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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Edwin Booth997 - Edwin Booth
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Renowned American Shakespearean actor (1833–1893) and brother of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. Nice 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Booth by Gu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Marlon Brando998 - Marlon Brando
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Scarce TLS signed “Best, Marlon,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, February 14, 1966. Letter to Peter Lawford. In part: “I would be very pleased
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lenny Bruce999 - Lenny Bruce
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ALS, in pencil, signed “Len,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, New Field Hotel letterhead, no date. Letter to “John & Furniture Maker.” In full, ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Celebrity Checks1000 - Celebrity Checks
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Collection of 91 personal and business checks, each signed by an actor, actress, athlete, or celebrity. Signers are: Jimmy Stewart, Edgar Rice Burroug
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Chaplin1001 - Charlie Chaplin
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Choice fountain pen signature, “Faithfully, Charlie Chaplin, 1935,” on an off-white 5 x 3 lined card. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original m
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charlie Chaplin1002 - Charlie Chaplin
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Handsome crystal-clear 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Chaplin in profile, signed in the thin lower border in blue ink. Nicely matted and framed with an
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charlie Chaplin1003 - Charlie Chaplin
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Rare First National Bank of Los Angeles check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Chaplin, “Chas. Chaplin,” payable to himself, “Chas. Chaplin,” for $
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charlie Chaplin1004 - Charlie Chaplin
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Highly desirable glossy 10 x 8 photo of Chaplin during his glory days as the ‘Tramp,’ boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen late in his life, “T
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Cleopatra: Isis1005 - Cleopatra: Isis
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Immense prop statue of Isis, the Egyptian goddess of motherhood, magic, and fertility, possibly used in the 1963 20th Century Fox classic Cleopatra, s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cleopatra: King Tut1006 - Cleopatra: King Tut
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A large prop statue of a pharaoh, most likely King Tut, possibly used in the 1963 20th Century Fox classic Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Ri
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cleopatra: Amun Ra1007 - Cleopatra: Amun Ra
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A prop statue of an Egyptian deity with the body of a dog or leopard, hoofed feet, and large horns, adorned in jewelry and a headdress, possibly used
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Montgomery Clift1008 - Montgomery Clift
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Highly desirable glossy 7.5 x 9.5 Columbia Pictures publicity photo of Clift in his role as Pvt. Prewitt in the classic film From Here to Eternity, si
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Frances Farmer1009 - Frances Farmer
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Rare vintage glossy 8 x 10 Paramount Pictures publicity photo of Farmer bathed in glowing light, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen, “To
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor1010 - James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor
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Extremely rare 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of the Hotel Paisano in Marfa, Texas, signed on the reverse in fountain pen, “James Dean,” and on the front, “
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Robert DeNiro1011 - Robert DeNiro
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Schoolwork cover, 8 x11.5, completed in pencil and various color crayons by DeNiro who prints: “My Written Work, 6+2 416, Robert DeNiro.” In very good
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Clark Gable1012 - Clark Gable
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Pearl-finish 10 x 13 Clarence Bull MGM publicity photo of Gable as Candy Johnson in the 1941 film Honky Tonk, signed and inscribed in green fountain p
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Victor Fleming1013 - Victor Fleming
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Academy Award–winning director (1889–1949) of Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Treasure Island, and Captains Courageous, to name a few. ALS signe
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Greta Garbo1014 - Greta Garbo
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DS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 14, July 3, 1940. Four-month lease facilitated by Guy Price Realtors between Garbo and H. H. Harris for a residence in
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Greta Garbo1015 - Greta Garbo
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Garbo’s personally-owned Chase Manhattan Bank courtesy card, 3.5 x 2, with an expiration date of June 30, 1968. Boldly signed across the front in blue
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Alec Guinness1016 - Alec Guinness
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Guinness’s personally-owned copy of the Star Wars soundtrack album, signed on the inside gatefold in blue ballpoint, “Good wishes, Alec Guinness.” Mod
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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