Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's July Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts a wealth of remarkable historic material from the 18th century to the present day: significant letters by Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Paul Cezanne, and Marilyn Monroe; incredible signed photographs of Ernest Hemingway and the Apollo 11 crew; rare mid-century Academy Awards; and marvelous music autographs including the Beatles, the Eagles, Bob Dylan, and Led Zeppelin. To celebrate the Fourth of July, we also have an offering of autographs from patriot luminaries like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and Thomas Paine. 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 July 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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The Flintstones: Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, and Bob Singer Signed Limited Edition Cel453 - The Flintstones: Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, and Bob Singer Signed Limited Edition Cel
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(Hanna-Barbera Studios, 1998) Original limited edition hand-painted cel entitled 'Family Portrait,' featuring the Flintstone and Rubble fami...
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H. M. Bateman Signed Sketch454 - H. M. Bateman Signed Sketch
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British humorous artist and cartoonist (1887–1970) noted for his 'The Man Who...' series of cartoons. Original fountain pen sketch of ...
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Batman: Neal Adams Signed Giclee Print455 - Batman: Neal Adams Signed Giclee Print
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Limited edition double aperture display entitled 'Batman Fights the Legion of Feline Furies!,' numbered AP 4/5, featuring side-by-side 11 x ...
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Mel Blanc Signed Photograph456 - Mel Blanc Signed Photograph
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Color 8 x 10 cardstock portrait of the voice acting legend surrounded by his famous characters, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "EhR...
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Herb Block457 - Herb Block
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American political cartoonist (1909–2001) best known for his commentaries on national domestic and foreign policy. Glossy 7 x 5 photo of Herb
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Cartoonists (5) Signed Photographs458 - Cartoonists (5) Signed Photographs
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Five glossy photos of noted cartoonists, ranging in size from 4 x 5 to 8 x 10, each signed in ink by the subject. Includes: Hank Ketcham (3), Walter L
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Roy Crane Signed Photograph459 - Roy Crane Signed Photograph
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American cartoonist (1901–1977) who pioneered the adventure comic strip and created such characters as Wash Tubbs, Captain Easy, and Buz Sawy
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Jim Davis signed production drawings (3) from Garfield and Friends460 - Jim Davis signed production drawings (3) from Garfield and Friends
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(Film Roman / United Media, 1988-1994) Three original production drawings of Garfield, Odie, and Jon Arbuckle from Garfield and Friends, each signed i
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Matt Groening Signed Sketch in Book461 - Matt Groening Signed Sketch in Book
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Signed book: Radioactive Man: Radioactive Repository Volume One. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 2012. Hardcover with mini dust jacket, 7 x 10.5, 27
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Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, and Alex Lovy Signed Photograph462 - Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, and Alex Lovy Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 14 x 9.5 photo of the important animators, displayed in its original 19.5 x 15.5 mat, signed on the mat in black felt tip by Bill H
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George Jetson production cel from Jetsons: The Movie signed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera463 - George Jetson production cel from Jetsons: The Movie signed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
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(Hanna-Barbera Studios, 1990) Original production cel of George Jetson from Jetsons: The Movie, signed in black felt tip by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
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Bob Kane Signed Book464 - Bob Kane Signed Book
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Signed book: Batman & Me. Limited first edition, numbered 1394/2500. Forestville, CA: Eclipse Books, 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9 x 11.25...
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Stan Lee Signed Photograph465 - Stan Lee Signed Photograph
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Glossy 5 x 7 photo of the Marvel Comics boss posing with a Spider-Man comic book, signed in blue ink, "Stan Lee, 92." In fine condition, w...
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Otto Messmer Signed Sketch467 - Otto Messmer Signed Sketch
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Original pencil and felt tip sketch of Felix the Cat accomplished by Messmer on an off-white 3.75 x 6 card, signed and inscribed by the cartoonist, ...
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Nick Park Original Sketch of Wallace and Gromit468 - Nick Park Original Sketch of Wallace and Gromit
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Original sketch of Wallace and Gromit by Nick Park on a white 11.75 x 8.25 sheet, accomplished in black felt tip and signed below, "Wallace + G...
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Virgil Ross Original Drawing of The Jetsons469 - Virgil Ross Original Drawing of The Jetsons
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Wonderful original drawing by Virgil Ross of the Jetsons, signed below in pencil by Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on an off-white
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Virgil Ross Original Drawing of Yosemite Sam470 - Virgil Ross Original Drawing of Yosemite Sam
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Terrific original drawing by Virgil Ross of Yosemite Sam, signed below in pencil by Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on an untrimmed
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Charles Schulz Signed Book471 - Charles Schulz Signed Book
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Signed book: Snoopy and the Red Baron. First edition. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 58 pages. Signed on the page adjacent t
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Jerry Siegel Signed Photograph472 - Jerry Siegel Signed Photograph
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Desirable 8.5 x 11 paperstock photo of Siegel with an oversized issue of Action Comic No. 1, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ballpoi
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Reg Smythe Signed Sketch473 - Reg Smythe Signed Sketch
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Original felt tip sketch of Andy Capp on a white 5 x 3 card, signed in black felt tip, "Best wishes, Reg Smythe." In very fine condition.
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George Studdy Signed Sketch474 - George Studdy Signed Sketch
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British commercial artist (1878–1948) best known for his creation of Bonzo, a chubby little white pup that appeared on cuddly and mechanical
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Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Popeye Cel: 'Anchor Parking'475 - Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Popeye Cel: 'Anchor Parking'
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Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled 'Anchor Parking,' numbered AP 40/50, signed in black felt tip by Myron Waldman. The scen...
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Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'Today’s Special…'476 - Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'Today’s Special…'
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Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled 'Today’s Special…,' numbered 195/200, signed in black felt tip by Myron Wald...
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Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'I Swears By Me Spinach'477 - Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'I Swears By Me Spinach'
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Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled 'I Swears By Me Spinach,' numbered 234/250, signed in black felt tip by Myron Waldman. T...
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Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'One-Putt Popeye'478 - Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'One-Putt Popeye'
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Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘One-Putt Popeye,' numbered AP 12/15, signed in gold ink by Myron Waldman. The golf co...
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Tom Wilson Signed Photograph479 - Tom Wilson Signed Photograph
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Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Wilson at his desk with Ziggy perched on his shoulder, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "For Skip, from Ziggy and ...
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Woody Woodpecker production cel and master production background from The Woody Woodpecker Show480 - Woody Woodpecker production cel and master production background from The Woody Woodpecker Show
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(Walter Lantz Studio, 1950s) Original production cel of Woody Woodpecker from The Woody Woodpecker Show, depicting the mischievous bird in a full-leng
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Anna Akhmatova Signed Photograph481 - Anna Akhmatova Signed Photograph
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Important Russian poet (1889–1966) whose work was condemned and censored by Stalinist authorities; her emotionally restrained, short lyric po
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Ambrose Bierce Signed Photograph482 - Ambrose Bierce Signed Photograph
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American writer (1842–c.1914) best known for his vivid short stories (including the classic 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge') and h...
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Truman Capote Signed Book483 - Truman Capote Signed Book
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Signed book: In Cold Blood. First edition. NY: Random House, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 343 pages. Neatly signed on a free end page in
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Samuel L. Clemens Signature484 - Samuel L. Clemens Signature
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Large ink signature, "Mark Twain," on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 sheet. Archivally matted and framed with two photos and a caption to an over...
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Philip K. Dick Typed Letter Signed485 - Philip K. Dick Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Love, Phil,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, October 2, 1981. Letter to science fiction author Patricia Warrick, in part: "I just n
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Charles Dickens Signature486 - Charles Dickens Signature
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Ink signature, "Faithfully yours, Charles Dickens, Washington, Eighth February 1868,” on an off-white 4 x 2.25 slip. Archivally matted an...
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Gustave Flaubert Autograph Letter Signed487 - Gustave Flaubert Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “G. F.,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.25, [August 8, 1851]. Handwritten letter to his lover, Louise Colet, in
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Robert Frost Signed Photograph488 - Robert Frost Signed Photograph
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Rare vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.25 portrait of Robert Frost seated in a rocking chair in front of a bookcase, affixed to the original 10 x 12 mount,
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Zane Grey Autograph Manuscript Signed489 - Zane Grey Autograph Manuscript Signed
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AMS in pencil, signed on the reverse of the first page, "Zane Grey," titled at the head, "Rocky Riffle on the Rogue River," 107 ...
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Ernest Hemingway Signed Photograph490 - Ernest Hemingway Signed Photograph
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Superb vintage matte-finish 11.5 x 9.25 photo of Hemingway posing with a lion he brought down on safari in January of 1934, signed and inscribed in bl
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Franz Kafka Signed Envelope491 - Franz Kafka Signed Envelope
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Much lauded and influential Czech-born writer (1883–1924) whose man-turned-insect story Metamorphosis (1915) and novel The Trial (1925) have
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Margaret Mitchell Typed Letter Signed492 - Margaret Mitchell Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 7.25 x 11, personal letterhead, February 16, 1939. Letter to Harry Haggas in England
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Gertrude Stein Signed Oversized Photograph by Carl Van Vechten493 - Gertrude Stein Signed Oversized Photograph by Carl Van Vechten
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Rare vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 6.25 photo of Stein by writer and artistic photographer Carl Van Vechten, picturing the scribe above a valley floor wi
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John Steinbeck Document Signed494 - John Steinbeck Document Signed
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DS, ten pages, 8.5 x 11, February 1, 1951. Agreement between Steinbeck and Twentieth Century-Fox in which the author agrees to sell the rights of &q...
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William Makepeace Thackeray Signed Photograph495 - William Makepeace Thackeray Signed Photograph
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Well-regarded British novelist (1811-1863) of such satirical classics as Vanity Fair.  Scarce 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by L. Caldesi of L
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Jules Verne Signature496 - Jules Verne Signature
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Sought-after ink signature, "Jules Verne,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.25 card. Handsomely mounted, matted, and framed to an overall size of...
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Evelyn Waugh Signed Photograph497 - Evelyn Waugh Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of a young Evelyn Waugh wearing a bowler hat and holding a cigar, signed in the lower border in fountain pen.
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Walt Whitman Signed 'Leaves of Grass' Title Page498 - Walt Whitman Signed 'Leaves of Grass' Title Page
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Title page from the 1876 'Author's Edition' of Whitman's renowned poetry collection Leaves of Grass, 4.75 x 7.5, published in Camden...
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Isaac Asimov Signed Photograph499 - Isaac Asimov Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo featuring Isaac Asimov for the 1988 Miramax film Light Years, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by the sci-fi
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Margaret Atwood Signed Photograph500 - Margaret Atwood Signed Photograph
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Canadian poet and novelist (born 1939) best known for The Handmaid's Tale. Attractive 6 x 4.25 postcard photo of Atwood in New York City, taken ...
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Katherine Lee Bates Autograph Letter Signed501 - Katherine Lee Bates Autograph Letter Signed
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Educator and poet (1859-1929) best known for the lyrics to the iconic patriotic song "America the Beautiful."  ALS, two pages on two ...
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Marilyn Beck Signed Photograph502 - Marilyn Beck Signed Photograph
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Widely syndicated Hollywood columnist and author (1928–2014). Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Beck at her desk, signed and inscribed in green felt tip,
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Samuel Beckett Signed Book503 - Samuel Beckett Signed Book
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Signed book: Ill Seen Ill Said. Limited edition, numbered 150/299. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1982. Hardcover quarter bound in gilt-stamped navy
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