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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Betty Grable968 - Betty Grable
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Grable with her hands behind her head, signed and inscribed in red fountain pen, “Ernie—Enjoyed touring Copenhage
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Cary Grant969 - Cary Grant
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Cary Grant,” on an off-white 3.75 x 3 slip. An area of faint soiling to center, show-through from mounting remnants o
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Julie Haydon970 - Julie Haydon
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American film and stage actress (1910–1994). Vintage glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo of Haydon, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Joe
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Hugh Hefner971 - Hugh Hefner
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TLS signed “Hef,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, Playboy letterhead, May 14, 1958. Letter to the influential Playboy photographer Bunny Yeager. In part: “I’m gl
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Jim Henson972 - Jim Henson
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Pencil signature, “Hi, Kermit the Frog, Jim Henson,” on a light blue 3 x 5 card. In fine condition, with a crease, punch hole, and two tack holes to u
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Audrey Hepburn973 - Audrey Hepburn
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Glossy 5 x 7 UNICEF publicity photo of Hepburn, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition, with trivial toning to upper left cor
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Katharine Hepburn974 - Katharine Hepburn
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Two Bank of America checks, 6 x 2.5, both filled out in another hand and signed by Hepburn, both dated November 8, 1956. In overall fine condition, wi
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Hollywood975 - Hollywood
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Collection of ten items, each signed by at least one notable Hollywood figure, including: Errol Flynn (signature on a sheet also signed by his co-star
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Jeffrey Hunter976 - Jeffrey Hunter
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Actor (1926–1969) best known for playing Jesus Christ in King of Kings, and Captain Christopher Robin Pike on Star Trek. Ink signature, “For Henry, Ev
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James Bond: Putter Smith977 - James Bond: Putter Smith
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American jazz bassist (born 1941) who starred as the assassin Mr. Kid in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. Glossy 7.75 x 11.75 photo of S
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Boris Karloff978 - Boris Karloff
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Fountain pen signature, “Sincerely, Boris Karloff,” on an off-white 6 x 2.5 clipped slip, with a collector’s notation below. In very good condition, w
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Grace Kelly979 - Grace Kelly
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Lovely matte-finish 4 x 5.75 photo, signed in black felt tip, “Grace de Monaco.” In fine condition, with evenly trimmed edges.
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Ring Lardner, Jr980 - Ring Lardner, Jr
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American journalist and Oscar-winning screenwriter (1915–2000) who was blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios during the Red Scare of the late 1940s a
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Lassie981 - Lassie
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DS, nine pages, 8.5 x 11, October 6, 1953. Agreement between producer Robert Maxwell and Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Inc., in which they agree to “pro
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Stan Laurel982 - Stan Laurel
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Oceana Apartment Hotel letterhead, March 20, 1963. Letter to Steve Ward, in part: “Thanks for information on the L&H F...
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Vivien Leigh983 - Vivien Leigh
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7, February 19, 1959. Letter to Joyce Huddart, in full: “How very sweet indeed of you to write. The first day of rehearsals for ‘
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Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier984 - Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
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Two items: ink signatures, “Vivien Leigh” and “L. Olivier,” on a grey 10.75 x 4 sheet removed from a guest book, dated at the top in an unknown hand,
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Jayne Mansfield985 - Jayne Mansfield
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Ink signature, “To Edward, Love! Jayne Mansfield,” on a pink 5 x 3.5 slip. Typed collector’s notation to upper right corner dates the signature to Jun
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Groucho Marx986 - Groucho Marx
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Glossy 10 x 8 A&M Records publicity photo for An Evening with Groucho, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Selwyn—Best wishes & merr...
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Gummo Marx987 - Gummo Marx
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One of the legendary Marx brothers (1892–1977) who worked with his brothers on the vaudeville circuit, but left acting when he was drafted into the US
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Marcello Mastroianni988 - Marcello Mastroianni
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Glossy 4.25 x 5.75 postcard photo of Mastroianni, signed vertically in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with slightly irregular ink adhesion to signa
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Carmen Miranda989 - Carmen Miranda
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of a dancing Miranda by Bruno of Hollywood, signed and inscribed in blue ink, “To Larry, sinceramente, Carmen
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Thomas Mitchell990 - Thomas Mitchell
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Actor (1892–1962) who portrayed Scarlett O’Hara’s father in Gone with the Wind and Uncle Billy in It’s a Wonderful Life. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 h
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Paul Newman991 - Paul Newman
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Handsome glossy 8 x 10 photo of Newman in a tweed suit and smoking a cigarette, signed vertically in black ballpoint. In fine condition, with creasing
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The Nicholas Brothers992 - The Nicholas Brothers
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Glossy 10 x 8 20th Century Fox publicity photo of the Nicholas Brothers in the 1942 film Orchestra Wives, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To
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Margaret O’Brien993 - Margaret O’Brien
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American actress (born 1937) who was one the most popular child stars in cinema during the 1940s and 1950s. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of O’Bri
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Heather O’Rourke994 - Heather O’Rourke
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American actress (1975–1988), best remembered for her memorable performance in the horror classic Poltergeist, who tragically died at the age of 12. H
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Edna May Oliver995 - Edna May Oliver
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American stage and film actress (1883–1942) known for playing eccentric, sharp-tongued characters. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Oliver, signed
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George Pal996 - George Pal
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Science fiction film producer (1908–1980) whose work included War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, and The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm. TLS,
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Elizabeth Patterson997 - Elizabeth Patterson
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American character actress (1875–1966) best-known for her role as the elderly neighbor Matilda Trumbull on I Love Lucy. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Paramoun
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River Phoenix998 - River Phoenix
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Academy Award–nominated actor (1970–1993) who died of a drug overdose at the age of 23. Glossy 8 x 10 Warner Brothers publicity photo of Phoenix for t
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Sidney Poitier999 - Sidney Poitier
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Handsome glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Poitier wearing glasses, signed in black felt tip. Reverse bears a United Artists copyright stamp. In fine condit
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William Powell1000 - William Powell
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Powell with an impassioned look, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Ramona—Greetings and regards—Willi
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William Powell1001 - William Powell
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Handsome semi-glossy 8 x 10 original Hurrell portrait of Powell, signed later in life in blue felt tip. Reverse bears an MGM/Hurrell credit stamp. In
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Anthony Quinn1002 - Anthony Quinn
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Handsome glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of Quinn, signed vertically in black ink. In fine condition.
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Enrico Rastelli1003 - Enrico Rastelli
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Italian juggler, acrobat and performer (1896–1931). Appealing matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 photo of Rastelli by White of Boston, signed in fountain pen. In
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Nicholas Ray1004 - Nicholas Ray
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Influential director (1911–1979) of classic films like Rebel Without a Cause, Johnny Guitar, and King of Kings. Appealing matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of
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Rex Reason1005 - Rex Reason
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Glossy 8 x 10 Universal Pictures publicity photo of Reason, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Preston, Wishing you the best of everything, Sin
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Robert Redford1006 - Robert Redford
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Redford in the 1984 film The Natural, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Robert Redford1007 - Robert Redford
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Attractive glossy 8 x 9.75 photo of Redford from the 1973 film The Way We Were, signed in blue ink. In fine condition, with moderate contrast to end o
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Joseph Schildkraut1008 - Joseph Schildkraut
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Viennese-born actor (1896–1964) who won an Academy Award for his role in the 1937 film The Life of Emile Zola. Untranslated ALS in German, signed “Jos
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David O. Selznick1009 - David O. Selznick
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TLS signed “David,” five pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 28, 1958. Fantastic letter to director Billy Wilder. In part: “I am terribly afraid
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Jay Silverheels1010 - Jay Silverheels
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Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To the New York Members, my sincere appreciation to a wonderful group, ‘God Bless You,’ Jay Silverhee
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Jay Silverheels1011 - Jay Silverheels
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Vintage glossy 6.75 x 9.25 photo of Silverheels heartily laughing in his Western costume, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Dolly, My fondest
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Star Trek: Shatner and Nimoy1012 - Star Trek: Shatner and Nimoy
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, signed in blue felt tip by Shatner and Nimoy. In fine condition. Originally obtained b
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Elizabeth Taylor1013 - Elizabeth Taylor
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Semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of Taylor with her seventh husband, John Warner, signed in the lower border in blue ink, “Elizabeth Taylor Warner” and signed
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Shirley Temple1014 - Shirley Temple
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Vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 6.5 portrait of Temple, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Ida Raltuay, Love, Shirley Temple.” Double-matted and fra
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Three Stooges: Jules White1015 - Three Stooges: Jules White
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Film director and producer (1900–1985) best known as the director and producer of most Three Stooges shorts between 1937 and 1959. DS, signed “Jules W
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TV Tickets1016 - TV Tickets
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Collection of twenty-seven vintage tickets to television shows recorded in front of live audiences such as game shows and sitcoms, most dating to the
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Max Von Sydow1017 - Max Von Sydow
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Glossy 7.75 x 10 publicity photo of Von Sydow in the film A Search for Strindberg, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with trivial creasing.
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