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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Rush Signed 2007 Tour Poster654 - Rush Signed 2007 Tour Poster
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Color 19.75 x 27.5 poster for a Rush concert at Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway, as part of the Snakes & Arrows Tour on October 26, 2007, signed i...
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Rush Signed 45 RPM Record655 - Rush Signed 45 RPM Record
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Anthem Records 45 RPM single record for ‘New World Man / Vital Signs (live)’ by Rush, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by
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Spinal Tap Signed Poster656 - Spinal Tap Signed Poster
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Amusing 14.25 x 30 promotional poster for Break Like the Wind, the 1992 album from fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap, signed in black felt tip by
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Van Halen Signed Album657 - Van Halen Signed Album
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Women and Children First album by Van Halen, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Michael Anthony, and Alex and Eddie Van Halen, with the lat
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Eddie Van Halen Signed Photograph658 - Eddie Van Halen Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Eddie Van Halen sitting on his road gear, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition, with moderate signature contra
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ABBA Signed Photograph659 - ABBA Signed Photograph
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Cardstock 4 x 5.75 Polar Music promo photo of ABBA listing their 'Ring Ring' and 'Waterloo' albums on the reverse, signed in ballpoi...
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ABBA Signed Photograph660 - ABBA Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 5.75 x 4 Polar Music promotional postcard photo for ABBA’s fifth studio album, ABBA: The Album, signed in blue ballpoint by
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Bread Signed Album661 - Bread Signed Album
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Guitar Man album by Bread, signed on the front cover in ballpoint by David Gates, James Griffin, Larry Knechtel, and Mike Botts. In fine condition. Th
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Madonna Signed Limited Edition Book Set662 - Madonna Signed Limited Edition Book Set
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The Madonna Children's Limited Edition Boxed Set published by Callaway Arts & Entertainment in 2005, numbered 167/1000, containing a commemo...
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George Michael Signed 45 RPM Record663 - George Michael Signed 45 RPM Record
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Epic Records 45 RPM record for the George Michael single 'Monkey,' signed on the front cover in silver ink, "Love, George Michael, xxx....
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Sha Na Na Signed Promotional Poster664 - Sha Na Na Signed Promotional Poster
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Kama Sutra Records promotional poster for Sha Na Na, 22 x 24.25, signed next to their respective images in black felt tip by each member of the classi
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Academy Award Plaque: Set Decoration for An American in Paris (1951)665 - Academy Award Plaque: Set Decoration for An American in Paris (1951)
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Rare original Academy Award plaque presented "to Edwin B. Willis and Keogh Gleason in recognition of the color set decoration of 'An Americ...
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Academy Award Still Photography Medal: Whitey Schafer (1942)666 - Academy Award Still Photography Medal: Whitey Schafer (1942)
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Extremely rare Academy Award medal, measuring 1.75″ in diameter, given to Whitey Schafer in 1942 for his outstanding achievement in Hollywood
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers (2) Signed Photographs667 - Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers (2) Signed Photographs
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Fabulous pairing of portraits of the dancing stars: a vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 13.25 full-length photo of Astaire in a tuxedo and top hat, signed
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Lucille Ball Signed Photograph668 - Lucille Ball Signed Photograph
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Humorous oversized vintage matte-finish 10 x 13 photo of Ball in costume as Camille the Gypsy, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to famed Hollywood
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Lucille Ball and Bob Hope Signed Photograph669 - Lucille Ball and Bob Hope Signed Photograph
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Outstanding oversized vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 13.5 photo of famed Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper seated on a throne over the fallen Ball
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Humphrey Bogart Signed Photograph670 - Humphrey Bogart Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Bogart in a blazer looking pensively skyward, beautifully signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Johnny...
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Gary Cooper Signed Photograph671 - Gary Cooper Signed Photograph
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Magnificent vintage glossy 10.75 x 13.5 portrait of Cooper in his role as Stretch in the 1938 film The Cowboy and the Lady, signed and inscribed in fo
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Judy Garland Signed Photograph672 - Judy Garland Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 6.75 x 9.25 MGM publicity portrait of Judy Garland as Esther Smith for the 1944 Christmas musical Meet Me in St. Louis, signed and insc
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Cary Grant Oversized Photograph Signed as "Archie"673 - Cary Grant Oversized Photograph Signed as "Archie"
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Circa 1920s vintage matte-finish 10 x 13 photo of a young, handsomely dressed Cary Grant by James Hargis Connelly of Chicago, signed and inscribed in
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Audrey Hepburn Signed Photograph674 - Audrey Hepburn Signed Photograph
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Gorgeous vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Hepburn wearing a hat and strings of pearls, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To dear Sidney, ...
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George Hurrell Signed Oversized Limited Edition Print of Clark Gable675 - George Hurrell Signed Oversized Limited Edition Print of Clark Gable
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Massive limited edition 35.5 x 48 silver gelatin print by Hollywood portrait photographer George Hurrell of Oscar-winning actor Clark Gable smiling in
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George Hurrell Signed Oversized Print of Katharine Hepburn676 - George Hurrell Signed Oversized Print of Katharine Hepburn
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Massive limited edition 35.5 x 48 silver gelatin print by Hollywood portrait photographer George Hurrell of Oscar-winning actress Katharine Hepburn in
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Boris Karloff Signed Photograph677 - Boris Karloff Signed Photograph
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Glossy 9.25 x 7.25 photo of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price hamming it up in a publicity still for the 1963 comedy horror film The Raven, signed in bl
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Grace Kelly Signed Photograph678 - Grace Kelly Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 4 x 5.75 deckle-edge German postcard photo of Grace Kelly for the 1955 film To Catch a Thief, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition
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Laurel and Hardy Signed Photograph679 - Laurel and Hardy Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 5.5 x 3.5 photo of the comedy duo side-by-side in their iconic bowler hats, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Hello Heather...
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Carole Lombard Signed Photograph680 - Carole Lombard Signed Photograph
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American actress (1908–1942) who enjoyed great success as a popular screen comedienne in the 1930s, and who became Mrs. Clark Gable in 1939.
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Peter Lorre Signed Photograph681 - Peter Lorre Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Lorre as Raskolnikov in Josef von Sternberg's 1935 film adaptation of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, sign...
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Marx Brothers Signed Photograph682 - Marx Brothers Signed Photograph
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Superb vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Marx Brothers—Groucho, Harpo, and Chico—posing together with oversized dumbbells, si
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Steve McQueen Document Signed683 - Steve McQueen Document Signed
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DS, signed “Steven T. McQueen,” fifteen pages, 8.5 x 11, March 31, 1971. Document outlining the "By-Laws of Astral Productions Inter
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Marilyn Monroe Handwritten Notes684 - Marilyn Monroe Handwritten Notes
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Intriguing handwritten notes by Marilyn Monroe, unsigned, one page, 5 x 8, September 9, no year but likely 1957. In full: "Remember, somehow, h...
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Marilyn Monroe Handwritten Notes on Acting685 - Marilyn Monroe Handwritten Notes on Acting
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Radio and Television Executives Society, Inc. mailing envelope addressed to "Miss Marilyn Monroe" at 2 Sutton Place South in New York City...
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Sylvia Sidney Estate Archive: Autographs, Sketches, Photographs, and Papers686 - Sylvia Sidney Estate Archive: Autographs, Sketches, Photographs, and Papers
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Large archive from the estate of Academy Award–nominated actress Sylvia Sidney, including her personal sketchbooks, hundreds of photographs,
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Max Steiner Document Signed687 - Max Steiner Document Signed
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Prolific Austrian-born American film composer (1888–1971) who won three Academy Awards from a total of 26 nominations. Among his best-known s
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Preston Sturges Autograph Letter Signed688 - Preston Sturges Autograph Letter Signed
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Academy Award-winning American director and screenwriter (1898–1959) best known for fast-paced screwball comedies like Sullivan's Travels,...
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Abbott and Costello Document Signed689 - Abbott and Costello Document Signed
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DS, signed "Bud Abbott" and "Lou Costello," one page, 8.5 x 11, July 24, 1948. Document by which Abbott and Costello agree to em...
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Actors and Actresses (400+) Multi-Signed Book690 - Actors and Actresses (400+) Multi-Signed Book
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Signed book: Screen World: 1992 Film Annual. NY: Applause, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 288 pages. Signed inside on their respective m
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Signed Photograph691 - Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Signed Photograph
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Actor (1905-1977) famous for playing Jack Benny's valet on radio and on television.  Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Paramount Pictures promo photo, ...
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Pier Angeli Signed Photograph692 - Pier Angeli Signed Photograph
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Italian-born actress (1932–1971) who in her American cinematic debut won a Golden Globe Award for her role in the 1951 film Teresa. Beautiful
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Fred Astaire Signed Photograph693 - Fred Astaire Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of a smiling Astaire in formal attire wearing a white bow tie, with the tip of his cane in the lower corner, boldly
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Mary Astor Signed Photograph694 - Mary Astor Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the prolific actress, signed in fountain pen, "Cordially, Mary Astor." In very fine condi...
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Josephine Baker Signed Photograph695 - Josephine Baker Signed Photograph
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Striking vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.75 photo of Josephine Baker by the Harcourt Studio of Paris, signed nicely in fountain pen. In fine condition, wit
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Richard Basehart Signed Photograph696 - Richard Basehart Signed Photograph
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Thoughtful and versatile American actor (1914–1984) who was equally adept at honesty and villainy. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Basehart as Admiral
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Cecil Beaton Autograph Letter Signed697 - Cecil Beaton Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Cecil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. Handwritten letter to a friend, in part: "What a pity I have not saved money instea
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Harry Belafonte Signed Photograph698 - Harry Belafonte Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.5 publicity photo of Belafonte in the 1959 film Odds Against Tomorrow, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Peter, ...
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Edgar Bergen Signed Photograph699 - Edgar Bergen Signed Photograph
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Fantastic oversized vintage matte-finish 13.25 x 10.25 photo of the famed ventriloquist with his puppet, Charlie McCarthy, signed and inscribed in fou
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Ingrid Bergman Signed Photograph700 - Ingrid Bergman Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the Oscar-winning actress in a serious front-facing pose for RKO Radio Film, signed in the lower border in
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Busby Berkeley Document Signed701 - Busby Berkeley Document Signed
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, April 24, 1941. Document submitted to Loew's Incorporated, in part: "This will confirm my agreement that credit for...
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Sarah Bernhardt Autograph Letter Signed702 - Sarah Bernhardt Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 5, black-bordered personal monogram letterhead, 1878. Untranslated handwritten letter to a fr
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Jeff Bridges Signed Photograph703 - Jeff Bridges Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Oscar-winning actor in his youth, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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