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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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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