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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Bob Dylan891 - Bob Dylan
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Dylan strumming a flipped left-handed Martin acoustic guitar, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Originally
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Grateful Dead892 - Grateful Dead
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Three items: an art show promotional card for a 1992–93 Jerry Garcia exhibit in California, signed in blue felt tip; a color postcard for a Grateful D
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jerry Garcia893 - Jerry Garcia
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Ballpoint signature and inscription, “To Ruth, good luck & stuff, Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead,” on an off-white 5 x 4.5 album page. In fine cond...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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W. C. Handy894 - W. C. Handy
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Signed book: Father of the Blues. Later printing. NY: Macmillan Company, 1947. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 317 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first fre
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The Kinks895 - The Kinks
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Vintage ballpoint signatures, “Ray of the Kinks,” “Dave Davies,” “Peter Quaife,” “Love Mick, the Kinks,” and one other on four individual album pages.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Elton John896 - Elton John
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One of John’s personally-owned suits. Suit consists of an extra long, bright red Rayon and silk single-breasted jacket, featuring a single-button fron
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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KISS: Crazy Nights Crazy897 - KISS: Crazy Nights Crazy
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Specialty Records 12? acetate of KISS’s 1987 single ‘Crazy Crazy Nights.’ Identified in felt tip on the label, as “Kiss,” and dated August 6, 1987, a
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Led Zeppelin898 - Led Zeppelin
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Scarce vintage ballpoint and felt tip signatures of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones on an off-white 8 x 5.5 sheet of lined
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Glenn Miller899 - Glenn Miller
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Endorsed Okeh–Odeon Records business check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by the company’s president and treasurer, payable to Glenn Mill
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Moody Blues900 - Moody Blues
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Vintage ballpoint signatures of Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas, Graeme Edge, Denny Laine, and Rod Clark on three off-white sheets
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Nico901 - Nico
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Extremely rare ALS, one page, 5.5 x 3.5, January 12, 1970. Letter to Danny Fields in New York. In full: “I am getting nostalgic over the old life of l
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Pink Floyd902 - Pink Floyd
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Program cover from a live performance of The Wall, signed in blue and black felt tip by Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Rick Wright. Matt
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Edith Piaf and Louis Armstrong903 - Edith Piaf and Louis Armstrong
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Ballpoint signatures of Edith Piaf, Louis Armstrong, and three others on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet. A central horizontal fold passing through the la
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pink Floyd904 - Pink Floyd
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Scarce vintage ballpoint signatures, “Syd,” “Rick,” “Nick,” and “Roger Waters,” on a light yellow 4 x 6 album page, with small collector’s notations a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Cole Porter905 - Cole Porter
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Important American composer and lyricist (1891–1964) best known for his urbane, witty lyrics, and sinuous music. DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, November 196
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Cole Porter906 - Cole Porter
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ALS, one page, 6.5 x 9.75, October 14, 1946. Letter to Robert A. Guth. In full: “Thank you so much for your letter of October 7th. I appreciate it gre
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Elvis Presley908 - Elvis Presley
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Original unused ticket for Elvis Presley and his Variety Show, held on May 14, 1956, at the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium in La Crosse, Wisconsin, at 9:30
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley909 - Elvis Presley
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On Stage, February, 1970 album signed on the back cover in blue ballpoint. Mild ‘ring of wear’ and rubbing to both covers, back cover slightly peeling
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley910 - Elvis Presley
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Vintage 2.5 x 3.5 promo card featuring an image of Elvis strumming his acoustic guitar, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “Yours, Elvis Presley
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley911 - Elvis Presley
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Tour program from the mid-1970s, 7 x 14, with the front cover featuring a full-length color image of Elvis wearing one of his trademark white jumpsuit
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley913 - Elvis Presley
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Vintage 8 x 10 cardstock RCA Victor publicity photo of Elvis in his full dress uniform, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Brenda from Elvis
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley914 - Elvis Presley
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Original ticket from Presley’s September 26, 1956, concert at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show in Tupelo, Mississippi. Light green ticket m
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley916 - Elvis Presley
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Amazing Elvis Presley 1970 souvenir photo album, 8.5 x 11, 20 pages, full of great images of Presley performing, signed on the front cover in black ba
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Richard Rodgers918 - Richard Rodgers
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 bust portrait of Rodgers, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Cliff, a swell feller, from his frie
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Rolling Stones919 - Rolling Stones
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Vintage ballpoint signatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, and Charlie Watts and a vintage pencil signature of Bill Wyman, on four albu
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones920 - Rolling Stones
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Vintage ballpoint signatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman on an off-white 4.5 x 4 album page; and a ballpoint signatu
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones921 - Rolling Stones
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Vintage ballpoint signatures and inscriptions of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts on individual off-white lightly-lined slips. Each slip
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Sig Romberg922 - Sig Romberg
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Choice AMQS on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card. Romberg pens two bars of music from the song “Lover Come Back to Me,” which he wrote for the Broadway sh
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Carlos Santana923 - Carlos Santana
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A pair of Santana’s personally-owned and -worn cowboy boots. Tony Lama-made leather boots feature a purple front and back quarter with a multi-colored
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Simon and Garfunkel924 - Simon and Garfunkel
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Program for a Simon and Garfunkel concert presented by Harold Davidson and Tito Burns, 10.5 x 8, signed on the front cover in black ballpoint, “Paul S
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Simon and Garfunkel925 - Simon and Garfunkel
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Mailing envelope with a December 6, 1982, Philatelic Sales Center, Adelaide, postmark, signed in black ink by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Matted and
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Frank Sinatra926 - Frank Sinatra
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Columbia’s Ol’ Man River / Stormy Weather phonograph record signed on the Ol’ Man River label in fountain pen circa 1947. In fine condition, with some
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Rod Stewart and Faces930 - Rod Stewart and Faces
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Vintage felt tip signatures of Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Ken Jones, Ronnie Lane, and Ian McLagen on an off-white 8 x 5.5 lined sheet, with collector’s ca
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Traveling Wilburys931 - Traveling Wilburys
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Ink and felt tip signatures of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty on individual cards, slips, and album pages. All fiv
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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U2932 - U2
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Joshua Tree deluxe album book gatefold, 16.75 x 12, showing the band posing in front of an abandoned building, signed in blue felt tip by Bono, Edge,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U2935 - U2
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Highly desirable War album signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Bono 91,” “Edge,” and “Larry,” and in green felt tip, “Adam.” In fine to very
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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The Who937 - The Who
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Vintage ballpoint signatures, “Pete Townshend (Who),” “Keith Moon,” “Cheers, Roger Daltrey,” and “John Entwistle” on individual album pages. Nicely do
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Hank Williams938 - Hank Williams
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Williams wearing a classic cowboy hat and holding his guitar behind a WSM microphone, signed in blue ballpoint, “Thanks, Hank W
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Hank Williams939 - Hank Williams
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Hank Williams’ Country Hit Parade songbook by Acuff-Rose publications, 47 pages, 9 x 12, signed on the front cover in black ink, “Best Wishes, Hank Wi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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The Who: Keith Moon940 - The Who: Keith Moon
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Vintage ballpoint signature, “Keith Moon,” on an off-white lightly-lined slip, with a small collector’s notation to top left corner. Matted and framed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yardbirds943 - Yardbirds
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The Yardbirds’ Greatest Hits album signed on the front cover in red felt tip by Jimmy Page, in blue felt tip by Eric Clapton, and in blue ballpoint by
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Frank Zappa944 - Frank Zappa
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Two original typed pages for the Grand Wazoo story, both 8.5 x 13, signed on page five “© 1972 by Frank Zappa.” Zappa has made three correction...
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ABBA945 - 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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ABBA946 - ABBA
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Arrival album signed on the front cover in silver ink by Benny Andersson, Frida Lyngstad, and Björn Ulvaeus, and in blue felt tip by Agnetha F&...
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ABBA947 - ABBA
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The Singles album signed on the front cover in silver ink by Benny Andersson, Frida Lyngstad, and Björn Ulvaeus, and in blue felt tip by Agneth...
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ABBA948 - ABBA
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Two different 6 x 4 postcard photos of the group, one color, each signed in blue ink by Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog, Frida Lyngstad, and Bjorn U
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AC/DC949 - AC/DC
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Who Made Who album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, and Simon Wright. In fine
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Louis Armstrong950 - Louis Armstrong
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Nicely designed program for Louis Armstrong and His Concert Band, circa 1953, 9 x 12, signed inside on the program listing in blue ballpoint by Armstr
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Beatles: Voormann and Blake951 - Beatles: Voormann and Blake
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Two glossy 10 x 8 photos: one of the Beatles, signed by Blake; and one of the Revolver cover art signed by Voormann. In fine condition.
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Beatles: Voormann and Kirchherr952 - Beatles: Voormann and Kirchherr
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Signed book: Hamburg Days. Limited edition of 2500 copies (this being copy No. 1956). Guildford, England: Genesis Publications, 1999. Hardcover with b
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