RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction celebrates Presidents’ Day in February 2018! Our featured section boasts autographs from every American president, including a variety of virtually unobtainable examples—an Abraham Lincoln land grant, a James A. Garfield autograph letter as president, and a Theodore Roosevelt speech are among the highlights. Other top items include: Olympic medals and torches; artistic autographs from the likes of Matisse, Picasso, and Renoir; literary letters by Proust, Kafka, Dickens, and Voltaire; and autographs of music icons such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Woody Guthrie. 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 February 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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Charles Ringling810 - Charles Ringling
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Ringling Bros. business check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Ringling, "Chas. Ringling," payable to E. A. Aaron and Brothers for $4...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry Ringling811 - Henry Ringling
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Ringling Bros. business check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Henry Ringling, payable to George McArthur & Sons for $1.59,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edward G. Robinson812 - Edward G. Robinson
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Classic vintage glossy 9.5 x 12 photo of Robinson smoking a pipe, signed in blue ballpoint, "All good wishes—Edward G. Robinson." In fine ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Zachary Scott813 - Zachary Scott
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American actor (1914–1965) who is most notable for playing villains and 'mystery men'; he is best remembered for his roles in The Mask of Di...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Dinah Shore814 - Dinah Shore
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American singer, actress, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1940s (1916–1994) who had a string of 80 charted popular hits between 1940–1957,
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Sylvia Sidney815 - Sylvia Sidney
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Desirable vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 United Artists publicity photo of Sidney for the 1946 film Mr. Ace, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with
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Jay Silverheels816 - Jay Silverheels
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Vintage semi-glossy 8 x 10 silver gelatin Columbia Pictures publicity photo of Silverheels as the great Shawnee chief, Tecumseh, from the 1952 film Br
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Alexis Smith817 - Alexis Smith
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Canadian-born stage, film, and television actress and singer (1921–1993) who appeared in films like Gentleman Jim, The Adventures of Mark Twain, Confl
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Ann Sothern818 - Ann Sothern
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American actress (1909–2001) who worked on stage, radio, film, and television, in a career that spanned nearly six decades. Vintage glossy 8 x 10.25 M
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Barbara Stanwyck819 - Barbara Stanwyck
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Collection of seventeen photos, mostly glossy, ranging in size from 7 x 4.75 to 8.25 x 10.75, depicting the gorgeous actress at various stages of her
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Star Trek820 - Star Trek
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Brad-bound revised final draft script from Desilu Productions for the Star Trek episode 'Journey to Babel,' season two, episode 10, 124 page...
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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi821 - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
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Color satin-finish 12 x 19 photo of the poster for the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi, signed in silver ink, "Billy Dee Wil...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Stewart and Donna Reed822 - James Stewart and Donna Reed
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Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of a publicity still for the 1946 classic It's a Wonderful Life, signed in black felt tip by James Stewart and Donna R...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gloria Swanson823 - Gloria Swanson
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 14, 1950. Letter to Virginia Graham of the London Evening Standard, in part: "Due to t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tarzan824 - Tarzan
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Collection of seven glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in ink by an actor or actress from the Tarzan film series, including: Johnny Weissmu
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Three Stooges: Ted Healy825 - Three Stooges: Ted Healy
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American actor (1896–1937) who, as a vaudeville impresario, assembled the act that evolved into the Three Stooges. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 studio
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Three Stooges: Jules J. White826 - Three Stooges: Jules J. White
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Film director and producer (1900–1985) best known as the director and producer of most Three Stooges shorts between 1937 and 1959. Bank check, 5.75 x
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Gene Tierney827 - Gene Tierney
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Four items: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of the painting of Tierney central to the 1944 film Laura, signed in thin blue felt tip, "Gene Tierney";...
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Claire Trevor828 - Claire Trevor
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American actress (1910–2000) who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo, and earning nominations for her roles in
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Lana Turner829 - Lana Turner
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 studio portrait of Turner in a lovely close-up pose, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "For Conrad—with so v...
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Lana Turner830 - Lana Turner
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Beautiful glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Turner covering herself in white fur, signed in black felt tip, "Sincerely, Lana Turner." In ...
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Lana Turner831 - Lana Turner
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Turner admiring Edward Norris in the 1937 film They Won't Forget, signed in fountain pen by Turner. In ...
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Martha Vickers832 - Martha Vickers
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American model and actress (1925–1971) whose first film role was a small uncredited part in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 War
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Robert Walker833 - Robert Walker
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American actor (1918–1951) who is best remembered for his starring role in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Strangers on a Train, and for his marriag...
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Raoul Walsh834 - Raoul Walsh
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American actor and film director (1887–1980) who is best known for known for portraying John Wilkes Booth in the silent classic The Birth of a Nation,
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Mae West835 - Mae West
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Two glossy 8 x 10 photos of West wrapped in fur, with one signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Louis, Sincerely, Mae West," and the...
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West Side Story836 - West Side Story
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Original 1959 road program for West Side Story, sixteen pages, 9 x 11.75, signed and inscribed inside on their respective biography pages in black fel
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Western Legends837 - Western Legends
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Signed book: Legends. Limited edition, numbered 227/250. Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon and Company, 2006. Clothbound hardcover with slipcase, 9.25 x 9.75.
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape838 - What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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Glossy 8 x 10 Paramount Pictures publicity photo for the 1993 film What's Eating Gilbert Grape, signed in blue felt tip by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jo...
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Cornel Wilde839 - Cornel Wilde
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Hungarian-American actor and film director (1912–1989) who is best known for the 1965 film The Naked Prey; he was nominated for the Academy Award for
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Esther Williams840 - Esther Williams
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Vintage glossy 10.25 x 8 MGM publicity photo of Williams in a lovely reclined pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Warren, Sincerely...
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Wizard of Oz: Clara Blandick841 - Wizard of Oz: Clara Blandick
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American actress (1880–1962) who is best known for her memorable role as Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz. Vintage pencil signature and inscription, &q...
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Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton842 - Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton
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Wonderful glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Wicked Witch threatening the captured Dorothy, signed and inscribed in thin black felt tip, "Now now Dorot...
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Wizard of Oz: Bert Lahr844 - Wizard of Oz: Bert Lahr
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Fountain pen signature, "Bert Lahr,” on an off-white 5.5 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition.
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Wizard of Oz: Frank Morgan845 - Wizard of Oz: Frank Morgan
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Frank Morgan,” on a light green 5.5 x 4.25 album page. In fine condition.
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Natalie Wood846 - Natalie Wood
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Warner Bros. publicity photo for the 1957 film Bombers B-52, showing Wood smiling and holding up a puppy, signed and inscribed i
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Monty Woolley847 - Monty Woolley
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American stage, film, radio, and television actor (1888–1963) who is best remembered for his role in The Man Who Came to Dinner. His distinctive white
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Fay Wray848 - Fay Wray
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of an original promotional image used for the 1933 film King Kong, signed in black felt tip by Wray. In fine condition, with a cou
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Fay Wray849 - Fay Wray
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Ideal glossy 8 x 10 photo of Wray as Ann Darrow from the 1933 film King Kong, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with three light binder imp
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Jane Wyman850 - Jane Wyman
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American actress and singer (1917–2007) whose career spanned seven decades. She was the first wife of actor and president Ronald Reagan. Vintage gloss
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Vera Zorina851 - Vera Zorina
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Norwegian ballerina, theatre and film actress (1917–2003), who is best remembered for films like The Goldwyn Follies, I Was an Adventuress, Louisiana
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Muhammad Ali852 - Muhammad Ali
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 10, 1977. An extension for a previous “bout agreement” from August of 1977, between Ali and Top Rank Inc., including t
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Baseball: 1930s853 - Baseball: 1930s
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Vintage circa 1934–35 softcover autograph album, 6.25 x 4.25, signed throughout in pencil by over 70 baseball players (several on affixed slips), with
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James J. Corbett854 - James J. Corbett
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Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, "To Irene, with best wishes from, Sincerely your's, Jim Corbett, Jan 23/25,” on a beige 5.5...
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Enzo Ferrari855 - Enzo Ferrari
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TLS in Italian, signed “Ferrari,” one page, 6.75 x 9.25, Ferrari letterhead, August 18, 1947. Letter to famed Italian racing driver Tazio Nuvolari, in
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Lou Gehrig856 - Lou Gehrig
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TLS signed “Lou,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 24, 1938. Letter to NY Daily News sportswriter Jimmy Powers, in full: "I am...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Golf: 1951 Ryder Cup857 - Golf: 1951 Ryder Cup
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Program for a dinner honoring the Ryder Cup teams of the United States and Great Britain held at the Waldorf Astoria on October 22, 1951, 8.25 x 11, e
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Bobby Jones858 - Bobby Jones
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Matte-finish 7.5 x 9.25 photo of Jones swinging a wood on the fairway, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “For Marshall Bean, with sincere good w
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Rocky Marciano859 - Rocky Marciano
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Vintage ballpoint signature, "Rocky Marciano,” on an off-white 5 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jackie Robinson860 - Jackie Robinson
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Vintage 8 x 10.25 book photo of Robinson crossing home plate and avoiding a tag, signed in black ink, "Best wishes, Jackie Robinson." In f...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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