RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With more than 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an impressive assortment of historic collectibles. This month includes a special Literature section, with rare and significant items such as an illustrated, autographed manuscript of Hermann Hesse’s "Piktor's Verwandlungen"; Anton Chekhov's “Stories and Tales,” inscribed; a handwritten quotation from Guo Moruo; and many more top authors like Joyce, Tolkien, Orwell, Sartre, Sendak and Whitman. The Music section features incredible original artwork by Frederic Chopin; a 350-page “Who’s Who in Rock & Roll,” signed by hundreds of the genre’s greatest musicians; and a fully signed Beatles autograph with additional, rare signature from Ray Charles. This catalog also includes items from US History, Space, Art, Entertainment and more. 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 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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Beatles: Ringo Starr757 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Apple Films Ltd. business check, 7.75 x 3.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Starr, "R. Starkey," payable to Miller Management Li...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Cream758 - Cream
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Complete set of vintage Cream signatures from the 1960s: a ballpoint signature, "Eric Clapton," on an off-white 5.75 x 11.75 notebook shee...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Jimi Hendrix759 - Jimi Hendrix
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Vintage red ballpoint signature, "Jimi Hendrix,” on a yellow 3 x 2 page removed from an autograph book. In fine condition, with surface paper l...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Knebworth Festival760 - Knebworth Festival
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Uncommon color 23.5 x 33 poster for the release of the 1990 Knebworth Festival on video cassette, signed in various ink types next to their respective
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Led Zeppelin: Jimmy Page761 - Led Zeppelin: Jimmy Page
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Led Zeppelin II album signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ballpoint, "To Alison & Richard, with best wishes, Jimmy Page."...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Rock and Roll762 - Rock and Roll
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Incredible multi-signed book: Who’s Who in Rock & Roll. First edition. London: Hamlyn Publishing, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.5 x 11.5, ...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley763 - Elvis Presley
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Scarce vintage color 16 x 20 print of Elvis in a red jacket, originally done by June Kelly, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Toni and Dina
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Queen764 - Queen
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Inner sleeve from Queen's The Game album, boldly signed on the front in black felt tip by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Tay...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Queen765 - Queen
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Color 18 x 27 poster showing the front cover for Queen's 1991 album Innuendo, signed in black felt tip by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Tayl...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Sid Vicious766 - Sid Vicious
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Scarce pencil signature and inscription, "Hi Sue, Sid Vicious,” on a yellow 8 x 5.25 sheet. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication ho...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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George Michael767 - George Michael
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Marvelous DS, one page, 11.75 x 16.5, circa late 1985. A copy of No. 1 magazine's 1985 reader's poll form, which Michael has playfully fille...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jussi Bjorling768 - Jussi Bjorling
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Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 portrait of the lauded opera singer, signed in fountain pen, "Jussi Bjorling, 1942." In fine condition, with li...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Eugen d'Albert769 - Eugen d'Albert
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Scottish-born German composer (1864-1932) of operas and much orchestral and piano music. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Eugen d'Albert ...
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Franz Lehar770 - Franz Lehar
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Vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 9 close-up photo of 'The Merry Widow' composer, affixed to the original 7.5 x 11.5 mount, signed on the mount in ...
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Franz Lehar771 - Franz Lehar
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Matte-finish 4.75 x 6.75 photo of Lehar in a handsome suit and tie, neatly signed and inscribed in fountain pen in German, and dated May 21, 1935. In
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Luisa Tetrazzini772 - Luisa Tetrazzini
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Immensely popular Italian operatic soprano (1871–1940) renowned for the acrobatic skill of her brilliant coloratura voice. Striking 3.5 x 5.5 postcard
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Henri Vieuxtemps773 - Henri Vieuxtemps
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Belgian composer and violinist (1820–1881) considered an essential part of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. AMQS on an of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chet Baker774 - Chet Baker
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You Can't Go Home Again album signed and inscribed on the back cover in blue ballpoint, "Johnny, Hope you enjoy this, Chet Baker, 81."...
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Sidney Bechet775 - Sidney Bechet
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Vintage French program for the Bobino Music Hall from circa 1957, 5.25 x 7.25, signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint by Sidney Bechet and Andre
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Cab Calloway776 - Cab Calloway
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Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 studio portrait of Calloway as a budding bandleader by the DeBarron Studio of New York, signed and inscribed in fountain p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Conti777 - Bill Conti
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Two 8.5 x 11 laserprint photos of posters for the films Rocky and For Your Eyes Only, both signed in black felt tip by Bill Conti, who adds a brief mu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sheldon Harnick778 - Sheldon Harnick
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Two photos: an 8.5 x 11 laserprint photo of Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock working at a piano, signed in black ink by Harnick, who adds a brief musica
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Erskine Hawkins779 - Erskine Hawkins
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Hawkins in a pinstriped suit, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Mr. Howland, my best regards, ...
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John Lee Hooker780 - John Lee Hooker
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Hooker wearing a handsome suit while seated and playing the guitar, signed vertically in blue felt tip,
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Jazz and Blues Musicians781 - Jazz and Blues Musicians
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Five vintage ballpoint signatures of jazz and blues musicians on individual off-white slips, ranging in size from 3.5 x 1.75 to 6 x 4. Signers are: Si
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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B. B. King782 - B. B. King
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Original color 17 x 22 first printing poster for "Blues Festival '94" at the Shoreline Amphitheatre on September 25, signed in black f...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Freddie King783 - Freddie King
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Getting Ready… album signed on the front cover in black ballpoint, "Best wishes, Freddie King." In fine condition, with smudging to stamps...
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Johnny Mercer784 - Johnny Mercer
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Academy Award-winning American lyricist (1909-1976) who penned such classics as 'One for My Baby,' 'Days of Wine and Roses,' and ...
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Jack Norworth785 - Jack Norworth
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American performer and songwriter (1879–1959) best known for co-writing such standards as the baseball anthem, ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game,’ and ‘Sh
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edith Piaf786 - Edith Piaf
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Sought-after ballpoint signature, "Edith Piaf,” on a pink-and-white 3 x 1.5 souvenir record sticker from "Le Nouvel Olympia Panoramique…vo...
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Edith Piaf787 - Edith Piaf
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DS in French, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, February 22, 1963. Contract for Piaf to appear at the Ancienne Belgique from April 4–May 5, 1963, signed at the c
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Laurence Rosenthal788 - Laurence Rosenthal
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American composer, arranger and conductor (born 1926) whose most notable film scores include A Raisin in the Sun, The Miracle Worker, The Island of Dr
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Stephen Schwartz789 - Stephen Schwartz
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Two color 8.5 x 11 laserprint photos, one showing the titular character from the 1995 animated film Pocahontas, and the other the poster for the Broad
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Stephen Sondheim790 - Stephen Sondheim
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Merrily We Roll Along album signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip, "To George—Best wishes from Stephen Sondheim." In f...
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John Philip Sousa791 - John Philip Sousa
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Signed book: The Transit of Venus. First edition. Boston, MA: Small, Maynard & Company, 1920. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 250 pages. Signed and inscribe...
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The Von Trapp Family792 - The Von Trapp Family
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Signed book: Yesterday, Today, and Forever. First edition. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 220 pages. Si
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Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins793 - Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins
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Desirable pairing of items signed by the country stars who also died in the 1963 plane crash that killed Patsy Cline: a Hawkshaw Hawkins album, boldly
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John Denver794 - John Denver
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Signed book: Take Me Home: An Autobiography. First edition, first printing. NY: Harmony Books, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 262 page
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Peter, Paul, and Mary795 - Peter, Paul, and Mary
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Desirable satin-finish 10 x 8 Warner Brothers publicity photo of classic folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary. Signed in blue ink by Peter Yarrow, Paul Sto
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Jim Reeves796 - Jim Reeves
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Pop-country star (1923–1964) who enjoyed international fame with his traditional Nashville sound. Group of three Jim Reeves Enterprises business check
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James Taylor797 - James Taylor
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Satin-finish 11 x 14 half-length photo of Taylor playing the guitar and singing during a performance, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with
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AC/DC: Angus Young798 - AC/DC: Angus Young
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Fantastic original self-portrait sketch accomplished in felt tip by Young on a white 8.25 x 11.75 sheet, signed in the upper right, "Angus Youn...
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Aerosmith799 - Aerosmith
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Color glossy 10 x 8 Columbia Records promo photo for Aerosmith's Nine Lives, signed in black felt tip by Steven Tyler, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Aerosmith: Tyler and Kramer800 - Aerosmith: Tyler and Kramer
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Original color 10.5 x 22.25 first printing poster for an Aerosmith concert at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on December 1, 1994, listing the supp
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Aerosmith: Steven Tyler801 - Aerosmith: Steven Tyler
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Original color 17 x 22 first printing poster portraying the Aerosmith frontman for the "Rock 'n Roll Expo" on August 1 at the Palace I...
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Allman Brothers802 - Allman Brothers
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Win, Lose or Draw album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Dickey Betts and Jaimoe, and on the back cover by Gregg Allman, who adds "...
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Beach Boys: Brian Wilson803 - Beach Boys: Brian Wilson
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Natural-finish Affinity series Fender Squier Telecaster electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in black felt tip by Brian Wilson. In fine cond
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Beach Boys: Brian Wilson804 - Beach Boys: Brian Wilson
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Handsome Fender DG-94 acoustic guitar with a natural finish, signed on the body in black felt tip, "Brian Wilson, Pet Sounds." In fine con...
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Beach Boys: Brian Wilson805 - Beach Boys: Brian Wilson
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Original color 10.5 x 22.25 first printing poster for a Brian Wilson concert at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor on March 9, 1999, signed in black fe
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Beatles: Gerald Scarfe806 - Beatles: Gerald Scarfe
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Color 8.5 x 11 laserprint photo of Scarfe's exaggerated artistic portrayal of the Beatles playing their instruments, signed in black felt tip by...
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