RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring John F. Kennedy

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With a featured section honoring the birthday of President John F. Kennedy, RR Auction's May Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts nearly 750 diverse lots. Top JFK items include an original portrait study by Aaron Shikler, Jacqueline Kennedy's personally-worn maternity dress, windows from the Texas School Book Depository, and a rosary used by a priest at Parkland Hospital, as well as assorted autographs and other personal effects. Additional highlights in the sale are rare signatures of Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky, Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics for "The Times They Are-a-Changin'," a near-mint trio of the first Playboy issues, and a cigar box signed by Fidel Castro. 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 May 2019.
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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John Young401 - John Young
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Uncommon NASA recovery cover, 6.5 x 3.75, with a color cachet honoring the United States Navy Recovery Force of the Apollo 16 mission, postmarked on t
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter402 - Scott Carpenter
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Scott Carpenter in a half-length formal pose, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a bit of ligh
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan403 - Gene Cernan
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of CDR Cernan saluting the American flag during Apollo 17, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip "To Mr. ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad404 - Charles Conrad
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Group of five personal checks, each 6 x 2.75, all filled out and signed by the Apollo 12 moonwalker, "Charles Conrad, Jr.," dated from 199...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke405 - Charlie Duke
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Color glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Duke saluting the American flag during an Apollo 16 EVA, signed and inscribed in silver ink, "To Micke...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn406 - John Glenn
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FDC with a cachet honoring the first successful orbital flight by an American, signed in blue felt tip by John Glenn. In fine condition, with a thin s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn407 - John Glenn
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Five items signed in felt tip by John Glenn, consisting of a pamphlet, two color photos, an FDC, and an off-white card, ranging in size from 5 x 3 to
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon408 - Richard Gordon
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Agena Target Docking Vehicle floating away with tether during the Gemini 11 mission, signed in silver ink, "Th...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise409 - Fred Haise
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Shuttle Orbiter 101 'Enterprise' soaring above the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft only secon...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin410 - Jim Irwin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the American flag at the Apollo 15 landing site, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, &qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts411 - Mercury Astronauts
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury Seven astronauts posing together in their silver space suits, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell412 - Edgar Mitchell
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Choice color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of LMP Mitchell on the lunar surface with the American flag, signed in silver ink, "Edgar Mitchell, 6th ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Scott413 - Dave Scott
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Scott in a formal pose with his lapel bearing his astronaut pin, signed and inscribed in thin black felt tip,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard414 - Alan Shepard
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Signed book: Moon Shot. First edition. Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 383 pages. Signed on the title pa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard415 - Alan Shepard
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Limited edition 15.25 x 15.75 display featuring a photo of Shepard golfing on the moon and an Apollo 14 mission patch, signed on the mat in gold ink,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle ALT Crews416 - Space Shuttle ALT Crews
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Color satin-finish 9.25 x 7 photo of the two crews of the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests posing in front of the prototype orbiter Enterprise
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Young417 - John Young
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young wearing his blue Space Shuttle suit, signed and inscribed in thin black felt tip, "To Jim Cash, ...
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Yaacov Agam418 - Yaacov Agam
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Israeli sculptor and experimental artist (born 1928) known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art. Unusual color limited edition 14 x 15 &...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Banksy419 - Banksy
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Rare first issue of the ‘Paris’ CD by enigmatic street artist Banksy, who reinterpreted approximately 400 to 500 copies of Paris Hilton’s debut album
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali420 - Salvador Dali
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Magnificent pairing of items signed by surrealist master Salvador Dali, including: a partial plaster cast for a right wrist injury, 3.5? x 7.5? x 1.25
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Edgar Degas421 - Edgar Degas
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Important French painter and sculptor (1834–1917) regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism. Scarce ALS in French, signed “Degas,” one page, 4
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Lucian Freud422 - Lucian Freud
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British painter (1922-2011) known for his psychologically intense, thickly impastoed portrait and figure paintings. Very rare ALS in pencil, one page
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Gardner423 - Alexander Gardner
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Washington-based photographer (1821-1882) who learned the craft while managing Mathew Brady's studio and achieved fame for his images of the Civ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Gale Halderman424 - Gale Halderman
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Original designer of the first Ford Mustang, who then shepherded his design into production. Three glossy 10 x 8 photos signed in black felt tip by Ga
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Keith Haring425 - Keith Haring
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Superb original felt tip sketch of a dolphin rider and 'X' man together accomplished by Haring on an off-white 6.25 x 3.25 sheet, signed and...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Joan Miro426 - Joan Miro
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ALS in French, signed “Miro,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Gladstone letterhead, April 6, 1959. Letter to Nelson Fuqua in Chicago, in part (translated): &...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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David Hockney427 - David Hockney
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Red-and-green ink signature, "David Hockney,” on an off-white 5.5 x 4.25 album page, with a collector's notation indicating that it was sig...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Painters428 - Painters
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Three ALSs by notable 19th century painters, including: Jean-Paul Laurens, Alfred Edward Chalon, and Edwin Henry Landseer. In overall fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso429 - Pablo Picasso
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Uncommon signed book: Petite Collection Balzac: La Comedie du Diable, Aventures Administratives, Le Message. Geneva: Editions Albert Skira, 1948. Soft
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir430 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Wonderful matte-finish 6 x 10.75 photographic print of an unidentified painting by Renoir showing two figures in a field, signed in the lower border b
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell431 - Norman Rockwell
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Attractive limited edition color 20.75 x 26.5 lithograph of a 1946 Norman Rockwell painting entitled 'Charwomen in Theater,' numbered 70/200...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell432 - Norman Rockwell
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Felt tip signature, "Sincerely, Norman Rockwell,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 bookplate. In fine condition. A bold and well-centered example. En...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell433 - Norman Rockwell
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Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Norman Rockwell, payable to acclaimed photojournalist and art photographer Clemens Kalischer for
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Auguste Rodin434 - Auguste Rodin
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Striking vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 9 photo of Pierre Curillon's 1908 sculpture ' The Filial Piety,' showing an elderly father supporte...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol435 - Andy Warhol
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Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Hardcover with dust j...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol436 - Andy Warhol
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Uncommon glossy 8 x 10 photo of Warhol by Richard L. Schulman, vertically signed in the left margin in thick black felt tip. In very good condition, w
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol437 - Andy Warhol
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Uncommon 4 x 9 cardstock photo of Warhol with his eyes closed taken by Pat Hackett, signed in the lower border in orange pencil. In fine condition, wi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol438 - Andy Warhol
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Andy Warhol,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Notation on the reverse dates the signature to September 1968. In ve...
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Stanford White439 - Stanford White
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Distinguished American architect (1853–1906) who was a leading figure of the ‘Beaux Arts’ movement, best known for his opulent mansions and for the se
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Walt Disney440 - Walt Disney
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Incredibly rare sketch of a smiling Mickey Mouse, accomplished in pencil on an off-white 4.25 x 6.75 album page by Walt Disney, who has signed and ins
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Robert Crumb441 - Robert Crumb
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ALS signed “R. C.,” penned on the reverse of a 4.25 x 5.75 postcard, September 28, 2002. Written from Sauve, France, a letter to Utah artist and Highl
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz442 - Charles Schulz
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Signed book: Peanuts Classics. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.75 x 11.25. Signed and inscribed on
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz443 - Charles Schulz
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Handsome print of a 1986 Peanuts strip by Charles Schulz, 24 x 17, nicely signed in the first panel in blue ballpoint, "Best wishes, Charles M....
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz444 - Charles Schulz
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Handsome semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of Schulz posing with a large stuffed Snoopy, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Fo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mel Blanc445 - Mel Blanc
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Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Blanc surrounded by the legendary characters he voiced, signed in the lower right corner in black felt tip. In fine co
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Disney: Clarence Nash446 - Disney: Clarence Nash
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American voice actor (1904–1985) who is best known for the Disney cartoon character Donald Duck. Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 half-length photo of Nash
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Rube Goldberg447 - Rube Goldberg
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Original vintage sketch of a man in profile smoking a large cigar, accomplished in ink by Goldberg on an off-white 5 x 3 card, signed and inscribed,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Matt Groening448 - Matt Groening
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Original felt tip sketch of a perturbed Homer Simpson waving his hand, accomplished by Matt Groening on a white 9 x 12 sheet, signed below, "Ma...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Matt Groening449 - Matt Groening
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Classic original felt tip sketch of Homer Simpson accomplished by Groening on an off-white 5 x 3 card, neatly signed on the right side, "Matt G...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hank Ketcham451 - Hank Ketcham
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Excellent original production drawing for the cover of a Dennis the Menace comic book, accomplished in graphite and colored pencil by Hank Ketcham on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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