Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction: Featuring Pop Culture

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RR Auction's December Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts more than 900 lots, highlighted by a multitude of important historical letters and a robust selection of material from popular culture. Highlights of the sale include a signed Abraham Lincoln carte-de-visite, checks from George Washington and Donald Trump, a Charles Dickens autograph quote from A Christmas Carol, rare artifacts recovered from the USS Arizona after Pearl Harbor, unique mixed-media artwork by Bob Dylan, a Christmas card from Al Capone, and rare oversized 'outtake' prints from the Beatles' famous Abbey Road shoot. 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 December 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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Antonin Dvorak553 - Antonin Dvorak
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Signed program book: Birmingham Musical Festival in Aid of the Funds of the General Hospital, Book of the Words, 1885. Thirty-fifth Celebration. Birmi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Edward Elgar554 - Edward Elgar
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.25 x 8, Tiddington House letterhead, January 1, 1929. Letter to actor and dramatist Arthur Wing Pinero, wr
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gabriel Faure555 - Gabriel Faure
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Highly appealing AMQS on the title page of piano sheet music for 'Nocturnes,' signed in the upper right in black ink by Faure, who pens four...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Wilhelm Furtwangler556 - Wilhelm Furtwangler
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Very appealing vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.5 portrait of the great German conductor by Trude Fleischman, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy557 - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
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Prodigiously gifted German Romantic composer (1809–1847) whose musical output represents virtually every form and genre of the era. ALS in German, one
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Music558 - Music
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Huge collection of over 1,300 items signed by musicians, predominately comprising classical composers and musicians, opera singers, and conductors, wi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ignaz Moscheles559 - Ignaz Moscheles
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Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso (1794–1870), whose career after his early years was based initially in London, and later at Leipzig, where he suc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Arthur Nikisch560 - Arthur Nikisch
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Desirable AMQS on an off-white 4.5 x 6.5 sheet, signed below, "So pocht das Schicksal an unsere Pforte [The way the fate knocks at our door], A...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski561 - Ignacy Jan Paderewski
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AMQS on a gray 5.75 x 3.5 sheet, signed "I. J. Paderewski, Febr. Sun. 9th, 1902, New York," with Paderewski adding three bars of music fro...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini562 - Giacomo Puccini
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Highly desirable AMQS on an off-white 6.25 x 10 sheet, prominently signed below by Puccini and dated May 3, 1900. Puccini pens three bars from "...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini563 - Giacomo Puccini
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Vintage matte-finish 8.5 x 6.25 Alfred Ornano photo of Puccini seated in his music room on the ground floor of the Torre del Lago villa, affixed to th
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini564 - Giacomo Puccini
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Scarce ALS in Italian, signed “G. Puccini,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, April 8, 1894. In part (translated): "Unfortunately, ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini565 - Giacomo Puccini
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LS in Italian, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7.25, February 11, 1896. Letter written to Minister of Education Guido Baccelli, in part (tr
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Sergei Rachmaninoff566 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 9.5 portrait of the great Russian composer by New York photographer Herman Mishkin, signed on his collar in black ink, &q...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Sergei Rachmaninoff567 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Official program for a Gala Concert of the Vacation Association Inc., at the Metropolitan Opera House on April 8, 1919, measuring 9.75 x 12.5, signed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov568 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Russian composer (1844-1908) best known for such works as Scheherezade and for operatic staples like Sadko, The Tale of Tsar Saltan, and The Golden Co
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Richard Strauss569 - Richard Strauss
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Excellent matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Strauss in a bow tie, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Richard Strauss, 5.8.47.&...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky570 - Igor Stravinsky
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ANS signed “I. Stravinsky,” one page, 5 x 3, June 1947. In full: "The 'Firebird' was never performed by the Metropolitan Opera House.&q...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Amadeu Vives571 - Amadeu Vives
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Spanish musical composer (1871–1932) who created over a hundred stage works. AMQS on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card, signed in ink, "Amadeu Vives,...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Verdi572 - Giuseppe Verdi
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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...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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George Gershwin573 - George Gershwin
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Marvelous vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 profile photo of Gershwin seated at his piano and adding notes to sheet music, signed and inscribed in the lower
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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George Gershwin574 - George Gershwin
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Signed book: Art in America in Modern Times. First edition. NY: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.75 x 12.5, 100 pages. Si...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Patsy Cline575 - Patsy Cline
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 portrait of the country star by Rush Studio, signed in blue ballpoint, "Your Humble Friend, Patsy Cline, 'Decca.'...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Hank Williams576 - Hank Williams
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the country music icon wearing a cowboy hat with suit and tie, signed in fountain pen, "Best wishes, Hank Willia...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Duane Allman577 - Duane Allman
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Very rare ALS signed “Love, D,” one page, 9 x 11, no date but circa August 1970. Penned in black ballpoint on the inside back cover detached from a Ne
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Beatles578 - Beatles
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Extremely rare 1963 PYX Productions Limited program for the Beatles, 28 pages, 7.25 x 9.5, signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint, "John L...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Beatles579 - Beatles
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Vintage blue autograph book, 6.25 x 4, signed and inscribed inside on adjacent pages in black or blue ballpoint, "To Linda love from George Har...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Beatles580 - Beatles
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Very rare original promotional ‘cube’ for the release of the Beatles’ self-titled 1968 release, the ‘White Album,’ measuring 11? x 8.25? x 8.25? displ
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Beatles: Brian Epstein581 - Beatles: Brian Epstein
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Circa 1964 Christmas card with front depicting several nude cartoon figures blindly offering mistletoe, measures 10.5 x 14.5, signed inside below a pr
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: George Harrison582 - Beatles: George Harrison
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Ballpoint signature, "George Harrison,” on the reverse of an off-white 8.25 x 11.75 program sheet for a children's concert at St. Mary'...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Beatles: Al Hirschfeld583 - Beatles: Al Hirschfeld
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Limited edition 18 x 22 lithograph entitled 'Lennon at Home,' numbered 163/199, signed in the lower right in pencil by artist Al Hirschfeld,...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Iain Macmillan584 - Beatles: Iain Macmillan
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Extremely rare and highly appealing limited edition set of six oversized color 'outtake' photographic prints for the cover of the Beatles al...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney585 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Appealing Christmas card featuring two wolves touching noses in a snowy forest, measures 7.25 x 10.75, signed inside below a printed greeting in black
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Ringo Starr586 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Color limited edition 18 x 13.5 giclee print entitled 'Right Gun (Knot for Violence),' numbered 3/100, signed at the bottom in black felt ti...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Ringo Starr587 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Limited edition 27.5 x 16 giclee print entitled '4 Ringos,' numbered 6/60, signed in the lower right in black felt tip, "Ringo." R...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Bob Dylan588 - Bob Dylan
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Unique original mixed media 'paint over' giclee print entitled 'Dad's Restaurant' totally hand-embellished with paint by Bob Dyl...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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The Byrds589 - The Byrds
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of The Byrds posing together outdoors, signed in various colored felt tip by Jim McGuinn, David Crosby, Michael Clarke, an
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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David Bowie and The Yardbirds590 - David Bowie and The Yardbirds
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Highly appealing vintage off-white 4.5 x 3.75 album page signed on one side in green ballpoint, "Best wishes, David Bowie," and on the opp...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jimi Hendrix591 - Jimi Hendrix
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Early 1967 vintage ballpoint signature, "Jimi Hendrix,” on a pink 4.25 x 3.5 sheet with collector's date notations, "Jimmy Hendrix Fin...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Led Zeppelin592 - Led Zeppelin
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Vintage orange autograph book, 5.25 x 4.25, signed inside on the same page in blue ballpoint by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bo
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Queen593 - Queen
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Complete Vision album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, and in silver ink by Brian May and Roger Taylor.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Queen594 - Queen
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Program for Queen's 'Crazy Tour' of the UK in 1979, 9.5 x 9.5, signed on the front cover in blue and black ink by Freddie Mercury, Brian...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones595 - Rolling Stones
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Vintage Decca Records promo card of the Rolling Stones, 5.5 x 4.25, signed in blue ballpoint by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman,
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones596 - Rolling Stones
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Circa 1964 vintage ballpoint signatures, "Bill Wyman, xx," "Brian Jones," "Keith Richard," "Mick Jagger," an...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones: Al Hirschfeld597 - Rolling Stones: Al Hirschfeld
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Limited edition 23 x 18.5 lithograph entitled 'Mick and Keith,' numbered 87/200, signed in the lower right in pencil by artist Al Hirschfeld...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U2598 - U2
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Spectacular glossy 10 x 8 Island Records publicity photo of U2 by Anton Corbijn, fully signed in dark blue felt tip, "Bono," "Edge,&q...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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U2599 - U2
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Island Records 45 RPM single for '11 O'Clock Tick Tock / Touch,' signed on the back of the sleeve in blue or black ballpoint, "Bono...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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The Who600 - The Who
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Vintage ballpoint signatures of Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon on an off-white 7 x 5.25 sheet of notebook paper. In fin
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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The Who601 - The Who
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Circa mid-1960s promo card showing The Who from early in their career, 8.25 x 7, signed in black ballpoint, "Roger Daltrey," "Keith,&...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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The Yardbirds602 - The Yardbirds
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Five Live Yardbirds album signed on the back cover below their respective images in black ballpoint by Eric Clapton, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith R
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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