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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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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