RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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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’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving 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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Billie Holiday673 - Billie Holiday
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Legendary singer (1915–1959), revered as one of the greatest and most individual vocalists in the history of blues and jazz, who died from cirrhosis o
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Musicians674 - Musicians
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Collection of four items, each signed by a distinguished musician, including: Cole Porter (SP), Alan Jay Lerner (SP), Virgil Thomson (AMQS), and Howar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Janis Joplin675 - Janis Joplin
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 6 x 4, addressed by Joplin to, “Mr. Peter de Blanc / c/o Boutilier / 58 W. 75th St. / New York, 23, N.Y / 10023,” and
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Janis Joplin676 - Janis Joplin
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ALS signed “Love, Janis,” six pages, 5.75 x 8, August 28, [1965]. Letter to her boyfriend Peter de Blanc. In part: “I don’t know what I’m trying to pr
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Oasis: Liam Gallagher677 - Oasis: Liam Gallagher
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A pair of Liam Gallagher’s personally owned shoes. Beige shoes, by Pretty Green (Gallagher’s own designer label), are each signed in black felt tip, “
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Cole Porter678 - Cole Porter
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Porter’s personally-owned and -used portable backgammon board which folds to 22 x 14 x 2, hinged on one side with a clasp on the other, with “Cole Por
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Queen679 - Queen
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Elektra 45 rpm record of ‘Love of My Life/Now I’m Here,’ signed on the front of the sleeve in blue and black felt tip by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, R
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Bonnie Raitt680 - Bonnie Raitt
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RIAA floater-style gold record sales award presented to Nathan M. Weiss, “to commemorate the sale of more than 500,000 copies of the…long-playing reco
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rodgers and Hammerstein681 - Rodgers and Hammerstein
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Signed book: Allegro: A Musical Play. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 157 pages. Signed on the first free end page by Ri
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Elvis Presley682 - Elvis Presley
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Handsome vintage image of Presley posing casually in a striped jacket, surrounded by a border of guitars, musical notes, and hearts, on the inside of
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones683 - Rolling Stones
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Vintage ballpoint signatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts on an off-white 6.25 x 8 sheet. In fine condit
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones684 - Rolling Stones
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Colorful limited edition 39.5 x 19 print for the Stones Licks 2002–2003 World Tour, numbered 157/1000, signed in black felt tip by Mick Jagger, Keith
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones685 - Rolling Stones
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Choice vintage ballpoint signatures of Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, and Charlie Watts on an off-white 3 x 4.5 lightly-lined notepad sheet; and their Big
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones686 - Rolling Stones
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Vintage ink and felt tip signatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts on individual 3 x 1.75 colored album pa
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra and LeRoy Neiman687 - Frank Sinatra and LeRoy Neiman
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Exceptional limited edition 17 x 26 print entitled ‘Sinatra in Concert,’ numbered 29/300, signed in the lower left in felt tip by Sinatra, and in the
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra688 - Frank Sinatra
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Frank Sinatra,” on a pink 5.75 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with signature subtly faded from previous display
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra689 - Frank Sinatra
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Ballpoint signature, “Frank Sinatra,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Uniform toning over signature from previous display, otherwise fine condition. Accom
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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U2690 - U2
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Color 29 x 19 promotional poster for U2’s Best of 1980–1990 album, signed in black felt tip, “Bono,” “Edge,” “Larry,” and “Adam Clayton.” Photo is aff
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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U2691 - U2
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Rare 10 x 8 cardstock publicity photo of the band originally photographed for their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, signed in black ballpoint, “Bono 89,”
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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U2692 - U2
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War cassette tape cover, measuring 6.5 x 4 opened, signed in blue ballpoint by Bono, Edge, and Adam Clayton. In very good condition, with a couple mil
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James Taylor693 - James Taylor
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Two white-matte RIAA gold record sales awards, both presented to Nathan Weiss: one to commemorate the sale of one million dollars worth of Mud Slide S
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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The Yardbirds694 - The Yardbirds
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Great set of vintage ballpoint signatures, “Yardbirds, To Jean, Keith Relf,” “Eric Clapton,” “Jim McCarty,” “Chris Dreja,” and “Paul Samwell-Smith,” o
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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The Who695 - The Who
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Vintage 40 x 53 tour poster for The Who’s 1973 North American tour, featuring a large ‘Fallout Shelter’ design. In very good condition, with scattered
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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The Who: Roger Daltrey696 - The Who: Roger Daltrey
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One of Daltrey’s stage-worn shirts, from The Who’s 1976 US tour. Bright green three-quarter sleeve ‘football-style’ jersey has yellow and white stripe
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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10cc698 - 10cc
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Sheet Music album signed on the front cover in ballpoint by Kevin Godley, Lol Creme, Graham Gouldman, and Eric Stewart. In fine condition. The record
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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60s Rock699 - 60s Rock
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Two albums: First, The Move: Greatest Hits Volume 1, signed on the front cover in felt tip and ballpoint by all five original members: Bev Bevan, Trev
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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ABBA700 - ABBA
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Color 8.25 x 4 promotional postcard for ABBA Live, signed on the front in ballpoint and felt tip by Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Frida Ly...
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ABBA701 - ABBA
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Voulez-Vous album signed on the front cover in silver ink and black felt tip by Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Frida Lyngstad, and Bjö...
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Peter Amft: B. B. King702 - Peter Amft: B. B. King
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Glossy 11 x 14 Peter Amft photo of King playing his guitar, notated and signed in gold ink by the photographer, “B. B. King 69, Amft.” In fine conditi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Andrews Sisters703 - Andrews Sisters
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Vintage fountain pen signatures of Patty, Maxine, and LaVerne Andrews on individual 6 x 4.5 colored album pages. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Animals704 - The Animals
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Self-titled album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine, and John Steel, with a clipped felt tip
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louis Armstrong705 - Louis Armstrong
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Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 American Booking Corp. postcard photo of Armstrong in a full-length pose with his trumpet tucked under his arm, signed and in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Asia706 - Asia
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Alpha album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe, and Carl Palmer. In fine condition. The record is no
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Average White Band707 - Average White Band
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Color record album sleeve photo, trimmed to a size of 6 x 6.75, signed in black felt tip by all six members, including Steve Ferrone (2), Hamish Stuar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Beach Boys708 - Beach Boys
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Endless Summer album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and in black felt tip by Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, and Br
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Beatles: Yoko Ono709 - Beatles: Yoko Ono
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Color archival print, 9 x 8, for Ono’s Blueprint for a Sunrise album, signed in black felt tip, “Love, Yoko, 2012.” Reverse bears a copy of Ono’s Dece
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Beatles: Ringo Starr710 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Colorful 10.25-inch Gartlan artist proof plate, limited edition of 250, signed in gold ink by Starr, “Ringo,” and by the artist, Michael J. Taylor. In
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Beatles: Ringo Starr711 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Color glossy 4 x 6 photo of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, signed in black felt tip, “Ringo.” In fine condition, with sl...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Beatles: Ringo Starr712 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Color 45 rpm record sleeve for ‘Wrack My Brain,’ signed on the front in black felt tip, “Ringo.” In fine condition, with light album impression and so
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Leonard Bernstein713 - Leonard Bernstein
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Program page from Bernstein’s performance at the University Musical Society of the University of Michigan, 6.5 x 9.75, held on February 15, 1984, sign
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Boomtown Rats714 - Boomtown Rats
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Self-titled album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe, Garry Roberts, Johnny Fingers, and Gerry Cot
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bread715 - Bread
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Songbook cover to the Best of Bread, 8.5 x 11, signed in black felt tip by David Gates, Mike Botts, James Griffith, and Larry Knechtel. In fine condit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Cars716 - The Cars
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Candy-O album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Ric Ocasek, Greg Hawkes, Elliot Easton, and David Robinson. Mild ‘ring of wear’ to front c
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The Clash: Mick Jones717 - The Clash: Mick Jones
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Neat looking silver sparkled-bodied Roland G-707 ‘synthesizer’ electric guitar, signed on the back in black felt tip. In fine condition. Oversized.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sam Cooke718 - Sam Cooke
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Vintage pencil signature, “Lots of luck, Sam Cooke,” on the reverse of an off-white 6 x 2.5 check, also signed in black ballpoint, “Any Day Now, Chuck
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions719 - Elvis Costello and The Attractions
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Ballpoint signatures on two 4 x 3.25 off-white sheets, one signed “Elvis Costello,” and the other, “Bruce Thomas,” “Pete Thomas,” and “Steve Nieve.” I
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Coverdale and Page720 - Coverdale and Page
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Album flat for their self-titled 1993 album, signed in black felt tip by David Coverdale and Jimmy Page. In fine condition, with a few creases.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cream721 - Cream
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Scarce color limited edition 40 x 34 print produced for Cream’s 2005 reunion tour, numbered 11/50, signed in the lower border in pencil by the artist,
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Deep Purple722 - Deep Purple
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Machine Head album signed on the front cover in silver ink by Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Gillian, and Ian Paice. Light wear and ru
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Deep Purple723 - Deep Purple
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Concerto for Group and Orchestra album signed on the front cover in ink and felt tip by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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