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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Battlestar Galactica910 - Battlestar Galactica
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Screen-used blood vials and rack prop used on the Battlestar Galactica television series. Prop consists of 30 glass test tubes, each measuring 4 x .5,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Battlestar Galactica911 - Battlestar Galactica
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Collection of 15 pieces of Colonial cubits, both paper and metallic, made for the Battlestar Galactica television series, used as currency by members
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Chaplin912 - Charlie Chaplin
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Extraordinary iconic vintage pearl-finish 5 x 7 full-length photo of Chaplin in his enduring role as the Tramp, signed in exceptionally bold fountain
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Dean913 - James Dean
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Iconic glossy 8 x 10 photo of the brooding young actor wearing a zippered jacket and white t-shirt resembling those from Rebel Without a Cause, boldly
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Marlene Dietrich914 - Marlene Dietrich
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Vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 13.25 photo of Dietrich in an elaborate feather-collared dress, affixed to a 14 x 18 mount, signed and inscribed in fount
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Errol Flynn915 - Errol Flynn
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Handsome vintage matte-finish 8 x 9.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Flynn looking suave, signed in fountain pen, “Kindest regards, Errol Flynn.” Some s
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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W. C. Fields916 - W. C. Fields
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Exceptional handwritten manuscript, titled and signed at the top, “The Untold Story, The Schemers, by W. C. Fields,” five pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Greta Garbo917 - Greta Garbo
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Choice bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in type and signed by Garbo, payable to Gristede Bros., Inc. for $82.31, June 22, 1968. In fine condition,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Greta Garbo918 - Greta Garbo
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Boldly signed TLS, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, June 10, 1975. Letter to the Social Security Administration. In part: “I hereby authorize Anthony A.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Katharine Hepburn919 - Katharine Hepburn
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TLS signed “K. Hep,” one page, 5.75 x 7.5, personal letterhead, January 20, 1988. Letter to Robert Raymond of the Council of Fashion Designers of Amer
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Audrey Hepburn920 - Audrey Hepburn
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Ink signature, “Best wishes, Audrey Hepburn,” on an off-white slip. Matted and framed with a color photo of Hepburn from My Fair Lady to an overall si
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Audrey Hepburn921 - Audrey Hepburn
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Beautiful glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Hepburn, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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M. H. Herrin922 - M. H. Herrin
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Three original M. H. Herrin pencil sketches of Rosalind Russell, Alice Faye, and Robert Taylor, each on 9.25 x 12 pieces of artist’s cardstock, each s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Laurel and Hardy923 - Laurel and Hardy
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Vintage matte-finish 7 x 5 photo of the pair side-by-side in their trademark bowler hats, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “H
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Vsevolod Meyerhold924 - Vsevolod Meyerhold
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Russian theatre director and actor (1874–1940) known for his experimental works and the creation of a new acting system called biomechanics; he was ex
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller925 - Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller
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Vintage fountain pen signatures, “Arthur Miller,” and “Marilyn Monroe,” on a 5.75 x 3.5 double-weight custom-made collector's card (similar in l...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe926 - Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc. business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Monroe, payable to Hedda Rosten for $65.85, November 17, 1
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe927 - Marilyn Monroe
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Ballpoint signature, “Marilyn Monroe,” on an off-white 10.75 x 8.25 sheet removed from the Los Angeles Press Club Registry. A hand-drawn map of Indone
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Tim Moore929 - Tim Moore
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Celebrated African-American vaudevillian and comic actor (1887–1958). Rare 2.25 x 3.25 cardstock photo of Moore wearing his trademark attire, signed o
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Mikhail Mordkin930 - Mikhail Mordkin
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Ballet master (1880–1944) who graduated from the Bolshoi Ballet School and helped build the foundation for ballet in America. Matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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