RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

Original vintage signed ink sketches on individual off-white 4.5 x 2.5 album pages. Sketches are: Andy Gump by Sidney Smith; Happy Hooligan by Frederi

Four original signed felt tip sketches of famous cartoon characters on individual FDCs, each signed by the artist. Sketches are: Beetle Bailey by Mort

Original beautifully illustrated Disneyland Hotel tri-fold children's menu from 1957, measuring 7 x 5 closed and opening to a size of 21 x 5, fe...

Scarce vintage crayon ‘block letter’ signature and inscription, “To Jane Clair—With my best wishes, Walt Disney,” on an off-white 7.75 x 9.25 card bea

Fantastic original signed pencil sketch of numerous Disney characters on an off-white 6 x 8 sheet, signed in the lower right, “Bill Justice.” Matted a

Futurama Comics to Infinity comic book, 6.5 x 10.25, from the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con, signed on the inside front cover in black felt tip, “Matt Groe

Vintage fountain pen signatures of Rose O’Neill, Harrison Fisher, and Bradshaw Crandell on individual off-white 4.5 x 2.5 album pages. In overall fine

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the cartoonist at an event, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Chuck Jones, for Richard, 12/25/94.” In fine conditi

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Stories comic book, May 1997, 6.5 x 10.25, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Original signed and inscribed felt tip sketch of Dennis the Menace on an off-white 8.5 x 11.5 cardstock sheet, signed and inscribed, “For John’s pal,

Amazing Spider-Man comic book, #384, December 1993, 6.5 x 10, signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Silver Surfer comic book, #9, dated October of 1969, signed on the front cover in black felt tip. Encapsulated in a plastic CGC Signature Series holde

Two comic books, one Amazing Spider-Man and one Spectacular Spider-Man, each signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Original pencil production sketch of Homer Simpson on an off-white 12.25 x 10.25 sheet. Usual animators’ markings and a few light creases, otherwise f

Signed book: Happiness Is a Warm Puppy. First edition. San Francisco: Determined Productions, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 5.75. Signed an

Signed book: Good Grief: The Story of Charles M. Schulz. First edition, first printing. NY: Pharos Books, 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.2

Signed book: Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown. First edition. NY: Random House, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10 x 9.25, 160 pages. Signed and inscri

Original signed ink sketch of Smokey Bear on a 6.5 x 3.5 FDC with a cachet honoring Pueblo art, signed in ink, “Smokey, Rudolph Wendelin, his artist (

Original pencil production sketch of Lisa Simpson playing with a robot on an off-white 12.25 x 10.25 sheet of animation paper. Usual animators’ markin

Austrian composer (1885-1935). TLS in German, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.5, blind-stamped personal letterhead, August 6, 1930, with several correct

Vintage glossy 6 x 8 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Don Smith, very cordially, Maria Callas 1964.” Matted and fr

Theatre National de l’Opera program for La Tosca, March 5, 1965, 8.25 x 10.5, signed inside below her image in black felt tip. Also signed in blue bal

Hand-addressed envelope, 4.25 x 2.75, filled out in Callas’s hand to “John Robinson, High Bank House, Hawks Hill, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, London.

Vintage glossy 3.25 x 5.25 photo of Caruso in a white Fedora, signed in fountain pen. Photo is affixed to the closing of a letter, dated June 1913, wh

Bank check, 5.5 x 2.75, boldly signed by Caruso, “Enrico Caruso,” payable to J. B. Regan for $391.93, February 7, 1913. In fine condition, with barely

Crisp vintage fountain pen signature, “Enrico Caruso, N. Y. 1906,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.5 card. In fine condition.

Superlative vintage 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Caruso as he appeared in Rigoletto, boldly signed in black ink, “Enrico Caruso, Stuttgart 1913.” In

Two items: cardstock 3.75 x 4.75 photo of Casals, signed in black felt tip, “Pablo Casals, 1991”; and a vintage fountain pen signature, “Leopold Stoko

Renowned Russian opera singer (1873–1938) regarded as the foremost bass of his era. Vintage 5 x 7.25 booklet photo of a reproduction Mishkin photo of

Program for the Ford Sunday Evening Hour, presented on April 10, 1938, four pages, 4.25 x 7.25. Signed on the front cover in fountain pen, “Georges En

Huge vintage matte-finish 15 x 19 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “With every good wish to Vivian from Geraldine Farrar, New York 1914.”

Eminent Danish composer and conductor (1817–1890). Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Gade, boldly signed and inscribed in German at th

Versatile and prolific German-born composer and performer (1895–1963) whose best-known works include ‘Mathis der Maler,’ ‘Nobilissima Visione,’ and ‘D

Collection of six untranslated autograph notes and ANSs, each on the composer’s personal visiting card, most measuring 3.75 x 2.75. ANSs are from Geor

French composer (1905–1974). ALS in French, signed “Andre,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.75, Comedie Francaise letterhead, no date, but postmarked J

French composer (1898–1985) who studied under Vincent d'Indy. AMQS on an off-white 6 x 9.5 sheet, signed and inscribed in French at the conclusi...

Choice vintage 3.5 x 5.5 real photo postcard portrait of Kubelik, boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen. Blindstamped in the lower right b

Hungarian violinist and composer (1831–1907) ranked second only to Paganini among 19th-century virtuosi. He was a close associate of Johannes Brahms,

Autograph musical manuscript, one page both sides, 7.75 x 8, no date. Unsigned choral sketch in which Mendelssohn pens a score for the words ‘I am he

Attractive guest book belonging to music publisher Otto Furstner, 11.5 x 9.25, with alligator skin covers, silver corner pieces, and lettering on the

Well-respected pianist and composer (1854–1925). Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, June 1885. In fine condition.

Russian violin virtuoso (1908–1974). Vintage glossy 4.75 x 7 head-and-shoulders portrait, signed and inscribed in Russian in fountain pen, and dated S

Distinguished pianist and composer (1873–1943) who takes a place among the last great figures of the Russian romantic school. Scarce vintage matte-fin

Highly acclaimed 19th century soprano (1843–1919). AQS on an off-white 6.5 x 4 album page. Patti writes, “True art endures for ever, and the true arti

Colorful 5.5 x 3.5 postcard for La Boheme, featuring an image from Act II on the left side, signed in fountain pen “Giacomo Puccini.” In very good con

LS in German, signed “N. Rimsky-Korsakov,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, May 1892. Letter to Mr. Navratil in Prague about a document that is not in his posse

Important Italian composer (1792–1868) who became one of the seminal figures in the history of opera with such repertoire staples as The Barber of Sev

AMQS and sentiment in French, signed “G. Rossini,” on an off-white 11 x 7 sheet, dated February 16, 1864. Rossini inscribes to “Ma bonne Adeline,” Ade

Vintage ink signature, “John Philip Sousa, 1911,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.

TLS, one page on a 7 x 5.75 sheet of airmail stationery, February 13, 1948. The composer writes to writer and editor Rollo H. Myers. In full: “I want