RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring JFK

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Boasting well over 800 lots, RR Auction’s November Fine Autograph and Artifact sale begins with an extraordinary feature chronicling the life and death of President John F. Kennedy—from early candid snapshots of JFK to relics from Lee Harvey Oswald, this section offers an impressive variety of material. Other significant items in the sale include letters by classical music icons Erik Satie and Claude Debussy, an excellent 1963 Beatles autograph, a magnificent cabinet photo signed by Charles Dickens, a 1950 letter by reclusive author J. D. Salinger, and a wealth of superior presidential autographs including Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, and James A. Garfield. 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 April 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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Gemini 6452 - Gemini 6
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of the crew of the fourth manned Gemini mission wearing their space suits, signed in black felt tip by Tom Stafford and
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gemini 7453 - Gemini 7
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of the crew of the fifth manned Gemini mission wearing their space suits and posing near the American flag and a small
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini 9454 - Gemini 9
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Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini 9 crew during countdown rehearsal at Cape Kennedy, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Joseph F...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini 9455 - Gemini 9
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Titan 2 rocket launching with the Gemini 9 spacecraft on June 3, 1966, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, &quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini 9456 - Gemini 9
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 paperstock photo of the Gemini 9 crew wearing their space suits, signed in black felt tip, "Stafford" and "G...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn457 - John Glenn
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TLS signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, January 28, 1965. Letter to Rodolfo A. Olano, in full: "Thank you very much for your kind le...
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John Glenn458 - John Glenn
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Unusual color 8.5 x 11 paperstock print depicting Glenn's historic missions, annotated and signed in blue felt tip by the astronaut, "Mercu...
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Jim Irwin459 - Jim Irwin
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Color semi-glossy 9.75 x 8 full-length photo of LMP Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed on the mount in black
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joe Kittinger460 - Joe Kittinger
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Colonel in the United States Air Force and a USAF Command Pilot (born 1928) who participated in Project Manhigh and Project Excelsior in 1960, setting
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James Lovell461 - James Lovell
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Lovell in his white space suit posing with a lunar globe, signed in blue felt tip, "Houston we have a problem...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ken Mattingly462 - Ken Mattingly
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mattingly posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. An appealing portrait of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ron McNair463 - Ron McNair
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Color semi-glossy 7.25 x 9.25 photo of McNair posing in his blue flight suit, vertically signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Tara, Best...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mission Control464 - Mission Control
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Official glossy 10 x 8 numbered NASA photo of the Apollo 10 flight directors, signed in black ballpoint or felt tip, "Pete Frank," "G...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell465 - Edgar Mitchell
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of LMP Mitchell standing next to the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, "Edga...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harrison Schmitt466 - Harrison Schmitt
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Schmitt posing in his Apollo 17 space suit, signed in black ink, "Harrison H. Schmitt." In fine c...
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Elliot See467 - Elliot See
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of See in a formal half-length pose, signed in black felt tip, "With best regards—Elliot See." In ve...
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Alan Shepard468 - Alan Shepard
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Shepard in a handsome half-length pose, signed in blue ballpoint, "With regards, Alan Shepard." I...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard469 - Alan Shepard
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Official color 9.75 x 7.75 NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in his white space suit against an Apollo 14 insignia background, signed in blue felt tip
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Alan Shepard and Gordon Cooper470 - Alan Shepard and Gordon Cooper
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Official glossy 8 x 10 black-numbered NASA photo of Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Gordon Cooper checking over an instrument panel, signed in blu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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David Simons471 - David Simons
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American physician turned US Air Force lieutenant colonel (1922–2010) who, as part of Project Manhigh, set a record of high-altitude balloon flight in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Skylab472 - Skylab
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Skylab space station with 'floating head' images of the nine prime crew members, signed in felt...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle473 - Space Shuttle
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Group of over 40 official NASA lithographs of various Space Shuttle astronauts and crews, approximately 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, each signed in ink or felt t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Young474 - John Young
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 full-length photo of Young jumping off the lunar surface and saluting the American flag, neatly signed in silver ink, “John
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi475 - Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
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ALS in French, signed “Bartholdi,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, 33 Mercer Street letterhead, no date but likely circa 1886. Letter to friend and fellow
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi476 - Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
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Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Bartholdi,” on both sides of a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Margaret Bourke-White's Rolleiflex Camera477 - Margaret Bourke-White's Rolleiflex Camera
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Margaret Bourke-White's Rolleiflex Automat (Type 3) twin lens reflex camera, serial number 856598, used to photograph Joseph Stalin in 1941 for ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mathew Brady478 - Mathew Brady
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Scarce National Metropolitan Bank check, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand, payable to Brady for $10, October 19, 1878, endorsed on the reverse
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Calder479 - Alexander Calder
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American sculptor (1898–1976) known as the originator of the mobile. ALS signed “Sandy Calder,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, August 5, 1970. Letter to &q...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Jacques-Louis David480 - Jacques-Louis David
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French painter (1748–1825) and master of the Neoclassical style whose most famous works include 'The Death of Marat' and several portraits o...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Harold Edgerton481 - Harold Edgerton
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Dr. Harold Edgerton's circa 1940 Keystone F8 Aircraft Camera, measuring approximately 13.5 x 14 x 13.5, bearing a Keystone label on the side ide...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gustave Eiffel482 - Gustave Eiffel
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ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, Les Bruyeres letterhead, August 11, 1916. Letter to Mr. Dufour, in
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Jean-Louis Forain483 - Jean-Louis Forain
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French Impressionist painter and lithographer (1852–1931). Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Forain,” one page, 4.75 x 6.25, [postmarked July 25, 1
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Thomas E. Franklin484 - Thomas E. Franklin
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Limited edition color glossy 11 x 14 photo of firefighters raising the American flag at the World Trade Center following the attacks on September 11,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yves Klein485 - Yves Klein
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French artist (1928–1962) who was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme and a pioneer in the development of perf...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gerhard Marcks486 - Gerhard Marcks
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German artist (1889–1981) known primarily as a sculptor, who was one of the original faculty members at the Bauhaus. Untranslated ALS in German, signe
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Peter Max487 - Peter Max
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Fantastic original artwork entitled 'Cosmic Series: Charlotte Ver. I #3,' accomplished in mixed media on paper in 2015, 16 x 12, signed at t...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Claude Monet488 - Claude Monet
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ALS in pencil, in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, Giverny par Vernon letterhead, July 2, 1918. Beautiful letter evoking Clemencea
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Painters489 - Painters
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Three ALSs by notable 19th century painters, including: Jean-Paul Laurens, Alfred Edward Chalon, and Edwin Henry Landseer. In overall fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso490 - Pablo Picasso
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Vintage glossy 4.5 x 6.25 deckle-edge photo of Picasso standing beside his 1943 sculpture 'Man with a Lamb,' a bronze sculpture he presented...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Pierre-August Renoir491 - Pierre-August Renoir
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Miniature white porcelain vegetable dish, measuring 2.5 x 2.5 x 1, personally-owned by Renoir as part of a child’s doll dinner service. The plate is b
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Mark Rothko492 - Mark Rothko
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American abstract expressionist (1903-1970) best known for his imposing color field paintings. Extremely rare ALS signed by Mark Rothko, “Mark &...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Kees van Dongen493 - Kees van Dongen
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Dutch painter and one of the Fauves (1877-1968). ALS in French, signed "Van Dongen," one page, 8.25 x 10.5, October 15. Letter to printer ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Paul Signac494 - Paul Signac
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ALS in French, signed “P. Signac,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7.5, personal monogrammed letterhead, May 9, 1897. Letter to Russian tra
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol495 - Andy Warhol
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Blue felt tip signature, "Andy Warhol,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card bearing an affixed image of the artist. In fine condition, with light toning...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andrew Wyeth496 - Andrew Wyeth
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Signed book: The Brandywine. Second large printing. NY: Farrar & Rinehart, 1941. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 285 pages. Boldly signe...
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Walt Disney497 - Walt Disney
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Superlative early oversized vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 13 portrait of Disney, prominently signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To the Public...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Walt Disney498 - Walt Disney
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Desirable off-white 17.25 x 15 presentation mat prepared by the studio to exhibit an original cel, prominently signed on the mount in bold brown artis
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Walt Disney499 - Walt Disney
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DS, signed “Walter E. Disney” and "Walt Disney," two pages, 8.5 x 11, November 7, 1953. Minutes of a special meeting of the board of direc...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Chuck Jones500 - Chuck Jones
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Wonderful original ballpoint sketch of Bugs Bunny holding a carrot on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet of Associated Press letterhead, signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Bob Kane501 - Bob Kane
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Original ink sketch of the smiling super-hero duo of Batman and Robin on a white 6 x 4 card, signed below, "'Bats' wishes, Bob Kane, 19...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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