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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Jazz Greats422 - Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Jazz Greats
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Original program from the 1949 International Jazz Festival in Paris from May 8 to 15, 9.75 x 12.5, signed on the front cover in ink by Charlie Parker,
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Parker Quintet423 - Charlie Parker Quintet
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Original vintage felt tip sketch of the quintet during a lively performance on an off-white 9.5 x 6 sheet, signed in the left border in black ink by M
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Miles Davis424 - Miles Davis
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Musical manuscript, done in scribal hand, on four pages of two adjoining sheets of 9.5 x 12.5 sheets of musically-lined paper. Titled at the top in Da
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Miles Davis425 - Miles Davis
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Davis’ personally owned and worn glove. Short black leather right handed glove is adorned with lace, dangling silver beads and three diamond–shaped si
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Miles Davis426 - Miles Davis
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Original signed ballpoint sketch of surrealistic humanoid heads on the reverse of a trimmed glossy 6.75 x 6.5 photo, signed in ballpoint, “Miles.” In
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Miles Davis427 - Miles Davis
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Original 10.75 x 10 program photo removed from a program for Norman Granz’s JATP presents Jazz Winners 1960, signed at the top in pencil. In fine cond
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Mingus428 - Charles Mingus
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Influential jazz bassist and composer (1922–1979) whose complex, innovative works meld elements of jazz, classical, and gospel. DS, signed “Charles Mi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Mingus429 - Charles Mingus
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mingus playing his bass, signed vertically in purple felt tip. A few light creases to the left side, otherwise fine condition.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Coltrane430 - John Coltrane
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Document produced by the California legislature upon Coltrane’s death, one page, 11 x 18, July 28, 1967. Resolution passed by the legislature to offic
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Coltrane431 - John Coltrane
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Saxophonist, band leader, and composer (1926–1967) whose brilliant improvisatory skills and experimental spirit made him one of the most influential a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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B. B. King432 - B. B. King
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King’s stage-used 1992 Gibson ‘Lucille’ model solid body electric guitar, signed and inscribed on the body in silver ink, “To Paul & Irene, B. B...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Muddy Waters433 - Muddy Waters
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Glossy 7.75 x 10 head-and-shoulders publicity photo, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint. In very good condition, with a lightly trimmed edg
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Champion Jack Dupree434 - Champion Jack Dupree
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Well-regarded American blues pianist (circa 1910–1992). Promotional poster, 17.5 x 26, for Dupree’s appearance at Barrelhouse Blues in New Orleans sig
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Count Basie Band435 - Count Basie Band
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Fountain pen signatures of Basie and 17 members of his band on a 7 x 10.5 off-white sheet of Hotel Canterbury stationery, affixed to an 11 x 14 scrapb
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Duke Ellington Band436 - Duke Ellington Band
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Fountain pen signatures of Ellington and 16 members of his band on two off-white sheets, affixed to an 11 x 14 scrapbook page bearing clipped magazine
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Ella Fitzgerald437 - Ella Fitzgerald
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Concert poster featuring a 1970 sketch of Fitzgerald by Picasso, 21 x 32.5, advertising a concert featuring Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass at the Westwo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Howlin’ Wolf438 - Howlin’ Wolf
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Chess Records pressing 45 rpm record of ‘Change My Way/I’m Leaving You,’ signed and inscribed in blue ink on the label, “Chester Howlin Wolf Burnett,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Edward ‘Kid’ Ory439 - Edward ‘Kid’ Ory
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Jazz trombonist and big band leader (1886-1973). Vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo, signed and inscribed in blue ink “To Gordon, Edward ‘Kid’ Ory.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Lester Young and Charlie Shavers440 - Lester Young and Charlie Shavers
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One page from the program for Norman Granz’ Jazz at the Philharmonic in London on March 8, 1953, 8.5 x 11, featuring an image and brief biography of Y
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Sarah Vaughan441 - Sarah Vaughan
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Glossy 8 x 10 Mainstream Records publicity photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Hirsh, all the best, Sarah Vaughan.” In fine condition, w
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Louis Prima442 - Louis Prima
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Original color 28 x 22 half-sheet movie poster for the 1962 film Twist All Night, starring Prima and June Wilkinson. In fine condition, with expected
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Billie Holiday444 - Billie Holiday
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DS, signed “Eleanora Fagan,” 22 pages, 8.5 x 11, March 18, 1957. Agreement between Holiday (nee Eleanora Fagan) and producer Lester Cowan for her to “
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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George Gershwin446 - George Gershwin
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Vintage sheet music for ‘I Got Rhythm’ from Girl Crazy, 9 x 12, five pages. signed and inscribed on the front cover in fountain pen, “To Sylvia Rosenb
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Harold Arlen447 - Harold Arlen
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Distinguished American composer (1905–1986) best known for his songs for the film The Wizard of Oz. Vintage glossy 7.25 x 10 photo of Arlen seated at
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harold Arlen448 - Harold Arlen
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Vintage sheet music for ‘Over the Rainbow,’ 9 x 12, five pages, signed and inscribed on the front cover in fountain pen, “Dear Sylvia—Thanks for a lon
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Irving Berlin449 - Irving Berlin
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Vintage sheet music for ‘God Bless America,’ 9 x 12, three pages, signed and inscribed on the front cover in blue ballpoint, “To Sylvia Rosenberg—with
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Irving Berlin450 - Irving Berlin
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Vintage sheet music for ‘White Christmas,’ 9 x 12, three pages, signed and inscribed on the front cover in fountain pen, “To Sylvia Rosenberg, all goo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Leonard Bernstein451 - Leonard Bernstein
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Early vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in black pencil “For Sylvia Rosenberg, Sincerely, Leonard Bernstein 1958.”
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George M. Cohan452 - George M. Cohan
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American playwright, songwriter, and actor (1878–1942), widely regarded as the father of American musical comedy, who takes a place among the most bel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ira Gershwin453 - Ira Gershwin
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Glossy 9.5 x 7.75 photo of Gershwin at work, signed and inscribed in black ink “For Sylvia Rosenberg—With warmest regards—and all the best—from Ira Ge
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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W. C. Handy454 - W. C. Handy
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Vintage sheet music for ‘Saint Louis Blues,’ 9 x 12, five pages, signed and inscribed on the front cover in fountain pen, “To Sylvia Rosenberg, W. C.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Otto Harbach455 - Otto Harbach
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Vintage sheet music for ‘Smoke Gets in Your Eyes’ from Roberta, 9 x 12, five pages, signed and inscribed inside the front cover in fountain pen, “‘Syl
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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E. Y. Harburg456 - E. Y. Harburg
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Lyricist (1896–1981) who wrote the lyrics to the standards, ‘Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?,’ ‘April in Paris,’ and ‘It's Only a Paper Moon’ as ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Herman Hupfeld457 - Herman Hupfeld
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Songwriter (1894–1951) known for his Broadway compositions. Vintage sheet music for ‘As Time Goes By’ from Casablanca, 9 x 12, five pages, signed and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Jerome Kern458 - Jerome Kern
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 10 photo of an artist’s portrait of Kern, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “For Sylvia, with cordial regards, Jerome Ke
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein459 - Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein
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Vintage ink signatures and inscriptions, “To Sylvia—With the warmest rega[rds...] of hers sincerely, Jerome Kern” and “To Sylvia—and about time! With
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frederick Loewe460 - Frederick Loewe
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Vintage sheet music for ‘If Ever I Would Leave You’ from Camelot, 9 x 12, five pages, signed and inscribed vertically on the front cover in fountain p
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer461 - Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer
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Sheet music for ‘Moon River’ from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 9 x 12, three pages, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip, “To Sylvia,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Johnny Marks462 - Johnny Marks
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Sheet music for ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,’ 9 x 12, three pages, signed and inscribed vertically on the front cover in red ballpoint, “Dear Sylv
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Gian Carlo Menotti463 - Gian Carlo Menotti
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Two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning Italian American composer (1911–2007) best known for such popular operas as The Consul, The Saint of Bleecker Street,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cole Porter464 - Cole Porter
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Vintage sheet music for ‘Night and Day’ from The Gay Divorcee, 9 x 12, seven pages, signed and inscribed on the front cover in fountain pen, “For Sylv
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Rodgers465 - Richard Rodgers
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Vintage sheet music for ‘The Sound of Music’ from the eponymous film, 9 x 12, seven pages, signed on the front cover in fountain pen, “‘Richard Rodger
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Philip Sousa466 - John Philip Sousa
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Vintage sheet music for ‘The Stars and Stripes Forever!,’ 9.25 x 12.25, five pages, signed and inscribed on the front cover in fountain pen, “To Miss
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky467 - Igor Stravinsky
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Vintage matte-finish 7 x 5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Miss Sylvia, with kindest regards, I Stravinsky 1940.” Rippling to horizont
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Cole Porter468 - Cole Porter
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One of Cole Porter’s personally owned and worn waistcoats. Gray checked vest, made by Knize of New York, bears two rows of three buttons in the front
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Waylon  Jennings469 - Waylon Jennings
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Waylon Jennings’s personally owned and worn cowboy boots, approximately 13.5 inches tall and 11.5 inches long, handmade by Paul Bond from full lizard
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Waylon Jennings470 - Waylon Jennings
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Waylon Jennings’s personally owned leather guitar strap, approximately 51 inches long and 3 inches wide, featuring the hide of a diamondback rattlesna
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Johnny Cash471 - Johnny Cash
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Six-pointed Dodge City Marshal's badge engraved with his name, presented to Cash during a concert tour stop in Dodge City, Kansas, on Mar. 16, 1...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Johnny Cash and Luther Perkins472 - Johnny Cash and Luther Perkins
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Original vintage Johnny Cash Souvenir Folio program from 1956, 8.5 x 11, eight pages, signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint by Cash and Perkins.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Patsy Cline473 - Patsy Cline
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Very nice vintage glossy 8 x 10 Decca Records publicity photo, signed in blue ballpoint, “Sincere thanks, Patsy Cline.” Scattered light silvering to d
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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