RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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Boasting nearly 1,000 lots in a variety of genres, RR Auction's June Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a Science and Technology section that includes a Lunar Module rotational hand controller, letters by Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein, rare early computer hardware, and more. Other top lots include Apollo 14 moonwalker Edgar Mitchell's lunar surface-worn backpack strap, a letter by Joseph Stalin with a hammer-and-sickle sketch, a Beatles-signed promo slick for A Hard Day's Night, hand-drawn plans from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin studio, and signed letters by luminaries like Davy Crockett, Paul Gauguin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sigmund Freud, Richard Wagner, and Claude Monet. 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 June 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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Judy Garland868 - Judy Garland
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Personal check, 7.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Garland, "Judy Garland," payable to Cloretha B. Gland for $148.42, August 8,...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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The Godfather: Richard Castellano869 - The Godfather: Richard Castellano
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Academy Award-nominated actor (1933–1988) best known for his role as capo Pete Clemenza in the 1972 classic The Godfather. Castellano died of a heart
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim Henson870 - Jim Henson
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Beautiful felt tip signature, "Jim Henson," on the reverse of a color 6 x 4 postcard depicting his famous puppet characters from The Muppe...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Katharine Hepburn871 - Katharine Hepburn
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Matte-finish 3.5 x 5 photo of Hepburn climbing a ladder, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "For Helen Rose, Gratefully, Katharine Hepburn...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlton Heston872 - Charlton Heston
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Heston as a handsome young actor, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Best to Mary Stella, Charlton Hes...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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I Love Lucy873 - I Love Lucy
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Four items: a personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed in ballpoint, "Lucille Ball Arnaz," dated February 25, 1959; a perso...
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Maurice Jarre874 - Maurice Jarre
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French composer of film scores (1924-2009), for which he won three Academy Awards. Color satin-finish 5 x 7.5 close-up photo of a smiling Maurice Jarr
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Bert Lahr875 - Bert Lahr
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Fantastic vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the actor-comedian by Broadway photographer George Maillard Kesslere, signed and inscribed in fountain
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Laverne and Shirley876 - Laverne and Shirley
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Laverne and Shirley with their neighbors Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman, signed in blue ...
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Maury Laws877 - Maury Laws
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American television and film composer (born 1923) who is best known for writing scores to famous animated films like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, S
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Heath Ledger878 - Heath Ledger
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ledger as Skip in the 2005 film Lords of Dogtown, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Vivien Leigh879 - Vivien Leigh
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Bold vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, "Joe, Vivien Leigh,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card bearing a small affixed portrait. In fine ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jayne Mansfield880 - Jayne Mansfield
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Ballpoint signature, "Love! Jayne Mansfield," adding two small hearts on an off-white 4 x 6 card. In fine condition. Collector's ink n...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Strother Martin881 - Strother Martin
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Glossy 8.25 x 10 photo of Martin from one of his early Western film roles, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Rene, Yep—this picture has go...
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Sal Mineo882 - Sal Mineo
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 7.25, personal letterhead, no date. Brief letter to Mrs. Gillette, in full: "Thank you for sending me these lovely pieces...
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Marilyn Monroe883 - Marilyn Monroe
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Original vintage color glossy 2.75 x 4.25 Kodachrome candid snapshot photo of Monroe in a fur coat with a red scarf over her head. Reverse bears a Kod
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe884 - Marilyn Monroe
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Strange original vintage glossy 6 x 6 hand-cut silver gelatin photo featuring nine identical bare-shouldered portraits of Monroe arranged in a pinwhee
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Marilyn Monroe885 - Marilyn Monroe
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Original vintage glossy 6.75 x 9.25 silver gelatin photo of Monroe descending the steps of an airplane toward a crowd of photographers upon her arriva
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Marilyn Monroe886 - Marilyn Monroe
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Original vintage semi-glossy 10 x 8 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe in a scene from The Misfits, taken by Inge Morath of the famous Magnum Phot
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe887 - Marilyn Monroe
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Beautiful original vintage semi-glossy 6.25 x 9.6 silver gelatin photo of Monroe posing with a drink during the filming of The Misfits, taken by legen
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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