RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts Featuring Royalty

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RR Auction’s January Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is sure to impress, boasting over 850 items in a wide variety of genres. We open with a special ‘Royalty’ section, which spans over five hundred years of majestic material—from Spain’s Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella of the 1490s to Britain’s tragic Princess Diana of the 1990s. Our presidential section is similarly robust, highlighted by a Revolutionary War-dated letter by George Washington, a Congressional resolution to honor Ben Franklin signed by Thomas Jefferson, and a page from Theodore Roosevelt’s manuscript for The Winning of the West. Other great autographs in this sale include the scientist Dmitri Mendeleev, the economist Adam Smith, the abolitionist John Brown, the surrealist Rene Magritte, and many more. 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 January 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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John Carradine747 - John Carradine
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Carradine as Othello, signed in fountain pen, "Cordially, John Peter Richmond as 'Othello....
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Cecil B. DeMille's Film Francais "Grand Prix" Award for Samson and Delilah748 - Cecil B. DeMille's Film Francais "Grand Prix" Award for Samson and Delilah
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Cecil B. DeMille's Film Francais "Grand Prix" award for his important 1949 film Samson and Delilah, comprising a bronze 'Winged Vi...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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James Finlayson749 - James Finlayson
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Scottish-American actor (1887-1953), best remembered for his 'slow burn' comic style in more than 30 Laurel & Hardy films. His catch phr...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Clark Gable750 - Clark Gable
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, July 31, 1945. Letter of affirmation addressed to Loew's Incorporated, in full: "At the request of the Victory Comm...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Judy Garland751 - Judy Garland
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 15, 1941. Confirmation of payment letter from Loew's Incorporated, in part: "We now hand you our check rep...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Audrey Hepburn752 - Audrey Hepburn
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Beautiful vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Hepburn as Ariane Chavasse in the 1957 film Love in the Afternoon, boldly signed and inscribed in founta
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Audrey Hepburn753 - Audrey Hepburn
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Beautiful glossy 8 x 10 photo of Hepburn in the Wait Until Dark era, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with two light creases to the upper
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Leslie Howard754 - Leslie Howard
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Vintage glossy 8x 10 photo of Howard lighting his pipe, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Ella Wickerham, Sincerely, Leslie Howard, 1936.” Rev
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry Houdini755 - Harry Houdini
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Signed book: The Seybert Commission on Spiritualism. First edition. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1887. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.285, 160 pages. Signed in
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Al Jolson756 - Al Jolson
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10.25 Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Pictures publicity photo of Jolson in a cheerful close-up pose, signed and inscribed in fountain p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grace Kelly and James Stewart757 - Grace Kelly and James Stewart
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Appealing glossy 8 x 10 photo of Kelly and Stewart as they appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic Rear Window, signed and inscribed in blac...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Fritz Lang758 - Fritz Lang
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ALS in German, signed “Fritz,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, April 17, [no year]. Letter to his friend, the film historian Lotte H. Eisner, reflectin
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Vivien Leigh759 - Vivien Leigh
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Wonderful vintage color glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind, boldly signed in fountain pen. In very fine co...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Dean Martin760 - Dean Martin
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, August 16, 1960. Official letter addressed to the 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, in part: "You are hereby notified...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chico Marx761 - Chico Marx
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of Marx resting his chin on his hand, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Best wishes from, Chico...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Steve McQueen762 - Steve McQueen
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Signed book: The Sebring Story. First edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company, 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 203 pages. Signed up
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe763 - Marilyn Monroe
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DS, one page, 8 x 10.25, May 7, 1957. Document submitted to Warner Bros. in which Monroe authorizes the use of her name “in connection with the motion
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Paul Newman765 - Paul Newman
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, June 13, 1959. Letter to "Anthony," in part: "Enclosed you will find $5. I was extreme...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Our Gang: William ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas766 - Our Gang: William ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas
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Arguably among the most beloved, while exceedingly rare Our Gang star (1931–1980) best remembered for his wide-eyed double takes and pigtails that wou
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Rat Pack: Martin and Davis767 - Rat Pack: Martin and Davis
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Two checks: a personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Martin, payable to Cast for $500, December 2, 1968; and a Will Mastin Trio business c
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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