RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Presidents

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In honor of Washington's Birthday, RR Auction's February Fine Autograph and Artifact sale opens with a remarkable assortment of nearly 200 presidential autographs, highlighted by an excessively rare William Henry Harrison document as president, an autograph letter by LBJ to the Speaker of the House, and a significant selection of free franks. Other top lots include an extraordinary signed portrait of James Joyce, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's personal ledger, an Einstein letter on a childhood game, and Warren Buffett's personal set of golf clubs. The Beatles, Apollo 11 astronauts, Charles Schulz, Marilyn Monroe, and Babe Ruth round out our pop culture offerings. 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 February 2019.
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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Marilyn Monroe706Marilyn Monroe
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Jax counter check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Monroe, "Marilyn Monroe," payable to Jax, Inc. for $63.83, stamped on the reverse Ma...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Steve McQueen707Steve McQueen
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DS, signed twice “Steven T. McQueen,” four pages, 8.5 x 11, February 2, 1973. Document regarding a "Consent Meeting of Shareholders and Directo...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Paul Newman708Paul Newman
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Classic and very desirable glossy 8 x 10 mid-50s MGM Studios publicity photo of young Paul Newman in a plain white t-shirt, signed and inscribed in bl
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Ronald Reagan and James Cagney709Ronald Reagan and James Cagney
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Page from an unknown wartime movie script, 8.5 x 11, signed in fountain pen by Warner Bros. contract players Ronald Reagan and James Cagney. The scrip
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Frank Sinatra710Frank Sinatra
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TLS signed “Frank,” two pages, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, September 23, 1954. Letter to John Harding, in full: "I cannot seem to get the poin...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift711Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift
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Superb vintage matte-finish 5 x 3.5 candid photo of the compatible co-stars of A Place in the Sun, signed in fountain pen, "Elizabeth Taylor&qu...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Shirley Temple712Shirley Temple
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Superlative vintage glossy 11 x 14 portrait of Temple resting her chin on her hand, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Beverly A...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Abbott and Costello713Abbott and Costello
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Vintage fountain pen signatures, "Bud Abbott" and "Lou Costello,” on an off-white 4 x 3 album page. Attractively matted and framed wi...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Actors and Actresses714Actors and Actresses
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Collection of seven checks signed by actors and actresses, dated from 1962 to 1978, including: Rod Steiger, Mae West, Andy Griffith, Anthony Quinn, Ca
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Actors and Actresses715Actors and Actresses
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Desirable collection of five large felt tip and ballpoint signatures of acclaimed actors and actresses on cards ranging in size from 6 x 4 to 8 x 5, i
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Actors and Actresses716Actors and Actresses
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Group of five checks signed by actors and actresses, including: George Clooney (2), Sammy Davis, Jr., Charlton Heston, and Mae West. All have been enc
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers717Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
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Glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of the dancing duo in the 1937 musical comedy Shall We Dance, signed in black ink by Fred Astaire and in black felt ti
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Avatar: Worthington and Saldana718Avatar: Worthington and Saldana
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Two color satin-finish 10 x 8 photos of the stars of Avatar, individually signed in blue felt tip by Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana. In overall fine
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Josephine Baker719Josephine Baker
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Glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Baker during a later performance, signed at the bottom in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Mikhail Baryshnikov720Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Three items signed by the great dancer: a glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo, signed along the bottom in blue felt tip; an issue of Time magazine from May 1
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Kate Beckinsale721Kate Beckinsale
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Beckinsale as Selene in Underworld, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person spe
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jack Benny722Jack Benny
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Amusing vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 photo of Benny looking around a corner, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Lou Landfield, Hello aga...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Ingrid Bergman723Ingrid Bergman
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TLS, one page, 6.75 x 10.75, November 19, 1950. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne, in full: "I am sure your earlier letter has reached me, but ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Charles Bickford724Charles Bickford
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American actor (1891–1967) who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the films The Song of Bernadette, The Farmer's ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
The Birds: Hedren and Taylor725The Birds: Hedren and Taylor
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Glossy 10 x 8 Universal Pictures publicity photo of Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor in Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller The Birds, signed in felt...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00