RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Civil War

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RR Auction’s October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a diverse 1,000+ items from all fields of collecting, with a special focus on Civil War and Literature. In addition to an incredible assortment of autograph letters from luminaries like Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, Charles Dickens, Claude Monet, and J. R. R. Tolkien, a few highlights are a sketch by Pablo Picasso, hand-drawn survey map by George Washington, signed photograph of Leo Tolstoy, and beautiful portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Top artifacts are an officer’s sword presented to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, a scarce multi-level amputation kit, bullets fired in ballistic tests used as evidence against Bonnie and Clyde, and an incredible hand-engraved Colt revolver honoring Hollywood’s ‘Monster Legacy,’ just in time for Halloween. 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 October 2018.
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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George Cukor808George Cukor
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 studio portrait of the director in a formal bust-length pose, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Sanford, Best wishes...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Linda Darnell809Linda Darnell
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Vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 14 close-up portrait of Darnell with a serious look, signed and inscribed in fountain pen "For dear, dear Gladdy! ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Larry David810Larry David
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Curb Your Enthusiasm creator, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person specialist
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Marion Davies811Marion Davies
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Stunning vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 12.5 studio portrait of Davies by Clarence Sinclair Bull, signed and inscribed to director Raoul Walsh in fountain
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sammy Davis, Jr812Sammy Davis, Jr
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DS, one page, 8 x 10, no date but likely circa 1968, as it mentions the assassination of Bobby Kennedy. Itemized expense document detailing costs asso
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Olivia de Havilland813Olivia de Havilland
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the actress seated in front of flowers and a chain link fence, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Dick, O...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dolores Del Rio814Dolores Del Rio
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Lovely vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 13.25 photo of Del Rio in a tender close-up pose, signed and inscribed to director Raoul Walsh in fountain pen, ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Cecil B. deMille815Cecil B. deMille
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 studio portrait of the acclaimed director in a bust-length pose, signed and inscribed in blue ink, "To Stephen Pali...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Johnny Depp816Johnny Depp
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Color 18 x 27 poster for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, signed in silver ink by Johnny Depp. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA label affixed to th
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Bo Derek817Bo Derek
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Derek in a swimsuit with exotically braided hair, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Originally obtained by
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Angie Dickinson818Angie Dickinson
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Dickinson posing in a doorway, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person specialist Mi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Marlene Dietrich819Marlene Dietrich
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Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 studio portrait of Dietrich in a classic femme fatale pose, signed and inscribed to director Raoul Walsh in black ink, ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Melvyn Douglas820Melvyn Douglas
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Handsome vintage glossy 10 x 8 close-up photo of Douglas by Maurice Seymour of Chicago, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Jim Pearso...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
E. R.821E. R.
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the cast of E. R., signed in blue felt tip by George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Sal
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Clint Eastwood822Clint Eastwood
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Eastwood with crossed pistols in the 1976 film The Outlaw Josey Wales, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition,
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Clint Eastwood823Clint Eastwood
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Satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of Eastwood as the titular character from the Dirty Harry film series, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a P
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Entourage824Entourage
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of the Entourage cast, signed in blue felt tip by Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, and Kevi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Evil Dead: Tom Sullivan825Evil Dead: Tom Sullivan
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Sought-after pair of limited edition 'Book of the Dead' DVDs for The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II, with an opening page of each booklet featur...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Douglas Fairbanks826Douglas Fairbanks
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Handsome vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 13.25 bust-length portrait of Fairbanks, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "From Doug, 1931.” In fine ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Federico Fellini827Federico Fellini
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Glossy 3.5 x 5.5 close-up photo of the Italian film director, signed in blue ballpoint by Fellini. Reverse bears a photography credit stamp. In fine c
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Federico Fellini828Federico Fellini
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Three TLSs in Italian, each signed "Federico," each one page, 7.75 x 11, personal letterhead, dated between 1985 and 1986. The letters are...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Victor Fleming829Victor Fleming
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Academy Award–winning director (1889–1949) of Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Treasure Island, and Captains Courageous. Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Errol Flynn830Errol Flynn
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TLS signed “Errol,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Universal-International Pictures letterhead, March 15, 1956. Letter to his lawyer Justin M. Golenbock, in part
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Friday the 13th831Friday the 13th
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Limited edition color glossy 8 x 11 photo of the poster for the 1980 horror classic Friday the 13th, numbered 16/30, signed in silver ink by 11 actors
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Clark Gable832Clark Gable
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Gable, "Clark Gable," payable to Cy's Country Store for $4.05, January 1...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ava Gardner833Ava Gardner
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Lovely glossy 8.25 x 10.25 double-weight photo of Gardner, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Harold, With all my best wishes, Ava Gar...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Judy Garland834Judy Garland
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Kingsrow Entertainment business check, 7.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Garland, "Judy Garland," payable to Lynch Motors Inc....
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Greer Garson835Greer Garson
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DS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 22, no date but circa 1937. Important document in which Garson is contracted "for a period of one year commencin...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
William Gillette836William Gillette
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Actor (1853-1937) best remembered today for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 silent film. His portrayal of Holmes helped create the m
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gone With the Wind: Butterfly McQueen837Gone With the Wind: Butterfly McQueen
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of McQueen as Prissy in the classic 1939 film Gone With the Wind, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gone With the Wind: Butterfly McQueen838Gone With the Wind: Butterfly McQueen
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Glossy 10 x 8 still of a scene from the classic 1939 film Gone With the Wind, signed in black felt tip, "Best wishes from Butterfly McQueen, &#...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Betty Grable839Betty Grable
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Two different vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 portraits of Grable, individually signed and inscribed in red fountain pen. Both are encapsulated in plastic
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
The Graduate840The Graduate
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Color 17 x 11 cardstock photo of the poster for The Graduate, signed in blue felt tip by Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. In fine condition, with a v
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Cary Grant841Cary Grant
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Partial DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, July 23, 1945. Agreement between Grant and Vanguard Films in which he agrees to "portray the leading male ro...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Alec Guinness842Alec Guinness
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Original color Columbia Pictures lobby card for the 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai, 14 x 11, signed in black ink by Guinness. In fine conditio
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Adelaide Hall843Adelaide Hall
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Jazz singer and entertainer (1901-1993) who was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance and recorded with the likes of Duke Ellington and Fats Waller
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Halloween844Halloween
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Terrific brad-bound souvenir script for the classic 1978 horror film Halloween, 98 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the title sheet in blue or black felt ti
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Tom Hanks845Tom Hanks
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Hanks stranded on an island in Cast Away, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Originally obtained by in-pe
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Richard Harris846Richard Harris
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Glossy 10.25 x 8 photo of Richard Harris as John Morgan with a knife to his throat in the 1970 film A Man Called Horse, signed in black felt tip. Reve
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Laurence Harvey847Laurence Harvey
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Handsome matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Harvey in a white button-down shirt, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To John, With affectionate ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Tippi Hedren848Tippi Hedren
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Color satin-finish 12 x 18 photo of the poster for Alfred Hitchock's horror-thriller The Birds, signed in blue felt tip by Tippi Hedren. In fine...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Tippi Hedrin849Tippi Hedrin
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Two different color satin-finish 8 x 10 photos of Hedren as Melanie Daniels in Alfred Hitchcock's horror-thriller The Birds, each signed in blue...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Hugh Hefner850Hugh Hefner
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Two items: a red 6 x 4 postcard with white Playboy bunny logo, signed on the front in black felt tip by Hefner; and a semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Hefn
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jim Henson851Jim Henson
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Wonderful color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Henson surrounded by Kermit, Ernie, Bert, Miss Piggy, and five other classic Muppets, signed in the lower borde
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jim Henson852Jim Henson
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William Morris Agency business check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by an agency representative, payable to Jim Henson for $1501.12, August
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Audrey Hepburn853Audrey Hepburn
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Glossy 3.5 x 5.5 half-length photo of Hepburn as Elizabeth Roffe from the 1979 film Bloodline, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine c
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dustin Hoffman854Dustin Hoffman
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Satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of the wedding scene in The Graduate, signed in blue felt tip by Hoffman. In fine condition. Originally obtained by in-pers
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
The Honeymooners855The Honeymooners
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the cast of The Honeymooners, signed in black felt tip by Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, and Joyce Randolph. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Bob Hope856Bob Hope
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Color glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Hope, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a light diagonal bend to the lower right. Originally obta
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
James Bond: Robert McGinnis857James Bond: Robert McGinnis
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Appealing set of four color 11 x 8.5 laserprint photos of Robert McGinnis paintings used for popular James Bond posters, each signed in the lower bord
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00