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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Princess Diana and Prince Charles202 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Two items: a Christmas card from 1990 embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measurin
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles203 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Attractively displayed circa 1981 Christmas card from Princess Diana and Prince Charles, 10 x 7, featuring an affixed color photo of the newly wedded
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles204 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Uncommon fountain pen signatures, "For you both, with all possible best wishes for Xmas from Charles and" and "Diana," on an off...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth II205 - Queen Elizabeth II
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ALS signed “ER,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, Arundel Park letterhead, July 30, 1969. Letter to "Bennett," in full: "Mr. David Hick...
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip206 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
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Royal Christmas card from 1953, measures 15.5 x 9.5 unfolded, featuring a color family portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with their childr
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip207 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
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Royal Christmas and New Year card from 1956 with an embossed crown on the front, measuring 13.75 x 9.75 open, with the inside featuring a photo of the
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Boston Corbett208 - Boston Corbett
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Union soldier (1832–1894) who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Ink signature, "Boston Corbett, Serg...
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Boston Corbett209 - Boston Corbett
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Union soldier (1832–1894) who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Scarce and desirable original 2.5 x 4 car...
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Jimmy Hoffa210 - Jimmy Hoffa
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Labor union activist and leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (born 1913) who mysteriously vanished in 1975, presumed to have been mur
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Howard Carter211 - Howard Carter
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Howard Carter’s annotated typescript for “The Annexe,” the third chapter from his classic work, The Tomb of Tutankhamun: Volume III, Treasury and Anne
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Red Cloud212 - Red Cloud
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Important chief (1822–1909) of the Oglala Lakota, famous for opposing U.S. Army forces during ‘Red Cloud’s War’ from 1866–1868, when he conducted raid
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Spiro T. Agnew213 - Spiro T. Agnew
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 14 x 17, May 29, 1967. As governor of Maryland, Agnew appoints John M. Morris as "a member of the liquor control b...
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American Politicians214 - American Politicians
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Collection of more than 70 items signed by notable American politicians, including congressmen, senators, governors, and mayors. Formats include signe
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apple: Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne215 - Apple: Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne
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Signatures of two of Apple's cofounders: a felt tip signature of Steve Wozniak featuring Apple's famous slogan, "Think Different, Woz,&...
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Alben Barkley and Dean Acheson216 - Alben Barkley and Dean Acheson
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Three books associated with the presidency of Harry S. Truman, individually signed by Vice President Alben Barkley, Secretary of State Dean Acheson an
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Annie Besant217 - Annie Besant
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British theosophist, women's rights activist, and writer (1847-1933) who also became involved in Indian politics as an advocate for home rule. L...
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Charles Best218 - Charles Best
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Medical scientist (1899-1978) who co-discovered insulin in 1921. Glossy 4.5 x 6.75 photo of Best with luggage and wearing a trench coat, signed in blu
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Michel de Borodin219 - Michel de Borodin
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Russian General under King Ferdinand I. ALS in French, signed “Michel de Borodin,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 11.75, May 24, 1802. Untra
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British Prime Ministers220 - British Prime Ministers
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Group lot of seven photos, glossy and semi-glossy, ranging in size from 3 x 4 to 5 x 7, each signed in ink or felt tip by the pictured British Prime M
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Richard E. Byrd221 - Richard E. Byrd
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Pioneering aviator and polar explorer (1888–1957) who claimed that his expeditions had been the first to reach both the North Pole and the South Pole
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Joseph G. Cannon222 - Joseph G. Cannon
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Illinois politician and Republican Party leader (1836–1926) who reigned as Speaker of the House from 1903 to 1911; many historians consider him to be
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Fidel Castro223 - Fidel Castro
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DS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 13, March 31, 1959. Official order issued by Castro as prime minister of Cuba, in part (translated): "I resolve:...
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Vint Cerf224 - Vint Cerf
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American Internet pioneer (born 1943) and one of 'the fathers of the Internet,' who developed TCP/IP technology and the first commercial ema...
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Jean-Martin Charcot225 - Jean-Martin Charcot
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French neurologist (1825-1893) whose work on hysteria and uses of hypnosis greatly impressed Freud and contributed to his studies of the unconscious.
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek226 - Madame Chiang Kai-shek
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Felt tip signature, "Mayling Soong Chiang,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition.
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Henry Clay227 - Henry Clay
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Manuscript DS, signed “H. Clay,” one page, 7.75 x 2, November 25, 1837. A payment agreement, in full: "Pay to Leslie Combs or order Two hundred...
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody228 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Attractive 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West' mailing envelope, 6 x 3.75, addressed in Cody's hand to "Geo. T. Beck, Cody, Big Horn Co....
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Mickey Cohen229 - Mickey Cohen
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Signed book: Mickey Cohen: In My Own Words. First edition. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25,
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Computer Pioneers230 - Computer Pioneers
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Three first edition books, each hardcover with dust jacket, signed on an opening page in ink or felt tip by a computer pioneer: Paul Allen (Idea Man),
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Jacques Cousteau231 - Jacques Cousteau
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Color glossy 4 x 5.25 half-length photo of Jacques Cousteau posing on a pier, signed in black felt tip, "J. Y. Cousteau." In fine conditio...
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Dalai Lama232 - Dalai Lama
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Appealing color semi-glossy 3.5 x 5 cardstock photo of the Dalai Lama from circa 1989, signed in Tibetan in black ballpoint. In fine condition.
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Dalai Lama233 - Dalai Lama
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Color glossy 7 x 9.25 press photo of the Dalai Lama during a speech in Bonn in June 1996, signed in blue ballpoint. Reverse bears German caption text.
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Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu234 - Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
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Two items: a color glossy 5 x 7 photo of the Dalai Lama, signed in Tibetan in black felt tip; and a color semi-glossy 4 x 5.75 cardstock photo of Reve
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John DeLorean235 - John DeLorean
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Executive in the U.S. automobile industry (1925–2005), and founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, best remembered for the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car,
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Henry Flagler236 - Henry Flagler
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Real estate and railroad entrepreneur and president of the Standard Oil Company (1830–1913) who set out to make Florida the 'Newport of the Sout...
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Malcolm Forbes and Armand Hammer237 - Malcolm Forbes and Armand Hammer
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Three signed photos: a vintage glossy 8 x 10 portrait of a young Malcolm Forbes, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To the Brownes, from Ma...
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Bill Gates238 - Bill Gates
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Signed book: Business @ the Speed of Thought. First edition. NY: Warner Books, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 470 pages. Signed on the
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J. Paul Getty239 - J. Paul Getty
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American industrialist, billionaire, and patriarch of the Getty family (1892-1976) who at one time was considered the world's richest private ci...
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J. Paul Getty240 - J. Paul Getty
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American industrialist, billionaire, and patriarch of the Getty family (1892-1976) who at one time was considered the world's richest private ci...
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J. Paul Getty241 - J. Paul Getty
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American industrialist, billionaire, and patriarch of the Getty family (1892-1976) who at one time was considered the world's richest private ci...
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Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch242 - Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch
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Three books, individually signed by the New York City mayors: a later printing of Leadership, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on a bookplate in bla
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Mikhail Gorbachev243 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Signed book in Cyrillic: I Remain an Optimist. 2017. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 415 pages. Signed on the title page in blue ink, "M. Gorbachev.&qu...
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Chief John Grass: Frank Bennett Fiske244 - Chief John Grass: Frank Bennett Fiske
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Chief of the Blackfoot Sioux (1836–1918) who fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Exquisite matte-finish 7.75 x 11.25 portrait of Chief John G
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Horace Greeley245 - Horace Greeley
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, New York Tribune letterhead, October 5, 1872. Letter to carriage blacksmith trade journalist J. L. H. Mosier, in part: "I...
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Andrei Gromyko246 - Andrei Gromyko
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Soviet statesman and diplomat (1909–1989). TLS signed “A. Gromyko,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, embossed Soviet letterhead, November 17, 1944. Letter to Fr
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Otto Hahn247 - Otto Hahn
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German chemist (1879–1968) who won the 1944 Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission. Matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 photo of Hahn wearing a medal,
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J. Edgar Hoover248 - J. Edgar Hoover
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Matte-finish 9 x 11 photo of a painted portrait of the FBI chief by artist Paul Frehm, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Colonel Walter...
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Cordell Hull249 - Cordell Hull
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American statesman (1871–1955) who served as secretary of state under Franklin Roosevelt for 11 years and who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 f
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Israeli Leaders250 - Israeli Leaders
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Three covers and one glossy photo, ranging in size from 4 x 5 to 6.5 x 3.5, individually signed in ink or felt tip by a former Israeli Prime Minister:
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Frederic and Irene Joliot-Curie251 - Frederic and Irene Joliot-Curie
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French scientists and married couple Frédéric (1900–1958) and Irène Joliot-Curie (1897–1956) were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in ...
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