Fine Autographs & Artifacts featuring Hollywood

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With more than 1,200 items up for bidding, RR Auction's September sale features an abundance of signed Hollywood photographs, plus a nice selection of awards, props, and costumes. Highlights include a James Dean document dealing with Rebel Without a Cause and Giant, unique Gone With the Wind autographs, and a great Bruce Lee document. Other highlights in the sale are rare and extraordinary autographs of Emily Dickinson, Isaac Newton, The Beatles, John Law, Franz Joseph Haydn, and Abraham Lincoln. A fantastic archive of Alexander McQueen material rounds out the impressive sale. 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 September 2020.
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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William B. Astor, Sr253 - William B. Astor, Sr
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Wm. B. Astor," one page, 8 x 13, February 6, 1821. A document confirming the discharge of a mortgage taken out ...
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Jules Bache254 - Jules Bache
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. S. Bache,” one page, 10.75 x 7.25, April 29, 1886. Stock certificate issued to Bache for 100 shares in
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P. T. Barnum255 - P. T. Barnum
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Manuscript DS, three pages, 8 x 13, September 24, 1862. Legal complaint filed by Barnum against Henry D. Beach, demanding the sum of "Twelve th...
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David Ben-Gurion256 - David Ben-Gurion
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ALS in Hebrew, signed “D. Ben-Gurion,” one page, 4.75 x 8.5, December 2, 1963. Letter to Dr. Abraham Vishnel in Tel Aviv, in part (t
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David Ben-Gurion257 - David Ben-Gurion
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Scarce oversized military memorial cover in Hebrew, 9.5 x 6.25, postmarked April 27, 1965, signed in ink by David Ben-Gurion. In fine condition.
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Nicholas Biddle258 - Nicholas Biddle
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ALS signed “N. Biddle,” one page, 7.75 x 10, June 9, 1841. Letter to William Raiole, in part: "I have had the pleasure of receiving
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Joe Biden259 - Joe Biden
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Twice-signed book: Courts & Congress by Robert A. Katzmann. First edition. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1997. Hardcover with dust jack...
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Joe Biden260 - Joe Biden
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Felt tip signature and inscription, "To Ryan—Thank you for your interest and support. Keep your interest in public policy—we need yo
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Joe Biden261 - Joe Biden
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Program for the 1990 Jefferson–Jackson Dinner in Wilmington, Delaware, eight pages, 5.5 x 8.5, signed on the front cover in felt tip by Joe B
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William Bingham262 - William Bingham
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Wm. Bingham,” one page, 9.25 x 7.75, March 16, 1795. Certificate issued to Adam Reigant for one sh
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Dan Breen263 - Dan Breen
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Signed book: My Fight for Irish Freedom. First edition. Dublin: Talbot Press, 1924. Hardcover, 5 x 7.25, 258 pages. Signed and inscribed vertically on
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Josef Breuer264 - Josef Breuer
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Four uncommon untranslated ALSs in German, signed "J. Breuer," totaling nine pages, dated between 1912 and 1919. Breuer writes to various ...
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Leonid Brezhnev265 - Leonid Brezhnev
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Untranslated DS in Cyrillic, one page, 8 x 11.75, June 8, 1943. Official Russian military document, document is ordering Major Abram Movshovich to sta
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British Leaders266 - British Leaders
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Five books signed by British leaders, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: David Cameron (Cameron on Cameron); John Major (The Autobiography a
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British Prime Ministers267 - British Prime Ministers
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Color glossy 10.75 x 7 photo of four prime ministers posing with Queen Elizabeth II, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by David Cameron, Jo
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William Jennings Bryan268 - William Jennings Bryan
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Partly-printed DS, signed “W. J. Bryan,” one page, 8.25 x 6, December 20, 1895. Handwritten receipt on The Hall Bros. Co. letterhead
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Warren Buffett269 - Warren Buffett
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Souvenir Geico Direct business card printed with Buffett's name and a toll free number, 3.5 x 2, signed in blue ballpoint, "Warren E. Buffe...
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Andrew Carnegie270 - Andrew Carnegie
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Bold fountain pen signature, "Andrew Carnegie,” on an off-white 5.5 x .75 slip. In fine condition.
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Fidel Castro271 - Fidel Castro
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DS in Spanish, one page, 9 x 13.75, March 4, 1960. Document pertaining to the explosion of La Coubre in Havana harbor, declaring a national state of m
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Vint Cerf272 - Vint Cerf
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Group of four items signed by Cerf: a handwritten statement on an 8.5 x 11 sheet, "I hope people will appreciate that Bob Kahn and I gave the I...
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Jean-Martin Charcot273 - Jean-Martin Charcot
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Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Charcot,” one page, 4 x 6.25, blindstamped personal letterhead, no date. In fine condition, with
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Salmon P. Chase274 - Salmon P. Chase
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Civil War-dated partly-printed DS, signed “S. P. Chase,” one page, 8 x 10, May 25, 1861. Official acceptance letter from the Treasur
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Clementine Churchill275 - Clementine Churchill
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TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Clementine S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 8, 28 Hyde Park gate letterhead, February 15, 1965. Letter to M
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Clementine Churchill276 - Clementine Churchill
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ALS, four pages, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, March 23, 1946. Written "At Sea," a letter to Colonel Frank Clarke, in part: "We have no...
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[Winston Churchill]277 - [Winston Churchill]
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Partly-printed invitation, one page, 5.5 x 4.5, issued to Clark M. Clifford to meet Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill at a reception on March
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Amleto Giovanni Cicognani278 - Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
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TLS in Italian, signed “A. G. Cicognani,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Apostolic Delegation letterhead, January 16, 1955. Letter to Monsigno
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Civil War Politicians279 - Civil War Politicians
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Five items signed by Lincoln's allies, including four members of his famous 'Team of Rivals' cabinet: Edward Bates Attorney general in ...
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Henry Clay280 - Henry Clay
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Interesting ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, October 9, 1815. Letter to M. D. Hardin, in part: "I think it is
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DeWitt Clinton281 - DeWitt Clinton
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 7.75 x 5.25, August 26, 1811. Pay order issued to the "Treasurer of the City of New York" to pay Jacob P. Roo...
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Jay Cooke282 - Jay Cooke
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 4.25, January 10, 1852. Letter to Samuel McGrath in Philadelphia, in part: "Please to take notice that agreeably to the t...
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Peter Cooper283 - Peter Cooper
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ALS, one page, 8 x 9.5, Union Transportation Line letterhead, October 23, 1834. Letter to C. Schrack concerning a business arrangement and incorporati
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Peter Cooper and Cyrus W. Field284 - Peter Cooper and Cyrus W. Field
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Ink signatures, "Cyrus W. Field" and "Peter Cooper," on a white 4.5 x 2 slip, trimmed and affixed to a larger album page. In ver...
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Crown Prince Wilhelm285 - Crown Prince Wilhelm
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.75 full-length photo of Crown Prince Wilhelm, signed on the reverse in purple pencil beneath a typed German message, date
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Dalai Lama286 - Dalai Lama
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Color glossy 10.5 x 8 photo of the Dalai Lama seated peacefully in an ornate golden chair, signed in Tibetan in black felt tip. In fine condition, wit
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Lee de Forest287 - Lee de Forest
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Lee De Forest Laboratories letterhead, June 5, 1941. A letter of recommendation for Verne T. Braman, who worked at De Forest
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Declaration of Independence and Constitution288 - Declaration of Independence and Constitution
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Civil War–era unsigned book: The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. First edition. NY: R. Spalding, 1865.
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John Dickinson289 - John Dickinson
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ALS, one page, 6.25 x 7.25, December 27, 1790. Letter to Jacob Hicks, in part: "My letter by Dr. Moman is rec'd—& I am much conce...
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DNA: Watson, Crick, and Wilkins290 - DNA: Watson, Crick, and Wilkins
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Ink and ballpoint signatures, "James Dewey Watson, December 5, 1962," "Francis Crick, 10th December 1962," and "M. H. F. Wi...
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Thomas Dorr291 - Thomas Dorr
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ALS signed “T. W. Dorr,” one page, 8 x 10, February 1, 1840. Written from Providence, a letter to former governor John Brown Francis
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Frederick Douglass292 - Frederick Douglass
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred'k Douglass,” three pages, 8.5 x 14, June 26, 1882. Deed from John C. Harkness and French S. Evans to
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George Eastman293 - George Eastman
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TLS signed “Geo. Eastman,” one page, 7.5 x 6, Eastman Kodak Company letterhead, May 7, 1929. Letter to conductor Victor Wagner, in p
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Charles Edison294 - Charles Edison
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Four items signed by Edison, including: a TLS on Department of the Navy letterhead, February 28, 1940, authorizing the San Francisco News Junior to pu
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Thomas Edison295 - Thomas Edison
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ANS in pencil, signed "E," at the top of a letter addressed to him, 7.5 x 9.5, October 31, 1922. Edison writes, in full: "Hardy, I wi...
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Albert Einstein Original 'Type 2' Photograph296 - Albert Einstein Original 'Type 2' Photograph
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Original vintage circa 1960s glossy 8 x 10 silver gelatin photograph of Albert Einstein with mathematicians Luther P. Eisenhart and Walther Mayer at P
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Everest Mountaineers297 - Everest Mountaineers
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Three books signed by climbers of Mount Everest, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: John Hunt (Life Is Meeting (inscribed), and The Ascent o
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Exploration298 - Exploration
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Three hardcover exploration books signed by the authors, including: a first edition of Fang and Claw, signed and inscribed opposite the title page in
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Explorers: Messner, Habeler, and Fuchs299 - Explorers: Messner, Habeler, and Fuchs
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Four color glossy 10 x 8 photos of mountaineer and explorer Reinhold Messner, two of which depict him with fellow Everest mountaineer Peter Habeler, a
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Louis Finkelstein300 - Louis Finkelstein
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America letterhead, August 31, 1939. Letter C. B. Epworth, in full: "I have your l...
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Hamilton Fish301 - Hamilton Fish
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Personal check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Fish, "Hamilton Fish," payable to the Geo. C. Flint Co. for $30.25, June 26, 1889. In f...
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Felix Frankfurter302 - Felix Frankfurter
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Original vintage 1941 sketch of Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter by artist M. H. Herrin, accomplished in pencil on an off-white 9.25 x 12 sheet, wh
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