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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Guenter Wendt526 - Guenter Wendt
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Large brad-bound John F. Kennedy Space Center Master Plan, 22 x 17, dated April, 1994, and signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Guenter F. We
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Young527 - John Young
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young posing with models of different spacecrafts, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To: Students &am...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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John J. Audubon530 - John J. Audubon
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Ornithologist and artist (1785–1851) whose monumental pictorial studies of the birds and quadrupeds of North America take a place among the most disti
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi531 - Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
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Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. ALS in French, signed “F. Bartholdi,” one page, 4.5 x 7, November
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jean-Michel Basquiat532 - Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Important African-American artist (1960–1988) who first achieved notoriety as part of the informal graffiti group SAMO before becoming internationally
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Gutzon Borglum533 - Gutzon Borglum
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Vintage matte-finish 13.25 x 10 close-up photo of the partially completed bust of Thomas Jefferson surrounded in ropes and scaffolding, signed and ins
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Marc Chagall534 - Marc Chagall
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Scarce ALS written and signed in Russian, one page on a 6 x 4 postcard depicting his colorful work ‘The Harvest,’ dated 1956. Letter to Menachem Fogue
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Giorgio de Chirico535 - Giorgio de Chirico
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Uncommon ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Jacques Bonjean letterhead, April 10, 1930. Letter to a friend. In full (translated): “Please accept th
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Paul Gauguin536 - Paul Gauguin
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Important French post-Impressionist painter (1848–1903) recognized for his experimental use of color and synthetist style. In 1891, he traveled to Tah
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Calder537 - Alexander Calder
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Fantastic archive of correspondence from Calder to his friend and banker Mr. Beverly Iszard, comprised of 19 ALSs, all signed “Sandy” except for one s
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Estimate : 35,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali538 - Salvador Dali
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Signed book: Dali de Gala. First edition. France: Denoel, 1962. Hardcover, 8.25 x 9.75, 236 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page, “Pour
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Duane Hanson539 - Duane Hanson
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Well-regarded American artist (1925–1996) best known for his highly precise, lifelike sculptures of ‘ordinary’ folk doing ordinary things. ALS, one pa
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wassily Kandinsky540 - Wassily Kandinsky
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Pioneering Russian artist (1866–1944) who takes a place among the seminal figures in the development of abstract art. Scarce TLS in French, signed “Ka
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Raoul Hausmann541 - Raoul Hausmann
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Artist and writer (1886–1971) who was a key figure in the Berlin Dada movement. His experimental photographic collages, sound poetry and institutional
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Johan Barthold Jongkind542 - Johan Barthold Jongkind
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Striking graphite sketch of a landscape of Normandy on an off-white 7.5 x 4 sheet, bearing Jongkind’s signature stamp to the lower right. Attractively
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Yves Klein543 - Yves Klein
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TLS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Iris Clert letterhead, April 29, 1958. An open letter to the Prefect of the Seine. In full (translated): “An unj
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Kathe Kollwitz544 - Kathe Kollwitz
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Important German artist (1867–1945) best known for her images of poverty and the effects of war. ALS in German, one page, 5.75 x 7, January 26, 1930.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Claude Monet545 - Claude Monet
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Scarce ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 2.75, no date. A letter written during his later years, apparently refusing a request to visit. In full (transla
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Henry Moore546 - Henry Moore
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Three TLSs from Moore to German art historian Bernhard Degenhart, each one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, 1953–1954. The first, in part: “I am of
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Gabriele Munter547 - Gabriele Munter
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German expressionist painter (1877–1962) who was at the forefront of the Munich avant-garde in the early 20th century. Fine archive of correspondence
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso548 - Pablo Picasso
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Colorful unformed souvenir hat, 12.5? in diameter, circa 1960, depicting three stylized flamenco dancers with the legend: “Souvenir de la CORRIDA” (“S
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso549 - Pablo Picasso
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Signed book: Picasso: The Recent Years, 1939–1946. Limited edition, numbered 157/350. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1947. Hardcover, 8.75 x 11, 211 page
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Arthur Rackham550 - Arthur Rackham
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British artist and illustrator (1867–1939) best known for his Art Nouveau–influenced illustrations. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir551 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Miniature white porcelain oval platter, measuring 4.5 x 3, personally owned by Renoir as part of a child’s doll dinner service. The platter is beautif
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell552 - Norman Rockwell
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Collection of four original World War II posters each 20 x 28, issued as war bonds posters, in 1943, O. W. I. 13–46, featuring reproductions of his oi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell553 - Norman Rockwell
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Classic color 28.5 x 8.75 print entitled ‘Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas,’ signed in black ink, “Sincerely, Norman Rockwell.” Matted and framed
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Kurt Schwitters554 - Kurt Schwitters
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German artist (1887–1948) who worked in several genres including Dadaism and Surrealism. Typed manuscript, signed at the conclusion, “K. Schwitters,”
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec555 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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Toulouse-Lautrec's hardcover school notebook from circa 1876, when he was about 12 years old, featuring the letters "T L" affixed to t...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Jean Tinguely556 - Jean Tinguely
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Swiss painter and sculptor (1925-1991) best known for his sculptural machines or kinetic art in the Dada tradition. ANS in German, signed “Dein Jean,”
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol557 - Andy Warhol
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Color 4 x 5.75 postcard of Warhol’s 1962 work entitled ‘Big Tom Campbell’s Soup Can,’ signed at the bottom in thick black felt tip. In fine condition,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol558 - Andy Warhol
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Color 4 x 5.75 postcard of Warhol’s 1962 work entitled ‘Close Cover Before Striking (Pepsi-Cola),’ signed at the bottom in purple felt tip. In fine co
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Richard Avedon560 - Richard Avedon
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Color 36 x 24.5 poster entitled ‘Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent,’ featuring Avedon’s classic image of the actress wrapped in a python, signed in thi
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Margaret Bourke-White561 - Margaret Bourke-White
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Bourke-White Studio business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Bourke-White, payable to New York Life Insurance Company for $28
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali562 - Salvador Dali
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Color 8.75 x 11.75 book photo of Dali’s 1966–67 surrealist work entitled ‘Tuna Fishing,’ signed in person in the lower border in blue felt tip. Dampst
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Edouard Detaille563 - Edouard Detaille
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French painter and military artist (1848–1912). ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, April 21, 1888. In part (translated): “How
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Peter Max564 - Peter Max
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Signed book: The Art of Peter Max. First edition, later printing. NY: Abrams, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.25 x 12.25, 240 pages. Signed and i
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Henry Moore565 - Henry Moore
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Moore, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. Light scattered creases, otherwise fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gerhard Richter566 - Gerhard Richter
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German artist (born 1932) whose works have achieved world-record prices at auction. Color 4 x 5.75 postcard image of his work entitled ‘Felsenlandscha
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell567 - Norman Rockwell
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Early TLS, one page, 6.5 x 7.5, February 16, 1942. Rockwell responds to an artistic idea from a fan. In full: “Thank you very much indeed for your kin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yigal Tumarkin568 - Yigal Tumarkin
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Israeli painter and sculptor (born 1933). ALS signed “Y. Tumarkin,” one page, 8 x 12.25, personal letterhead, August 10, 1973. In part: “From Mrs. Bar
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Bugs Bunny570 - Bugs Bunny
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Limited edition hand-painted animation cel, numbered 23/500, 16.25 x 13.5, showing Bugs Bunny dressed as a matador, confronting an angry bull in the a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edd Cartier571 - Edd Cartier
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American pulp magazine illustrator who specialized in science fiction and fantasy art (1914–2008). Signed book: The Known and the Unknown. Limited edi
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Bugs Bunny: Chuck Jones572 - Bugs Bunny: Chuck Jones
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(Warner Bros., 1979) Original production cel featuring Bugs Bunny from an unidentified cartoon. Three-quarter length image of Bugs dressed in a bathro
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Walt Disney573 - Walt Disney
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Walt Disney—Special Account for $1,000.00, s
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Walt Disney574 - Walt Disney
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Amusing matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Disney reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to two chimpanzees sitting on his desk, with one chimp in a dress
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Walt Disney575 - Walt Disney
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Exceptional matte-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Disney on horseback dressed as an Argentine gaucho, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Bill
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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DuckTales576 - DuckTales
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(Walt Disney Studios, 1987) Original production key master cel and background setup with matching production drawings featuring Scrooge McDuck, Huey,
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Matt Groening577 - Matt Groening
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Large original signed and inscribed felt tip sketch of Bart Simpson on an off-white 10 x 17 sheet, signed and inscribed, “Yo, Robert! Your pal, Matt G
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Helen Hokinson578 - Helen Hokinson
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Staff cartoonist of The New Yorker (1893–1949) who contributed 68 covers and more than 1800 cartoons. Matte-finish 7 x 9 photo, signed and inscribed i
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Walter Lantz579 - Walter Lantz
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Collection of four Walter Lantz Productions, Inc. business and payroll checks, all from the 1970s and 1980s, each filled out in type and signed by Lan
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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