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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Marquis de Lafayette405 - Marquis de Lafayette
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 8.5 x 12.75, October 27, 1830. A petition of Jacques Buridant, a career milit
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis406 - Jefferson Davis
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War-dated LS signed "Jeff'n Davis," one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 10, Confederate States of America, Executive Department letterhead...
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Jefferson Davis407 - Jefferson Davis
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Impressive 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of the Confederate president in later age by the Washburn Studio of New Orleans, signed neatly below his image
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Robert E. Lee408 - Robert E. Lee
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Civil War-dated LS signed “R. E. Lee, Gen'l,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 30, 1862. Letter to Col. H. B. Davidson, commander of
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Chester Nimitz409 - Chester Nimitz
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Twice-signed vintage matte-finish 13.25 x 10.25 photo of Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, inscribed in fountain pen to a
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George S. Patton410 - George S. Patton
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World War II–dated TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 7.25 x 8.5, Headquarters, Third United States Army letterhead,
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Napoleon411 - Napoleon
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Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Np,” one page, 13.75 x 19.25, January 11, 1813. Impressive document authorizing the ship Le Fe
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles ‘Chinese’ Gordon412 - Charles ‘Chinese’ Gordon
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ALS signed “C. G. Gordon,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, United Service Club letterhead, December 22, 1882. Marked "
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Atomic Bomb: Frederick L. Ashworth413 - Atomic Bomb: Frederick L. Ashworth
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TMS signed "Frederick L. Ashworth, Commander US Navy, Weaponeer in Crew, B-29 Bockscar, Nagasaki, 9 Aug. 1945," 19 pages, 8.5 x 11, no dat...
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Robert Baden-Powell414 - Robert Baden-Powell
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Bold ink signature, "R. Baden Powell, 6.9.02,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In fine condition.
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William Farquhar Barry415 - William Farquhar Barry
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “William F. Barry, Brig: Genl: Insp'r of Artillery,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, Headquarters Inspect
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William W. Belknap416 - William W. Belknap
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ALS signed “Wm. W. Belknap,” one page, 5 x 8, January 12, 1888. Letter to W. D. Williams, quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson. In part: "The
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Henry L. Benning417 - Henry L. Benning
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Ink signature, "Henry L. Benning,” on the 5.75 x 9 title page removed from a volume of the 1870 edition of Reports of Decisions in the Su...
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Omar Bradley418 - Omar Bradley
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Vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 photo of General Bradley wearing his five-star uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Mr. Alexander F. Nah...
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Omar Bradley419 - Omar Bradley
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TLS signed "Omar N. Bradley," one page, 7 x 9, United States Army letterhead, May 24, 1948. Letter to Robert R. Gros. In part: "I reg...
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Simon Bolivar Buckner420 - Simon Bolivar Buckner
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Masonic Savings Bank check, 5.25 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Buckner, "S. B. Buckner," payable to J. M. Armstrong for $61.50, January...
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William Wallace Burns421 - William Wallace Burns
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ALS signed “Wm. W. Burns,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, June 18, 1887. In part: "Sickles intends to carry out h
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Ambrose E. Burnside422 - Ambrose E. Burnside
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Partly-printed DS, signed “A. E. Burnside,” one page, 10 x 5.5, January 8, 1869. Stock certificate issued to O. W. Peabody for 180 s
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Ambrose E. Burnside423 - Ambrose E. Burnside
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ALS signed “A. E. Burnside,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, Edghill Farm letterhead, June 4, 1877. Letter to Col. Nathan Appleton,
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Benjamin Butler424 - Benjamin Butler
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TLS signed “Benj. F. Butler,” one page, 8.25 x 11, law firm letterhead, February 13, 1888. Letter to O. D. Barrett in Washington, DC
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Matthew C. Butler425 - Matthew C. Butler
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LS signed “M. C. Butler,” one page, 5 x 8, Senate Chamber letterhead, April 6, 1885. In part: "Have Mr. Moore to prepare an applicat
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Daniel Butterfield426 - Daniel Butterfield
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Admission pass for the "Citizens Reception to His Excellency President Johnson," 5.25 x 2.5, signed vertically along the left side in ink,...
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Lazare Carnot427 - Lazare Carnot
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LS in French, signed “Carnot,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, Committee of Public Safety letterhead, April 9, 1794. Letter concerning the ne
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Civil War428 - Civil War
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Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “Milton Smith,” one page, 8.5 x 4.25, September 9, 1863. Receipt declaring that a
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Alfred H. Colquitt429 - Alfred H. Colquitt
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Partly-printed DS, signed “A. H. Colquitt,” one page, 7.5 x 4.5, May 7, 1874. Southern Life Insurance Company receipt for a payment
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Raleigh E. Colston430 - Raleigh E. Colston
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DS, signed “R. E. Colston,” one page, 2 x 1, 1871. Tiny bond coupon from the North Carolina Military and Polytechnic Academy, in par
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Confederate Officers431 - Confederate Officers
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Group of seven Confederate items, including six pieces signed by officers: Francis Cockrell (ANS), Willam B. Bate (check), Hugh Mercer (currency), Hum
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James Conner432 - James Conner
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ALS signed “Jas. Conner,” one page, 5 x 8, law firm letterhead, December 16, 1878. In full: "I had rather that the order be taken wi
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Samuel W. Crawford433 - Samuel W. Crawford
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Partly-printed DS, signed “S. W. Crawford,” one page, 30.75 x 10.25, June 30, 1869. Muster roll of a detachment of the Signal Corps
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George W. Cullum434 - George W. Cullum
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ALS signed “Geo. W. Cullum, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. Army,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, February 5, 1881. Letter to the Hon H. Taylor, respon
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Henry Dearborn435 - Henry Dearborn
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Archive of 26 documents related "A Republican Institution in the Town of Boston," dated from 1818 to 1892, including two early documents s...
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George Dewey436 - George Dewey
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Admiral letterhead, December 26, 1899. Letter to Secretary of the Navy John D. Long, in part: "I have to...
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Neal Dow437 - Neal Dow
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, January 15, 1887. Letter to L. S. Metcalf, in part: "I am very glad that you suggest a longer scope to the article tha...
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Ira Eaker438 - Ira Eaker
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Matte-finish 11 x 13.75 photo of Eaker in an up-close pose, signed and inscribed in blue ink, "To Kenneth Browne, with every good wish, Ira Eak...
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Enola Gay439 - Enola Gay
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Cardstock 10 x 8 photo of the Enola Gay, signed in blue felt tip, "Theodore J. 'Dutch' Van Kirk, Navigator, 11-24-90," "Tom F...
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Enola Gay440 - Enola Gay
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Cardstock 8 x 10 photo of the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima, signed in blue felt tip, "Paul Tibbets, Pilot," "Dutch Van Kirk, Navigat...
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Enola Gay and Bockscar441 - Enola Gay and Bockscar
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Four items signed by one or more crew-members of the Enola Gay or Bockscar, including: an 8.5 x 11 sheet containing an interview between USA Today and
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John Ericsson442 - John Ericsson
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ALS signed "J. Ericsson," one lightly lined page, 7.5 x 9.75, August 11, 1860. Ericsson writes to an unnamed gentleman. In part: "Lin...
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John B. Floyd443 - John B. Floyd
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 10 x 8, July 10, 1849. As governor of Virginia, Floyd appoints George Hunter "as First Lieutenant in the Hundred &...
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Flying Tigers444 - Flying Tigers
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Collection of 54 items signed by notable fighter pilots from the First American Volunteer Group, aka Flying Tigers, which contains an assortment of 43
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Flying Tigers: Andersen, Frank A.445 - Flying Tigers: Andersen, Frank A.
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Two items: an FDC signed in black felt tip, "Frank A. Andersen, 'Jake,' 1st Sqdn."; and an unsigned handwritten letter from Anders...
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James W. Forsyth446 - James W. Forsyth
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Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 4.25 x 2.5, August 6, 1862. Official Army of the Potomac military pass signed by Forsyth as aide
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John C. Fremont447 - John C. Fremont
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ALS signed “J. C. Fremont,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, 1873. Letter to a gentleman, alluding to the Panic of 1873.
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John C. Fremont448 - John C. Fremont
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Fremont & Morton, by J. C. Fremont, duly authorized in the premises,” one page, 10.5 x 5.75, March 1, 187
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Robert S. Granger449 - Robert S. Granger
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Partly-printed DS, signed “R. S. Granger,” one page, 7.75 x 10, August 29, 1862. Certificate of discharge issued to Private John Rou
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Henry W. Halleck450 - Henry W. Halleck
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “H. W. Halleck,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Headquarters, Department of the Missouri letterhead, Februa
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William F. Halsey451 - William F. Halsey
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. in his military uniform, signed in fountain pen, "W. F. Halsey.&...
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Charles Garrison Harker452 - Charles Garrison Harker
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Partly-printed DS, signed “C. G. Harker,” one page, 15.75 x 12.5, June 30, 1859. A "Consolidated Abstract of Provisions sold to Offi
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John F. Hartranft453 - John F. Hartranft
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. F. Hartranft,” one page, 7.75 x 10, August 23, 1866. Auditor General's Office document certifying a wa
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Joseph R. Hawley454 - Joseph R. Hawley
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ALS signed “J. R. Hawley,” one page, 7.75 x 10, Senate Chamber letterhead, March 31, 1890. Letter to S. Ogden Bradley, in part: "I a
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