RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale features more than 850 rare and remarkable lots, with highlights to include an extremely rare signature of Declaration signer Thomas Lynch, Jr., a post-Beatles check signed by Lennon and McCartney, a Winston Churchill publishing archive, autographs of rare Cuban revolutionaries, and a scarce document from King Henry VIII. 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 May 2017.
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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William Butler Yeats513 - William Butler Yeats
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ALS signed “W. B. Yeats,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. Letter to Sir Hugh Lane, the nephew of Lady Gregory. In full: "I may have to go to Dublin...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Emile Zola514 - Emile Zola
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Prolific French journalist, novelist, and activist (1840–1902) known as one of the leading figures of naturalism. Boldly penned ALS in French, one pag
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Stefan Zweig515 - Stefan Zweig
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Austrian novelist and playwright (1881–1942). TLS, one page, 8 x 10, November 14, 1934. Letter to Cyril Lakin, in full: "You may be quite sure ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Adams516 - Richard Adams
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Black ballpoint signature, "Richard Adams," on a 4.25 x 2.75 bookplate loosely laid in to a first American edition of Watership Down, hard...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edward Albee517 - Edward Albee
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AQS penned inside a 4.25 x 5.5 card from Young Harris College, titled and signed at the bottom, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Act I. Edw...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Bukowski518 - Charles Bukowski
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Uncommon ALS signed "Buk," one page, 8.5 x 11, January 22, 1978. Letter to Carl Soares, in full: "Your interest in my work is good an...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Francis Carco519 - Francis Carco
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French author and art critic (1886–1958). ALS in French, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, October 17, 1934. Complimentary letter to a poet, in part (
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Henri Charriere520 - Henri Charriere
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Convicted murderer and author of Papillon (1906–1973), an account of his time in a penal colony in French Guiana, later turned into a film starring St
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Conrad521 - Joseph Conrad
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ALS signed “J. Conrad,” one page on a 4.5 x 3.5 Capel House stationery card, May 27, 1911. Letter to J. B. Pinker in London, in full: "Thanks v...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James Fenimore Cooper522 - James Fenimore Cooper
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Otsego County Bank check, 5.25 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Cooper, "J. Fenimore Cooper," payable to Lorenzo Weeks for $5, December 11...
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Isaac D'Israeli523 - Isaac D'Israeli
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British writer and scholar (1766–1848) who is best known for his essays, letters, and for being the father of British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
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Erle Stanley Gardner524 - Erle Stanley Gardner
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Lawyer-turned-writer (1889–1970) best known as the creator of fictional defense attorney Perry Mason. TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway525 - Ernest Hemingway
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Desirable unsigned book: The Old Man and the Sea. First edition, first printing (with “A” and Scribner’s seal on copyright page); in original dust jac
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Hermann Hesse526 - Hermann Hesse
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Souvenir typescript in German of the poem 'Toward Peace,' one page both sides, 5.5 x 6.75, dated Easter 1945, signed and inscribed at the co...
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Langston Hughes527 - Langston Hughes
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Signed book: The Weary Blues. Later printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.75, 109 pages. Signed and inscribed on t
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Stephen King528 - Stephen King
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Book: Carrie. First edition, first printing. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket ($5.95 price on front flap, "P6"...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Stephen King529 - Stephen King
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Signed book: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. First edition. NY: Scribner, 2015. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 495 pages. Signed on the title page i
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Rudyard Kipling530 - Rudyard Kipling
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, November 22, 1901. Letter to M. Saint-Georges de Bouhelier, in part: "I an very greatly indebted to you for your letter…...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harper Lee531 - Harper Lee
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ALS signed “Nelle,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 9, personal letterhead, October 5, 2007. Letter to her close friend and New York neighbor Bruce Higgins
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jack London532 - Jack London
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Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Honolulu Auto Stand Co. for $35, February 5, 1915. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/D
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas Mann533 - Thomas Mann
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AQS on an off-white sheet of 5 x 7.5 of personal letterhead, signed "Thomas Mann." In full: "This much at least I insist upon: 't...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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W. Somerset Maugham534 - W. Somerset Maugham
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TLS signed "W. S. Maugham," one page, 5.25 x 8, Villa Mauresque letterhead, February 11, 1965. Response to a collector, in full: "Tha...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Guy de Maupassant535 - Guy de Maupassant
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French naturalist writer (1850–1893), considered the greatest French author of short stories. Ink signature, "Guy d Maupassant,” on an off-whit...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Carson McCullers536 - Carson McCullers
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American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet (1917–1967) whose work is often described as Southern Gothic; she is best rememb
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ezra Pound537 - Ezra Pound
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TLS signed in pencil “EP,” one page, 8.75 x 11.25, personal letterhead, July 23, no year but circa 1938. Letter headed "Ed. Tr/ Private," ...
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J. K. Rowling538 - J. K. Rowling
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Signed book: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay. First edition. NY: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2016. Hardcover with dust ja
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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J. K. Rowling539 - J. K. Rowling
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Signed book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. First American edition. NY: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2000. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 7
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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J. K. Rowling540 - J. K. Rowling
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Rare signed book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. First deluxe edition, first printing. London: Bloomsbury, 1999. Clothbound hardcover...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jean-Paul Sartre541 - Jean-Paul Sartre
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Signed book: Five Plays. Limited edition. Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1978. Hardcover, 6 x 8.75, 484 pages. Signed on the first free end pa
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Maurice Sendak542 - Maurice Sendak
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Uncommon glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of Maurice Sendak, signed in black ink. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rabindranath Tagore543 - Rabindranath Tagore
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Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. Fountain pe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Tasha Tudor544 - Tasha Tudor
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Award-winning illustrator and children's book author from New England (1915–2008). ALS, three pages, 5.75 x 7.75, no date but postmarked Decembe...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alfred de Vigny545 - Alfred de Vigny
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French poet and early leader of French Romanticism (1797–1864) whose work included novels, plays, and translations of Shakespeare. ALS in French, one
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William Butler Yeats546 - William Butler Yeats
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Desirable ink signature, "W. B. Yeats,” on the reverse of an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 Society of Arts and Sciences dues card. In fine condition, wit...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Emile Zola547 - Emile Zola
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ALS in French, one page on the reverse of a 4.25 x 5.25 telegram, postmarked February 27, 1895. Untranslated letter to French historian and academicia
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Hector Berlioz548 - Hector Berlioz
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Boldly penned AMQS on an off-white 9.75 x 7.5 sheet, prominently signed, "H. Berlioz, 1 Dicembre 1856." Berlioz neatly pens seven bars fro...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Edward Elgar549 - Edward Elgar
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Rare AMQS on a beige 5 x 7.5 sheet bearing an affixed image of the English composer. Elgar pens five bars of music, identifying it as being from &qu...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Georges Enesco550 - Georges Enesco
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Noted Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher (1881–1955). Untranslated ALS in French, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, Grand H
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Giacomo Puccini551 - Giacomo Puccini
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Magnificent 4.25 x 6.25 cabinet portrait of a young Puccini, inscribed in Italian in black ink to singer Romilda Pantaleoni and signed, “Giacomo Pucci
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini552 - Giacomo Puccini
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Untranslated ALS in Italian, signed “G. P.,” one page on a 5.25 x 3.5 postcard depicting the Stazione di Torre del Lago, postmarked December 9, 1919.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gioacchino Rossini553 - Gioacchino Rossini
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Important Italian composer (1792–1868) who became one of the seminal figures in the history of opera with such repertoire staples as The Barber of Sev
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Richard Strauss554 - Richard Strauss
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German composer (1864-1949) whose colorful symphonic poems and operas earned him a place among the most important figures in late-19th and early 20th-
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky555 - Igor Stravinsky
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Attractive AMQS on an off-white 8.5 x 5.5 sheet with stamped musical lines, boldly signed below in black ink by Stravinsky, who pens six bars of music
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Verdi556 - Giuseppe Verdi
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Extremely desirable AMQS on an off-white 6.5 x 3.25 sheet, signed "G. Verdi," and dated May 1894. Verdi pens three bars of music from his ...
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Billie Holiday557 - Billie Holiday
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Scarce vintage glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of Holiday in front of a classic car, signed and inscribed in purple fountain pen, "For Frances, Billie Hol...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jazz Legends558 - Jazz Legends
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Very appealing autograph booklet, 5 x 3.25, signed on individual pages and affixed slips in various ink types by numerous jazz legends, including: Ell
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Cole Porter559 - Cole Porter
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Exceptional archive consisting of a few musical manuscripts, letters, and handwritten lyrics by Cole Porter, including: ALS signed “Cole,” two pages
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Estimate : 36,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Huddie ‘Lead Belly’ Ledbetter560 - Huddie ‘Lead Belly’ Ledbetter
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Unprecedented collection of typescript and manuscript notes for an unpublished biography of Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter, originally record...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Patsy Cline561 - Patsy Cline
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Cline in a lovely half-length pose by Lamps Photography of Winchester, Virginia, signed and inscribed in blue
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Beatles562 - Beatles
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Vintage Parlophone Belgian 45 rpm record sleeve for ‘She Loves You / I’ll Get You,’ signed on the front cover in black ballpoint next to their images,
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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