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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Ruth Harriet Louise974Ruth Harriet Louise
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First woman photographer active in Hollywood (1903–1940) who ran Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's portrait studio from 1925 to 1930. Rare vintage matte-fin...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Bela Lugosi975Bela Lugosi
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 14, March 7, 1931. Minimum contract for artists between Lugosi and Fox Film Corporation in which he agrees to “render services as
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Marx Brothers976Marx Brothers
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Superlative vintage fountain pen signatures, “Best Wishes, Zeppo Marx,” “Chico Marx,” “Harpo Marx,” and “Groucho Marx,” on a single off-white 5 x 3.5
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Steve McQueen977Steve McQueen
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DS, four pages, 8.5 x 13, August 2, 1971. First Artists Production Company, Ltd., agreement concerning compensation due to McQueen, which “shall apply
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Georges Melies978Georges Melies
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French filmmaker (1861–1938) famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. DS in French, signed “G. Melies,” on
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Vsevolod Meyerhold979Vsevolod Meyerhold
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Russian theatre director and actor (1874–1940) known for his experimental works and the creation of a new acting system called biomechanics; he was ex
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Marilyn Monroe980Marilyn Monroe
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University High School of West Los Angeles 1942 The Chieftain yearbook, 9 x 12, 120 pages, depicting Monroe as Norma Baker on page 48 as a member of t
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Marilyn Monroe981Marilyn Monroe
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Desirable glossy 7 x 9 photo of Monroe and a friend in a windswept scene, taken by photographer Joseph Jasgur in their 1946 rooftop photo shoot. Affix
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Marilyn Monroe982Marilyn 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
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher983Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher
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Glossy 10 x 8 Fantasy Films and United Artists publicity photo depicting a scene from the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, signed in purple
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Gregory Peck984Gregory Peck
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Glossy 10 x 8 Universal Pictures publicity photo of Peck as Atticus Finch in the 1962 film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, signed in black felt t
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Michael Oliva985Michael Oliva
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Screen-used prop revolver used in such films and television programs as Lightning Jack, The Lazarus Man, Desperate Trails, and The Troubleshooters. Co
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Nightmare Before Christmas986Nightmare Before Christmas
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Two screen-used hand-painted stop-motion bugs used in the 2000 Tim Burton film The Nightmare Before Christmas. Each bug measures approximately 1.5? lo
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Basil Rathbone987Basil Rathbone
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Unusual vintage glossy 7.25 x 9 photo of Rathbone in his Oscar-nominated role as King Louis XI in the 1938 film If I Were King, signed vertically in b
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Plan 9 From Outer Space988Plan 9 From Outer Space
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Plan 9 from Outer Space (DCA, 1958). Complete set of eight lobby cards (14 x 11). Classic science-fiction thriller starring Gregory Walcott, Mona McKi
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sherlock Holmes: Hardwicke and Brett989Sherlock Holmes: Hardwicke and Brett
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Color 13 x 20 poster advertising the play The Secret of Sherlock Holmes, staged at the Wyndham Theatre in London during the 1988–1989 season, signed a
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sopranos990Sopranos
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Beige Pronto-Uomo button-down shirt for the dummy used to create the stabbing scene in the murder of Dominic ‘Fat Dom’ Gamiello, played by Tony Cucci,
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Jay Silverheels991Jay Silverheels
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Interesting collection of three signed photos, two of which are contained within a scrapbook: first is a semi-glossy 2.5 x 3.5 candid, signed on the r
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Spartacus: Simon Merrells992Spartacus: Simon Merrells
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Screen-used gladiator sword, used by Merrells in the Starz network show Spartacus. Plastic and wooden prop sword measures 28? long, with a silver pain
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Elizabeth Taylor993Elizabeth Taylor
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Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Taylor at the 33rd Annual Academy Awards after accepting the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the 1960 film Butterfield
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Team America: World Police994Team America: World Police
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Prop Korean fighter jet used in the 2004 film Team America: World Police. Wooden fighter jet is hand-painted in black, silver, and red, measures 16? l
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Shirley Temple995Shirley Temple
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Adorable vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 portrait of a young Temple with her trademark ringlets, boldly signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “To Pat
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Shirley Temple996Shirley Temple
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Superb vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Shirley from the 1938 film Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, signed in fountain pen, “Love, Shirley Temple.” In
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Three Stooges997Three Stooges
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Set of vintage ink signatures, “Moe (Stooge) Howard,” “Larry Fine,” and “Curly,” on an off-white 5.25 x 4.25 album page bearing affixed images of each
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Howard Thurston998Howard Thurston
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Stage magician from Ohio (1869–1936), whose enormous traveling magic show required eight train cars to transport his props across the country. Society
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Francois Truffaut999Francois Truffaut
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TLS in French, four pages, 8.25 x 11.75, personal letterhead, May 21, 1980. Letter to to Stanley Hochman, his American translator, discussing several
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Roger Vadim1000Roger Vadim
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French screenwriter, film director, and producer (1928–2000) remembered for his numerous romances and marriages to beautiful actresses. Glossy 4 x 5.5
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
William Wellman1001William Wellman
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American film director (1896–1975) who helmed such classics as Wings, The Public Enemy, and the original version of A Star Is Born. Rare vintage matte
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Bud Abbott1002Bud Abbott
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 Universal Pictures publicity photo of the comedians side-by-side, signed and inscribed in fountain pen by Abbot for both, “To—‘W
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Actors and Authors1003Actors and Authors
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Signed book: Lord John Film Festival. First trade edition, unnumbered limited issue of 350. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 2006. Hardcover with dust
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
The Addams Family: Vic Mizzy1004The Addams Family: Vic Mizzy
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Longtime Hollywood composer (1916-2009) whose best-known works are the themes to the 1960s television sitcoms Green Acres and The Addams Family. Color
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Alvin Ailey and Robert Joffrey1005Alvin Ailey and Robert Joffrey
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TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11 and 8 x 10, National Corporate Fund for Dance letterhead, January 7, 1980. Letter of thanks to Tom G. Berliner, in part: “As
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Michelangelo Antonioni1006Michelangelo Antonioni
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Italian film director, screenwriter, editor, and short story writer (1912–2007) who earned numerous awards throughout his career, including an honorar
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Fred and Adele Astaire1007Fred and Adele Astaire
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Vintage 5 x 3.25 postcard photo of the Astaire siblings, signed in the lower portion in fountain pen, “Sincerely, Fred Astaire” and “Adele Astaire.” I
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse1008Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse
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Glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of the famed dancing pair, signed in black felt tip, “Fred Astaire,” and in black ink, “Cyd Charisse.” In fine conditi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Josephine Baker1009Josephine Baker
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Vintage ballpoint signature and inscription in French on an off-white 5.5 x 4 sheet dated 1965. Double-matted and framed with a titillating portrait o
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Josephine Baker1010Josephine Baker
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TLS signed “J. Baker,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Essex House letterhead, February 9, 1964. Letter to Robert Jeffries, in full: “Many thanks for your invita
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz1011Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
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Two pencil signatures, “Lucille Ball” and “Desi Arnaz,” on individual off-white 5.75 x 4.25 album pages. In overall fine condition, with trivial show-
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Tallulah Bankhead1012Tallulah Bankhead
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Gorgeous vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 portrait of the actress, boldly signed in fountain pen, “Best wishes, Tallulah Bankhead.” Double-matted and fr
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
P. T. Barnum1013P. T. Barnum
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ALS, one page, 5.5 x 7.75, Barnum’s American Museum letterhead, March 21, 1861. Letter to Mrs. A. C. Wilson. In part: “An English woman named Julia Em
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
P. T. Barnum1014P. T. Barnum
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ANS signed “P. T. Barnum,” one page, 3.5 x 2.25, April 5, 1890. In full: “Thanks for picture of young P. T. B.” In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jean Paul Belmondo1015Jean Paul Belmondo
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Two satin-finish photos of Jean Paul Belmondo, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, both signed in black felt tip. In overall fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ingrid Bergman1016Ingrid Bergman
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Beautiful 3.5 x 5.5 Norwegian promotional cardstock photo of Bergman, signed below the image in blue ballpoint. The last few letters of the signature
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ingrid Bergman1017Ingrid Bergman
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Ballpoint signature, “Ingrid Bergman,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with a trimmed right edge.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sarah Bernhardt1018Sarah Bernhardt
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Lovely 4 x 6.25 cabinet photo of Bernhardt by Nadar, crisply signed on the mount in black ink. Matted and framed with a cast listing from Bernhardt’s
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Henry Calvin1019Henry Calvin
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American comic actor (1918–1975) best known for his role as Sergeant Garcia on the 1950s TV series Zorro. Glossy 8 x 10 Walt Disney publicity photo of
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Lon Chaney, Jr1020Lon Chaney, Jr
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Bold vintage fountain pen signature, “Lon Chaney,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 album page. Matted and framed with a striking portrait of the actor to an
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Character Actors: Marx, Sellers, Hayes, Divine1021Character Actors: Marx, Sellers, Hayes, Divine
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Four ink and felt tip signatures on 5 x 3 cards, each signed and inscribed by a different character actor. Signers are: Divine, Gabby Hayes, Zeppo Mar
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gary Cooper1022Gary Cooper
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Ink signature, “Gary Cooper, 1944,” on a tan 4 x 5.75 sheet. Signed and inscribed on the reverse by actress Louise Allbritton. In fine condition. Acco
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Noel Coward1023Noel Coward
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Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8.25 photo of Coward smoking a cigarette, signed vertically in fountain pen. In fine condition, with slight wear to edges and
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00