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RR Auction's February 2020 Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale presents nearly 900 lots in a diverse array of collectible fields, from presidents to classical musicians to scientific pioneers. Top lots include Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics for 'Tangled Up In Blue'; a Queen Mary signed document ordering a fine robe; extraordinary autographs from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Franz Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Johannes Brahms; and other figures of historical renown like George Washington, Charlie Parker, Joseph Stalin, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and Winston Churchill. 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 February 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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764William BoydRR Auction
Terrific original sketch of fictional cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy, accomplished by artist Pat Arnold in artist pencil and pastel on a beige 9 x 12 sh
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
765Mel BrooksRR Auction
Appealing color 14 x 22 cardstock poster for the Tony Award-winning musical The Producers, depicting actors Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick under th
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
766James CagneyRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cagney in costume as a soldier, signed in blue felt tip, "Jim Cagney." In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
767Art CarneyRR Auction
Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Carney as Ed Norton in The Honeymooners, signed in blue felt tip, "Best wishes, Art Carney." In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
768Lon Chaney, JrRR Auction
Vintage ink signature, "Lon Chaney,” on a light green 5 x 4 album page with a small image of the famed character actor affixed to lower left co...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
769Charlie ChaplinRR Auction
Bold vintage fountain pen signature, "Best wishes, Charlie Chaplin, 1930,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
770Christian-JaqueRR Auction
Scarce vintage glossy 5 x 7.25 photo of the award-winning director by Harcourt of Paris, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, "To the Ken...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
771Gary CooperRR Auction
Personal check, 8 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Cooper, payable to Collector of Internal Revenue for $17,300.86, February 18, 1942. Triple-mat
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
772Buster CrabbeRR Auction
Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of Crabbe as Flash Gordon, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To 'Pinocchio,' With many good wish...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
773Linda DarnellRR Auction
Two items signed by Darnell: a vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Darnell sitting beside great illustrator Norman Rockwell, signed and inscribed in f
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
774Gabriel DellRR Auction
Wonderful original sketch of Gabriel Dell in profile, accomplished by artist Pat Arnold in artist pencil and pastel on a beige 9 x 12 sheet, signed an
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
775Robert DeNiroRR Auction
Homework for "World Geography" filled out in ballpoint and red pencil by the young Robert DeNiro, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the top, &...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
776Dennis the Menace: North and RussellRR Auction
Glossy 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Dennis Mitchell presenting Margaret Wade with a half-eaten box of chocolates, signed in black felt tip, "All the be...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
777Marlene DietrichRR Auction
Satin-finish 11 x 14 close-up photo of Dietrich posing for a Paramount Pictures publicity shoot for the 1935 film The Devil Is a Woman, signed and ins
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
778Marlene DietrichRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 4.25 x 6.25 publicity photo of Marlene Dietrich wearing an ornate feathered hat, signed in bold fountain pen. Double-matted and f
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
779DivineRR Auction
Cardstock 8 x 10 promo photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Studio Six, Love, Divine, 87/xxx.” In very good to fine condition, wi...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
780Kirk Douglas and Johnny CashRR Auction
Glossy 7.75 x 9.75 Paramount promo photo for the 1971 Western film A Gunfight, signed in blue felt tip by Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash. In very good t
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
781Kirk Douglas and Peter UstinovRR Auction
Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Douglas and Ustinov together on the set of Spartacus, signed in blue felt tip, "Kirk Douglas" and "Best wishes...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
782Dracula: Carla LaemmleRR Auction
Glossy 10 x 8 photo of her scene in Dracula, signed in silver ink with her line from the classic horror film, "'Among the rugged peaks,'...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
783Easy RiderRR Auction
Color semi-glossy 20 x 16 photo of Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson cruising together in the 1969 road movie Easy Rider, signed in blue
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
784John GielgudRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 6.25 photo by Angus McBean, signed in blue ballpoint, "John Gielgud, with all good wishes, 1959." In fine condi...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
785Farley GrangerRR Auction
Two items, including a document signed by Granger and his personal autograph album:
DS signed "Farley Earle Granger," two pages plus ten ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
786Cary GrantRR Auction
Vintage program for the Eight Annual Screen Writers' Awards Dinner held at the Beverly Hilton on March 8, 1956, 8.5 x 11, signed on the front co...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
787Margaret HamiltonRR Auction
Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Hamilton, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "With my very best wishes to Margaret Mary…and thanks to her mot...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
788Katharine HepburnRR Auction
Two ALSs: one signed "Katharine Hepburn" on both sides of a 5.5 x 4.5 stationery card, January 30, 1940, in part: "What a charming su...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
789Katharine HepburnRR Auction
Color satin-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of Katharine Hepburn as Miss Eula Goodnight in the 1975 Western film Rooster Cogburn, signed and inscribed in
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
790Katharine HepburnRR Auction
Vintage ballpoint signature, "Katharine Hepburn,” on a light green 5.25 x 3 slip. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
791Holmes HerbertRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.5 photo of Herbert in near-profile by Nickolas Murray of New York, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Ken ...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
792John HousemanRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Houseman as Wabash in the 1975 political thriller Three Days of the Condor, signed vertically in blue felt tip. In fine conditi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
793Thomas H. InceRR Auction
TLS signed “Thos. H. Ince,” one page, 7.5 x 10.5, The Studios of Thomas H. Ince letterhead, September 16, 1920. Letter to H. Austin Adams, in part: ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
794Gene KellyRR Auction
Handsome glossy 8 x 10 photo of Kelly in a wide-lapeled pinstriped suit, signed in felt tip. In fine condition, with a light vertical bend which passe
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
795Grace KellyRR Auction
Lovely semi-glossy 3.5 x 5.5 German postcard photo of Grace Kelly as one of Paramount's leading stars, signed in the lower border in black felt ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
796Patricia LaffanRR Auction
Two glossy 10 x 8 photos of Laffan in her cult-classic role as Nyah from the 1954 science-fiction film Devil Girl from Mars, each signed and inscribed
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
797Michael LandonRR Auction
Vintage glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Landon holding a pistol as 'Little Joe' Cartwright from Bonanza, signed and inscribed in black ballp...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
798Christopher LeeRR Auction
Excellent glossy 5 x 7 close-up photo of Christopher Lee with his hands clasped, signed in the lower border black felt tip. Pencil notation to reverse
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
799Vivien Leigh and Laurence OlivierRR Auction
Playbill for in repertory productions of Caesar and Cleopatra and Antony and Cleopatra at the Ziegfeld Theatre beginning the week of April 7, 1952, th
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
800Janet Leigh and Shirley MacLaineRR Auction
Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Janet Leigh and Shirley MacLaine visiting on the set of the 1962 political thriller The Manchurian Candidate, signed in felt ti
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
801Sergio LeoneRR Auction
Semi-glossy 4 x 5.75 photo of the Italian director wearing his trademark large glasses, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Karl, Sergi...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
802The Man From UNCLERR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the spies wielding their high-tech guns, signed in blue felt tip by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum. In very good to fine cond
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
803Thomas MitchellRR Auction
Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.75 candid deckle-edge photo of Thomas Mitchell standing on a sidewalk and smoking a cigarette, signed in fountain pen. In fine
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
804Paul NewmanRR Auction
Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the handsome leading man, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Willard, best wishes, Paul Newman.” In ver...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
805Leonard NimoyRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 Paramount promo photo for Star Trek II, signed in blue felt tip, "Best wishes, Leonard Nimoy." In fine condition, with a lig...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
806Rudolf NureyevRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Nureyev in costume as Rudolph Valentino in the 1977 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, signed in blue felt tip. In fine
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
807Laurence OlivierRR Auction
Two items: a handsome glossy 8 x 10 photo of Olivier in his prime, signed later in black felt tip, "L. Olivier"; and a vintage ballpoint s...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
808River PhoenixRR Auction
American Express credit card receipt in the amount of $67.42, one page, 4.75 x 3.25, signed at the conclusion in black ballpoint by River Phoenix. In
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
809Lee PowellRR Auction
Scarce vintage pencil signature, "Hi Yo Silver! Lee Lone Ranger Powell,” on an off-white 5.25 x 2.25 irregularly trimmed sheet. In very good to...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
810Basil RathboneRR Auction
ALS, one page both sides, 5.75 x 8.75, June 21, 1947. Letter to Mr. Leavitt, in full: "Your letter has been forwarded on to me here where I am ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
811Christopher ReeveRR Auction
Blue DC Comics canvas bag with the Superman logo, 10.75 x 11.25, signed in blue ink by Christopher Reeve. In fine condition, with slight bleeding to t
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
812Christopher ReeveRR Auction
Satin-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of Reeve staring directly into the camera, signed and inscribed in the wide lower margin in red felt tip, "T...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
813Alan RickmanRR Auction
Semi-glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the award-winning actor, signed vertically in black felt tip, "With best wishes, Alan Rickman." In fi...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00