RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Audrey Hepburn879 - Audrey Hepburn
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TLS signed “Audrey,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, June 28, 1955. Letter to Renee Heimer in London, written from Vigna St. Antonio, Cecchina, Rome. In part:
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Audrey Hepburn880 - Audrey Hepburn
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Adorable vintage pearl-finish 3.25 x 5.25 photo of Hepburn looking over her shoulder, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “To Holle
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Audrey Hepburn881 - Audrey Hepburn
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Sheet music booklet for Moon River featuring an image of Hepburn in her classic role as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s on the front, 9 x 12
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Audrey Hepburn882 - Audrey Hepburn
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Unique assortment of fashion material including a letter to designer Marina D'Arezzo, a concept sketch, and a fabric swatch. The ALS is signed “...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Katharine Hepburn884 - Katharine Hepburn
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Outstanding original mid-20th century painting by Katharine Hepburn entitled ‘Figure by the Ocean,’ oil on board, 8.75 x 6, portraying a figure standi
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Alfred Hitchcock885 - Alfred Hitchcock
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Glossy 8 x 10 Universal Pictures publicity photo of Hitchcock with a quizzical look, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some tiny tears
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Alfred Hitchcock886 - Alfred Hitchcock
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Desirable black felt tip self-portrait sketch of his immediately recognizable profile on a 7.75 x 10.5 page removed from a promotional program for the
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Harry Houdini887 - Harry Houdini
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Scarce partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 8.25, December 2, 1921. Stock certificate for five shares of the Houdini Picture Corporation issued to Jose
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Harry Houdini888 - Harry Houdini
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Limited edition Harry Houdini fountain pen by Krone, numbered 393/588, housed in an attractive 7 x 4 x 4 black lacquered wooden case. The cap of the p
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Grace Kelly889 - Grace Kelly
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Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 deckle-edge postcard photo of Kelly from the 1953 film Mogambo, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a few trivial
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Laurel and Hardy890 - Laurel and Hardy
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Superlative vintage matte-finish 13.5 x 10.75 portrait of the pair in their iconic bowler hats, affixed to its original 16.75 x 13.75 mount, signed an
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Carole Lombard891 - Carole Lombard
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Elegant vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 13.75 photo of Lombard in a stunning black dress, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Billie Dear—You have
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Bela Lugosi892 - Bela Lugosi
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DS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 22, June 11, 1937. Screen Actors Guild freelance contract for Lugosi to appear in the role of Boroff in a photoplay und
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Marilyn Monroe893 - Marilyn Monroe
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Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Monroe, payable to Marilyn Monroe for $7500, July 13, 1961. Reverse bears a secretarial endorse
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Walter Plunkett894 - Walter Plunkett
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Gorgeous limited edition portfolio consisting of six color 16 x 20 prints of Plunkett’s costume designs for Gone with the Wind, numbered 486/1000, eac
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Peter Sellers895 - Peter Sellers
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ALS signed “Best always, Peter,” two onionskin pages, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, February 24, 1970. Letter to legendary actor Steve McQueen. In part
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Barbra Streisand896 - Barbra Streisand
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Barbra Streisand’s personally–owned and –worn Somper mink jacket. Dark brown long sleeve mink fur coat by Sompers Fur of Beverly Hills. Jacket is line
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Three Stooges: Moe Howard897 - Three Stooges: Moe Howard
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Fantastic vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 7.25 photo of the Three Stooges laughing at Curly as he is run over by Moe and Larry’s motorcycle, signed and ins
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Spencer Tracy898 - Spencer Tracy
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Vintage sepia matte-finish 8 x 10 close–up photo of Tracy, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To the members of the Straus Motion Picture Apprecia
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John Wayne899 - John Wayne
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Ballpoint signature, “Good luck, Jack, John Wayne,” on an off-white 6 x 2.25 lightly-lined sheet. Toned tape and light soiling to the borders, otherwi
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John Wayne900 - John Wayne
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Outstanding vintage 7.5 x 9 photo of Wayne from the 1940 film The Long Voyage Home, signed and inscribed in purple fountain pen, “Good luck, Tony, Joh
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Orson Welles901 - Orson Welles
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Outstanding vintage glossy 9 x 7.25 photo from the 1941 film Citizen Kane showing Welles as Charles Foster Kane standing at a podium in front of a mas
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Natalie Wood902 - Natalie Wood
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ALS signed “Natalie,” three pages inside a 5 x 4 monogrammed personal stationery card, 5 x 3.75, August 29, 1974. Letter to actress Ruth Gordon. In pa
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Andy Griffith Show: Frances Bavier903 - Andy Griffith Show: Frances Bavier
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed in blue ballpoint, “Best wishes, Frances Bavier.” In very good condition, with scattered creases to background and image.
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Fred Astaire904 - Fred Astaire
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Glossy 7 x 9 publicity photo of Astaire dancing, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Marshall E. Bean—With best wishes—Fred Astaire, 1966.” Stam
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Fred Astaire905 - Fred Astaire
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Glossy 7.25 x 8.75 half-length photo of Astaire in a striped suit, boldly signed in fountain pen. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 13.75
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Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse906 - Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Astaire and Charisse in the 1953 film The Band Wagon, signed in black ink by both. In fine condition, with trivial brus
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers907 - Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the dancing pair in the 1936 film Swing Time, signed in black felt tip by Fred Astaire and in blue felt tip by Ginger Rogers. I
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz908 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
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Vintage pencil signatures, “Lucille Ball” and “Desi Arnaz,” on an off-white 5 x 3 album page. Removably matted in corner mounts with an image of the c
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P. T. Barnum909 - P. T. Barnum
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ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 5.75 x 9, Waldemere letterhead, September 21, 1887. Letter to his biographer, Mr. Bonnelle, in part: “What a wonderful c
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Ingrid Bergman910 - Ingrid Bergman
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Crisp ballpoint signature, “Ingrid Bergman,” on a pink 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.
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Ingrid Bergman911 - Ingrid Bergman
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Lovely vintage 3.5 x 5.5 German postcard photo of a smiling Bergman, neatly signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In fine condition.
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Harry Blackstone Sr. and Jr912 - Harry Blackstone Sr. and Jr
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Signed book: Blackstone’s Modern Card Tricks. NY: A. L. Burt Company, 1932. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8, 204 pages. Signed and inscribed on a
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Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr913 - Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
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Bold vintage fountain pen signatures, “Best wishes, Charlie Chaplin, Sept. 4th 1931” and “Douglas Fairbanks, 1933,” on an off-white 6.25 x 9.5 sheet.
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John Cranko914 - John Cranko
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Choreographer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet (which later became the Royal Ballet) and the Stuttgart Ballet (1927–1973). ALS signed “John,” two ...
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Joan Crawford915 - Joan Crawford
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Stunning vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 close–up photo of Crawford, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Edna, from Joan Crawford.” In fine conditio
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Catherine Deneuve916 - Catherine Deneuve
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Stunning collection of ten photos of Deneuve, ranging in size from 4 x 5.75 to 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip or ballpoint by the French actress. In
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Directors917 - Directors
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Collection of ten ink signatures of directors on individual slips and cards, including: Claude Lelouch, Mervyn LeRoy (ins), Leo McCarey, Otto Preminge
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Directors918 - Directors
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Three uninscribed signatures of different directors on separate slips and cards, including: Leni Riefenstahl (felt tip), Josef von Sternberg (fountain
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Clint Eastwood919 - Clint Eastwood
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Eastwood as the titular character from the Dirty Harry film series, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, w
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Clint Eastwood920 - Clint Eastwood
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Color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of Eastwood in Dirty Harry, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA label affixed to the lower ri
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Errol Flynn921 - Errol Flynn
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Flynn, “Errol Flynn,” payable to cash for $50, March 21, 1947. Three vertical folds (one
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Entertainers922 - Entertainers
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Nine original pencil sketches of various entertainers done by an admirer, ranging in size from 7.25 x 9 to 9 x 12, each signed in felt tip or ballpoin
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Clark Gable923 - Clark Gable
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Gable, payable to Friend’s Poultry Ranch for $5.85, October 10, 1947. In fine condition,
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Judy Garland924 - Judy Garland
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The Chase Manhattan Bank check, 6 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed twice by Garland, payable to Cash for £350.0.0, December 12, 1964....
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Gone With the Wind925 - Gone With the Wind
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of a poster for the 1939 classic Gone With the Wind, signed by six actors and actresses in felt tip, including: Frank Coghla
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D. W. Griffith926 - D. W. Griffith
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Trailblazing American filmmaker (1875–1948) best remembered for the 1915 classic The Birth of a Nation, and for co-founding United Artists. DS, signed
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Jim Henson928 - Jim Henson
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Henson surrounded by many of his Muppet friends, signed in green felt tip in the lower border. In fine condition.
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Charlton Heston929 - Charlton Heston
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Menacing vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Heston holding a revolver, signed in dark fountain pen, “Best to you, Charlton Heston.” In very good
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Buster Keaton930 - Buster Keaton
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DS, one page both sides, 9 x 19, June 4, 1945. A standard Screen Actors Guild freelance agreement between Keaton and Universal Pictures in which he ag
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