RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving record prices for clients around the world.
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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Comic Artists727 - Comic Artists
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FDC with a cachet honoring family unity, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by Walter Lantz, Joe Barbera, Jim Davis, Jerry Siegel, Hank Ketcham, Bill Ha
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert Crumb728 - Robert Crumb
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Archive of material related to the publication of Crumb's work from the files of editor William Cole, totaling approximately 130 pages of materi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Walt Disney731 - Walt Disney
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Color 11 x 8.5 print of Chip and Dale carrying a model sailboat down a dock under the watchful eye of Donald Duck from the 1956 animation short Chips
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Walt Disney732 - Walt Disney
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Choice vintage brown ink signature, “Walt Disney,” on an off-white 5.5 x 4.25 sheet of his personal Mickey Mouse stationery. In very fine condition. A
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Disney: Jiminy Cricket733 - Disney: Jiminy Cricket
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Original colored pencil production drawing of Jiminy Cricket holding his umbrella on an off-white 12.5 x 15.5 sheet of animation paper, done for a Wal
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Disney: Winnie the Pooh734 - Disney: Winnie the Pooh
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Original colored pencil production drawing of Winnie the Pooh walking with school books under his arm on an off-white 11.5 x 15.5 sheet, made for the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Walt Disney735 - Walt Disney
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DS, signed “Walter E. Disney,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, February 15, 1960. Minutes of the 1960 annual meeting of the shareholders of WED Enterprises, Inc.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Walter Lantz736 - Walter Lantz
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Extremely scarce original painting by Walter Lantz, oil on canvas, 9.5 x 7.5, showing Woody Woodpecker next to a bowl of fruit. Painting is signed in
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Bob Kane737 - Bob Kane
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Original signed and inscribed ballpoint sketch of Batman on an off-white 5.5 x 7 card, signed and inscribed below, “To Tamee—‘Bats’ wishes—Always—Bob
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Peanuts738 - Peanuts
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Adorable hand-painted animation cel of Lucy dressed as a witch, 9.5 x 7.75, gouche on a full celluloid sheet. Attractively double-matted and framed to
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Charles Schulz739 - Charles Schulz
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Signed sketch within a book: A New Peanuts Book Featuring Snoopy. First edition. NY: Rinehart & Co., 1958. Softcover, 5.25 x 8, unpaginated. Fea...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Scooby Doo740 - Scooby Doo
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Two original unsigned hand-painted animation cels: an 11 x 9.25 of Shaggy; and a 12.5 x 11 of Scooby Doo, both set against color pre-printed backgroun
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pablo Casals741 - Pablo Casals
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Revered Spanish cellist and composer (1876–1973) widely regarded as the greatest player in the history of the instrument. ALS in French, one onionskin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Kirsten Flagstad742 - Kirsten Flagstad
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Highly regarded Norwegian soprano (1895–1962) regarded by many as ‘the voice of the century.’ Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Paramount Pictures publicity photo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aloys Fuchs743 - Aloys Fuchs
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Musician (1799–1853) who was one of the greatest autograph collectors of world-renowned musicians. ALS in German, four pages on two adjoining sheets,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Leo Delibes744 - Leo Delibes
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Notable French composer of ballets and operas (1836–1891). ALS in french, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, May 17, no year. Letter to a gentlemen, sa
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Franz Lehar745 - Franz Lehar
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ALS in German, one page, 6.75 x 8.5, personal letterhead, April 5, 1938. Letter to Muhammad Tahir Pasha, the chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John McCormack746 - John McCormack
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World-famous Irish tenor and recording artist (1884-1945), celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires. ALS, one page
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov747 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Eminent Russian composer (1844–1908) best known for such brilliantly orchestrated works as Scheherazade and for operatic staples like ‘Sadko,’ ‘The Ta
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Estimate : 3,700.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Gioachino Rossini748 - Gioachino 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 : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Arnold Schoenberg749 - Arnold Schoenberg
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Austrian-born composer (1874–1951) whose development of the ‘twelve-tone’ system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovations in the history
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Arnold Schoenberg750 - Arnold Schoenberg
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Austrian-born composer (1874–1951) whose development of the ‘twelve-tone’ system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovations in the history
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Estimate : 100.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Johann Strauss751 - Johann Strauss
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Eminent Viennese composer (1825–1899), known as the ‘Waltz King,’ best known for such all-time favorites as ‘The Beautiful Blue Danube’ and the ‘Emper
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky752 - Igor Stravinsky
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Desirable AMQS on an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 card, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mrs. Gladis Thompson, Igor Stravinsky, Dec 11/61.” S...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hector Villa-Lobos753 - Hector Villa-Lobos
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Brazilian composer and conductor (1887–1959) whose many compositions include twelve symphonies, as well as operas, large-scale symphonic poems, concer
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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AC/DC754 - AC/DC
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Ballpoint signatures, “Bon AC/DC,” “Cliff Williams, AC/DC,” “Malcolm Young, AC/DC,” and “Phil Rudd, AC/DC,” on a 7 x 3.5 lightly-lined yellow triangul
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Beatles755 - Beatles
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Vintage tour program photo from the band’s 1963 tour with Chris Montez and Tommy Roe, 8 x 10.25, 14 pages, signed on the back cover in blue ballpoint,
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Beatles756 - Beatles
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German postcard photo, 4 x 5.75, signed in pink ballpoint, “Paul McCartney,” “John Lennon,” and “George Harrison,” and in black ballpoint, “Jimmie Nic
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Beatles757 - Beatles
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A superb set of vintage ballpoint signatures, “Paul McCartney,” “John Lennon,” “George Harrison,” and “Ringo Starr,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 sheet,
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Beatles758 - Beatles
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A mono black/gold first pressing of the Beatles’ Please Please Me album signed and inscribed on the back cover in blue ballpoint, “To Eve, Paul McCart
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Beatles759 - Beatles
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A pair of original unused tickets from the Beatles last ever concert at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, held on August 29, 1966. Tickets measure 5.5
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: George Harrison760 - Beatles: George Harrison
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A complete set of vintage ballpoint signatures of the Beatles, all in the hand of George Harrison on a 6 x 5.25 off-white album page. Harrison signs,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Lennon and Harrison761 - Beatles: Lennon and Harrison
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Vintage color 6 x 4 postcard of the British Rail Car Carrier SS Maid of Kent, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint on the correspondence side, “To J
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Estimate : 2,400.00 - 2,600.00
 
 
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Beatles: Lennon and Ono762 - Beatles: Lennon and Ono
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Exceptional ballpoint signatures, “John Lennon,” and “Yoko Ono Lennon,” on the correspondence side of a color 6 x 4 postcard photo of a BOAC Rolls-Roy
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Beatles: Martin and Blake763 - Beatles: Martin and Blake
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Color Sgt. Pepper’s promo card, 4 x 5, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint by George Martin and in black ink by Peter Blake. Double-matted an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Beatles: McCartney and Starr764 - Beatles: McCartney and Starr
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Vintage Beatles fan club promo card, 5.25 x 4.25, featuring a classic Dezo Hoffmann portrait of the band in their collarless suits, signed on the fron
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Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney and Wings765 - Beatles: Paul McCartney and Wings
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Red felt tip signatures, “Paul McCartney,” “Linda,” “Joe English,” and four others on an off-white 6.75 x 3.25 card. In fine condition, with a couple
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney766 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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ALS signed “Paul (& Lin) McCartney,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, illustrated pig letterhead, no date. Letter reads, in full: “Just a note to thank yo...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney767 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Signed book: Buddy Holly: His Life and Music. Later printing. London: Granada Publishing, 1979. Paperback, 4.5 x 7, 258 pages. Signed and inscribed in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney768 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Color 5.75 x 4.25 MPL postcard photo from 1990 of Paul and Linda McCartney, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate o
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Beatles: Ringo Starr769 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Color satin-finish 4 x 6 photo of Starr posing outdoors, signed in black felt tip, “Ringo.” In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney770 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Vintage glossy 3.25 x 3.25 candid photo of McCartney on television performing with the Beatles, signed in blue ballpoint. Photo is affixed to an 8.5 x
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Beatles: Ringo Starr771 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Charming 6 x 4 postcard photo of the Beatles having their hair tended to by some young ladies, signed in black ballpoint. In fine condition, with some
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Beatles: Ringo Starr772 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Limited edition Gartlan cold cast figurine of Starr in the famous Abbey Road pose, 294/1000. The 9.75? high figurine rests on a stand that looks like
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Leonard Bernstein773 - Leonard Bernstein
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Collection of correspondence and notations from Bernstein, most in pencil, including several short notes, signed “L,” several lists of words, possibly
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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The Byrds: Gene Clark774 - The Byrds: Gene Clark
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A pair of maracas personally-owned and -used on stage by Clark during his time with the Byrds in 1965-66. Deep purple-colored maracas measure 11? long
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Eric Clapton775 - Eric Clapton
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, RSO Records letterhead, February 9, 1981. Letter to a gentleman at the Performing Rights Society. In part: “Please take th
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Eric Clapton776 - Eric Clapton
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Signed book: Six String Stories: the Crossroads Guitars. Deluxe limited edition of 2000 copies (this being No. 140). Guildford, England: Genesis Publi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Eric Clapton777 - Eric Clapton
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Signed book: Eric Clapton: The New Visual Documentary. Later printing. London: Omnibus Press, 1990. Softcover, 9 x 11.5, 127 pages. Signed on the fron
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Composers and Conductors778 - Composers and Conductors
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Collection of nine items, each signed by a notable composer or conductor, including: Irving Berlin (signature); Leonard Bernstein (SP); Aaron Copland
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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