Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Animation

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RR Auction's December Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings over 1,000 items to the auction block. A special animation section features production cels from a number of Disney classics, plus concept paintings by legendary artists Mary Blair and Eyvind Earle. Other important entertainment artifacts are Madonna's 1987 MTV VMA Award for 'Papa Don't Preach' and an Emmy Award for the Ernie Kovacs specials of the 1960s. Sports treasures include multiple Babe Ruth lots, a milestone game-used Pete Rose bat, and other high-grade vintage baseball cards. Not to be overlooked are significant autographs from Vincent van Gogh, King Henry VIII, Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, and a variety of other iconic figures. 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 2022.
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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John Profumo Typed Letter Signed1202 - John Profumo Typed Letter Signed
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British politician (1915-2006) whose career ended in 1963 after a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler in 1961. The scandal
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Prohibition: 1930 Liquor Prescription1203 - Prohibition: 1930 Liquor Prescription
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Partly-printed form headed "Original Prescription Form for Medicinal Liquor," one page, 5.5 x 4.5, November 5, 1930. Issued under the auth...
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Joseph Pulitzer Document Signed1204 - Joseph Pulitzer Document Signed
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Jewish-American journalist and newspaper publisher (1847–1911) who established the Pulitzer Prize 'for the encouragement of pu...
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George Pullman Document Signed1205 - George Pullman Document Signed
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American inventor and industrialist (1831-1897) best known for developing the first successful railroad sleeping car. Partly-printed DS, signed
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Queen Victoria Autograph Letter Signed1206 - Queen Victoria Autograph Letter Signed
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Third-person ALS signed within the text, “The Queen,” three pages on two sheets, 4.5 x 7, illustrated Balmoral C...
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Yitzhak Rabin Typed Letter Signed1207 - Yitzhak Rabin Typed Letter Signed
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Exceptional TLS signed "Y. Rabin," one page, 8.25 x 11.75, Prime Minister letterhead, December 9, 1993. Letter to Ron Daley, editor of the...
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Yitzhak Rabin Signed Book1208 - Yitzhak Rabin Signed Book
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Signed book: The Rabin Memoirs by Yitzhak Rabin. First English language edition. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1979. Hardcover with dust jack
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Thomas Brackett Reed Autograph Letter Signed1209 - Thomas Brackett Reed Autograph Letter Signed
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American politician (1839-1902) who earned the moniker 'Czar Reed' for his shrewd, aggressive tactics as Speaker of the House in the 1890s. ...
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Rhode Island Governors (5) Documents Signed1210 - Rhode Island Governors (5) Documents Signed
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Group of five documents signed by governors of Rhode Island to commission Henry Martin as a "Public Notary for the County of Providence", ...
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Dean Rusk Typed Quote Signed1211 - Dean Rusk Typed Quote Signed
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TQS signed "Dean Rusk," one page, 8.5 x 10.75, featuring Secretary of State Rusk's "Memorial to President Kennedy at Runnymede,&q...
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Vincent Saint John Typed Letter Signed1212 - Vincent Saint John Typed Letter Signed
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Influential radical labor leader (1876–1929) as a prominent Wobbly organizer, targeted by the Pinkertons, mining federations, and ...
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Pierre Salinger Signed Photograph1213 - Pierre Salinger Signed Photograph
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American journalist, author, and politician (1925-2004) who served as the ninth press secretary for United States Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndo
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Jonas Salk Signed Photograph1214 - Jonas Salk Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Jonas Salk in his lab, signed in black felt tip by the pioneering polio vaccine researcher. In very fine condition. Accompanied
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Scientists (4) Signed Books1215 - Scientists (4) Signed Books
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Four scientific hardcover books signed by the authors, including: Edward Teller (Easton Press limited edition of Memoirs, numbered 163/1225); J. Craig
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Leland Stanford Signature1216 - Leland Stanford Signature
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American industrialist and politician (1824–1893) who cofounded the Central Pacific Railroad and later established Stanford Univer...
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson Typed Letter Signed1217 - Vilhjalmur Stefansson Typed Letter Signed
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LS signed “V. Stefansson,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, September 15, 1923. Letter to Harold Baker, in...
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Charles Sumner Signed Check1218 - Charles Sumner Signed Check
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American politician (1811-1874) and Massachusetts senator best known as a radical Republican and a staunch opponent of slavery. In 1856, Sumner was se
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Billy Sunday Signed Photograph1219 - Billy Sunday Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 9 x 11.75 half-length portrait of Sunday by G. Arthur Fairbanks, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, &quo...
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Henrietta Szold Typed Letter Signed1220 - Henrietta Szold Typed Letter Signed
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Zionist leader (1860–1945) who worked for the Jewish Publishing Society of America before she founded Hadassah in 1912. TLS in Heb...
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Margaret Thatcher Signed Photograph1221 - Margaret Thatcher Signed Photograph
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Satin-finish 5 x 7 half-length photo of Margaret Thatcher, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Margaret Thatcher Signed Book1222 - Margaret Thatcher Signed Book
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Signed book: The Path to Power. First U.S. edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 656 pages. Signed by Margaret Tha
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Margaret Thatcher Signed Book1223 - Margaret Thatcher Signed Book
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Signed book: The Downing Street Years. Later printing. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 914 pages. Signed in blue ink o
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William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin Autograph Letter Signed1224 - William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin Autograph Letter Signed
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British mathematical physicist and engineer (1824–1907) who, as the Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow f...
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Titanic: Millvina Dean, Eva Hart, and Eleanor Shuman (3) Signed Items1225 - Titanic: Millvina Dean, Eva Hart, and Eleanor Shuman (3) Signed Items
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Three items signed by notable Titanic survivors: Millvina Dean (limited edition envelope, 748/750), Eva Hart (limited edition postcard, 18/100), and E
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Titanic: Millvina Dean Signed Photograph1226 - Titanic: Millvina Dean Signed Photograph
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the ill-fated RMS Titanic, signed in felt tip by the disaster's youngest survivor, "Millvina Dean." In fi...
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Titanic: Millvina Dean Signed Postcard1227 - Titanic: Millvina Dean Signed Postcard
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Desirable 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of an artist's rendition of the Titanic disaster, signed in black felt tip by its youngest survivor: "When thi...
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Titanic: Philip Albright Small Franklin Signed Stock Certificate1228 - Titanic: Philip Albright Small Franklin Signed Stock Certificate
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Businessman (1871–1939) who served as president and chairman of the International Mercantile Marine Company from 1916 to 1936. At ...
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William M. 'Boss' Tweed Document Signed1229 - William M. 'Boss' Tweed Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “William M. Tweed,” one page, 8.5 x 14, July 14, 1870. Receipt from the Bureau of Lamp...
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William M. 'Boss' Tweed Endorsed Check1230 - William M. 'Boss' Tweed Endorsed Check
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National Broadway Bank (Salaries Legislative) check, 8.25 x 3.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Comptroller Richard B. Connolly and counter
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Cornelius Vanderbilt II Signed Check1231 - Cornelius Vanderbilt II Signed Check
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American businessman and philanthropist (1843–1899) who succeeded his father and grandfather as head of the New York Central Railr...
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Cornelius Vanderbilt IV Signed Check1232 - Cornelius Vanderbilt IV Signed Check
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Newspaper publisher, journalist, author, and military officer (1898–1974) who was disinherited by his wealthy parents when he beca...
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Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Typed Letter Signed1233 - Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Typed Letter Signed
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Influential businessman (1914-1993) who was the second president of IBM. TLS signed “Tom,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5...
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Julius Wayland Typed Letter Signed1234 - Julius Wayland Typed Letter Signed
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Influential Socialist (1854–1912) known for publishing the weekly newspaper Appeal to Reason, one of the most important socialist ...
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor Signed Pamphlet1235 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor Signed Pamphlet
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Uncommon color 4.75 x 6 bi-fold pamphlet for the French coastal area of the Cap d'Antibes, signed on the front in fountain pen by the Duke and D...
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Oliver Wolcott Jr. and Jedediah Huntington (2) Documents Signed1236 - Oliver Wolcott Jr. and Jedediah Huntington (2) Documents Signed
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Two Revolutionary War-era documents signed by the Connecticut leaders: a manuscript DS signed "Oliv: Wolcott, Jr." one page, 8 x 6.5, May ...
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Marquis de Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed1237 - Marquis de Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, November 30, 1823. Untranslated handwritten le...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Frederick W. Benteen Signature1238 - Frederick W. Benteen Signature
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Military officer (1834–1898) who first fought during the American Civil War and later commanded soldiers during the Indian Campaig...
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George A. Custer Autograph Document Signed1239 - George A. Custer Autograph Document Signed
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Civil War–dated ADS in pencil, signed “G. A. Custer, Brig. Genl., Commdg. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Div. Cavalry Corps,&#...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Omar Bradley Typed Letter Signed with First United States Army Patch1240 - Omar Bradley Typed Letter Signed with First United States Army Patch
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An embroidered 2.25Àù x 3Àù patch of the First United States Army insignia, presented with a World War II-dated TLS signed ̵...
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Chester Nimitz Signed Photograph1241 - Chester Nimitz Signed Photograph
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Iconic vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 10.75 photo of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri on September 2,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Omar Bradley Signed Photograph1242 - Omar Bradley Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 5 x 6.5 photo of Bradley in his four-star general uniform by Fabian Bachrach, signed in fountain pen, "Omar N. Bradley.&qu...
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Lazare Carnot and Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne Document Signed1243 - Lazare Carnot and Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne Document Signed
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Manuscript DS in French, signed "Carnot" and "Billaud-Varenne," one page, 8.25 x 12.5, December 29, 1793. Official order of the ...
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Henry Seymour Conway (2) Autograph Letters Signed1244 - Henry Seymour Conway (2) Autograph Letters Signed
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British general and statesman (1721–1795) who began his military career in the War of the Austrian Succession and eventually rose ...
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Enola Gay Signed Print: 'Atomic Warfare Is Born'1245 - Enola Gay Signed Print: 'Atomic Warfare Is Born'
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Color 24 x 18 print of a Harley Copic painting entitled ‘Atomic Warfare Is Born,’ which shows the Enola Gay flyi...
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Enola Gay (2) Signed Items1246 - Enola Gay (2) Signed Items
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Two items: a souvenir typescript on the morality of dropping the atomic bomb, 8 x 10, signed at the bottom in felt tip by the Enola Gay's pilot,...
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed Print - 'Atomic Warfare Is Born'1247 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed Print - 'Atomic Warfare Is Born'
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Color 24 x 18 print of a Harley Copic painting entitled 'Atomic Warfare Is Born,' which shows the Enola Gay flying over Japan, with a large ...
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets (2) Signed Items1248 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets (2) Signed Items
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Two items signed by the Enola Gay pilot: a souvenir typescript of a USA Today interview with Tibbets about the atomic bomb drop, one page, 8.5 x 11, s
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Joseph Fouche Document Signed1249 - Joseph Fouche Document Signed
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French statesman (1759‚Äì1820) who famously served as Minister of Police under Napoleon. Manuscript DS in French, signed ‚...
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Douglas MacArthur Signed Envelope1250 - Douglas MacArthur Signed Envelope
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World War II-dated General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area, Office of the Commander-in-Chief mailing envelope, 9 x 4, postmarked on May 28, 1945,
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Manhattan Project: Edward Teller and Paul Tibbets Signatures1251 - Manhattan Project: Edward Teller and Paul Tibbets Signatures
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Two off-white 5 x 3 cards, individually signed in black ink by theoretical physicist Edward Teller, a chief developer of the atomic bomb, and Brigadie
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