RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Auction Details

Boasting almost 1,300 lots, RR Auction’s massive August Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features highlighted World War II and Animation sections, in addition to a vast array of material spanning history, entertainment, and the arts. The historic World War II section features uniforms, autographs, and weapons from the conflict, including a surrendered Japanese sword. Animation includes original Disney production cels, beautiful hand-painted concept artwork, and autographs from the greatest names in the industry. Other top lots in the sale include an autograph letter from revered economist Adam Smith, an amazing original sketch by Paul Cezanne, an oversized portrait of Oscar Wilde, and multiple pieces signed by Marilyn Monroe. 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 August 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
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Edvard Grieg660 - Edvard Grieg
RR Auction
Important Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907) whose works, often with a strong nationalistic flavor, include such repertory staples as the inci
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Antonin Dvorak661 - Antonin Dvorak
RR Auction
Esteemed Czech composer (1841–1904) of orchestral and chamber music, best known for his Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World.' Superb AMQS by...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Franz Lehar662 - Franz Lehar
RR Auction
Austro-Hungarian composer (1870–1948) best known for his operettas. AMQS on an off-white 7.25 x 3.5 sheet, signed below and dated May 16, 1912. Lehar
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Niccolo Paganini663 - Niccolo Paganini
RR Auction
Amazing ALS in Italian, signed "N. Paganini," one page both sides, 8.75 x 10.25, July 1, 1828. Letter to a Genoa-born ship owner and merch...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Giacomo Puccini664 - Giacomo Puccini
RR Auction
Superb double AMQS in pencil on both sides of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard featuring a portrait of Puccini in profile. On the front, Puccini pens two bars fro
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Giacomo Puccini665 - Giacomo Puccini
RR Auction
Scarce ALS in Italian, signed “G. Puccini,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, April 8, 1894. In part (translated): "Unfortunately, ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Sergei Rachmaninoff666 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
RR Auction
Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.75 photo of the virtuoso seated and playing the piano in a half-length profile pose by New York photographer Herman Mishkin, si
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Sergei Rachmaninoff667 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
RR Auction
AMQS on an off-white 4.25 x 6.75 sheet, crisply signed below in ink, "Sergei Rachmaninoff, Boston, 20 December, 1909." Rachmaninoff pens f...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Maurice Ravel668 - Maurice Ravel
RR Auction
Highly influential French composer (1875-1937) who remains unsurpassed in his imaginative use of instrumental color in his operas, brilliantly scored
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Gioacchino Rossini669 - Gioacchino Rossini
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Giuseppe Verdi670 - Giuseppe Verdi
RR Auction
Extremely desirable AMQS on an off-white 8.5 x 5.75 album page, signed "G. Verdui," and dated 1896. Verdi pens two bars from his acclaimed...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Henri Vieuxtemps671 - Henri Vieuxtemps
RR Auction
Belgian composer and violinist (1820–1881) considered an essential part of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. Handsome 4.25
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Richard Wagner672 - Richard Wagner
RR Auction
ALS in German, one page, 5.25 x 8.5, October 23, no year. Untranslated letter to "Herr Fritzsche," presumably his publisher, to whom he re...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Richard Wagner673 - Richard Wagner
RR Auction
Important German composer (1813–1883) who single-handedly revolutionized opera and attained status as one of the most influential geniuses in the hist
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Louis Armstrong674 - Louis Armstrong
RR Auction
Scarce ALS signed “Satchmo, Louis Armstrong,” four pages, 8.5 x 11, January 20, 1970. Letter to Erich Kauffmann, in full: "Enclosed is a 'T...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Eubie Blake675 - Eubie Blake
RR Auction
Autograph musical manuscript in pencil by Eubie Blake, seven pages on four musically-lined sheets, 9.5 x 12.5, no date but marked on each page with Bl
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Miles Davis676 - Miles Davis
RR Auction
Glossy 5 x 7 CBS Records publicity photo of Davis in a half-length seated pose holding his trumpet, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Miles Davis677 - Miles Davis
RR Auction
Vintage ballpoint signature, "Miles Davis,” on an off-white 4.75 x 3 card bearing an affixed image of the virtuoso trumpeter. In fine condition...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
George Gershwin678 - George Gershwin
RR Auction
Personal check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and boldly signed by Gershwin, "George Gershwin," payable to I. H. Simpson Hardware...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Woody Guthrie679 - Woody Guthrie
RR Auction
TLS, signed, "Woody Guthrie," one page, lightly-lined, 7.5 x 9.75, March 19, 1946. Letter to Moe Asch and Marian Distler. In full: "I...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Thelonious Monk and Sonny Stitt680 - Thelonious Monk and Sonny Stitt
RR Auction
Vintage program for the 3rd Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival held between April 26–30, 1972, twenty pages, 8.5 x 11, signed inside on the
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Cole Porter681 - Cole Porter
RR Auction
ALS signed “Cole,” two pages both sides, 5.25 x 7.25, The Travellers letterhead, February 8, 1932. Letter to singer-actress Peggy Wood, in part: &qu...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Beatles682 - Beatles
RR Auction
Uncommon 5.75 x 4.5 EMI Records invitation for a lunchtime cocktail party "to be given in honour of Britain's top recording group The Beatl...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Beatles683 - Beatles
RR Auction
Vintage ballpoint signatures and inscription, “Beatles, To Jeanette, lots of love from a friend of the Beatles, Paul McCartney,” “John Lennon,” “Ringo
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Beatles684 - Beatles
RR Auction
Vintage circa 1966 ballpoint signatures of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison on the reverse of an off-white 6 x 8 British
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Beatles685 - Beatles
RR Auction
Original program from the Beatles' concert at the ABC Cinema in Great Yarmouth on June 30, 1963, 13 x 8.5 opened, signed in blue ballpoint by al...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Beatles: Harrison and Starr686 - Beatles: Harrison and Starr
RR Auction
Bold vintage ballpoint signatures, "Ringo Starr" and "George Harrison," on an off-white 4 x 2.25 card, with the McCartney and Le...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Beatles: George Harrison687 - Beatles: George Harrison
RR Auction
Wonderful pop-up Christmas card from the Harrison family, measuring 5.25 x 5.75 x 5.75 open, revealing a Middle Eastern doorway with a color portrait
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Beatles: George Harrison688 - Beatles: George Harrison
RR Auction
Sought-after glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Harrison from the late 1970s, signed nicely in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Beatles: Yoko Ono689 - Beatles: Yoko Ono
RR Auction
ALS, signed twice, “Yoko Ono,” eight pages, 8 x 10, circa 1987. Long letter to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, signed at the head and at the conclusi
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Beatles: George Harrison690 - Beatles: George Harrison
RR Auction
Original album cover proof for Cloud Nine, unfolded, measuring 25.75 x 13.25, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip, "To Da...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Beatles: McCartney and Starr691 - Beatles: McCartney and Starr
RR Auction
Vintage glossy 4.25 x 3.25 candid deckle-edge photo of Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney speaking with employees in a London camera shop in 1963, signed
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Beatles: Paul McCartney692 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
RR Auction
Circa mid-1980s ballpoint signature, "Paul McCartney,” on the reverse of a color 3.5 x 5.5 postcard of The Devon Doorway pub and restaurant in ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
The Doors: Jim Morrison693 - The Doors: Jim Morrison
RR Auction
Extremely rare vintage glossy 4 x 8 photo of the influential Doors frontman staring directly into the camera, prominently signed in blue felt tip, &...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 14,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
The Eagles694 - The Eagles
RR Auction
Rare vinyl test pressing of the classic 1976 Eagles album Hotel California, signed on the sleeve in felt tip by Don Henley, Don Felder, Joe Walsh, Ran
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Jackson Five695 - Jackson Five
RR Auction
Spectacular early vintage ballpoint signatures of Michael, Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine, and Tito Jackson on a pink 4.5 x 4.25 album page, annotated with
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Lynyrd Skynyrd696 - Lynyrd Skynyrd
RR Auction
Second Helping album signed on the covers in ballpoint and felt tip by Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zandt, Leon Wilkeson, Bob Burns, Bil
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Grateful Dead: Garcia and Hart697 - Grateful Dead: Garcia and Hart
RR Auction
Blues for Allah album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart. In fine condition, with some edgewear and a discount
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Elvis Presley698 - Elvis Presley
RR Auction
Vintage 7.25 x 8.75 program photo of Presley in a fantastic full-length pose from early in his career, portraying 'The King' singing and pla...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Elvis Presley699 - Elvis Presley
RR Auction
Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 full-length photo of Presley seated in his US Army uniform, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Stephanie, fro...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Rolling Stones700 - Rolling Stones
RR Auction
Vintage set of three glossy 3.5 x 5 photos of the Rolling Stones performing at London’s Ken Colyer Club (Studio 51) in March/April 1963, with each pho
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
The Temptations701 - The Temptations
RR Auction
Lively felt tip sketch of the Temptations during a performance on an off-white 13.75 x 10.5 sheet, drawn by an artist named "Andy," and si...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
U2702 - U2
RR Auction
Color glossy 13.25 x 15.5 photo of U2 seated on a floor together during their Achtung Baby era, signed around the border in black felt tip, "Bo...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
U2703 - U2
RR Auction
Pop double album signed on each side of the two inner sleeves in blue or black felt tip by the pictured musician: "Bono, 2000," "Adam...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Stevie Ray Vaughan704 - Stevie Ray Vaughan
RR Auction
Stevie Ray Vaughan's personally-owned and -worn sterling silver skull ring, weighing 19 gm, worn on stage by the legendary guitarist in the late...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Gottfried von Einem705 - Gottfried von Einem
RR Auction
Austrian composer (1918–1996) known chiefly for his operas. Handwritten musical manuscript in ink and pencil, unsigned, one musically lined page, Marc
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Dominik Finkes706 - Dominik Finkes
RR Auction
Austrian music teacher, choirmaster, and composer (1821–1889) whose works include two oratorios and numerous masses, requiems, minor church compositio
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Fromental Halevy707 - Fromental Halevy
RR Auction
French composer of over thirty operas, best known for La Juive (1799-1862). Lengthy AMQS on an off-white 11.75 x 8.75 musically lined sheet, signed at
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Franz Lehar708 - Franz Lehar
RR Auction
Uncommon 3.5 x 5.75 postcard photo of Lehar conversing with Joseph Goebbels and Bernhard Herzmansky at the 9th International Composers Convention in B
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Nellie Melba and Victor Maurel709 - Nellie Melba and Victor Maurel
RR Auction
Interesting pair of AQSs in French, "'L'art est un ami qui ne trompe jamais,' Nellie Melba, 1903," and "L'art a toute...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark