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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Muddy Waters Signed Photograph2189 - Muddy Waters Signed Photograph
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Uncommon glossy 8 x 10 Blue Sky publicity photo of Muddy Waters sitting upon a throne, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Harry Carney Signed Photograph2190 - Harry Carney Signed Photograph
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Influential jazz musician (1910–1974) whose saxophone playing anchored Duke Ellington’s Orchestra for 45 years. Uncommon vintage 9 x 12 paperstock pho
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Sarah Vaughan Signed Photograph2192 - Sarah Vaughan Signed Photograph
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Vintage circa 1948–49 glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Vaughan in a stunning white gown, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Stan & Anit...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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B. B. King Signed Guitar2193 - B. B. King Signed Guitar
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Stunning ebony-bodied Gibson Epiphone B. B. King Lucille electric guitar with custom airbrushed artwork, signed on the pearloid pickguard in blue felt
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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B. B. King Signed Guitar2194 - B. B. King Signed Guitar
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Beautiful right-handed red-bodied sunburst finish Epiphone ‘Les Paul’ style electric guitar, model No. 0990050727, signed on the body in black felt ti
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Max Roach Signed Drumhead2195 - Max Roach Signed Drumhead
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Off-white coated 12.5? Remo drumhead with a DW Drums stamp, signed in blue felt tip, “Max Roach, 9/11/93.” Slight spreading to the ink, slight soiling
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Big Joe Williams Poster2196 - Big Joe Williams Poster
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Original 22.25 x 28 lithographed poster from the famous Vulcan Gas Company nightclub in Austin, Texas, for the performances by Big Joe Williams on Mar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Collection of Three French Jazz Posters2197 - Collection of Three French Jazz Posters
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Three rare French jazz posters, 16 x 22, dated from November 1949 to April 1950, one advertising Louis Armstrong and Coleman Hawkins, and the other tw
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Robert Crumb Oversized Jazz Trading Card Sheets2198 - Robert Crumb Oversized Jazz Trading Card Sheets
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Three uncut sheets of music trading cards designed by Crumb, each 17.5 x 23 and featuring 36 different cards, including “Early Jazz Greats,” “Heroes o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Gershwin Signed Check2199 - George Gershwin Signed Check
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Personal check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Gershwin, payable to Sheffield Farms Company, Inc. for $17.19, February 7, 1930.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Bill Haley and His Comets Signatures2200 - Bill Haley and His Comets Signatures
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Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Joe, Sincerely, Bill Haley,” and fountain pen signatures, “Johnny Grande, (accordion),” “Marshall
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rat Pack Signature Display2202 - Rat Pack Signature Display
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Fabulous collection of five ink signatures of the Rat Pack on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards, including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra Signed Photograph2203 - Frank Sinatra Signed Photograph
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Handsome vintage glossy 8 x 10 portrait of Sinatra in his prime, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Ginger—With fond regards, Frank Sinatra.” I
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra Signed Photograph2204 - Frank Sinatra Signed Photograph
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Ideal color glossy 11 x 14 photo of a young Sinatra in a suit and bow tie, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Originally obtained by in-pers
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra Signed Document2205 - Frank Sinatra Signed Document
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 22, 1965. Agreement between Sinatra and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) regarding broadcast rights. In part:
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra Signed Menu2206 - Frank Sinatra Signed Menu
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Hotel Astor dinner menu depicting Tommy Dorsey, 9 x 11.5, signed in fountain pen by Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Connie Haines, Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Ric
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra Signed Ticket2207 - Frank Sinatra Signed Ticket
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Ticket for Sinatra’s performance at Bergstrom Field on October 11, 1945, 3.75 x 2.25, signed in fountain pen, “Frank Sinatra.” Handsomely mounted, dou
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra Signature2208 - Frank Sinatra Signature
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Pencil signature, “Frank Sinatra,” on an off-white 4 x 2.75 slip clipped from a magazine. Light creasing and soiling, and two small tears to top edge,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dean Martin and Ira Gershwin Signed Document2209 - Dean Martin and Ira Gershwin Signed Document
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Carbon DS, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, November 23, 1966. General provisions section of a purchase and sales agreement between sellers “Far West Fin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Dean Martin Signed Photograph2210 - Dean Martin Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10.25 photo of Martin coolly crossing his arms in a brown suit, signed vertically in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a trivia
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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