RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction’s February Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction will host over 750 lots of historical memorabilia from all genres, ranging from America’s presidents to the starlets of Hollywood. Among the highlights offered for sale are rare autograph letters by Alan Turing and Albert Einstein, a signed photo of Emperor Hirohito, a Roman Olympic torch, and Peter Finch’s Golden Globe for Network. 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 2017.
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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Tony Hillerman459 - Tony Hillerman
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Felt tip signature, "Tony Hillerman,” on a light yellow 4 x 2.5 bookplate. Includes a first edition of The Boy Who Made Dragonfly. In fine cond...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Julia Ward Howe460 - Julia Ward Howe
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Outstanding AQS from 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' on an off-white 7.75 x 5 sheet, in full: "'Mine eyes have seen the glory of the ...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jack London461 - Jack London
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Bank check, 6.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Bergstrom Music Co. for $9.75, June 5, 1916. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA au
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow462 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Longfellow in a bust-length pose, signed and inscribed on the reverse in ink, and dated January 10, 1879. Publish
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Maurice Maeterlinck463 - Maurice Maeterlinck
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Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist (1862–1949) awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. Ink signature, "Maeterlinck, Nov. 1940,” on a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Maurice Maeterlinck464 - Maurice Maeterlinck
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Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist (1862–1949) awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Maeterlinck,” on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry Miller465 - Henry Miller
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, June 12, 1976. Letter to the novelist Chayym Zeldis, in full: "First off, why the double y in Cha...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas Moore466 - Thomas Moore
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Famed Irish poet and songwriter (1779–1852) best known for such verses as 'The Last Rose of Summer' and 'Believe Me If All These Endeari...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Nolan467 - William Nolan
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American author (born 1928) best known for his prolific output of science fiction, fantasy, horror and crime fiction stories. Appealing brad-bound typ
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ernie Pyle468 - Ernie Pyle
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Pulitzer Prize–winning war correspondent (1900–1945) best known for his work during World War II. Bank check, 7.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Pyle,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bertrand Russell469 - Bertrand Russell
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ANS signed "B. Russell," on the reverse of an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 postcard. The reverse bears a typed question: "My subject at the Lu...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Maurice Sendak470 - Maurice Sendak
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ALS, one page, 5 x 7, personal letterhead, January 19, 1972. Response to an autograph request. In full: “You wrote to me last August—telling me how si
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Maurice Sendak471 - Maurice Sendak
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Two books: a first edition of The Cunning Little Vixen, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and inscribed on an opening page in blue ballpoint, "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw472 - George Bernard Shaw
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Fountain pen signature, "G. Bernard Shaw,” on an off-white 2.75 x .25 slip. Double-matted and framed above a transmittal card from his secretar...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harriet Beecher Stowe473 - Harriet Beecher Stowe
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AQS on an off-white 3.75 x 6 sheet, signed "H. B. Stowe." Stowe pens a verse from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 'A Psalm of Life.&#...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Thurber474 - James Thurber
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Program for a performance of 'The Cat and the Riddle' presented by The Scarlet Mask Club at Ohio State University's Hartman Theatre from...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Paul Valery475 - Paul Valery
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French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945). ANS in French, one page, 5 x 3, no date, embossed Ruede Villejust stationery card. Brief note to E
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Maria Callas476 - Maria Callas
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Two items, including: an ALS signed “Maria Meneghini Callas,” one page, 7 x 10.25, The Towers at the Waldorf–Astoria letterhead, February 16, 1958. Le
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Edward Elgar477 - Edward Elgar
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, August 29, no year. Letter to Novello and Co., in part: "I much regret that the proofs e...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Niccolo Paganini478 - Niccolo Paganini
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Remarkable Italian violinist and composer (1782-1840) generally regarded as the greatest virtuoso in the history of the instrument. ANS in Italian, si
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Bedrich Smetana479 - Bedrich Smetana
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Distinguished Czech composer (1824–1884) best known for his colorful symphonic poem The Moldau and the opera The Bartered Bride. Rare 4 x 6 cabinet ph
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky480 - Igor Stravinsky
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AMQS on an off-white 5 x 3 card, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Frank M. Flack, Sincerely, Igor Stravinsky, Baltimore, Fbr 17/53,"...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Richard Wagner481 - Richard Wagner
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ALS in German, one page, 5.25 x 8.5, December 15, 1870. Letter to his publisher Schott & Co. In full (translated): "Here I send you the add...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Parker482 - Charlie Parker
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Program for Stan Kenton's 1954 Festival of Modern American Jazz, 16 pages, 9 x 12, nicely signed inside on a full-page image in bold blue ballpo...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Jazz483 - Jazz
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Collection of seven programs for various jazz concerts, signed inside by numerous musicians, including: Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic, ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Dinah Washington484 - Dinah Washington
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Uncommon glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of Washington wearing a tiara and fur shawl, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "Peter, Fondest w...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Patsy Cline485 - Patsy Cline
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ALS signed “Patsy, Charlie, Randy & Julie,” four pages, 6.25 x 10, September 6, 1961. Letter to friend Marie Flynt, in part [grammar and spellin...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Beatles486 - Beatles
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Appealing circa 1964 glossy 5.75 x 4 postcard showing a Pan American Boeing 707, signed on the reverse in black ballpoint by George Harrison, John Len
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Beatles487 - Beatles
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Vintage glossy 6.5 x 4.75 photo of the Beatles while filming their 1965 film Help!, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "John Lennon,"...
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 11,000.00
 
 
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Beatles489 - Beatles
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Vintage circa early 1963 ballpoint signatures and inscription, "To Janice, love from the Beatles, George Harrison," "John Lennon,&quo...
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney490 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Beatles 1 CD signed on the compact disc in black felt tip, "Cheers! Paul McCartney." In fine condition. Includes the case and CD booklet. ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney491 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Appealing 1968 Collins pocket diary, 3 x 3.5, signed inside on the date of July 4, 1968, in pencil by McCartney. In very good to fine condition, with
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney492 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Ballpoint signature, "Paul McCartney (Beatles),” on a light orange 4 x 6 album page. In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Chicago493 - Chicago
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Vintage Columbia Records poster featuring images of Chicago's founding members, 33 x 22, signed in black felt tip by all seven, each signing ove...
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Big Bopper494 - Big Bopper
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Partial self-contained DS, signed "J. P. Richardson," one page, 7.75 x 10, no date. An agreement between Richardson and his Big Bopper Mus...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Grateful Dead495 - Grateful Dead
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Brilliant original artwork for a John Scher presented concert poster promoting a series of Grateful Dead shows at New York City's Madison Square...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jimi Hendrix Experience496 - Jimi Hendrix Experience
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Blue ballpoint signatures, "Love always, Jimi Hendrix," "Mitch," and "Noel Redding," on an off-white 7.25 x 3 sheet. I...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Led Zeppelin: John Bonham497 - Led Zeppelin: John Bonham
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Rare first pressing of the Led Zeppelin III album signed on the inside gatefold in blue ballpoint, "Best wishes, John Bonham." In very goo...
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones498 - Rolling Stones
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Blue ballpoint signatures of Bill Wyman, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, and Charlie Watts, who adds "The Rolling Stones," on a ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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The Who499 - The Who
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Sought-after color 4 x 7 handbill for a December 23, 1968, show at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, featuring performances by the Crazy World of Arthur Bro
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Tupac Shakur500 - Tupac Shakur
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ALS signed “2Pac,” one page, 8 x 10.5, August 21, 1995. Letter to "Ms. Lee Morris" in England, written while incarcerated in the Clinton C...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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1980s Music Greats501 - 1980s Music Greats
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of an MTV screen, signed in blue and silver ink by musicians from a variety of genres, including: Steve Lukather and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aerosmith502 - Aerosmith
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 Columbia Records publicity photo, signed in blue and black felt tip by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, and Bra
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Allman Brothers503 - Allman Brothers
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Off-white Remo Weatherking Ambassador Batter drum head, 14.5? in diameter, signed in blue felt tip, "'Blue Sky' Dickey Betts," &qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hector Berlioz504 - Hector Berlioz
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Unfolded envelope, 5.75 x 8.25, postmarked September 3, 1851, signed in French on the top integral address leaf in black ink by Berlioz, who adds retu
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Leonard Bernstein505 - Leonard Bernstein
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AMQS on an off-white 9 x 7.75 musically lined sheet, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "For James Russell, Leonard Bernstein, '74.&qu...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buffalo Springfield506 - Buffalo Springfield
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Buffalo Springfield Again album signed on the reverse in various inks with vintage period signatures by the full band: Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Ric
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Enrico Caruso507 - Enrico Caruso
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Collection of three untranslated LSs in Italian, each one page, Hotel Savoy letterhead, dated November–December 1906, and a Christmas card from 1906 s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Enrico Caruso508 - Enrico Caruso
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Striking matte-finish 5.25 x 9.75 photo of Caruso by Herman Mishkin of New York, signed in black ink, "Enrico Caruso, NY 1911." In fine co...
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Enrico Caruso509 - Enrico Caruso
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Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Caruso in a handsome half-length pose, signed in fountain pen, "Enrico Caruso, N. Y. 1906.&q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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