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 continues to achieve 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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Lon Chaney, Sr948 - Lon Chaney, Sr
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Scarce matte-finish sepia 8 x 10 photo of Chaney peering out from behind his hat, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Ralph D. Blumenfeld, most
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Chaplin949 - Charlie Chaplin
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Handsome matte-finish 7 x 9 portrait of Chaplin in a head-and-shoulders pose, affixed to its original 10.25 x 13.25 mount, boldly signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Chaplin950 - Charlie Chaplin
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Faithfully, Charlie Chaplin,” on an off-white slip. Nicely double-matted and framed with five portraits of Chaplin as
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alistair Cooke951 - Alistair Cooke
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War-dated archive consisting of two TLSs and a typescript, with one letter signed “Alistair,” the other signed in full, both from 1943. One letter rea
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Detour952 - Detour
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Critically acclaimed 1945 film noir thriller directed by by Edgar G. Ullmer, co-starring Tom Neal (1914–1972) and Ann Savage (1921–2008). Two photos:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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W. C. Fields953 - W. C. Fields
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Matte-finish 7.25 x 9.5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Wm. A. Temple, play to the select few and hope to please the masses—W. C. Fie
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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W. C. Fields954 - W. C. Fields
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TLS signed “Bill,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, October 24, 1944. Letter to Charles Beyer, his agent and manager. In full: “Enclosed please
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Victor Fleming and Irving Thalberg955 - Victor Fleming and Irving Thalberg
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Rare DS, signed “Victor Fleming” and “I. Thalberg,” one page, 8.5 x 11, October 9, 1931. Document confirming a previous agreement between Fleming and
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Clark Gable956 - Clark Gable
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Impressive and oversized pearl-finish 10 x 13 Hurrell photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Wally Ford, May your first one be one of your b
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Clark Gable957 - Clark Gable
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Handsome matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Joan—Sincerely, Clark Gable.” In very good condition,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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