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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Paul Gauguin Autograph Letter Signed403 - Paul Gauguin Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “P. G.,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, no date but circa 1889. Handwritten letter to painter, art
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Hubert de Givenchy Signed Sketch404 - Hubert de Givenchy Signed Sketch
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Original signed felt tip and pastel sketch accomplished by Hubert de Givenchy on a white 5 x 8.5 sheet, showing one of his most famous evening ensembl
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Claude Monet Autograph Letter Signed405 - Claude Monet Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, two pages both sides, 5.25 x 8, April 8, 1906. Handwritten letter from his Giverny gardens to the painter Michel-Auguste Colle, with a
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso Signed Limitation Page406 - Pablo Picasso Signed Limitation Page
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Desirable 10.25 x 14 limitation page for the Pablo Picasso illustrated book ‘Le Carmen des Carmen, 1949/1960,’ one page, 7.25 x 10.7
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso Signed Envelope407 - Pablo Picasso Signed Envelope
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Hand-addressed and signed mailing envelope, 5.75 x 4.5, addressed by Picasso to "Madame Ines Sassier, 7 R. des Grands Augustins, Paris 6e As.,&...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Autograph Letter Signed408 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Autograph Letter Signed
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Important French painter and printmaker (1864-1901) whose lively, colorful portrayals of the people and places of fin-de-siècle Paris take a p
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol Signed Book with Sketch409 - Andy Warhol Signed Book with Sketch
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Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. First Harbrace Paperbound Library edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977. Paperback, 4.25 x 7.25, 24
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol Signed Postcard of 'Marilyn Monroe'410 - Andy Warhol Signed Postcard of 'Marilyn Monroe'
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Very desirable color semi-glossy 4 x 5.75 postcard of Andy Warhol’s 1962 quadriptych ‘Marilyn Monroe,’ which shows four ima
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol Signed Postcard411 - Andy Warhol Signed Postcard
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Color 4 x 6 postcard of Warhol's iconic 'Elvis 1' artwork, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Andy Warhol." In fin...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ansel Adams Signed Book412 - Ansel Adams Signed Book
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Signed book: Yosemite and the Range of Light. Special edition prepared for his exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. Boston: New York Graphic Societ
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ansel Adams Typed Letter Signed413 - Ansel Adams Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed "Ansel," one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, January 3, 1982. Letter to Peter Wensberg, executive vice-president of the Po...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Autograph Letter Signed414 - Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Autograph Letter Signed
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Eminent French sculptor (1834-1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. ALS in French, signed “Bartholdi,” one page, 8.2
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gutzon Borglum Signature415 - Gutzon Borglum Signature
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Fountain pen signature, "Sincerely, Gutzon Borglum, April 9th, 1934," on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card that is affixed to a mat along with a ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Bulfinch Autograph Document Signed416 - Charles Bulfinch Autograph Document Signed
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Early American architect (1763-1844) who designed numerous buildings in his native Boston and was principal architect of the US Capitol in Washington.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux Autograph Letter Signed417 - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux Autograph Letter Signed
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French sculptor and painter (1827-1875) from whom Napoleon III commissioned many works. Untranslated ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, M
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Marc Chagall Signed Postcard418 - Marc Chagall Signed Postcard
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Color 3.75 x 5.75 postcard featuring Chagall's 1949 work entitled 'Saint Jean Cap Ferrat,' signed on the reverse in black ink, "Mar...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eugene Delacroix Autograph Letter Signed419 - Eugene Delacroix Autograph Letter Signed
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French artist (1798-1863) who takes a place in the first rank of painters in the Romantic tradition and whose mastery of color and technique inspired
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Paul Delvaux (2) Signed Greeting Cards420 - Paul Delvaux (2) Signed Greeting Cards
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Belgian painter (1897-1994) associated with the Surrealist movement, best known for his female nudes.  Two color greeting cards, 6.25 x 4.5 an
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Otto Dix Autograph Letter Signed421 - Otto Dix Autograph Letter Signed
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German artist (1891–1969) best known for his Expressionist depictions of Weimar society and the brutality of war. ALS in German, one page, 8.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 20.00
 
 
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Fashion Designers (15) Signed Items422 - Fashion Designers (15) Signed Items
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Collection of 15 items individually signed by a notable fashion designer, photographer, or stylist, consisting almost entirely of photographs that ran
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Helen Frankenthaler Signed Photograph423 - Helen Frankenthaler Signed Photograph
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American abstract expressionist painter (1928-2011) who was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting for over six decades. Attr
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Francoise Gilot Signed Photograph424 - Francoise Gilot Signed Photograph
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French painter (born 1921) remembered for her long, stormy relationship with Pablo Picasso. Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Gilot on the beach with Pablo Picass
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Goethals Typed Letter Signed425 - George Goethals Typed Letter Signed
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Army officer and civil engineer (1858-1928) appointed by Theodore Roosevelt to oversee the construction of the Panama Canal. TLS signed "Geo. W...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Karl Lagerfeld Signed Photograph426 - Karl Lagerfeld Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Karl Lagerfeld in his distinctive dark sunglasses, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Karl Lagerfeld Signed Photograph427 - Karl Lagerfeld Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 5 x 7.25 photo of the fashion icon posing with a hand fan, signed in gold ink, "Karl Lagerfeld." In fine condition, with a fa...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Grandma Moses Signature428 - Grandma Moses Signature
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Vintage ink signature, "Grandma Moses," on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 page. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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I. M. Pei Signed Brochure429 - I. M. Pei Signed Brochure
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Desirable map brochure for the I. M. Pei–designed John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, 4.25 x 9, signed on the front in ballpoint by the celebrat
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell Signed First Day Cover430 - Norman Rockwell Signed First Day Cover
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FDC with a cachet honoring the 25th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, featuring an image of Rockwell's 'Golden Rule&...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell Signed Photograph431 - Norman Rockwell Signed Photograph
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Scarce 5.25 x 3.25 cardstock photo of Rockwell working at his desk, signed in black felt tip using the block-letter form of his signature used to sign
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas Sully Autograph Letter Signed432 - Thomas Sully Autograph Letter Signed
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British-born American painter of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) such as Washington's Passage of the Delaware.  Scarce ALS sign...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Arthur Szyk: 'George Washington and His Times' Series433 - Arthur Szyk: 'George Washington and His Times' Series
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World renowned artist (1894-1951) considered the foremost manuscript illuminator of modern times.  Collection of 35 collotype lithographs, &quo...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Edmund C. Tarbell Autograph Letter Signed434 - Edmund C. Tarbell Autograph Letter Signed
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American Impressionist painter (1862-1938) who was a leading member of a group which came to be known as the Boston School. ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, no
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Carl Van Vechten Typed Letter Signed435 - Carl Van Vechten Typed Letter Signed
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American writer and artistic photographer (1880–1964) who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein.
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Andy Warhol Signed Book436 - Andy Warhol Signed Book
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Signed book: America. NY: Harper and Row. Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 224 pages. Signed vertically in black felt tip on the front cover by Andy Warhol. In fi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Washington Monument: Letter from Lemuel Blake437 - Washington Monument: Letter from Lemuel Blake
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ALS signed “Lemuel Blake, Rec. Sec.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, June 24, 1826. Handwritten letter to Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Benjamin West Autograph Note Signed438 - Benjamin West Autograph Note Signed
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Distinguished Anglo-American artist (1738-1820) best known for his large-scale paintings of historical scenes. Uncommon ANS signed "Benj'n ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jamie Wyeth Signed Photograph439 - Jamie Wyeth Signed Photograph
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Wonderful glossy 10 x 8 photo of the artist sketching from the shore of the Brandywine River, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ballpo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz Signed Sketch440 - Charles Schulz Signed Sketch
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Original felt tip sketch of Snoopy accomplished by Charles Schulz on a white 8 x 11 sheet, nicely signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "For ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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The Simpsons: Doug Norwine Album-Played Saxophone and RIAA Platinum Sales Award441 - The Simpsons: Doug Norwine Album-Played Saxophone and RIAA Platinum Sales Award
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Beautiful custom-made Heritage W. T. Armstrong baritone saxophone personally-owned and -played by Doug Norwine during his long career recording for Th
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Mel Blanc Signed Photograph442 - Mel Blanc Signed Photograph
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Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Blanc surrounded by the legendary characters he voiced, signed and inscribed in felt tip, "Eh, what's up Jo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mel Blanc: Cosmo Spacely (Jetsons) Signed Production Cel443 - Mel Blanc: Cosmo Spacely (Jetsons) Signed Production Cel
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Original production cel of Cosmo Spacely, the boss of George Jetson, in a half-length pose with a hand on his head, signed in black felt tip by the ic
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert Crumb Trading Card Proof Sheets444 - Robert Crumb Trading Card Proof Sheets
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Four uncut color proof sheets of music trading cards designed by Robert Crumb, 17.5 x 23, published by Eclipse Trading Cards circa 1992, including the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Jim Davis Original Signed and Hand-Drawn Comic Strip: February 18, 2002445 - Jim Davis Original Signed and Hand-Drawn Comic Strip: February 18, 2002
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Original hand-drawn Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis, 15 x 5, signed vertically within the first panel, “Jim Davis, 2-18.” Accompli
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Matt Groening Signed Poster with Bart and Lisa Simpson Sketches446 - Matt Groening Signed Poster with Bart and Lisa Simpson Sketches
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Color 18 x 23.5 Twentieth Century Fox poster for The Simpsons, signed in black felt tip, "Your pals, [The Simpsons] and Matt Groening, 9-23-199...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chuck Jones Signed Print of Pepe Le Pew447 - Chuck Jones Signed Print of Pepe Le Pew
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Printed sketch of Pepe Le Pew by Chuck Jones on his personal 5.5 x 8.5 stationery, signed below in pencil. In very fine condition.
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Hank Ketchum Signed Sketch448 - Hank Ketchum Signed Sketch
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Huge original signed ink and watercolor sketch of Dennis the Menace on an off-white 19.5 x 25.5 sheet, signed and inscribed by the popular cartoonist,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Walter Lantz Signed Sketch449 - Walter Lantz Signed Sketch
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Original felt tip sketch of Woody Woodpecker accomplished by Lantz on an off-white 11 x 14 sheet, signed and inscribed below in black felt tip, &quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Walter Lantz Signed Sketch450 - Walter Lantz Signed Sketch
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Original felt tip sketch of Woody Woodpecker accomplished by Lantz on a white 8.25 x 11 sheet, signed and inscribed below in black felt tip, "T...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Stan Lee Signed Book451 - Stan Lee Signed Book
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Signed book: Stan Lee's Riftworld. First edition, limited issue, numbered 259/552. NY: ROC, 1993. 4.25 x 7, 251 pages. Signed on the colophon in...
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Charles Schulz Signed Photograph452 - Charles Schulz Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 cardstock National General Pictures publicity photo for the 1969 animated film A Boy Named Charlie Brown, which depicts Snoop
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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