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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The Adventures of Superman1060 - The Adventures of Superman
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Original unsigned brad-bound script for the Season Two episode of The Adventures of Superman titled ‘Five Minutes to Doom,’ 9 x 11.5, 45 pages, dated
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Julie Andrews1061 - Julie Andrews
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Andrews in The Americanization of Emily, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers1062 - Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
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Vintage ballpoint signatures and inscriptions, “To Gloria, Fred Astaire,” and “To Gloria Jean, With best wishes, Ginger Rogers,” on individual album p
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz1063 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by the couple, “Lucille Ball Arnaz” and “Desi Arnaz,” payable to Ralph M. Singer for $195.50,
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Charles Boyer1064 - Charles Boyer
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Collection of 14 ALSs, each signed “Charles,” various sizes, all from the 1930s and 40s, and all to Charles Abramson. One letter, on French Research F
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John Carradine1065 - John Carradine
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Dramatic vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Carradine in Othello, signed in white ink, “Cordially, John Peter Richmond, as, ‘Iago.’” In
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Lon Chaney, Jr1066 - Lon Chaney, Jr
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Uncommon ballpoint signature, “Lon Chaney,” on an off-white 5 x 3 lined card. In fine condition.
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Charlie Chaplin1067 - Charlie Chaplin
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Souvenir typescript of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 8.25 x 11, bearing a first day postmark at the bottom, signed in the upper left in b
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Gary Cooper1068 - Gary Cooper
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Glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Cooper as he appeared in the 1931 film Fighting Caravans, signed in fountain pen, “Best wishes, Gary Cooper 1931.” Re
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Lou Costello1069 - Lou Costello
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Glossy 8 x 10 Universal publicity photo, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To ‘Jr,’ all my love, Lou Costello.” In very good condition, with a
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Lou Costello1070 - Lou Costello
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Personal check, 7 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Costello, payable to Allan Black, D. D. S. for $20.00, July 3, 1947. Encapsulated in a
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Bette Davis1071 - Bette Davis
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Sheet music to ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ from the film Hollywood Canteen, 9 x 12, two pages, signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint by Davis. In fine c
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Sammy Davis, Jr1072 - Sammy Davis, Jr
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Down Beat magazine, dated April 6, 1955, 11 x 15, 19 pages. Signed inside in blue ballpoint on a full-page thank-you ad from Davis, “All my best, Samm
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Sammy Davis, Jr1073 - Sammy Davis, Jr
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Trans American Entertainment Corporation business check, 7 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Davis, payable to Norma D. Pell for $490.39, Novemb
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Sammy Davis, Jr1074 - Sammy Davis, Jr
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DS, two onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, March 30, 1966. Two-page rider for an agreement for Davis to play five different engagements at the Deauville Hotel
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Marlene Dietrich1075 - Marlene Dietrich
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Lovely vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in fountain pen, “Sincerely, Marlene Dietrich.” Affixed to a same-size mount. In f
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Diana Dors1076 - Diana Dors
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Dors holding a revolver in The Unholy Wife, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Peter, Diana Dors.” Scattered surface spo
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Melvyn Douglas1077 - Melvyn Douglas
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Glossy 8 x 10 promotional photo of Douglas in his Academy Award-winning role as Homer Bannon in the 1963 western Hud, prominently signed in fountain p
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Easy Rider1078 - Easy Rider
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo from the film, signed in person in blue felt tip by Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda. In very fine condition. Originally
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Entertainers1079 - Entertainers
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Collection of 23 items, each signed by a different entertainer. Signers are: Lauren Bacall (signature), Alan King (2; signature and inscription and SP
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W. C. Fields1080 - W. C. Fields
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Choice bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Fields, payable to John Kemp for $106, September 5, 1925. In fine condition, with expected ca
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Errol Flynn1081 - Errol Flynn
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Flynn, payable to Robert E. Ford for $250.00, May 30, 1946. Encapsulated in a plastic PS
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Clark Gable1082 - Clark Gable
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 18, December 3, 1953. Artist’s manager contract between Gable and MCA Artists Limited, for a period of one year and four months, f
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Ava Gardner1084 - Ava Gardner
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Eighteen checks, ranging in date from 1976–1978, all signed by Gardner (with three checks also filled out in her hand). Cancellation stamps to checks,
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Judy Garland1085 - Judy Garland
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Kingsrow Ent. Inc. business check, 7.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Garland, payable to American Savings/Loan for $693.00, February 28, 1
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Betty Grable1086 - Betty Grable
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Lovely matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Grable in a low-cut dress tied in the front, signed and inscribed in red felt tip, “For Don, Best wishes for happi
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Betty Grable1087 - Betty Grable
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Pretty vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Grable in a strapless gown, signed and inscribed in red ink, “To Don, with my best wishes always—Betty.” I
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Martha Graham1088 - Martha Graham
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Highly influential dancer and choreographer (1894–1991) and creator of over 150 ballets. Glossy 9 x 7.5 photo, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condit
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Cary Grant1089 - Cary Grant
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Vintage glossy 3 x 4.5 candid photo of Grant signing an autograph for a fan, signed in fountain pen, “Thanks, Cary Grant.” In fine condition.
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Cary Grant1090 - Cary Grant
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Pearl-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Jean, with every good wish! Cary Grant.” Image a bit fuzzy,
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Happy Days1091 - Happy Days
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Color glossy 10 x 8 cast photo, signed in black felt tip by Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Tom Bosley, Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Donny Most, and Erin M
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Rita Hayworth1092 - Rita Hayworth
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Vintage ink signature and inscription, “To Gloria Jean, Best always, Rita Hayworth,” on an off-white album page, with collector’s notations to top and
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Jim Henson1093 - Jim Henson
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DS, 17 pages, 8.5 x 11, July 1, 1970. Agreement between Henson Associates and Jerry Juhl employing Juhl as the writer of a television show to be title
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Jim Henson1094 - Jim Henson
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Henson surrounded by his Muppet friends, signed in the lower border in green felt tip. In fine condition.
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Katharine Hepburn1095 - Katharine Hepburn
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Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Hepburn, payable to Abbey Rents for $27.50, November 25, 1956. In fine condition, with e
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Jennifer Jones1096 - Jennifer Jones
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Academy Award–winning actress (1919–2009) who was notably married to David O. Selznick. Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of Jones posing outdoors, signed
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Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd1097 - Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd
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Ballpoint signature, “Buster Keaton,” and a pencil signature, “Harold Lloyd,” on separate off-white cards. Both are nicely framed with classic images
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Ernie Kovacs1098 - Ernie Kovacs
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Personal check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Kovacs, payable to Central F. S. Storage Warehouse for $600, November 26, 1958. I
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Stan Laurel1099 - Stan Laurel
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Matte-finish 7.25 x 9.75 photo of Laurel holding his hat, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Chislene! Stan Laurel 1935.” In very good conditio
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Stan Laurel1100 - Stan Laurel
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TLS signed “Stan,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, March 22, 1963. Letter to Buck Manbeck. In part: “Note there is a sequence, excerpt from ‘Lu
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Laurel and Hardy1101 - Laurel and Hardy
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Fountain pen signatures, “Stan Laurel,” and “Oliver Hardy 1936,” on individual 4.5 x 6 album pages. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned glos
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Peter Lawford1102 - Peter Lawford
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Uncommon matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Lawford in a handsome pinstriped suit and tie, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen to his friend and
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Vivien Leigh1103 - Vivien Leigh
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ALS signed “Vivien,” three pages on two sheets, 6 x 9, Hotel Windsor letterhead, July 19, 1961. Letter to her friend Arnold. In part: “Thank you for y
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Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis1104 - Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis
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Glossy 8 x 10 United Artists promotional photo for Some Like It Hot, featuring the two in drag, signed in blue felt tip by Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis
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Corinne Luchaire1105 - Corinne Luchaire
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Star of French cinema (1921–1950) who lost her career due to her association with the German occupation during WWII, and passed away from tuberculosis
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Jayne Mansfield1106 - Jayne Mansfield
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Fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Judy, All my best, Jayne Mansfield,” on an off-white 5.25 x 4.5 album page. Double-matted with a glamorous
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Dean Martin1107 - Dean Martin
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. Final page of a longer document regarding a corporate meeting chaired by Martin, and signed at the conclusion as the
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Zeppo Marx1108 - Zeppo Marx
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Two personal checks, each 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Marx, dated 1972 and 1973. In overall fine condition, with expected bank stamps
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Marx Brothers1109 - Marx Brothers
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Vintage fountain pen signatures, “Groucho Marx,” “Chico Marx,” and “Harpo Marx,” on two 3.5 x 1.75 slips clipped from album pages. Nicely matted with
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Monty Python1110 - Monty Python
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Monty Python’s Flying Circus album signed on the front cover in blue and black felt tip by John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, and Mic
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