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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Jean Simmons1242 - Jean Simmons
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Two 8 x 10 close-up photos, one satin-finish and one glossy, signed in black and purple felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Red Skelton1243 - Red Skelton
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 21, 1950. Agreement between Skelton and MGM in which they comply with his “desire to obtain two scripts of our photoplay
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Gale Sondergaard1244 - Gale Sondergaard
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of a stern Sondergaard, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Dick, Gale Sondergaard.” In fine condition, with trivial scatt
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The Sound of Music1245 - The Sound of Music
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Three photos: color glossy 11 x 8 photo of the film’s cast, signed in blue felt tip by Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Angela Cartwright, Heather Men
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Splash1246 - Splash
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Original color 27 x 41 one-sheet movie poster for Splash, signed in black felt tip by Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Barbara Stanwyck1247 - Barbara Stanwyck
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Stanwyck resting her head on her arm, signed and inscribed in black felt tip to Movie Star News’s Paula Klaw, “To Paula Klaw fr
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Star Trek1248 - Star Trek
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Collection of 64 Star Trek trading cards produced by CBS Studios, each signed in blue felt tip by the actor or actress pictured. Signers are: F. Murra
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Star Trek1249 - Star Trek
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Color 24 x 36 print of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, signed in black felt tip by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Rolled and in fine condition, with s
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Star Trek1250 - Star Trek
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Color limited edition 27 x 36 print entitled ‘The Women of Star Trek,’ numbered 150/395, signed in gold ink by those pictured plus five additional act
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Star Trek: Next Generation1251 - Star Trek: Next Generation
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Color limited edition 27 x 39 print entitled ‘The Next Generation 20th Anniversary,’ numbered 16/295, signed in silver ink by LeVar Burton, Jonathan F
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Star Wars1252 - Star Wars
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Color 37.5 x 27.25 poster for Star Wars, signed in blue and black felt tip by George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Stewart1253 - James Stewart
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 3.5, June 21, 1971. Promissory note to the Fort Worth National Bank for $75,000. Signed at the conclusion in ballpoint by Stewart.
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James Stewart1254 - James Stewart
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Three ALSs, all signed “James Stewart,” all one page, 6.25 x 4.5, personal letterhead, all undated. Three cordial letters of thanks to an admirer. One
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Woody Strode1255 - Woody Strode
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Intimidating glossy 8 x 10 photo of Strode holding a rifle, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Marty, Woody Strode.” In fine condition.
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Ed Sullivan1256 - Ed Sullivan
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Vintage glossy 7 x 9 photo, signed and inscribed in blue ink, “To the student body of William J. Morrison Junior High—Sincerely, Ed Sullivan.” Some ir
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Gloria Swanson1257 - Gloria Swanson
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Glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Mike Roberts, greetings, Gloria Swanson 1980.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Norman Taurog1258 - Norman Taurog
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Director (1899–1981) who became the youngest winner of the Academy Award for Best Director at the age of 32 for the film Skippy. Vintage matte-finish
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Television Actors1259 - Television Actors
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Collection of 15 items consisting of photos, signatures, a couple of sketches, and a letter, each from a different television actor or actress, with i
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Television Actors1260 - Television Actors
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Collection of forty-six 8 x 10 photos, various finishes, each signed in ink or felt tip by the actor pictured, with some adding inscriptions. Signers
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Television Actors1261 - Television Actors
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Collection of 26 color glossy 8 x 10 photos, each signed in felt tip or ink by the actor pictured, with some adding brief inscriptions. Signers are: S
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Televison Actresses1262 - Televison Actresses
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Collection of 27 photos, almost all 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, various finishes, including some color, each signed in felt tip or ink by the actress pictured,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Shirley Temple1263 - Shirley Temple
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Very early vintage fountain pen signature, “Shirley Temple,” on an off-white 5.75 x 4.5 album page. Also signed by Janet Gaynor and Margaret Lindsay.
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Olive Thomas1264 - Olive Thomas
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Actress, model and dancer (1894–1920) widely admired as ‘the world’s most beautiful girl,’ she died under mysterious circumstances in 1920 at the heig
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gene Tierney1265 - Gene Tierney
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Two eye-catching glossy photos of Tierney from early in her career, one 8 x 10 and one 7 x 9, each signed in blue ink. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Titanic1266 - Titanic
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Color 26.75 x 38.5 poster for Titanic, signed in blue and black felt tip by Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet (ins), Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bill
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Lupe Velez1267 - Lupe Velez
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Appealing vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Velez wearing an ornate hat, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Rosabelle, wishing
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Vera-Ellen1268 - Vera-Ellen
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Two photos: vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Vera-Ellen seated with her long legs extended, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Joan, I wish you h
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Wally Vernon1269 - Wally Vernon
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American comic and character actor (1905–1970). Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Vernon as ‘The Aristocratic Vagabond,’ signed and inscribed i
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Herve Villechaize1270 - Herve Villechaize
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Three different glossy 8 x 10 photos of Villechaize as Tattoo from Fantasy Island, each signed and inscribed in black felt tip, adding his character n
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Vintage Hollywood Magazines1271 - Vintage Hollywood Magazines
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Collection of approximately 50 vintage Hollywood movie magazines, primarily Photoplay and Picture Play, dating from the 1920s and 30s. Cover shots inc
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Robert Wagner1272 - Robert Wagner
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Wagner from very early in his career, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Elena, Thanks very much for your intere
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Robert Wagner1273 - Robert Wagner
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Two glossy 8 x 10 photos of Wagner from early in his career, one color, each signed in felt tip, with Wagner adding a brief inscription to the color p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Raquel Welch1276 - Raquel Welch
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Welch sitting on the bow of a boat, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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William Wellman1277 - William Wellman
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American film director (1896–1975) who helmed such classics as Wings, The Public Enemy, and the original version of A Star Is Born. Scarce and attract
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wizard of Oz: Ray Bolger1278 - Wizard of Oz: Ray Bolger
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Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of the stars of the film posing with an oversized book, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Alie, all the best fro
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wizard of Oz: Ray Bolger1279 - Wizard of Oz: Ray Bolger
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Bolger as the Scarecrow, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To David Lee from his friend The Scarecrow of Oz, Ray Bolger.
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Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton1280 - Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of a scene from the Wizard of Oz, signed and inscribed in green ink, “From WWW and Margaret Hamilton, For Marc,” adding, “Listen t
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Anna May Wong1281 - Anna May Wong
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Pretty vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.75 full-length portrait of Wong in an exotic outfit, nicely signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Horace Kenny, Sin
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William Wyler1282 - William Wyler
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Wyler on set behind a camera, signed and inscribed in blue ink on a white portion of the photo, “To Michael Robuck, with
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Darryl F. Zanuck1283 - Darryl F. Zanuck
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Original brad-bound “writer’s working script” for The King and I, 9 x 11.25, 132 pages, dated October 8, 1954. Zanuck has initialled the front cover i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ziegfeld Follies1284 - Ziegfeld Follies
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Large collection of items related to the Ziegfeld Follies, consisting primarily of signed and unsigned photos, as well as some other various ephemera.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Muhammad Ali1286 - Muhammad Ali
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Autograph manuscript, one lightly-lined page, 8 x 10.5, taken from a longer manuscript. Ali writes, in part: “If you are contented with the wealth All
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Baseball Hall of Famers1287 - Baseball Hall of Famers
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Color 29.5 x 17.5 print for an art exhibit at the Spectrum Fine Art Gallery, which coincided with the Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony that
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Baseball: 500 Home Run Club1288 - Baseball: 500 Home Run Club
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Official limited edition Rawlings Adirondack commemorative baseball bat, with a plaque affixed near the end of the barrel, numbered 166/300, signed in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Baseball: 500 Home Run Club1289 - Baseball: 500 Home Run Club
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Official Rawlings National League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot and side panels by 12 members of the 500 Home Run Club. Signers
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Chief Bender1290 - Chief Bender
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Pitcher (1884–1954) inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 after a career in which he won 212 games and pitched a no-hitter. Ballpoint signat
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Moe Berg1291 - Moe Berg
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Baseball catcher (1902–1972) who also served briefly as a spy for the United States. Casey Stengel once described Berg as ‘the strangest man ever to p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Boston Red Sox: 19401292 - Boston Red Sox: 1940
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Vintage fountain pen signatures of 22 members of the 1940 Red Sox on two 5.5 x 7.5 off-white sheets. Signers include: Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams, Lefty
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Ezzard Charles1293 - Ezzard Charles
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Former heavyweight champion of the world. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Harry, Sincerely, Ezzard
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Brooklyn Dodgers: 19551294 - Brooklyn Dodgers: 1955
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Official 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers yearbook, 8.25 x 11, 48 pages, signed on the front cover and inside on biographical pages with large images in ink by 1
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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