RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With over 750 outstanding lots, RR Auction’s October Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction opens with a remarkable featured section—‘Innovators of Man and Machine,’ boasting three centuries' worth of the world’s greatest minds: Bernoulli, Watt, Pasteur, Westinghouse, Edison, Einstein, Boeing, and Ferrari are among the autographs offered. The rest of the catalog provides a well-balanced assortment of items from presidents, Declaration of Independence signers, activists, businessmen, world leaders, royalty, military figures, artists, authors, musicians, entertainers, and athletes. A small sampling of top items in the sale: an Albert Einstein handwritten manuscript related to his work on a unified field theory; a 50-letter archive of letters from photographer Alfred Stieglitz to New Yorker critic Lewis Mumford; a Freud letter on the Oedipus complex; a musical quote from Verdi’s ‘La traviata’; a fully signed Beatles promo card; and a game-used baseball from the 1917 Tim Murnane Day benefit game played at Fenway Park. 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 October 2017.
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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Greta Garbo588 - Greta Garbo
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ALS in Swedish, signed “Gurra,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, September 15, 1924. Letter to her friend, the actress Mimi Pollak. In part (translated)
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 11,000.00
 
 
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Judy Garland589 - Judy Garland
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, April 8, 1958. Document to jeweler Jules R. Schubot. In part: "This will acknowledge that Maurice C. Greenbaum has, on ...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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The Godfather590 - The Godfather
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Rare book: The Godfather Family Album. Limited edition, numbered 672/1200. Cologne, Germany: Taschen, 2008. Hardcover with clamshell case, 13 x 19, 44
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Gone With the Wind: Hattie McDaniel591 - Gone With the Wind: Hattie McDaniel
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World War II-dated TLS signed “Your A. No. 1—Fan, Hattie McDaniel,” one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 27, 1942. Letter to famed entertainer
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cary Grant592 - Cary Grant
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DS, fifteen pages, 8.5 x 13, September 24, 1974. Grant's last will and testament, in part: "I, Cary Grant, residing in the County of Los An...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Harry Houdini593 - Harry Houdini
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 8.25, August 24, 1921. Stock certificate for ten shares of the Houdini Picture Corporation, issued to Howard C. Lo
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Bruce Lee594 - Bruce Lee
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Scarce personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Lee, "Bruce Lee," payable to James Y. Lee for $30, September 25, 1966. In fine c...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris595 - Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris
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Phenomenal program for the South Bay Annual Karate Junior and Senior Division Championships held at El Camino College in Torrance, California, on Octo
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Carole Lombard596 - Carole Lombard
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Striking vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of Lombard in a mysterious half-length pose, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, "For Ga...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe597 - Marilyn Monroe
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Business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Monroe, payable to Bankers Trust Company for $173.20, November 8, 1961. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe598 - Marilyn Monroe
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DS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 21.5, January 5, 1950. Screen Actors Guild freelance contract between Monroe and Thor Productions for her to “render se
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Mutiny on the Bounty: Clark Gable599 - Mutiny on the Bounty: Clark Gable
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Tremendous vintage matte-finish 10 x 13 full-length photo of Gable as Fletcher Christian from the 1935 film Mutiny on the Bounty, signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mutiny on the Bounty: Charles Laughton600 - Mutiny on the Bounty: Charles Laughton
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Wonderful vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 half-length photo of Laughton as Captain William Bligh from the 1935 film Mutiny on the Bounty, signed and insc
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Basil Rathbone601 - Basil Rathbone
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, 5254 Los Feliz Boulevard letterhead, August 15, 1938. Letter to Ann Murphy, in full: "Thank you for your charming l...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Ringling602 - John Ringling
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One of the famed Ringling brothers (1866–1936) who merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows to...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Star Trek: Gene Roddenberry603 - Star Trek: Gene Roddenberry
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DS, signed twice, “Gene Roddenberry,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 18, no date. Agreement between Roddenberry and Norway Corporation hiring the Star Tre
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Star Trek604 - Star Trek
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Remarkable production-used, heavily annotated script for the twentieth Star Trek episode of the first season, entitled "Court Martial," 8....
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gloria Swanson605 - Gloria Swanson
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Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 12 portrait of Swanson by photographer Hal Phyfe, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Irene Brettmann, every ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Three Stooges606 - Three Stooges
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Vintage glossy 9.75 x 8 Columbia Pictures publicity still photo of Moe, Larry, and Curly all trying to steer a car at the same time during the 1934 sh
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Three Stooges607 - Three Stooges
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Vintage set of three off-white 6 x 4.5 album pages, individually signed and inscribed in pencil, "To Thomas, Good Luck, Curly," "Moe ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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