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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Jaws: Benchley and Williams858 - Jaws: Benchley and Williams
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FDC with a color cachet honoring frilled dogwinkle seashells, signed in blue ink by Peter Benchley, who adds a small sketch of a shark, and in black f
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Boris Karloff859 - Boris Karloff
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Ink signature, "Sincerely, Boris Karloff,” on the reverse of an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 postal card with an April 11, 1952 postmark. In fine condi...
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Stanley Kramer860 - Stanley Kramer
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DS, signed “Stanley E. Kramer,” one page, 8.5 x 11, July 17, 1969. Columbia Pictures document amending a contact with Kramer, amending "the wor...
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Angela Lansbury861 - Angela Lansbury
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Attractive set of three color glossy 8 x 10 photos of Angela Lansbury from early in her career, each signed in black felt tip by the actress. In overa
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Laverne and Shirley862 - Laverne and Shirley
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams as Laverne and Shirley, signed in blue felt tip by both. In very fine condition. Origin
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Peter Lawford863 - Peter Lawford
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Handsome vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the debonair actor with his hair slicked back, prominently signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "...
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Vivien Leigh864 - Vivien Leigh
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Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, "David—with best wishes—Vivien Leigh,” on a pink 6 x 4.5 album page. Reverse signed by actress ...
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Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier865 - Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 promotional card for the 1951 stage production of Antony and Cleopatra, signed below in fountain pen by Vivien Leigh an
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Sergio Leone866 - Sergio Leone
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Italian film director, producer and screenwriter most associated with the 'Spaghetti Western' genre (1929-1989). Uncommon satin-finish 4 x 5...
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Sophia Loren867 - Sophia Loren
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Group of five glossy photos of Sophia Loren at various stages of her career, ranging in size from 8 x 10 to 8 x 11.25, each signed in black felt tip b
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Bela Lugosi868 - Bela Lugosi
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Ink signature, "Bela Lugosi,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 slip. In very good condition, with light staining and creasing.
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Marcel Marceau869 - Marcel Marceau
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ALS, five pages on three sheets, 8.25 x 11.75, illustrated personal letterhead, April 15, 1995. In part: "Your letter is very positive—I am wil...
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Marcello Mastroianni870 - Marcello Mastroianni
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Handsome glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the Italian actor smoking a cigarette, signed in blue felt tip. Reverse bears a United Artists Corporation st
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Malcolm McDowell871 - Malcolm McDowell
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Color 27 x 38.5 reprint poster for Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, signed in blue felt tip by Malcolm McDowell. Rolled and in fine conditi...
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Toshiro Mifune872 - Toshiro Mifune
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Classic matte-finish 4.5 x 6.5 head-and-shoulders photo of a glaring and bearded Mifune, extravagantly signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Marilyn Monroe873 - Marilyn Monroe
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Attractive original glossy 8 x 10 silver gelatin photo of Monroe in a black top. Reverse bears Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library and
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Marilyn Monroe874 - Marilyn Monroe
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Glamorous original vintage glossy 6.75 x 8.5 silver gelatin close-up photo of Monroe in an elegant strapless gown. Reverse bears Wide World Photo ink
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Marilyn Monroe875 - Marilyn Monroe
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Original matte-finish 8 x 10 silver gelatin photo of Monroe smoking a cigarette with another woman, both dressed in long fur coats. In fine condition,
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Marilyn Monroe876 - Marilyn Monroe
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Original vintage glossy 6.5 x 9 silver gelatin photo of Monroe posing in an ad for Saks Fifth Avenue, holding up a fur shawl. Reverse bears Phil Burch
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Marilyn Monroe and Anna Magnani877 - Marilyn Monroe and Anna Magnani
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Original vintage glossy 9 x 7 photo of Monroe receiving the David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress in 1959, with Italian actress Anna Magna
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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller878 - Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller
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Original vintage glossy 6.25 x 8.25 silver gelatin close-up photo of Monroe with her playwright husband Arthur Miller. Reverse bears an Associated Pre
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Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes879 - Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes
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Original vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 silver gelatin photo of Monroe and Keith Andes frolicking on a beach in the 1952 film Clash by Night. Reverse bears
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Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier880 - Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier
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Original vintage glossy 7.75 x 6.25 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe with The Prince and the Showgirl co-star Laurence Olivier. Reverse bears an
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Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis881 - Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
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Original vintage glossy 8 x 10 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis in the classic romantic comedy Some Like It Hot. Lower border be
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Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller, and Yves Montad882 - Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller, and Yves Montad
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Original vintage glossy 9.25 x 7.25 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe at a cocktail party with Arthur Miller and Yves Montad on January 15, 1960.
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Marilyn Monroe: George Barris883 - Marilyn Monroe: George Barris
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Monroe taken in a 1962 photo shoot, signed at the bottom by the photographer in black felt tip, "George Barris.&qu...
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Marilyn Monroe: George Barris884 - Marilyn Monroe: George Barris
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Original matte-finish 9.75 x 8 photo of Marilyn Monroe at Tim Leimert's house during a photo shoot with George Barris in 1962, signed in the low...
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Marilyn Monroe: George Barris885 - Marilyn Monroe: George Barris
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Gorgeous limited edition semi-glossy 11 x 14 silver gelatin photo of Monroe taken by George Barris in 1954, numbered 24/50, signed in the lower right
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Roger Moore886 - Roger Moore
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Moore pointing a gun in an iconic James Bond pose, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a Beckett Auth
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Munsters: Al Lewis887 - Munsters: Al Lewis
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Group of four different glossy 8 x 10 photos of Lewis as Grandpa Munster in the classic television series The Munsters, each signed in black felt tip.
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Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward888 - Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
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Vintage ballpoint signatures, "Paul Newman" and "Joanne Woodward," on individual 4.25 x 3 album pages. Includes an original glos...
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Night of the Living Dead889 - Night of the Living Dead
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Terrific color semi-glossy 11 x 17 photo of a Michael Calandra painting honoring the 1968 zombie classic Night of the Living Dead, signed in black fel
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Peter O'Toole890 - Peter O'Toole
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Peter O'Toole in a handsome early pose with folded arms, signed in black ink. In fine condition.
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Gary Oldman891 - Gary Oldman
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Oldman as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter film series, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Originally
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Our Gang: Sherwood Bailey892 - Our Gang: Sherwood Bailey
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Child actor (1923–1987) remembered for his role as the red-headed villain 'Spud' in the Our Gang series. DS, signed “Sherwood Bailey, Jr.,” ...
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Al Pacino893 - Al Pacino
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Two items: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Pacino as Sonny Wortzik in Dog Day Afternoon, signed in black felt tip; and a vintage felt tip signature, "...
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Slim Pickens894 - Slim Pickens
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Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Pickens in his cowboy hat, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Jane, Best wishes, Slim Pickens.” In ve...
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Claude Rains895 - Claude Rains
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Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 photo of Rains in a dramatic close-up pose, signed in fountain pen, "'Heavy,' from Claude." Reverse b...
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Basil Rathbone896 - Basil Rathbone
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Excellent glossy 8.25 x 10 half-length profile photo of Rathbone seated and calmly smoking a cigarette, signed neatly in red ballpoint. In fine condit
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Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce897 - Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
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Vintage menu for a birthday dinner honoring cricketer and actor C. Aubrey Smith at Chasen's in Beverly Hills on July 21, 1943, 6 x 8, signed on ...
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Robert Redford898 - Robert Redford
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Glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of Redford as Norman 'Sonny' Steele from the 1979 film The Electric Horseman, signed in black ink. In fine c...
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Keanu Reeves899 - Keanu Reeves
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Reeves as Neo in The Matrix, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some light surface creases. Original
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Risky Business900 - Risky Business
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Original brad-bound fifth draft script for the 1983 film Risky Business, 8.75 x 11.25, 116 pages, June 8, 1982, interspersed with blue and pink revisi
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Edward G. Robinson901 - Edward G. Robinson
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Handsome oversized vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of Robinson in a pinstriped suit and tie, wonderfully capturing his classic tough-guy visage,
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Ginger Rogers902 - Ginger Rogers
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Four glossy photos of Ginger Rogers at various points of her career, ranging in size from 7.5 x 8.75 to 10 x 8.25, each signed in ink or felt tip by t
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Will Rogers903 - Will Rogers
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Vintage dinner menu for the SS Malolo cruise ship bound for Honolulu as part of the Matson Navigation Company on July 26, 1934, measures 12 x 7.75 ope
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Arnold Schwarzenegger904 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Awesome glossy 8 x 10 Tri-Star Pictures publicity photo of Schwarzenegger as the bodyguard cyborg in the action masterpiece Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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Martin Scorsese905 - Martin Scorsese
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, New York, New York letterhead, November 2, 1976. Letter to 'New Hollywood' director Peter Bogdanovich, in part: &qu...
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Martin Sheen906 - Martin Sheen
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Fantastic glossy 10.25 x 8 United Artists publicity photo of Sheen as Captain Benjamin L. Willard in the brilliant 1979 war film Apocalypse Now, signe
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Ann Sheridan907 - Ann Sheridan
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Vintage glossy 10.25 x 13.25 close-up photo of Sheridan by George Hurrell, signed and inscribed to director Raoul Walsh in fountain pen, "To Ra...
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