RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With an opening section chronicling the history of science and technology, this month’s RR Auction Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts over 800 extraordinary lots. Among the highlights offered are an Einstein autograph letter, lunar surface–flown items, a historic letter signed by King Henry VIII, and a vast selection of animation artwork. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in December 2016.
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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Doris Day715 - Doris Day
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DS, ten pages, 8.5 x 13, July 30, 1966. Release and agreement between Doris Day and Paramount Pictures Corporation, related to a “certain action, enti
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Clint Eastwood716 - Clint Eastwood
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Eastwood as Preacher from the 1985 film Pale Rider, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Film Composers717 - Film Composers
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Group of three DSs: a revised Uniform Popular Songwriters Contract with Dena Music for the musical composition “now entitled Main Title from ‘The Man
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Robert Englund718 - Robert Englund
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Uncommon DS, signed “R. Englund,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, June 8, 1988. A loan out agreement between Nicolas Motion Picture Corp. and Englund Entertainme
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Errol Flynn719 - Errol Flynn
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 13, April 13, 1953. Contract between Flynn and writer John Dighton in which Dighton agrees “to write the screen-play for your for
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Clark Gable720 - Clark Gable
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Gable, payable to cash for $10, February 27, 1931. In fine condition. This is much earlier than mos
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Judy Garland721 - Judy Garland
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Glossy 6.75 x 9.5 press photo of Garland waving, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Roy, best wishes, Judy Garland.” In very good to fine conditio
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Greer Garson722 - Greer Garson
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 glamour portrait of a hood-covered Garson against a dark background, boldly signed and inscribed in white ink, “With my be
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Cary Grant723 - Cary Grant
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Betty, in full: “Marie tells me that your birthday is today, December 10th, and th
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Alec Guinness724 - Alec Guinness
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, Kettlebrook Meadows letterhead, October 27, 1963. Letter concerning finances, in part: “Mr. Forsyth…suggests I sho
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Jim Henson725 - Jim Henson
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DS, eight pages, 8.5 x 11, October 15, 1975. Agreement between Henson and Henson Associates for him to appear as a puppeteer on The Peter Alexander Sh
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Jim Henson726 - Jim Henson
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Color glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo from 1979 showing Henson surrounded by his famous Muppets, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Jon-Erik Hexum727 - Jon-Erik Hexum
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Actor and model of Cover Up and Voyagers (1957–1984) who accidentally killed himself with a prop revolver loaded with live blanks. Uncommon glossy 7.5
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Bob Hope728 - Bob Hope
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Terrific vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of the 26-year-old entertainer by Butler of Chicago, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Lillian—A
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Horror729 - Horror
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Assemblage of twelve photos, glossy and semi-glossy, ranging in size from 6.75 x 4.75 to 8 x 10, each signed in ink or felt tip by the horror actor or
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Jennifer Jones730 - Jennifer Jones
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TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 25, 1989. Letter to Congressman William H. Natcher, in part: “The President’s budget request for re
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Boris Karloff731 - Boris Karloff
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Vintage blue fountain pen signature, “Boris Karloff,” on an off-white 5.75 x 2.25 album page. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned publicity
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Boris Karloff732 - Boris Karloff
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Intense vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 publicity portrait of Karloff wearing a suit and tie, signed in fountain pen, “Sincerely, Boris Karloff.” In fine c
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Grace Kelly733 - Grace Kelly
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Glossy 10 x 8 promotional photo for the 1954 film The Bridges at Toko-Ri, nicely signed in black felt tip. Collector’s pencil notation to reverse indi
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Grace Kelly734 - Grace Kelly
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Glossy 4 x 5.75 deckle-edge postcard photo of Kelly in an elegant pose, signed in black felt tip, “Grace de Monaco.” In fine condition, with some ligh
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Emmett Kelly, Sr735 - Emmett Kelly, Sr
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DS, signed “Emmett Kelly,” one page both sides, 9 x 15, March 7, 1953. Agreement between the Ringling Bros. and Kelly for him to appear in their shows
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Hedy Lamarr736 - Hedy Lamarr
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the actress, signed in black felt tip, “Hedy Lamarr, 1982.” In fine condition, with a few mild creases.
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Burt Lancaster737 - Burt Lancaster
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DS, five pages, 8.5 x 11, December 30, 1954. Agreement between Lancaster and Harold Hecht hiring Hecht “as Executive Producer of our motion picture ph
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Mario Lanza738 - Mario Lanza
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Lanza in possibly his most famous role in The Great Caruso, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mickey—
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Stan Laurel739 - Stan Laurel
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Oceana Apartment Hotel letterhead, October 30, 1959. Letter to Kenny Lozier, in part: “I was kidding in regard to your quo
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Peter Lawford740 - Peter Lawford
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Ink signature, “Peter Lawford,” on a light blue 4.75 x 3 album page. In fine condition.
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Christopher Lee741 - Christopher Lee
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Two glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each depicting Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, both signed in black felt tip. In overall fine condition.
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Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier742 - Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
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Vintage matte-finish 4.25 x 6.25 photo of the famed acting couple, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “L. Olivier,” and in blue ink, “Vivien
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Sophia Loren743 - Sophia Loren
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Three glossy 8 x 10 photos of the soaking wet Loren from the 1957 film Boy on a Dolphin, each signed in felt tip. In overall very fine condition.
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Jayne Mansfield744 - Jayne Mansfield
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Mansfield lying on a bartop in scandalous attire, signed and inscribed in the borders in black felt tip, “To Mrs. Evelyn Tuttle
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Marcel Marceau745 - Marcel Marceau
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Three glossy 8 x 10 photos of Marceau performing on stage, each signed and inscribed in French in black ink or felt tip, with Marceau adding a small f
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Groucho Marx746 - Groucho Marx
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Glossy 10 x 8 A&M Records publicity photo for An Evening with Groucho, signed in black felt tip, “Groucho.” In fine condition.
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Victor McLaglen747 - Victor McLaglen
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English boxer and veteran of World War I (1886–1959) who became a successful film actor. Vintage 8 x 10 20th Century Fox publicity photo of McLaglen,
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Marilyn Monroe: Milton Greene748 - Marilyn Monroe: Milton Greene
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Marilyn Monroe Productions business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by famed photographer Milton Greene, “Milton H. Geene,” paya
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Mission: Impossible749 - Mission: Impossible
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the cast from Mission: Impossible, signed in blue felt tip by Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, and Peter Lupus.
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Roger Moore750 - Roger Moore
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Ideal 24 x 36 poster of Roger Moore as the famed secret service agent, with lettering at the top and bottom, “The name’s Bond…James Bond” and “007,” s
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Sidney Poitier751 - Sidney Poitier
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DS, ten pages, 8.5 x 11, March 30, 1989. Codicil to Poitier’s will, amending various sections related to executors, property allocated to marital trus
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Paul Newman752 - Paul Newman
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Playbill for Our Town at the Booth Theatre in November 2002, 62 pages, 5.25 x 8.5, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Newman, who appeared
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Tyrone Power753 - Tyrone Power
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Vintage glossy 11.25 x 14 publicity portrait of the handsome matinee idol, signed and inscribed in purple fountain pen, “For Gillian—with sincere best
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Psycho: Perkins and Leigh754 - Psycho: Perkins and Leigh
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Two items: a felt tip signature, “Janet Leigh,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card; and a glossy 9.5 x 7.75 photo of a young Perkins, seated and smiling, sign
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Max Reinhardt755 - Max Reinhardt
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Innovative Austrian-American theater director and actor (1873–1943). Vintage 3.25 x 5.25 close-up postcard photo, signed along the bottom in purple fo
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Steve Reeves756 - Steve Reeves
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Fantastic collection of twenty-six glossy photos of the musclebound leading man, each approximately 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, and signed in felt tip by Reeve
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jean Renoir757 - Jean Renoir
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Distinguished French director (1894–1979) whose 1939 classic Rules of the Game takes a place among the most acclaimed films ever made. ALS in French,
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Peter Sellers758 - Peter Sellers
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Semi–glossy 6.5 x 9.75 photo of Sellers cheerfully seated with a cup of tea, signed in black felt tip, “Sincerely, Peter Sellers.” In fine condition,
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The Sopranos: Gandolfini and Falco759 - The Sopranos: Gandolfini and Falco
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of James Gandolfini and Edie Falco holding their statuettes at the 2000 Golden Globe Awards, both signing in blue felt tip.
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Stage Actors760 - Stage Actors
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Collection of three signed cabinet photos and an unsigned imperial cabinet photo, including: a cabinet photo of Edward Loomis Davenport, signed and in
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Stage, Opera, and Dance761 - Stage, Opera, and Dance
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Collection of seven items: a sharp 7 x 9 mounted albumen portrait of Nellie Melba, boldly signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Mr. Scott Rowland, In
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Barbara Stanwyck762 - Barbara Stanwyck
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the actress in an attractive pose, neatly signed in fountain pen, “Best Wishes, Barbara Stanwyck.” In fine condit
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Star Trek763 - Star Trek
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Color 27 x 41 poster for the 1986 film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, signed in black felt tip by William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan, George
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Tarzan764 - Tarzan
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Grouping of twelve items, ranging in size from 10 x 8 to 8 x 10.75, consisting mostly of glossy photos, each signed in ink or felt tip by an actor or
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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