Two photos: a color satin-finish 8 x 10.5 photo of Ward Kimball with his wife Betty and several Mickey dolls, signed in the lower border in black felt
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Friz Freleng497 - Friz Freleng
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Original signed pencil sketch of Bugs Bunny eating a carrot and leaning on a tree stump on an off-white 8.5 x 12 sheet, with the rascally rabbit askin
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Matt Groening498 - Matt Groening
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Don’t have a cow, John! Matt Groening. 4-5-1990,” with t
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Matt Groening499 - Matt Groening
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Signed book: The Simpsons: Family History. First edition. NY: Abrams, 2014. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.75 x 11, 304 pages. Signed on the first free
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alex Raymond500 - Alex Raymond
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Esteemed American cartoonist (1909–1956) best known as the creator of the strips Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, and Rip Kirby. Original vintage signed and
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Charles Schulz501 - Charles Schulz
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Signed book: You’re Out of Your Mind, Charlie Brown! First edition. NY: Rinehart & Co., 1959. Softcover, 8 x 5.25. Signed and inscribed on the t...
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Charles Schulz502 - Charles Schulz
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Signed book: Peanuts Every Sunday. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. Softcover, 8 x 5.25. Signed on the title page in blue ball...
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Charles Schulz503 - Charles Schulz
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USGA booklet entitled “A Call to Feet, Golf Is a Walking Game,” 4 x 6.25, 16 pages. Signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Charles M. Schulz.”
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Charles Schulz504 - Charles Schulz
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Color 8.5 x 6.5 book photo of Charlie Brown watching the girls jump rope, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For Lynne, Charles M. Schulz.” In f
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Charles Schulz505 - Charles Schulz
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TLS signed “Charles M. Schulz,” one page, 6 x 7, illustrated personal letterhead, March 28, 1980. Schulz writes to Jean Lewis. In full: “The album arr
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Charles Schulz506 - Charles Schulz
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TLS signed “Sparky,” one page, 8.5 x 11, National D-Day Memorial Foundation letterhead, May 15, 1999. Letter to Ed McGeean. In part: “The other day…I
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Queen of Hearts production drawing from Alice in Wonderland507 - Queen of Hearts production drawing from Alice in Wonderland
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(Walt Disney Studios, 1951) Original production drawing featuring the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Cyrano de Bergerac production cel and drawing from Cyrano508 - Cyrano de Bergerac production cel and drawing from Cyrano
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(Hanna-Barbera Studios, 1974) Original production cel and matching drawing featuring the long-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac from the ABC Afterschool Specia
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Nubian the Centaurette production drawing from Fantasia509 - Nubian the Centaurette production drawing from Fantasia
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(Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Original production drawing featuring Nubian the Centaurette from the ‘Pastoral Symphony’ segment of Fantasia. Accomplishe
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Barney Rubble production cel and drawing from The Flintstones510 - Barney Rubble production cel and drawing from The Flintstones
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(Hanna-Barbera Studios, 1960s) Original production cel and matching drawing featuring Barney Rubble from The Flintstones. Images measure 2.5 x 4.75. D
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Stan Goldberg511 - Stan Goldberg
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Original graphite and colored felt tip sketch of Big Ethel and Jughead on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed by Stan Goldberg who adds the character
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Basil and Toby production cel from The Great Mouse Detective512 - Basil and Toby production cel from The Great Mouse Detective
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(Walt Disney Studios, 1986) Original production cel featuring Basil and Toby from The Great Mouse Detective, showing Basil pushing on the basset hound
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Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera513 - Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
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Vibrant entirely hand-painted limited edition animation cel featuring Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo Bear entitled ‘Yogi on a Rocket,’ 12.5 x 10.5, numbered 52
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Baloo production cel from The Jungle Book514 - Baloo production cel from The Jungle Book
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(Walt Disney Studios, 1967) Original production cel featuring Baloo from The Jungle Book, showing him looking down. The cel is placed on a color copy
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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