RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

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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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UK Punk1081 - UK Punk
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Eight items: pink vinyl 45 rpm record for ‘Don’t Cry Wolf,’ signed on either side of the label by David Vanian, Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, and Alg
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Van Halen1082 - Van Halen
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Fair Warning album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Eddie and Alex Van Halen, in silver ink by David Lee Roth, and in gold ink by Michael
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Van Halen1083 - Van Halen
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Black-bodied Glen Burton ‘Les Paul-style’ electric guitar, signed on the body in blue ink by Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony adding “Right Now!!,” and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eddie Van Halen1084 - Eddie Van Halen
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Van Halen, “Edward Van Halen,” payable to Union Oil Company for $94.92, November 29, 1983
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Vanilla Fudge1085 - Vanilla Fudge
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Self-titled debut album signed on the front cover in blue and black felt tip by Mark Stein, Vince Martell, Tim Bogert, and Carmine Appice. In fine con
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Cootie Williams1086 - Cootie Williams
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Jazz jump blues trumpeter (1911–1985). Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Williams, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Best wishes to Stan,
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Teddy Wilson1087 - Teddy Wilson
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American jazz pianist (1912–1986) who, by joining the Benny Goodman Trio in 1935, became the first black musician to perform with a previously all-whi
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Bill Withers1088 - Bill Withers
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Original A & M Records press kit, 8.75 x 12, with a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Withers inside, signed in blue ballpoint, “Thanks, Bill Withers,” and...
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Woodstock1089 - Woodstock
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 panoramic photo of the crowd at Woodstock taken from the stage, signed in felt tip by 19 performers: Robbie Robertson, Country Joe
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Woodstock1090 - Woodstock
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the crowd at at Woodstock, signed in blue felt tip by Wavy Gravy, Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Country Joe McDonald, Tom Co
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Young Rascals1091 - Young Rascals
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Time Piece: The Rascals Greatest Hits album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, Dino Danelli, and Gene Corni
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Frank Zappa1092 - Frank Zappa
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Discreet Record Inc. business check, 7 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Zappa, payable to Bullocks for $19.85, December 28, 1973. A ve
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Actors and Actresses1094 - Actors and Actresses
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Humorous testimonial document circa early 1950s, three pages, 7.5 x 10.25, no date, signed by 36 actors and actresses. Top of each page reads: “We, th
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gwili Andre1095 - Gwili Andre
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Danish actress known more for her bizarre suicide than her brief Hollywood career. In 1959, she surrounded herself with reams of publicity photos and
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jean Arthur1096 - Jean Arthur
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ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, December 16, 1974. Letter to Patrick McGilligan of the Boston Globe. In full: “The one happy intervi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Josephine Baker1097 - Josephine Baker
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Elegant vintage glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Baker in a formal dress, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Edna, with love, Josephine Baker
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Josephine Baker1098 - Josephine Baker
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Vintage 3.5 x 5.5 real photo postcard of Baker striking a racy pose, signed in fountain pen, “Souvenir de Josephine Baker, Paris, 1931.” In fine condi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Blues Brothers1099 - Blues Brothers
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Color 20.5 x 20.5 heavyweight cardstock poster advertising the 1978 live album Briefcase Full of Blues, signed and inscribed in red ink, “Greetings fr
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Sarah Bernhardt1100 - Sarah Bernhardt
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Original 6.5 x 4.25 cabinet photo of Bernhardt in a fur coat by Reutlinger of Paris, signed vertically in fountain pen in the right border, “Sarah Ber
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Humphrey Bogart1101 - Humphrey Bogart
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Vintage pencil signature, “Humphrey Bogart,” on a light yellow 4.5 x 3.5 album page. Triple-suede-matted and framed with a photo of Bogart to an overa
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Marcel Carne1102 - Marcel Carne
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French film director (1906–1996) influential in the poetic realism movement. His 1945 film Children of Paradise is considered one of the greatest film
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Cranko1103 - John Cranko
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Choreographer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet (which later became the Royal Ballet) and the Stuttgart Ballet (1927–1973). ALS signed “John,” two ...
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Montgomery Clift1104 - Montgomery Clift
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Dashing vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity portrait of Clift in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “George, from Montgomery Clift.” Sc
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Marlene Dietrich1105 - Marlene Dietrich
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Radiant vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 13.25 photo of Dietrich in a polka-dot dress, signed and inscribed in white ink to Clifton Webb. In fine conditio
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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W. C. Fields1106 - W. C. Fields
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 20, 1945. Contract between Fields and The Masquers Club for him to “perform on The Masquers Club Radio Program to be b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eleonora Duse1107 - Eleonora Duse
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Italian actress (1858–1924) often known simply as Duse. Collection of approximately 10 untranslated letters in French, totaling 27 pages all together,
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Eleonora Duse1108 - Eleonora Duse
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Italian actress (1858–1924), contemporary of Bernhardt. Uncommon vintage 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet profile photo by Bart of Paris, signed and inscribed in th
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Sean Flynn1109 - Sean Flynn
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American actor and photojournalist (born 1941), son of Errol Flynn, who disappeared in Cambodia in 1970 during an assignment covering the Vietnam War.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gone With the Wind: Vivien Leigh1110 - Gone With the Wind: Vivien Leigh
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Exquisite vintage glossy 5.5 x 3.25 real photo postcard of the bridal scene from Gone With the Wind, signed in fountain pen, “Vivien Leigh.” In fine c
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Loie Fuller1111 - Loie Fuller
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Pioneer of modern dance, choreography, and theatrical lighting (1862–1928). Her work attracted the attention of leading French artists including Ch&...
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John Ford1112 - John Ford
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Vintage pearl-finish 10.25 x 13.25 Alexander Kahle photo of Ford with a pipe clenched between his teeth, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Judy Garland1113 - Judy Garland
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Early vintage glossy 5.5 x 7.5 photo of a young Garland resting her head in her hand, circa 1937–1938, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Sol
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Cary Grant1114 - Cary Grant
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Handsome vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.25 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Forest Wagner, cordially! Cary Grant.” Trimmed edges, a few surfac
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Judy Garland1115 - Judy Garland
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Attractive glossy 7.75 x 9.5 portrait of the incredibly talented Garland, bathed in white chiffon and light, her only adornment pearl earrings, signed
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Sydney Greenstreet1116 - Sydney Greenstreet
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ALS signed “Stoutly yours, Sydney Greenstreet,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 18, 1942. Letter to Louella Parsons. In part: “T
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D. W. Griffith1117 - D. W. Griffith
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DS, one page both sides, 6.5 x 8.5, April 23, 1940. AFTRA membership application, filled out and signed in pencil by Griffith, adding his personal inf
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Edith Head1118 - Edith Head
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Original pencil and watercolor costume sketch of Mae West in a flowing sequined red dress with floral highlights on an off-white 12.75 x 19 sheet of a
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Edith Head1119 - Edith Head
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Two original ink and watercolor costume sketches on individual off-white sheets. The first is for Tippi Hedren’s role in the Hitchcock classic The Bir
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Katharine Hepburn1120 - Katharine Hepburn
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Extremely gorgeous vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait of a young Hepburn, signed in the lower right in fountain pen. Reverse bear
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Buck Jones1121 - Buck Jones
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Vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 composite photo of Jones in full cowboy regalia and smoking a cigarette below a horse, signed and inscribed in founta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry Houdini1122 - Harry Houdini
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TLS signed “Houdini,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, January 6, 1921. Letter to Robert Gould Shaw of the Harvard College Library. In full: “
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry Houdini1123 - Harry Houdini
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TLS signed “H. Houdini,” one page, 8.5 x 10.75, black-bordered stationery, February 14, 1914. Letter to Stanley Collins. In full, “Enclosed you will f
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ernie Kovacs Show1124 - Ernie Kovacs Show
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Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 WCBS-TV New York postcard photo promoting Kovacs Unlimited, signed and inscribed in various inks, “A special for ‘our’ Gary,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ernie Kovacs1125 - Ernie Kovacs
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Quirkily brilliant entertainer (1919–1962) whose freewheeling sense of humor and sense of visual style made him one of the most distinctive personalit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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La Argentina1126 - La Argentina
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Flamenco dancer, known by her stage name La Argentina, Antonia Mercé y Luque (1890–1936). Collaborating with Diaghilev, de Falla, Granados, and...
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Stan Laurel1127 - Stan Laurel
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TLS signed “Stan,” two pages, 5.25 x 8.5, Oceana Apartment Hotel letterhead, August 21, 1962. Letter to Dick Sloan. In part, “Note your comments on th
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Laurel and Hardy1128 - Laurel and Hardy
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Choice vintage matte-finish 7 x 5 photo of the comedic duo posing side-by-side in their bowler hats, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Thank you
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Stan Laurel1129 - Stan Laurel
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 10 portrait of Laurel holding his bowler hat, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Hello Percy! Stan, 1932.” Reverse bea
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Groucho Marx1130 - Groucho Marx
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Groucho Marx’s personally-owned and -used calendar for February through December 1975, 17 x 17, extensively filled out, primarily in a secretarial han
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier1131 - Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 10 photo of Leigh and Olivier, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Vivien Leigh” and “L. Olivier.” Scattered crea
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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