Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s September Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts an extraordinary selection of over 900 items, with a special focus on Hollywood, classical music, and icons of history. Among the Hollywood rarities represented are horror heroes Edward Van Sloan, Tod Browning, Ed Wood, James Whale, and Rondo Hatton, plus icons like Marilyn Monroe, Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, and the Marx Brothers. Perhaps even more remarkable are the exceedingly rare autographs of three great composers—Frederic Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Joseph Haydn. The auction is rounded out by unseen photos of Elon Musk, a handwritten letter by 16-year-old Napoleon Bonaparte, and autographs of Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin. 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 September 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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Helen Chandler and Bramwell Fletcher Signed Photograph773 - Helen Chandler and Bramwell Fletcher Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 Maurice Seymour photo of the husband-and-wife acting duo dressed for one of their stage productions, signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lon Chaney, Jr. Signature774 - Lon Chaney, Jr. Signature
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Vintage ballpoint signature, "Lon Chaney,” on a light blue 4.5 x 2.5 sheet. In fine condition, with toning from prior display, and tape a...
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Lon Chaney, Jr. Signed Photograph775 - Lon Chaney, Jr. Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of the esteemed horror actor in a handsome up-close pose, signed and inscribed vertically in black ballpoint, ...
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Charlie Chaplin Signed Photograph776 - Charlie 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 fine condition.
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Mae Clarke Original Painting777 - Mae Clarke Original Painting
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Classic actress (1910–1992) remembered for her roles in Frankenstein and The Public Enemy. Scarce original still life painting by actress Mae
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Mae Clarke Original Painting778 - Mae Clarke Original Painting
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Classic actress (1910–1992) remembered for her roles in Frankenstein and The Public Enemy. Exquisite original landscape painting entitled &quo...
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Classic Actresses (6) Signed Photographs779 - Classic Actresses (6) Signed Photographs
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Six vintage photos of classic actresses, ranging in size from 6.5 x 8.5 to 8 x 10, each signed in fountain pen or ballpoint by the subject. Includes:
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Classic Television Stars (5) Signed Photographs780 - Classic Television Stars (5) Signed Photographs
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Five photos of classic television stars, ranging in size from 7 x 9 to 8 x 10, each signed and inscribed in ink by the subject. Includes: Amanda Blake
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Colin Clive Signature781 - Colin Clive Signature
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Crisp vintage ink signature, "Best wishes, Colin Clive,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card that is also signed by his wife, British actress ...
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Colin Clive Signed Photograph782 - Colin Clive Signed Photograph
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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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Sean Connery Signed Photograph783 - Sean Connery Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Connery as Edward Pierce in the 1978 Irish heist comedy The Great Train Robbery, signed and inscribed in brown felt tip, &quo...
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Gary Conway Signed Photograph784 - Gary Conway Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 behind-the-scenes photo of Gary Conway wearing his grotesque character makeup for the 1957 horror movie I Was a Teenage Frankenste
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Roger Corman and Forrest J. Ackerman Document Signed785 - Roger Corman and Forrest J. Ackerman Document Signed
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 15, 1955. Contract between Roger Corman, doing business as Palo Alto Productions, and Forrest J. Ackerman with the Scien
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Laird Cregar Signature786 - Laird Cregar Signature
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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 fountain pen signature,...
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George Cukor and Eddie Mannix Document Signed787 - George Cukor and Eddie Mannix Document Signed
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DS, signed “George Cukor” and "E. J. Mannix," one page, 8.5 x 11, June 21, 1935. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer agreement by which Cukor,...
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James Dean (2) Oversized Photographs788 - James Dean (2) Oversized Photographs
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Two different oversized color satin-finish 30 x 21 photographic prints of James Dean with his famed Porsche 550 Spyder, individually mounted on foamco
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John Decker Signed Check789 - John Decker Signed Check
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Painter, set designer, and caricaturist (1895–1947) who worked as a cartoonist for the New York Evening World until 1928,  when he m
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Katherine Dunham Signed Photograph790 - Katherine Dunham Signed Photograph
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Influential African-American dancer, choreographer, and educator (1909–2006) who has been called the 'matriarch and queen mother of black ...
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Johnny Eck Twice-Signed 'Freaks' Book Insert791 - Johnny Eck Twice-Signed 'Freaks' Book Insert
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Insert for the softcover 1968 book Freaks: A Collector's Edition of Nature's Human Oddities by Giovanni Iuliani, 8.5 x 11, signed on the fro...
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Entertainers (16) Signed Cab Driver's Log792 - Entertainers (16) Signed Cab Driver's Log
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Group of 16 New York City cab driver's logs from the 1960s, each signed by a celebrity rider. Includes: Ed Sullivan, Tony Curtis, Max Showalter,...
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