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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Creature from the Black Lagoon1024 - Creature from the Black Lagoon
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Dramatic glossy 8 x 10 photo from the 1954 horror classic Creature from the Black Lagoon, signed in blue felt tip by Julie Adams and in black ink by R
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Bing Crosby1025 - Bing Crosby
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Vintage sepia matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait of Crosby, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Master Joe Russell, Sincere good wi
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Peter Cushing1026 - Peter Cushing
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Glossy 7.75 x 9.5 photo of Cushing as mad scientist Baron Frankenstein, signed and inscribed in blue ink, “Karla, May God’s blessing be with you alway
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Alain Delon and Brigitte Bardot1027 - Alain Delon and Brigitte Bardot
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Two signed photos: a color 6 x 4 deckle-edge postcard photo of Brigitte Bardot and Alain Delon kissing, signed in black felt tip by both; and a 4 x 5.
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Dead End Kids1028 - Dead End Kids
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Fountain pen signatures of Huntz Hall, Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, and Bernard Punsly, on individual light green and yellow 6 x 4.25 album pages bearing
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Cecil B. DeMille1029 - Cecil B. DeMille
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Cecil B. De Mille Productions, Inc. check, 8 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by DeMille, payable to Paramount Pictures Inc. for $16,795.
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Robert DeNiro1030 - Robert DeNiro
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Glossy 10 x 8 Paramount Pictures publicity photo of De Niro as a young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, signed and inscribed in b
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Robert DeNiro1031 - Robert DeNiro
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of DeNiro as Travis Bickle in the acclaimed 1976 film Taxi Driver, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a
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Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese1032 - Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of De Niro and Scorsese talking behind the scenes of the 1976 film Taxi Driver, signed in blue felt tip by both. In fine condition
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English Comedians1033 - English Comedians
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Collection of five photos, ranging in size from 3.25 x 5.5 to 10 x 8, each signed in ink or felt tip by the comedian pictured, including: Peter Seller
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Entertainers and Opera Singers1034 - Entertainers and Opera Singers
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Hardcover autograph book, 6 x 4.75, signed inside in fountain pen by over twenty opera singers and entertainers of the early 1930s, most inscribed, in
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Family Affair1035 - Family Affair
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Three items signed by actors on the sitcom Family Affair, including: Brian Keith (signature), Anissa Jones (signature), and Kathy Garver (ALS). In ove
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Douglas Fairbanks, Sr1036 - Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
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Vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 8.5 photo of Fairbanks in costume for the 1927 film The Gaucho, signed in fountain pen, “Very sincerely, Douglas Fairbanks,
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder1037 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Important director and central figure in the New German Cinema movement (1945–1982) who died at the age of 37 from a drug overdose. Uncommon semi-glos
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W. C. Fields1038 - W. C. Fields
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Ink signature, “Sincere good wishes from, W. C. Fields,” on a beige 5 x 1.25 slip clipped from an album page. A small crease passing through the initi
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Errol Flynn1039 - Errol Flynn
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Series 1935 A one dollar silver certificate, signed vertically on the left side in fountain pen. Double-suede-matted and framed with a photo of Flynn
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Errol Flynn1040 - Errol Flynn
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, November 15, 1940. Agreement between Flynn and Warner Brothers that allows Flynn to withdraw $15,000 from a trust over the co
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Frankenstein1041 - Frankenstein
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Two photos, each signed by the adorable child actor pictured: a satin-finish 17 x 11 photo of Donnie Dunagan in the 1939 film Son of Frankenstein, sig
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Lillian Gish1042 - Lillian Gish
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Lovely glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Gish, signed and inscribed vertically in later life in black felt tip, “For Sue, with every fond wish
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Martha Graham1043 - Martha Graham
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Glossy 7.5 x 9.75 photo of Graham enacting a dance from her 1947 ballet Errand into the Maze, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Marcos, with best
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D. W. Griffith1044 - D. W. Griffith
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Fountain pen signature, “D. W. Griffith,” on an off-white 3.5 x .75 slip. Double-matted with a portrait of the filmmaker to an overall size of 12 x 16
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Theo Hardeen1045 - Theo Hardeen
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Hungarian magician and escape artist who was the younger brother of Harry Houdini (1876–1945). Two color postcards: one depicting Blackpool, Sands Vie
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William S. Hart1046 - William S. Hart
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 portrait of Hart by Witzel of L.A., boldly signed in fountain pen, “Very sincerely yours, William S. Hart.” Reverse bea
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Katharine Hepburn1047 - Katharine Hepburn
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DS, one page, 8 x 9.5, February 22, 1967. Article IX of an agreement between Columbia Pictures Corporation and Hepburn certifying that definitions of
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The Honeymooners1048 - The Honeymooners
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Kramdens and the Nortons on Ralph’s bus, signed in black felt tip by Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, and Joyce Randolph. In fin
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John Houseman1049 - John Houseman
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Glossy 8 x 9.75 Paramount promotional photo of Houseman in Three Days of the Condor, signed vertically in black ink. A ballpoint notation to the lower
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Henry Irving1050 - Henry Irving
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Prominent British stage actor (1838–1905) who was the first of his profession to be knighted. Handsome 4.25 x 6.5 close-up cabinet photo of Irving wea
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Emil Jannings1051 - Emil Jannings
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Swiss-born German/Austrian actor and the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor (1884–1950) who is best known for his collaborations with F.
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Al Jolson1052 - Al Jolson
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Fountain pen signature, “Al Jolson,” on an off-white 2.5 x 2 slip. Double-matted and framed with sheet music for ‘My Mammy’ depicting Jolson to an ove
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Boris Karloff1053 - Boris Karloff
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Bold fountain pen signature, “Boris Karloff,” on a white 3.5 x 1.5 slip clipped from a larger document. Cloth-matted and framed with the iconic photo
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Buster Keaton1054 - Buster Keaton
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Ballpoint signature, “Buster Keaton,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 slip. Double-matted and framed with a portrait of the actor to an overall size of 13 x
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Martin Kosleck1055 - Martin Kosleck
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German film actor (1904–1994) remembered for B-movie horror roles and his recurring portrayals of Joseph Goebbels. Glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Kosleck
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Akira Kurosawa1056 - Akira Kurosawa
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Christmas card featuring a color image of a painting of Santa Claus on the front, measuring 4 x 5.75 closed, signed inside below a printed holiday gre
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Carla Laemmle1057 - Carla Laemmle
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Actress (1909–2014) and niece of Carl Laemmle, best remembered as the coach passenger who speaks the first lines of Dracula. Glossy 10 x 8 photo of he
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Bert Lahr1058 - Bert Lahr
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ANS, one page, 6 x 9.5, Hotel Sherman letterhead, no date but circa 1941. Note to Muriel Stafford, in full: “How am I doing? Thought I couldn’t spell
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Bert Lahr1059 - Bert Lahr
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Ink signature, “To ‘Sister,’ Best wishes, Bert Lahr,” on a light green 6 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with binding holes to left edge and ligh
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Stan Laurel1060 - Stan Laurel
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ALS, one page on a 3.25 x 5.5 personalized postcard, September 19, 1955. Letter to James Wiseman, in full: “Thanks your letter of inquiry regard
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Laurel and Hardy1061 - Laurel and Hardy
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Two items: a TLS signed “Stan Laurel,” one page, 5.25 x 2.75, March 27, 1964, sending “thanks for the cute Easter Eggs”; and a fountain pen signature,
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Stan Laurel1062 - Stan Laurel
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TLS signed “Stan,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, The Oceana letterhead, March 11, 1959. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Racey. In part: “I don’t recall that ‘Sit
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Heath Ledger1063 - Heath Ledger
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Color 9.75 x 7.75 laserprint photo from Lords of Dogtown, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a slightly grainy quality to the image.
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Janet Leigh1064 - Janet Leigh
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Attractive set of four glossy photos of Leigh at various stages of her career, each approximately 8 x 10, signed in blue felt tip. Slight creasing and
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Vivien Leigh1065 - Vivien Leigh
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TLS, one page, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, April 7, 1942. Letter to Willson Disher, in part: “I should simply love to read your play if you will send
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Lotte Lenya1066 - Lotte Lenya
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Austrian singer and actress (1898–1981) who is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her husband, the German composer Kurt Weill. Gloss
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Bela Lugosi1067 - Bela Lugosi
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Ink signature, “Bela Lugosi,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 lightly-lined sheet bearing an affixed image of the actor. Cloth-matted and framed with a pho
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Marcel Marceau1068 - Marcel Marceau
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AQS on an off-white 8 x 5.25 sheet, signed in black ink, “Marcel Marceau.” The untranslated quote is headed “La Pantomime Francaise” [The French Panto
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Lee Marvin1069 - Lee Marvin
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Glossy 5 x 7 close-up photo of a debonair Marvin, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes, Lee Marvin.” In fine condition.
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Groucho Marx1070 - Groucho Marx
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Glossy 10 x 8 A&M publicity photo for An Evening with Groucho, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Barbara, Thanks for the book. Groucho...
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Marcello Mastroianni and Shirley MacLaine1071 - Marcello Mastroianni and Shirley MacLaine
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Glossy 8 x 10 Twentieth Century Fox promotional photo for the 1992 film Used People, signed in blue ink, “Marcello Mastroianni,” and in black felt tip
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Mickey Mouse Club: Darlene Gillespie1072 - Mickey Mouse Club: Darlene Gillespie
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Collection of items related to Darlene Gillespie, a singer and dancer on the original Mickey Mouse Club television series from 1955 to 1958, including
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Sal Mineo1073 - Sal Mineo
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Color 8 x 10.5 magazine photo of the two-time Oscar nominee, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with two diagonal creases (passing through a
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