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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Lenny Bruce Legal Notes8106Lenny Bruce Legal Notes
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Legal notes in pencil, six pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1965. All notes are in another hand with the exception of two lines on the fourth page,
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Johnny Carson Signed Photograph8107Johnny Carson Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 Halsman of New York photo of Carson in a striped jacket and polka dotted tie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For Nick, Best wi
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Johnny Carson’s Hand-Annotated 24th Emmy Awards Script8108Johnny Carson’s Hand-Annotated 24th Emmy Awards Script
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Johnny Carson’s bound final draft typescript for the 24th Annual Emmy Awards held at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday, May 14, 1972, 9.25 x 11.5, app
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Gary Cooper Signed Document8109Gary Cooper Signed Document
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DS, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, September 3, 1957. Document related to the agreement between National Telefilm Associates and Gary Cooper regarding
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Lou Costello Signed Check8110Lou Costello Signed Check
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Personal check, 7 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Costello, payable to the Lou Costello Jr. Foundation Fight Fund for $212.50, July 19,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Lou Costello Signed Document8111Lou Costello Signed Document
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DS, three onionskin pages, 8.5 x 13, September 18, 1955. Assignment in which Lou and Anne Costello, in order to make provision for the payment of tax
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Tony Curtis Signed Document8112Tony Curtis Signed Document
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Exceptional DS, twenty onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, March 7, 1958. Agreement between Curtis and MCA Artists in which the former agrees “to portray the r
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sammy Davis, Jr. Signed Document8113Sammy Davis, Jr. Signed Document
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DS, eight pages, 8.5 x 11, March 12, 1968. Agreement between Elkins Productions International Corporation and Davis in which he agrees to furnish serv
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Brandon de Wilde Signed Document8114Brandon de Wilde Signed Document
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DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, September 4, 1969. Revised agreement between De Wilde and Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica S. P. A., in which the former
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
W. C. Fields Signed Document8115W. C. Fields Signed Document
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DS, one onionskin page, 8.25 x 11, December 1946. Agreement between Field and Bing Crosby Enterprises in which he agrees to render services as “a gues
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Errol Flynn Signed Check8116Errol Flynn Signed Check
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Flynn, payable to Nora Eddington Flynn for $100, March 20, 1946. Encapsulated in a plast
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ava Gardner’s Last Will and Testament Signed Document8117Ava Gardner’s Last Will and Testament Signed Document
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Two rare DSs related to the final wishes of Ava Gardner, both 8.5 x 13, November 13, 1960. The first, five pages, a last will and testament “solely fo
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
William S. Hart Autograph Letter Signed8118William S. Hart Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, October 8, 1937. Letter to Rachel Page, in full: “I’ll be glad to see you Wednesday 13th—Come ahead! It’
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
William Holden Signed Document8119William Holden Signed Document
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DS, 68 pages, 8.5 x 13, November 1, 1955. Agreement between Toluca Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures for a photoplay which “shall star Mr. William
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Rock Hudson Signed Document8120Rock Hudson Signed Document
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DS, thirty-four pages, 8.5 x 13, dated April 30, 1954 at the top of the first page, and February 11, 1957 on the signed final page. Agreement between
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Boris Karloff Signed Document8121Boris Karloff Signed Document
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DS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 11, August 19, 1953. Standard AFRA exclusive artists’ manager contract between Karloff and MCA Artists,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
On the Beach Collection of Signed Documents: Peck, Gardner, Perkins, and Astaire8122On the Beach Collection of Signed Documents: Peck, Gardner, Perkins, and Astaire
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Fantastic collection of eight DSs signed by the stars of the 1959 film On the Beach, including: a lengthy employment agreement for Gregory Peck to act
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Gregory Peck Signed Document8123Gregory Peck Signed Document
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DS, three pages in total (3–18 no longer present), 8.5 x 11, June 12, 1944. Agreement between Peck and Vanguard Films, Inc., in which the latter emplo
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Anthony Quinn Signed Document8124Anthony Quinn Signed Document
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DS, eleven pages, 8.5 x 11, August 23, 1961. Employment agreement between Quinn and Transocean Pictures in which he agrees to “render his services in
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce Pair of Signed Items8125Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce Pair of Signed Items
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Two items representing the famous Adventures of Sherlock Holmes duo: a DS signed “Basil Rathbone,” one page, November 25, 1953, in which he agrees to
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Robert Redford Signed Document8126Robert Redford Signed Document
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DS, ten pages, 8.5 x 14, November 11, 1971. Joint venture agreement of Wildwood-Ritchie Productions formed “for the purpose of engaging in the busines
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Peter Sellers Signed Document8127Peter Sellers Signed Document
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DS, twenty-five pages, 8.5 x 14, September 1, 1977. Employment contract with Goody Goody, S. A., in which Sellers agrees to a six-year term of employm
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
James Stewart Signed Document8128James Stewart Signed Document
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DS, fifty-five pages, 8.5 x 11, August 10, 1953. Agreement between Stewart and Paramount Pictures Corporation, in which the latter employs Stewart “ t
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Directors Guild Collection of Signed Documents8130Directors Guild Collection of Signed Documents
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Collection of thirty-two Directors Guild of America membership dues, each one page, 8.5 x 11, dated between 1961 and 1975, signed in various ink types
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Harry Cohn Signed Document8131Harry Cohn Signed Document
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DS, twelve onionskin pages, 8.5 x 13, December 22, 1950. A trust estate agreement between Harry Cohn and M. B. Silberberg and Lawrence E. Irell, in wh
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Francis Ford Coppola Signed Document8132Francis Ford Coppola Signed Document
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DS, twenty pages in total, 8.5 x 11, March 1, 1976. Employee loan-out agreement between Coppola Cinema Seven and The Coppola Company, in which the lat
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Grapes of Wrath: Gregg Toland Signed Document8133Grapes of Wrath: Gregg Toland Signed Document
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American cinematographer (1904–1948) known for his influential use of lighting and deep focus used in films like Orson Welles's Citizen Kane and...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Stanley Kubrick Signed Document8134Stanley Kubrick Signed Document
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 14, September 30, 1960 (final day of contract term). Second page of a partnership contract relating to a production payment, listi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Leo McCarey Signed Document8135Leo McCarey Signed Document
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Academy Award–winning director (1898–1969) known for Going My Way, The Bells of St. Mary’s, and An Affair to Remember. DS, three pages, 8.5 x 13, Janu
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Federico Fellini Signed Photograph8137Federico Fellini Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Fellini for The Young and the Passionate, signed in person in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Originally obtained b
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jim Henson Signed Polaroid Photograph8138Jim Henson Signed Polaroid Photograph
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Uncommon pair of color glossy 3.5 x 4.25 Polaroids taken during filming of an apparent Muppets Christmas special. One photo features Jim Henson sittin
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Actresses Set of Four Signatures8139Actresses Set of Four Signatures
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Set of four ink signatures on individual clipped slips and cards, including: Brenda Benet, Savannah (ins), Inger Stevens (ins), and Carol Wayne. In ov
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Actresses Set of Three Signatures8140Actresses Set of Three Signatures
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Set of three signatures on individual album pages, signed and inscribed in ink by Ona Munson, Jean Seberg, and Lupe Velez. In overall fine condition,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ingrid Bergman Signature8141Ingrid Bergman Signature
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Crisp ballpoint signature, “Ingrid Bergman,” on a pink 3.5 x 1.75 card double-matted with a photo of the award-winning Swedish actress. In fine condit
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jayne Mansfield Signature8142Jayne Mansfield Signature
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Ballpoint signature and inscription, “Hello Beth! Jayne Mansfield,” on a light pink 4.25 x 3 card. Double-matted with an image of the blonde bombshell
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jayne Mansfield Signed Program8143Jayne Mansfield Signed Program
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Program from a production of Bus Stop, 8.5 x 10.75, six pages, signed and inscribed on the back cover in black felt tip, “To Kay, Love! Jayne Mansfiel
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Vincent Price Signed Sketch8144Vincent Price Signed Sketch
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Excellent black felt tip self-portrait profile sketch on an off-white 3.75 x 6.5 card, signed at the bottom, “Vincent Price.” In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Man from UNCLE Signatures8145Man from UNCLE Signatures
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Individual ink and felt tip signatures of David McCallum and Robert Vaughn on individual off-white cards, Both are double-matted and framed with a TV
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dracula: Carla Laemmle Autograph Quote Signed8147Dracula: Carla Laemmle Autograph Quote Signed
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AQS on a folded off-white 9 x 6 sheet, signed “Carla Laemmle,” who pens the opening line from the classic 1931 horror film Dracula, in full: “‘Among t
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dracula: Wyndham Standing Signed Photograph8148Dracula: Wyndham Standing Signed Photograph
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English film actor during the silent film era (1880–1963) best remembered for roles in films like Hell’s Angels, the lost classic The Dark Angel, and
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dracula: Tod Browning Signature8149Dracula: Tod Browning Signature
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Director, actor, and screenwriter (1880–1962) best known as the director of Dracula in 1931 and the cult classic Freaks in 1932. Exceedingly rare penc
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Frankenstein: Colin Clive Signature8150Frankenstein: Colin Clive Signature
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British actor (1900–1937) who earned a place in film history for his performances as Dr. Henry Frankenstein in Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Frankenstein: Kenneth Strickfaden Set of Three Sketches8151Frankenstein: Kenneth Strickfaden Set of Three Sketches
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Set designer and electrical special effects creator (1896–1984) whose work appeared in more than 100 films and television shows including Frankenstein
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Frankenstein: Kenneth Strickfaden Signed Sketch8152Frankenstein: Kenneth Strickfaden Signed Sketch
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Film set designer and electrical special effects creator (1896–1984) known for his work on Frankenstein and Wizard of Oz. Original signed ballpoint sk
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Frankenstein: Mae Clark Signed Photograph8153Frankenstein: Mae Clark Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of a suspenseful scene from the classic horror film Frankenstein, signed and inscribed in gold ink, “To Dave, from ‘Elizabeth’ and
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Frankenstein: Ruby Felker Signature8154Frankenstein: Ruby Felker Signature
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Hollywood hairdresser (1902–1986) who helped Jack Pierce with horror makeup and wigs. Scarce vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “Universa
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
The Wolfman: Frank Skinner Signed Document8155The Wolfman: Frank Skinner Signed Document
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American film composer and arranger (1897–1968) who composed scores for over 200 films, including the horror classics Son of Frankenstein and The Wolf
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Storyboard8156Close Encounters of the Third Kind Storyboard
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Production-used glossy photo effects 70mm frame blow-up storyboard from the 1977 sci-fi movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 19.5 x 7.5, showing
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
The Day the Earth Stood Still: Edmund North Signed Document8157The Day the Earth Stood Still: Edmund North Signed Document
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American screenwriter (1911-1990) who wrote such classic films as The Day the Earth Stood Still and Patton, the latter earning him an Academy Award fo
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Lost in Space Signed Photograph8158Lost in Space Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Lost in Space cast, signed in person in blue felt tip by June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00