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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Stephen Sondheim817 - Stephen Sondheim
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Lengthy AMQS on an off-white sheet of Sondheim’s personal musically lined stationery, signed and inscribed in black felt tip by Sondheim and dated Feb
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Elizabeth Taylor818 - Elizabeth Taylor
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, September 30, 1948. Agreement between Taylor and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in regards to “any ‘excess of tax’…which may become paya
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Elizabeth Taylor819 - Elizabeth Taylor
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Glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of a lovely young Taylor, signed in green ink. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Rudolph Valentino820 - Rudolph Valentino
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Stunning vintage sepia matte-finish 6 x 8 portrait of the Italian actor, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Edgar J. Schooley, Sincerely, Rudol
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Wayne821 - 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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Flo Ziegfeld822 - Flo Ziegfeld
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TLS signed in pencil “F. Ziegfeld,” one onionskin page, 7 x 7.5, January 23, 1926. Letter to Miss Luce, in full: “A performance with a shortened progr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Actors823 - Actors
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Collection of five checks, each signed by an actor, including: John Drew, James Stewart, Walter Slezak, Buddy Ebsen, and Ben Turpin. The Ebsen check i
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Actors824 - Actors
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Collection of four checks, each signed by an actor, including: George Burns, Francis X. Bushman, Harold Russell, and Zeppo Marx. In overall fine condi
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Actors825 - Actors
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Group of five items signed by notable actors and filmmakers, including: an agreement contract with Highroad Productions for the film ‘The Guns of Nava
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Actresses826 - Actresses
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Group of three DSs and one TLS signed by notable actresses, including: an agreement with Batjac Productions for a movie entitled ‘Million Dollar Kidna
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Nick Adams827 - Nick Adams
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Talented American actor (1931–1968) who appeared in such films as Rebel Without a Cause and Twilight of Honor, for which he received an Academy Award
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Michelangelo Antonioni and Bernardo Bertolucci828 - Michelangelo Antonioni and Bernardo Bertolucci
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Nice pairing of two Italian directors: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Michelangelo Antonioni, signed vertically in blue ink; and a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Be
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Autograph Collection829 - Autograph Collection
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Enormous and diverse collection of approximately 450 items signed by various celebrities, athletes, politicians, and other notable figures, consisting
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz830 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
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Grouping of six personal checks, each approximately 8 x 3, dated between 1953 and 1960, three signed by the comedienne, “Lucille Ball Arnaz,” and thre
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz831 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
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DS, three onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, September 17, 1956. Minutes of a special meeting of the directors of Desilu Productions, Inc., in which “a featur
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz832 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
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Large vintage fountain pen signatures, “Lucille Ball” and “Desi Arnaz,” on separate light green 5.5 x 3 album pages bearing affixed labels. In overall
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P. T. Barnum833 - P. T. Barnum
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Attractive ink signature, “Truly yours, P. T. Barnum, Oct. 1887,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 slip affixed to a slightly larger card. In fine condition.
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Sarah Bernhardt834 - Sarah Bernhardt
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Untranslated ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining black-bordered sheets, 3.75 x 5, personal monogrammed letterhead, circa 1887. In fine conditi
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Sarah Bernhardt835 - Sarah Bernhardt
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Attractive 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the acclaimed actress, signed in dark ink, “Sarah Bernhardt, 1908.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full le
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Richard Boone836 - Richard Boone
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Boone as Paladin from the show Have Gun–Will Travel, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Jonathan—The very bes
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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