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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Maria Felix947 - Maria Felix
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Glossy 8 x 10 studio portrait of the glamorous Mexican film actress and singer, signed in black ink by Maria Felix. Reverse bears a Tufic Yazbek credi
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Federico Fellini948 - Federico Fellini
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Nice 7 x 4.25 book photo of Fellini directing from behind the camera, signed in blue felt tip, “Federico Fellini, Roma 90.” In fine condition, with sc
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W. C. Fields949 - W. C. Fields
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 14, March 13, 1944. Agreement between Fields and the J. Walter Thompson Company for him to appear "on the Chase & Sanbo...
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W. C. Fields950 - W. C. Fields
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Protective Order of Police of the United States 'associate' card for the year 1934, issued to "W. C. Fields—North Hollywood, Cal.,"...
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Film Stars of the 20th Century951 - Film Stars of the 20th Century
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Limited edition color 30 x 24 print entitled 'Film Stars of the 20th Century,' showing a camera and film reel surrounded by an array of famo...
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Sidney Fox952 - Sidney Fox
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American actress (1911–1942) who appeared opposite many big name stars before succumbing to an accidental overdose at the age of 30. Vintage glossy 8
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Freaks and Geeks953 - Freaks and Geeks
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Limited edition color 18 x 24 lithograph for a cast reunion for the shows Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on Mar
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Friday the 13th954 - Friday the 13th
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Color 40 x 27 one sheet movie poster for the 2009 horror film Friday the 13th, signed in silver ink by twelve actors or stunt performers who played Ja
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Friday the 13th955 - Friday the 13th
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Enormous limited edition machete with wooden grip and leather strap, approximately 36? in length, numbered 2/110, signed on the blade in silver ink by
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Clark Gable956 - Clark Gable
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Gable, payable to A. Lee Meredith Insurance for $20.40, October 6, 1955. In fine conditi
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Audrey Hepburn957 - Audrey Hepburn
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Gorgeous felt tip signature, "Audrey Hepburn,” on a white 5.75 x 4 card. In fine condition, with light creasing to the upper right corner.
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Audrey Hepburn958 - Audrey Hepburn
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Glossy 7 x 5 photo of Audrey Hepburn with Cary Grant in the 1963 film Charade, signed in black felt tip by Hepburn. Reverse bears German caption text.
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Katharine Hepburn959 - Katharine Hepburn
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Two bank checks, 5.75 x 2.75, each filled out in another hand and signed by Hepburn, "Katharine Hepburn," both dated 1957. In overall fine...
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Horror960 - Horror
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Color 27 x 39 poster for the 20th anniversary of the Dark Delicacies horror shop in Burbank, California, showing a massive list of names and titles fr
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James Bond: Lazenby and Rigg961 - James Bond: Lazenby and Rigg
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo from On Her Majesty's Secret Service, signed in black felt tip, "George Lazenby, 007, OHMSS," and in blue fe...
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Ernie Kovacs962 - Ernie Kovacs
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Quirkily brilliant entertainer (1919–1962) whose freewheeling sense of humor and sense of visual style made him one of the most distinctive personalit
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Burt Lancaster963 - Burt Lancaster
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.5 studio portrait of Lancaster wearing a polo shirt, signed and inscribed in bold black ink, "To Mr. Rex Beasley ...
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Lillie Langtry964 - Lillie Langtry
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ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 x 7.5, no date. The letter has been framed to only show the signed side, and reads, in part: "…to 'respect...
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David Lean965 - David Lean
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Film director (1908–1991) best remembered for his adaptations of Charles Dickens’s novels, as well as epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai and L
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Christopher Lee966 - Christopher Lee
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Two photos signed by Lee: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of him as a vampire, signed in black felt tip; and a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of him in a diffe
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