Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Presidents

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RR Auction's February Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction boasts over 850 rare and remarkable items, and celebrates Presidents' Day with a special section featuring incredible presidential autographs, artifacts, and memorabilia. Among these are a letter signed by Gen. George Washington four days prior to the Treaty of Paris, a handwritten letter by Mary Todd Lincoln implicating Andrew Johnson in her husband's assassination, and important letters and documents signed by John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson. Other highlights in the sale include a scarce Franz Kafka autograph letter, an ultra-rare 1765 Stamp Act blue-gray stamp, and several early and important Disney production drawings by by acclaimed character animator Preston Blair. 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 February 2023.
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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Blue Velvet: David Lynch Signed Photograph706Blue Velvet: David Lynch Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the award-winning filmmaker from early in his career, signed in black felt tip, "It's a strange world‚Ä&#...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Blue Velvet: Isabella Rossellini Signed Photograph707Blue Velvet: Isabella Rossellini Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Isabella Rossellini as Dorothy Vallens peering through her apartment door in David Lynch's 1988 neo-noir thriller Blue Ve...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Blue Velvet: Laura Dern Signed Photograph708Blue Velvet: Laura Dern Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Laura Dern as Sandy Williams seated in a 1973 Oldsmobile convertible in David Lynch's 1988 neo-noir thriller Blue Velvet,...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Humphrey Bogart Signature709Humphrey Bogart Signature
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Humphrey Bogart," on an off-white 4.75 x 3.5 album page. Also signed on the reverse by George Sanders. In...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Nigel Bruce Autograph Letter Signed710Nigel Bruce Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Nigel & Bunny Bruce,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 6.75, February 17, 1937. Handwrit...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Luis Bunuel Signature711Luis Bunuel Signature
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Highly influential Spanish-born filmmaker (1900–1983) remembered for making surrealism irresistible by mixing it with deft film-ma...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Carol Burnett Signed Sketch712Carol Burnett Signed Sketch
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Original self-portrait sketch by Carol Burnett, showing herself with a mop and a bucket, accomplished in black and red felt tip on a white 9 x 12 shee
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
John Candy Signed Photograph713John Candy Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 Universal Pictures publicity photo of John Candy as the title character of the 1989 film Uncle Buck, signed in blue felt tip. In very fi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John Carradine Signed Photograph714John Carradine Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 2.75 x 4.5 candid photo of John Carradine wearing a wool coat and aviator goggles, signed in green fountain pen. Reverse bears a Rancho
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Charlie Chaplin Signed Photograph715Charlie Chaplin Signed Photograph
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Matte-finish 4 x 5.75 photo of Charlie Chaplin in later years, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In very good to fine condition, with a sm
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Charley Chase Signed Photograph716Charley Chase Signed Photograph
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American comedian and filmmaker (1893–1940) best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies. Vintage matte-finish 10.25 x...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Cher Signed Photograph717Cher Signed Photograph
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Semi-glossy 7.25 x 9.5 lightweight photo of Sonny and Cher from the 1970s, signed in fountain pen, "Love, Cher." In fine condition, with t...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Captain Smith Cook Signed Photograph718Captain Smith Cook Signed Photograph
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Giant (1856–1921) who took part in P. T. Barnum's shows, whose published height ranged from 6' 7" to 7' 8". ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gary Cooper: E. G. Shipman Original Painting for 'The Plainsman'719Gary Cooper: E. G. Shipman Original Painting for 'The Plainsman'
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Brilliant original promotional painting of Gary Cooper by artist E. G. Shipman, depicting the Hollywood legend as Wild Bill Hickok for the classic 193
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Lotta Crabtree Autograph Letter Signed720Lotta Crabtree Autograph Letter Signed
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Broadway star (1847-1924) who spent much of her youth dancing on stage for miners in the California Gold Rush, eventually becoming the protegee of act
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Laird Cregar Signed Photograph721Laird Cregar Signed Photograph
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Actor (1913-1944) best remembered for the titular role in The Lodger, who died from a heart attack at the age of 31. Vintage glossy 2.75 x 4.5 candid
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Tony Curtis Signed Oversized Photograph722Tony Curtis Signed Oversized Photograph
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Glossy 11 x 14 photo of Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon posing together for the poster of the 1959 crime comedy Some Like It Hot, signed
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Peter Cushing Signed Photograph723Peter 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,...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Harry Davenport Signed Photograph724Harry Davenport Signed Photograph
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Character actor (1866-1949) who played crotchety Dr. Meade in Gone With the Wind. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Universal Pictures publicity photo, signed and
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Olivia de Havilland (2) Signed Photographs725Olivia de Havilland (2) Signed Photographs
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Two glossy 11 x 14 photos of de Havilland in her best-known role as Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind, each signed in blue felt tip, "Oliv...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00