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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Beau Geste Photoplay Award907 - Beau Geste Photoplay Award
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Sought-after bronze Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor, just under 3? in diameter, with raised text on the reverse: "Presented to Paramount-Famo...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Humphrey Bogart908 - Humphrey Bogart
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Vintage pencil signature, "Humphrey Bogart,” on a yellow 4.25 x 3.75 sheet. Matted with a photo of Bogie to an overall size of 11.75 x 16.5. In...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Charlie Chaplin909 - Charlie Chaplin
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Signed book: My Trip Abroad. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1922. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.25, 155 pages. Signed and inscribed o...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Yvonne De Carlo910 - Yvonne De Carlo
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Ornate gold-plated cuff bracelet by Joseff of Hollywood, worn on screen by Yvonne De Carlo in Casbah (Universal, 1948), Jody Lawrance in Ten Tall Men
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Gone With the Wind: Hattie McDaniel911 - Gone With the Wind: Hattie McDaniel
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Extraordinary vintage glossy 8 x 10 MCA publicity photo of McDaniel in her iconic role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind, boldly signed and inscribed in
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Rita Hayworth912 - Rita Hayworth
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Beautiful vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Hayworth for her 1947 film Down to Earth, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To t...
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Alfred Hitchcock913 - Alfred Hitchcock
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Original ink self-portrait sketch of his immediately recognizable profile on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card, signed and inscribed in black ink, "...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry Houdini914 - Harry Houdini
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DS, one page, 11.5 x 8.25, May 12, 1922. Stock certificate for ten shares of the Houdini Picture Corporation issued to Isabelle Steffy. Signed at the
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Laurel and Hardy915 - Laurel and Hardy
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Vintage glossy 5.5 x 3.5 photo of the comedy duo side-by-side in their iconic bowler hats, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Hello Robert!...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Steve McQueen916 - Steve McQueen
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DS, signed “Steven T. McQueen,” one page, 8.5 x 11, January 27, 1972. Document headed "Consent to action of board of directors of Astral Produc...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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