RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

Auction Details


RR Auction’s June Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 800 lots, headlined by special Science & Technology and Animation sections. We begin by tracing the history of science in a series of over fifty items, to include an autograph of Isaac Newton, a letter from Albert Einstein on the Unified Field Theory, a celestial map flown to the moon on Apollo 15, and an archive from the career of Carl Sagan. Our robust Animation feature boasts a wealth of production art from Walt Disney Studios, used for classics like Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Sleeping Beauty. All this is in addition to our typical diverse selection of items—from presidents to pop stars. 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 June 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
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Fritz Lang608 - Fritz Lang
RR Auction
Austrian-German filmmaker (1890–1976) who was dubbed the 'Master of Darkness' by the British Film Institute and is best remembered for class...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Vivien Leigh609 - Vivien Leigh
RR Auction
Fountain pen signature, "Vivien Leigh,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, postm...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Vivien Leigh610 - Vivien Leigh
RR Auction
TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, June 18, 1956. Letter to Nona Torrey, in full: "It was most kind of you to write me such a charmin...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Vivien Leigh611 - Vivien Leigh
RR Auction
ALS on the reverse of a 5.75 x 4 postcard of France's Albi Cathedral, June 17, [1967]. Letter to Joyce, in full: "Thank you for your very s...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
George Lucas612 - George Lucas
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Mantan Moreland613 - Mantan Moreland
RR Auction
Prolific character actor (1902–1973) with great comic timing who appeared in hundreds of films, and is best remembered as Birmingham Brown, Charlie Ch
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Paul Newman614 - Paul Newman
RR Auction
Very handsome vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of a young Newman, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Susan—with very best wishes, Paul Newman.” Prof
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
David Niven615 - David Niven
RR Auction
Interesting archive consisting of four lengthy ALSs, totaling eighteen pages on eleven sheets, dated March–June 1972. All concern the writing and publ
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Una O'Connor616 - Una O'Connor
RR Auction
Irish character actress (1880--1959) who appeared in The Invisible Man and The Bride of Frankenstein. Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 deckle-edge hal
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Laurence Olivier617 - Laurence Olivier
RR Auction
Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Olivier as King Henry V in the 1944 screen adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play, signed in fountain pen. In fi...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Max Ophuls618 - Max Ophuls
RR Auction
German film director who made nearly 30 films such as Letter from an Unknown Woman, The Earrings of Madame de..., and Lola Montes. Uncommon TLS in Ge
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Al Pacino619 - Al Pacino
RR Auction
Color limited edition 20.5 x 24 giclee print on canvas of Pacino as Michael Corleone from The Godfather: Part II, numbered 3/20, signed in silver ink.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Mary Pickford620 - Mary Pickford
RR Auction
Lovely vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.25 full-length photo of Pickford by the Hartsook Photography Studio of California, signed and inscribed in fountain
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Mary Pickford621 - Mary Pickford
RR Auction
Striking vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 8.75 photo of Pickford wearing a glamorous black dress, signed in fountain pen, "Sincerely, Mary Pickford....
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Vincent Price622 - Vincent Price
RR Auction
TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. Letter to Mr. Page, in full: "You asked about the worst scare I ever had on a set. For climactic scene in ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Eric Rohmer623 - Eric Rohmer
RR Auction
French film director and writer (1920–2010) who is remembered for New Wave films like My Night at Maud's, Claire's Knee, and The Green Ray; ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Frank Sinatra624 - Frank Sinatra
RR Auction
Vintage semi-glossy 5 x 7 cardstock photo of Tommy Dorsey removed from a Famous Faces scrapbook originally obtained at Frank Dailey's Meadowbroo...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Frank Sinatra625 - Frank Sinatra
RR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Sinatra in a charming half-length pose, signed and inscribed in thin black felt tip, "Thank you Len—For all your help, G...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Stephen Sondheim626 - Stephen Sondheim
RR Auction
AMQS on an off-white 6 x 4 card, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "For Brian and Melissa Michaelson, Stephen Sondheim," who adds tw...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
James Stewart627 - James Stewart
RR Auction
Two items: a TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 11, 1986, addressed to Matthew Stiller of Hobbs, New Mexico, in full: "First...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
James Stewart628 - James Stewart
RR Auction
Original felt tip sketch of Harvey the Rabbit wearing a bow tie on an off-white 9.75 x 13 sheet, signed below in blue felt tip, "Harvey, James ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Karl Struss629 - Karl Struss
RR Auction
Photographer and cinematographer (1886–1981) known as a pioneer in 3D films. Pair of mailing envelopes, both 7.5 x 4, postmarked June and August 1938,
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Norman Taurog630 - Norman Taurog
RR Auction
American film director (1899-1981) who became the youngest winner of the Academy Award for Best Director at the age of 32 for the film Skippy. Vintage
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Elizabeth Taylor631 - Elizabeth Taylor
RR Auction
Ballpoint signature, "Elizabeth Taylor,” on an off-white 3.75 x 3 slip. Encapsulated in a plastic Beckett authentication holder. In very good t...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Elizabeth Taylor632 - Elizabeth Taylor
RR Auction
DS, signed “Mrs. Michael Wilding,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures letterhead, February 16, 1953. Contract regarding maternal leav
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Ernest Thesiger633 - Ernest Thesiger
RR Auction
Character actor (1879–1961) best remembered as the mad scientist Dr. Pretorius in The Bride of Frankenstein. Fountain pen signature, "Yours sin...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Three Stooges634 - Three Stooges
RR Auction
Cast sheet from the 1967 television series Off to See the Wizard, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in black ballpoint, "Curly Joe" and "Moe...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Lana Turner635 - Lana Turner
RR Auction
Glamorous glossy 10.5 x 13.5 cardstock photo of Turner wearing a black dress and looking over her shoulder, signed in silver ink, "Sincerely, L...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Lana Turner636 - Lana Turner
RR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo of Turner in an attractive head-and-shoulders pose, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "For Robert, Sinc...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Orson Welles637 - Orson Welles
RR Auction
One-of-a-kind vintage glossy 2.75 x 4.5 candid photo of Welles smiling and wearing a dark striped suit, signed in black ink. In fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Billy Wilder638 - Billy Wilder
RR Auction
Desirable color lobby card for the 1950 Paramount film Sunset Boulevard, 14 x 11, signed along the bottom in blue felt tip by Wilder. Some creasing to
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Wizard of Oz: Ray Bolger639 - Wizard of Oz: Ray Bolger
RR Auction
Two glossy 8 x 10 photos, one depicting Bolger as the Scarecrow from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "T...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Wizard of Oz: Charley Grapewin640 - Wizard of Oz: Charley Grapewin
RR Auction
Character actor (1869-1956) best known for his role as Uncle Henry in The Wizard of Oz. ANS, one page on a 5 x 3 card used as a postcard, postmarked O
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Anna May Wong641 - Anna May Wong
RR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 4.5 three-quarter-length photo of Wong wearing a gorgeous dress and holding a bamboo douli hat, signed in fountain pen, ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Natalie Wood642 - Natalie Wood
RR Auction
Color lobby card for the 1966 Paramount Pictures film This Property Is Condemned, 10 x 8, signed in blue ink. In fine condition, with a tiny tear to t
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Baseball: 1950s643 - Baseball: 1950s
RR Auction
Vintage hardcover autograph album, 6 x 4.75, signed inside on various affixed slips and cards by 56 athletes (nearly all baseball players), including:
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Chicago Cubs: 1931644 - Chicago Cubs: 1931
RR Auction
Official Spalding National League (Heydler) baseball signed in fountain pen on the sweet spot and side panels by 18 members of the 1931 Chicago Cubs t
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Kiki Cuyler645 - Kiki Cuyler
RR Auction
Uncommon vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cuyler while managing the Atlanta Crackers minor league team in the 1940s, signed and inscribed in fountain pe
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Bobby Jones646 - Bobby Jones
RR Auction
Exceptional vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Jones in a post-swing pose, signed and inscribed in later age in black ink, "Joe, ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Mel Ott647 - Mel Ott
RR Auction
Semi-glossy 8 x 10.5 paperstock photo of Ott wearing his Giants uniform in a half-length pose, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, "To L...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Babe Ruth648 - Babe Ruth
RR Auction
Columbia Broadcasting System 1930 employees pass, 3.5 x 2.25, issued to M. C. Frost, signed on the reverse in fountain pen by Ruth. Also signed by lat
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Wilbur Shaw649 - Wilbur Shaw
RR Auction
Race car driver and president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway who was killed in a plane crash in 1954. Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Shaw after wi
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Muhammad Ali650 - Muhammad Ali
RR Auction
Gorgeous limited edition pair of golden Everlast boxing gloves, numbered 37/500, signed on the left glove in blue felt tip by Ali. In fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Muhammad Ali651 - Muhammad Ali
RR Auction
Pair of limited edition commemorative watch sets by Fossil, individually presented in wooden presentation boxes with each lid featuring a 6.5 x 5.5 ca
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Muhammad Ali652 - Muhammad Ali
RR Auction
AQS on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet of Muhammad Ali Farms letterhead, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Rudy, love, Muhammad Ali, Ser...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Muhammad Ali653 - Muhammad Ali
RR Auction
Color glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Ali square with the camera and wearing his championship belt, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Muhammad Ali654 - Muhammad Ali
RR Auction
Three items: a copy of Healing, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in black felt tip; a light blue 5.5 x 4.5 album page, signed in b
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Muhammad Ali655 - Muhammad Ali
RR Auction
Color glossy 9.75 x 7.75 photo of Muhammad Ali evading a left hook from Joe Frazier during their heavyweight title bout, signed in gold ink by Ali. In
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Muhammad Ali656 - Muhammad Ali
RR Auction
Color limited edition 11 x 8.5 print of a Don Sprague painting of three images of 'The Greatest,' numbered 87/500, signed in black ballpoint...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson657 - Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson
RR Auction
Color glossy 8 x 10 overhead photo of Ali and Patterson in the ring, signed within a hand-drawn ring in black felt tip, "Muhammad Ali, 8–3–92,&...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark