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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Autograph Book1029 - Autograph Book
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Hardcover autograph album, 5 x 3.5, signed inside in fountain pen and pencil by 47 stars that played at the Royal Dublin Theatre in the 1920s and 30s,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Astaire1030 - Fred Astaire
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Early ALS signed “F. Astaire,” one page, 8.5 x 11, RKO Studios letterhead, December 12, [1934]. Response to an invitation. In full: “Regret that I wil
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Josephine Baker1031 - Josephine Baker
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Lovely vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Baker in a head-and-shoulders pose wearing an intricately designed hat, signed in fountain pen, “Souvenir d
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Lucille Ball1032 - Lucille Ball
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First draft of a script for the sitcom Here’s Lucy for an episode entitled “‘Lucy Goes Hawaiian’ (Part II),” 8.5 x 11, 25 pages, March 30, 1970. The f
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Barrymore1033 - John Barrymore
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Signed book: Confessions of an Actor. Later printing. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1926. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25. Signed on a presentation bookp
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George Burns and Gracie Allen1034 - George Burns and Gracie Allen
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DS, one page both sides, 9.75 x 7, August 6, 1949. Contract with Moss’ Empires Limited for the pair to appear at the London Palladium for two weeks, b
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Luis Bunuel1035 - Luis Bunuel
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Highly influential Spanish-born filmmaker of surrealist tendencies whose films remain staples of avant-garde cinema (1900–1983). Color 5.5 x 4 postcar
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James Cagney1036 - James Cagney
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Two TLSs: one signed “Jim,” two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, Verney Farm letterhead, October 4, 1972. Letter regarding his autobiography. In part: “Don’t feel
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Celebrity Checks1037 - Celebrity Checks
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Collection of 95 personal and business checks, each signed by an actor, actress, athlete, or celebrity. Signers are: James Stewart, Edgar Rice Burroug
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lon Chaney, Jr1038 - Lon Chaney, Jr
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Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Chaney from late in his career, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Jeff, Lon Chaney.” In very good to fine co
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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