Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Art and Literature

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RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a wealth of important literary letters and Revolutionary rarities, highlighted by an autograph letter signed by Edgar Allan Poe, a handwritten poem by Emily Dickinson, an original manuscript by Beatrix Potter, a Charles Dickens draft for 'David Copperfield,' and remarkable letters by John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Herman Melville, and Louisa May Alcott. Other top items include a letter by Benjamin Franklin regarding the mutinous crew of John Paul Jones's flagship, outstanding letters by John Hancock, and autographs of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson. The sale is rounded out by a fine selection of important antiquarian books, numerous signed photographs, and other historic memorabilia. 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 October 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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Colin Clive Signature546 - Colin Clive Signature
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British actor (1900–1937) who earned a place in film history for his performances as Dr. Henry Frankenstein in Frankenstein and Bride of Fran
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Tony Curtis Signed Photograph547 - Tony Curtis Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Curtis as Ferdinand Waldo Demara in the 1961 Universal Pictures comedy-drama The Great Impostor, signed and
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Peter Cushing Signed Photograph548 - Peter Cushing Signed Photograph
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Glossy 9.25 x 8 publicity photo for the 1971 British horror anthology The House That Dripped Blood, depicting Peter Cushing holding a realistic wax re
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Peter Cushing Signed Photograph549 - Peter Cushing Signed Photograph
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Satin-finish 5 x 7 photo of Peter Cushing armed with a gun and crucifix as Lorrimer Van Helsing in the 1973 horror film The Satanic Rites of Dracula,
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Peter Cushing Signed Photograph550 - Peter Cushing Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cushing posing with a pith helmet, signed in fountain pen, "May God's blessing be with you always, In all sincerity,...
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Dorothy Dandridge Document Signed551 - Dorothy Dandridge Document Signed
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 27, 1957. Confirmation letter from the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation regarding an amendment to their employment
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Vittorio De Sica Signed Photograph552 - Vittorio De Sica Signed Photograph
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Academy Award-winning Italian director and actor (1901–1974) best known for his definitive 1948 'neorealist' masterpiece The Bicycle T...
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Leonardo DiCaprio Signed Oversized Photograph553 - Leonardo DiCaprio Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale from the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condi
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Marlene Dietrich Signed Photograph554 - Marlene Dietrich Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Marlene Dietrich lying down in a short black outfit with fur shawl, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Michael Douglas Signed Oversized Photograph555 - Michael Douglas Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Michael Douglas in his Oscar-winning role as Gordon Gekko from the 1987 film Wall Street, signed in blue felt tip.
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Farrah Fawcett Signed Photograph556 - Farrah Fawcett Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the blonde TV superstar, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "Tom, Love, Farrah." In fine condition.
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Will Ferrell Signed Oversized Photograph557 - Will Ferrell Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Will Ferrell sleeping with his dog Baxter in the 2004 comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, signed in blue
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Henry Fonda Signed Photograph558 - Henry Fonda Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of the pensive young actor, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To June—with
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Michael J. Fox Signed Oversized Photograph559 - Michael J. Fox Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly from the 1985 science-fiction film Back to the Future, signed in black felt tip. In
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Abel Gance Autograph Letter Signed560 - Abel Gance Autograph Letter Signed
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Pioneering French film director (1889–1981) best known for the silent classics J'Accuse and the six-hour historical epic Napoléon. AL
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Spider-Man: Andrew Garfield Signed Oversized Photograph561 - Spider-Man: Andrew Garfield Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker dressed in his amazing Spider-Man costume, signed in black felt tip. In fine condi
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Billy Gilbert Signed Photograph562 - Billy Gilbert Signed Photograph
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One of the screen's most beloved character actors (1894-1971), Gilbert is remembered for two particular talents: his skill as a dialectician and...
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Cary Grant Document Signed563 - Cary Grant Document Signed
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 4, 1946. Contractual letter from Cary Grant to RKO Radio Pictures, in part: "You have shown me a photograph of ...
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Hugh Griffith Signed Photograph564 - Hugh Griffith Signed Photograph
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Welsh film, stage, and television actor (1912–1980) who earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ben-Hur. Other nota
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Alec Guinness Signed Photograph565 - Alec Guinness Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Alec Guinness in his Academy Award-winning role as Lieutenant Colonel Nicholson from the 1957 war film The Bridge on the River
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