RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Civil War

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RR Auction’s October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a diverse 1,000+ items from all fields of collecting, with a special focus on Civil War and Literature. In addition to an incredible assortment of autograph letters from luminaries like Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, Charles Dickens, Claude Monet, and J. R. R. Tolkien, a few highlights are a sketch by Pablo Picasso, hand-drawn survey map by George Washington, signed photograph of Leo Tolstoy, and beautiful portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Top artifacts are an officer’s sword presented to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, a scarce multi-level amputation kit, bullets fired in ballistic tests used as evidence against Bonnie and Clyde, and an incredible hand-engraved Colt revolver honoring Hollywood’s ‘Monster Legacy,’ just in time for Halloween. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in October 2018.
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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Clark Gable757 - Clark Gable
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Excellent vintage pearl-finish 9.25 x 12 photo of Gable by George Hurrell, signed and inscribed to director Raoul Walsh in fountain pen, "To Ra...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Greta Garbo758 - Greta Garbo
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DS, signed “Greta Lovisa Grabo,” one page, 8 x 10.5, June 10, 1940. An "Application for a Certificate of Arrival," in part: "I, Greta...
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Colt 'Monster Legacy' Gun Engraved and Inlaid by Bryson Gwinnell759 - Colt 'Monster Legacy' Gun Engraved and Inlaid by Bryson Gwinnell
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Spectacular Colt 'Monster Legacy' revolver, engraved and inlaid by master engraver Bryson Gwinnell, serial #1675PC, .44-40, 7 1/2? barrel wi...
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Estimate : 45,000.00 - 65,000.00
 
 
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Judy Garland760 - Judy Garland
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Judy Garland at the Grove album signed and inscribed upside down on the back cover in blue ballpoint, "To Steve, Judy Garland." In very go...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Audrey Hepburn761 - Audrey Hepburn
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Stunning matte-finish 11 x 14 silver gelatin Cecil Beaton portrait of Hepburn lounging on a sofa in her Eliza Doolittle costume from the classic 1964
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer762 - Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer
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Desirable glossy 10.25 x 8 Paramount Pictures promotional photo of Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer in the 1956 film War and Peace, signed in the lower b
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Violet and Daisy Hilton763 - Violet and Daisy Hilton
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English entertainers and conjoined twins (1908–1969) who were exhibited in Europe as children, toured the United States sideshow, vaudeville and Ameri
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes and Louis B. Mayer764 - Howard Hughes and Louis B. Mayer
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DS, signed “Howard R. Hughes” and "L. B. Mayer, V.P.," two pages, 8.5 x 11, March 13, 1933. Agreement regarding the sale of stock footage ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Bond: Cubby Broccoli765 - James Bond: Cubby Broccoli
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DS, signed “Albert Romolo Broccoli,” one page, 8.5 x 13, December 20, 1962. Contract between Warfield Productions and Broccoli, in which both parties
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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King Kong766 - King Kong
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Rare first edition book: King Kong, conceived by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper, novelized by Delos W. Lovelace. First edition. NY: Grosset &...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Bruce Lee767 - Bruce Lee
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Bruce Lee's personally-owned and -used magnificent top-quality wood-handled rubber tube jump rope, used by the kung fu master for footwork train...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Bruce Lee768 - Bruce Lee
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Lee, "Bruce Lee," payable to Greenway Traveling for $129.60, August 16, 1966. In fine c...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier770 - Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
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Wonderful pair of original sketches of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier by acclaimed celebrity caricaturist Oscar Berger, accomplished in graphite on
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Vivien Leigh771 - Vivien Leigh
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Exquisite glossy 7.25 x 9 close-up photo of Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara from the 1939 classic Gone With the Wind, signed neatly in blue ballpoint. ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jayne Mansfield772 - Jayne Mansfield
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Four signed color candid photos: a 3.5 x 5.25 photo of Mansfield wrapped in a fur stole, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Tommy, Lov...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Marx Brothers773 - Marx Brothers
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Very rare color vintage 8 x 10 cardstock promo photo for the 1937 film A Day at the Races, showing the comic trio in puppet form, signed and inscribed
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Steve McQueen774 - Steve McQueen
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Fantastic vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of McQueen wearing a coat with popped collar, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Esther—Th...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Steve McQueen775 - Steve McQueen
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Rare DS, signed twice “Steven T. McQueen,” one page, 11 x 7.25, April 9, 1969. Stock certificate for 175 shares of the Solar Plastics Engineering Comp
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe776 - Marilyn Monroe
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Stunning vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 studio portrait of Monroe in a beautiful strapless top, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "Best Wish...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe777 - Marilyn Monroe
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TLS signed “Marilyn Miller,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc. letterhead, June 19, 1958. Letter to the famous Bloomingdale&#...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe778 - Marilyn Monroe
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Early DS, one page, 8.5 x 13.5, September 28, 1950. Twentieth-Century Fox Film Corporation advertising release, granting "LeGalion Perfume Co. ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe779 - Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn Monroe Productions business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Monroe, "Marilyn Monroe," payable to Metropolis Gara...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe780 - Marilyn Monroe
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes soundtrack album signed and inscribed on the back cover in black ballpoint, "To Mark, I buy my records from your Dad, ...
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Paul Newman781 - Paul Newman
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Two letters graciously responding to fan mail: an ALS, one page, 6 x 9, March 26, 1955, to "Mr. Walsh," in part: "All I can say is th...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Paul Newman782 - Paul Newman
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Ballpoint endorsement signature, "Paul C. Newman," at the conclusion of a letter sent to him by Mrs. Paul M. Lord, headmistress at Kimbert...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra783 - Frank Sinatra
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Spectacular color glossy 11 x 14 photo of a young Sinatra in a suit and bow tie, signed in person in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Originally obta
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Wayne784 - John Wayne
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Terrific matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Wayne in western attire with carbine and six-shooter at the ready, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “John
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Orson Welles785 - Orson Welles
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TLS, one page, 8 x 11, August 1, 1959. Letter to Belgian author, filmmaker, and documentarist Henri Storck, in part: "You may use my name in ad...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James Whale786 - James Whale
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British-born film director (1889–1957) who helmed such horror classics as Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and The Invisible Man. After a seri
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Abbott and Costello787 - Abbott and Costello
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Fountain pen signatures, "Bud Abbott" and "Lou Costello," on an off-white 2.5 x 1.25 sheet matted with an image of the comedians...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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J. J. Abrams788 - J. J. Abrams
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Brad-bound souvenir script for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 8.5 x 11, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by writer-director J. J. Abrams. In
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Academy Award Winners789 - Academy Award Winners
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Grouping of nine vintage glossy photos of Oscar-winning actors and actresses, each approximately 8 x 10, signed in ink or fountain pen by the pictured
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Actors790 - Actors
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Interesting collection of five credit card forms for Chasen's, a famous West Hollywood restaurant, each measuring 6 x 3.5, all filled out with p...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Actors and Actresses791 - Actors and Actresses
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Grouping of 19 vintage glossy photos of famous actors and actresses, each approximately 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, signed in ink or fountain pen by the pictur
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Actors and Actresses792 - Actors and Actresses
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Collection of fourteen checks signed by actors and actresses, dated between 1960 and 1993, including: Barbra Streisand, Sean Connery, Warren Beatty (2
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Astaire793 - Fred Astaire
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TLS, one page, 5.75 x 9, personal letterhead, November 8, 1960. Letter to the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., in part: "I have on depos...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers794 - Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the dancing duo in a lively full-length pose, signed in black felt tip, "Fred Astaire" and "Blessings fr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cecil Beaton795 - Cecil Beaton
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ALS signed with his nickname “Kik,” two pages, 5 x 6.5, 8 Pelham Place letterhead, no date. Letter to designer and artist Simon Fleet, in part: &quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ingrid Bergman796 - Ingrid Bergman
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Beautiful glossy 8.75 x 7.25 photo of Bergman as Anita Hoffman in the 1939 film Intermezzo, signed in black felt tip. In very good to fine condition,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Ingrid Bergman797 - Ingrid Bergman
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Bergman playing with baby goats while in Gatlinburg, Tennessee to film A Walk in the Spring Rain, neatly signed in gree
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Beverly Hillbillies: Raymond Bailey798 - Beverly Hillbillies: Raymond Bailey
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American stage, film, and television actor (1904–1980) who is best known for his role as wealthy banker, Milburn Drysdale, in the popular TV series Th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mel Brooks799 - Mel Brooks
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Two color satin-finish 12 x 18 photos of the posters for Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, each signed in blue felt tip by director Mel Brooks.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pierce Brosnan800 - Pierce Brosnan
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Brosnan as James Bond, prominently signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Orig
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Billie Burke801 - Billie Burke
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Vintage sepia matte-finish 6.75 x 9.25 photo of Burke in an attractive profile pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Guthrie: from B...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Art Carney and Dustin Hoffman802 - Art Carney and Dustin Hoffman
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Two items signed by the American actors: Art Carney ALS, one page, 6.75 x 10, November 14, 1954. Letter to Phil Versage, in full: "In reply to...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gary Cooper803 - Gary Cooper
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, March 23, 1955. Document related to the agreement between Cooper, George Scullin, and Constance Smith, "relative to a ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jackie Cooper804 - Jackie Cooper
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Vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 photo of the young Cooper in a reflective half-length pose, signed and inscribed to director Raoul Walsh in fountain
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Francis Ford Coppola805 - Francis Ford Coppola
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DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, May 1, 1978. Document concerning the classic film Apocalypse Now, related to the employment agreement between Coppola'...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lou Costello806 - Lou Costello
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Unusual twice-signed personal check, 7 x 3, filled out and signed by Costello, "Lou Costello," payable to "Lou Costello" for $4,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cujo807 - Cujo
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Color semi-glossy 11 x 17 photo of the poster for the 1983 Stephen King adaptation Cujo, signed in gold ink by Dee Wallace and Lewis Teague, and in si
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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