RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Pop Culture

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RR Auction's March Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a wealth of significant pop culture material, drawing from movies, music, art, and literature. The sale features an important photographic archive of Marilyn Monroe, shot during the production of the 1952 film Niagara; an emotional letter by Monroe to acting mentor Lee Strasberg; an incredibly rare book signed by Leo Tolstoy; a Revolutionary War–dated letter by George Washington; multiple Beatles autographs; and a virtually one-of-a-kind signature of the important Oglala Lakota chief Red Cloud. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in March 2020.
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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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan283 - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Indian philosopher and statesman (1888–1975) who served as the second president of India from 1962 to 1967. Scarce matte-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo
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John Ringling284 - John Ringling
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One of the famed Ringling brothers (1866–1936) who merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows to...
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Roosevelt Administration285 - Roosevelt Administration
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Collection of eight books signed by members of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, most inscribed, including: Bernard Baruch (My Own Story),...
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Helena Rubinstein286 - Helena Rubinstein
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Polish-born businesswoman (1870–1965) who launched a multimillion-dollar cosmetics empire. Boldly signed TLS, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, personal letterhe
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Bertrand Russell287 - Bertrand Russell
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TLS, one page, 8 x 5, Plas Penrhyn, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth letterhead, June 18, 1963. Brief letter to Lawrence Miller, in full: "I enclose...
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Jonas Salk288 - Jonas Salk
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American medical researcher and virologist (1914–1995) known for developing the polio vaccine. Three items: a TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, August 21, 1969
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Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin289 - Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
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Two glossy photos, 5 x 7 and 7.75 x 10, individually signed in black felt tip by Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin. In overall fine condition. A desirable p
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Colonel Harland Sanders290 - Colonel Harland Sanders
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Glossy 7.75 x 9.5 photo of the KFC founder in his trademark white suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To David Belcher with every go...
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Antonin Scalia291 - Antonin Scalia
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Signed book: Scalia Dissents. First edition. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 338 pages. Signed an
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Science: Jonas Salk and Francis Crick292 - Science: Jonas Salk and Francis Crick
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Two books: a later printing of The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in
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William Shockley293 - William Shockley
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American physicist (1910–1989) who won the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for his development of the transistor. Vintage matte-finish 10 x 7.75 photo of
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Supreme Court: Brandeis and Frankfurter294 - Supreme Court: Brandeis and Frankfurter
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Two items: a brief ALS signed "Louis D. Brandeis," one page, 4.5 x 6.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, December 25, 1933,...
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Edward Teller295 - Edward Teller
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Hungarian-born nuclear physicist (1908–2003) who worked with Fermi on the Manhattan Project and later assumed a leading role in the development of the
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Texas Independence296 - Texas Independence
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Three items signed by figures associated with Texas independence, including Thomas J. Rusk, James W. Throckmorton, and George W. Smyth. Thomas Jeffer
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Margaret Thatcher297 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: The Downing Street Years. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 914 pages. Signed in black ink o
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Titanic: George Widener298 - Titanic: George Widener
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American businessman (1861–1912) who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic; after the ship struck an iceberg, Widener placed his wife and her maid in
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Clyde W. Tombaugh299 - Clyde W. Tombaugh
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, New Mexico State University letterhead, November 13, 1989. Letter to John Adams, in full: "Pluto's mass is only 1/...
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Elie Wiesel300 - Elie Wiesel
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Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize award-winner, and author (1928–2016). Glossy 7.75 x 10 half-length photo of Elie Wiesel leaning over in a suit a
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Duke and Duchess of WIndsor301 - Duke and Duchess of WIndsor
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Fountain pen signatures, "Edward, Duke of Windsor" and "Wallis Windsor,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 stationery card bearing the Royal ...
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World Leaders302 - World Leaders
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Group lot of 10 items, mostly letters and signed photos, signed in ink or felt tip by a notable world leader, including: Gerry Adams and Martin McGuin
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