RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science Fiction

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Loaded with over 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s April Fine Autograph and Artifact sale features an amazing assortment of historic collectibles. This catalog begins with a featured section of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, exploring these popular genres across Hollywood and literature—from Forrest J. Ackerman’s Frankenstein posters to screen-used Star Trek props to first editions by Asimov, Bradbury, Heinlein, and King. Other top highlights in this sale are: a letter sent by George Washington from West Point during the Revolution; an exceedingly rare Martha Washington autograph letter boasting a presidential free frank; a significant letter by Martin Luther King, Jr., on Jackie Robinson; a fully-signed Beatles Parlophone Records promo card; and letters by renowned photographer Alfred Stieglitz. 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 April 2018.
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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U2705 - U2
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Pop double album signed on each side of the two inner sleeves in blue or black felt tip by the pictured musician: "Bono, 2000," "Adam...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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U2706 - U2
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Color glossy 13.25 x 15.5 photo of U2 seated on a floor together during their Achtung Baby era, signed around the border in black felt tip, "Bo...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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U2707 - U2
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Desirable 45 RPM single record for 'Gloria / I Will Follow,' signed on the front of the sleeve in black or blue ballpoint, "Edge,"...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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U2708 - U2
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Program for the fifth leg of U2's The Unforgettable Fire Tour, consisting of American dates from February 25 to March 30, 1985, forty-eight page...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U2709 - U2
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Pop CD signed on the disc in felt tip by Bono, Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity f
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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The Who710 - The Who
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Full set of vintage signatures from The Who: an off-white 3 x 2 sheet signed in black ballpoint, "Roger Daltrey"; a light orange 2 x 3 she...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Tupac Shakur711 - Tupac Shakur
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Rare group of four original color 3.5 x 4.25 Polaroid candid photographs of Tupac Shakur from the collection of his friend Desiree Smith, taken in the
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Giacomo Meyerbeer712 - Giacomo Meyerbeer
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German-born composer (1791–1864) best known for such operas as Les Hugenots and Robert le diable. ALS in German, signed “Meyerbeer,” one page, 5.25 x
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Anton Reicha713 - Anton Reicha
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Czech-born French composer (1770–1836) who was a contemporary and lifelong friend of Beethoven; today he is best remembered for his substantial early
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Siegfried Wagner714 - Siegfried Wagner
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German composer and conductor (1869–1930) who was the son of Richard Wagner; he served as the opera composer and artistic director of the Bayreuth Fes
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Winifred Wagner715 - Winifred Wagner
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Daughter-in-law of Richard Wagner (1897–1980) who was a friend of Hitler and ran the Bayreuth Festival after her husband's death in 1930 until t...
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Winifred Wagner716 - Winifred Wagner
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Daughter-in-law of Richard Wagner (1897–1980) who was a friend of Hitler and ran the Bayreuth Festival after her husband's death in 1930 until t...
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Marian Anderson717 - Marian Anderson
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Exceptional vintage glossy 11 x 13.25 portrait of Anderson by famed photographer Yousuf Karsh, neatly signed and inscribed in white ink, "To Na...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louis Armstrong718 - Louis Armstrong
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Armstrong relaxing with his band, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Face, my man Art, Satchmo, Lou...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Big Sid Catlett719 - Big Sid Catlett
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Versatile American jazz drummer (1910–1955) who made the transition from early swing into bebop. Vintage matte-finish 8.25 x 10.75 photo of Catlett be
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Natalie Cole720 - Natalie Cole
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Official ‘R’ hologram-style RIAA triple platinum sales award presented “to commemorate the sale of more than 3,000,000 copies of the Elektra Entertain
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ira Gershwin721 - Ira Gershwin
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Semi-glossy 7 x 5 silver gelatin photo of Gershwin smoking a cigar and writing at a table, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, &q...
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B. B. King722 - B. B. King
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Original yellow 13.75 x 22.5 first printing cardboard boxing-style poster for a B. B. King concert at the Blues Club and Grill in New York City on Jun
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B. B. King723 - B. B. King
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Color glossy 8 x 11.75 three-quarter-length photo of King seated and laughing next to his gorgeous Lucille guitar, signed nicely in blue felt tip. In
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Cole Porter724 - Cole Porter
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TLS signed “Cole,” one page, 7.25 x 10.75, September 19, 1953. Letter to New York theatre producer Cy Freuer, in full: "I enclose the list of t...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cole Porter725 - Cole Porter
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TLS signed “Cole,” one page, 7.25 x 10.75, September 3, 1953. Letter to New York theatre producer Cy Freuer, in full: "Thank you for your lette...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Rhythm and Blues726 - Rhythm and Blues
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Rhythm, Country and Blues album flat signed on the front in red paint pen, "B. B. King," and in blue felt tip, "Sam Moore, Soul Man&q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sonny Rollins727 - Sonny Rollins
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Red felt tip signature, "Sonny Rollins,” on a white 5 x 8 sheet, with Rollins incorporating a wonderful sketch of a saxophone and a musical not...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra728 - Frank Sinatra
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Vinyl test pressing of Sinatra's classic three-disc album Trilogy: Past Present Future, released in 1980 by Reprise. Each disc is in a cardboard...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Luther Vandross729 - Luther Vandross
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Official ‘R’ hologram-style RIAA platinum sales award presented “to commemorate the sale of more than 1,000,000 copies of the Epic Records album, cass
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Muddy Waters730 - Muddy Waters
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I'm Ready album signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ballpoint, "To Dick, Muddy Waters." In very good condition, with ligh...
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Johnny Cash731 - Johnny Cash
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Vintage color 11 x 14 first printing poster for a Johnny Cash concert at San Francisco's Carousel Ballroom on April 24, 1968, signed in blue fel...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Johnny Cash732 - Johnny Cash
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Four-page section removed from a Johnny Cash UK Appreciation Society program from the mid–1960s, 8.25 x 10.5, signed on his image in blue ballpoint by
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AC/DC733 - AC/DC
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Awesome color 22 x 28 lithograph showing the cover for AC/DC's eighth studio album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, numbered 324/500, sig...
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AC/DC: Angus Young734 - AC/DC: Angus Young
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Original felt tip self-portrait sketch with added devil tail and horns on a white 8.25 x 11.75 sheet, signed in black felt tip, "Angus Young, A...
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Aerosmith735 - Aerosmith
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Two items: a self-titled Aerosmith album, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Steven Tyler and Joey Kramer; and a color glossy 11 x 14 photo
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Beach Boys736 - Beach Boys
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Original 18.25 x 13.5 first printing poster for a pair of concerts presented by Bill Graham and KFRC on June 8, 1974, at the Oakland Stadium, and on J
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Beatles737 - Beatles
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Fabulous group of four vintage original glossy candid photos, 3 x 4 and 4 x 3, showing the Beatles performing on stage at the 'Bravo Beatles Bli...
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Beatles738 - Beatles
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Uncommon lot of five limited edition Beatles-related artifacts, including: a .75 x .5 fabric swatch from a D. A. Millings & Son suit “that was m...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Beatles Friends739 - Beatles Friends
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Eight items: an Abbey Road album signed on the front cover in gold ink by Alan Parsons; a color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the cover to Abbey Road, signed
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Beatles: Star-Club740 - Beatles: Star-Club
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Group of three early 1960s receipts from the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, each one page, 5.75 x 4, signed by someone associated with the Star-Club:
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Bon Jovi741 - Bon Jovi
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Attractive program for Bon Jovi's 2010–11 The Circle Tour, twenty-eight pages, 12 x 12, signed on the front cover in silver ink by Jon Bon Jovi,...
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Boston: Brad Delp742 - Boston: Brad Delp
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Partly-printed DS, filled out in his own hand, "Brad Delp," and signed “Bradley E. Delp,” one page, 8.5 x 11, 1996. A deal memorandum for ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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The Box Tops743 - The Box Tops
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Color 8.5 x 10.5 laserprint photo of the front cover to The Box Tops' debut album The Letter/Neon Rainbow, signed in blue felt tip by Alex Chilt...
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James Brown744 - James Brown
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Original color 16.5 x 23.5 first printing poster for a James Brown concert at Ericsson Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on April 1, 1995, signed in s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cannibal and the Headhunters745 - Cannibal and the Headhunters
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Glossy 8 x 10 Rampart Records publicity photo of Cannibal and the Headhunters posing with shrunken voodoo heads, inscribed in blue felt tip, "B...
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Cheap Trick746 - Cheap Trick
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Dream Police album signed in blue felt tip Rick Nielsen (adding a self-caricature), Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, and Bun E. Carlos. In very good to fi
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Chicken Shack747 - Chicken Shack
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40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve album signed on the back cover in blue ballpoint, "Stan Webb, Thanks!," "Christine...
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Eric Clapton748 - Eric Clapton
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Tremendous color 23.75 x 35.75 Reprise Records poster for Clapton’s 1994 album From the Cradle, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes, Eric Clapton,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Eric Clapton749 - Eric Clapton
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Slowhand CD booklet signed on the front in blue felt tip by Clapton. In fine condition. The CD is not included. Originally obtained by in-person speci
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eric Clapton750 - Eric Clapton
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Ballpoint signature, “Best wishes, Eric Clapton, 87,” on an off-white 6.5 x 3.75 sheet. Double-matted with an image of Clapton playing the guitar to a
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Joe Cocker751 - Joe Cocker
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Jamaica Say You Will album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a slight smudge to the end of his first name. The recor
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alice Cooper752 - Alice Cooper
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Four items, each signed in ink or felt tip by Alice Cooper, including: a Flush the Fashion album, with record included; a color satin-finish 12 x 12 p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alice Cooper753 - Alice Cooper
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Handwritten souvenir lyrics to the chorus of ‘School’s Out,’ written out by co-writer Michael Bruce, on a white 8.5 x 11 sheet of musical manuscript p
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Crosby, Stills, and Nash754 - Crosby, Stills, and Nash
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Off-white 8 x 11.5 sheet signed in black ink, "David Crosby," and in blue ballpoint, "Stephen Stills" and "Graham Nash.&quo...
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