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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Elsa Lanchester751 - Elsa Lanchester
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Iconic glossy 8 x 10 photo of Lanchester in The Bride of Frankenstein, signed in black felt tip, “With all my good wishes, Elsa Lanchester.” In fine c
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buster Keaton752 - Buster Keaton
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Handsome vintage matte-finish 10 x 13 Hurrell portrait of Keaton in a sharp tuxedo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Frank…Success and everyt
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Buster Keaton753 - Buster Keaton
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Unique glossy 9.5 x 7 photo of Keaton in front of a giant cake, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mr. & Mrs. Faucher, Buster Keaton.” Al...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Laurel and Hardy754 - Laurel and Hardy
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Matte-finish 7 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo of the pair posing side-by-side and smiling pleasantly, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Thank
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Laurel and Hardy755 - Laurel and Hardy
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Desirable pairing of uninscribed photos: a vintage 7.5 x 10 portrait of Laurel with an impish grin on his face, signed in fountain pen, “My best wishe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Vivien Leigh756 - Vivien Leigh
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Vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.75 MGM promotional photo of Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “Alvaro,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Bela Lugosi757 - Bela Lugosi
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TLS signed in pencil, one page, 6 x 9.5, Hotel Astor letterhead, April 17, 1940. Letter to Jack Miller. In full: “I will be expecting you Sunday. Use
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Marx Brothers758 - Marx Brothers
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DS, signed by all four brothers using their full legal signatures, three pages of a four page document, 8.5 x 11, April 6, 1962. Agreement between Gro
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe759 - Marilyn Monroe
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Bank check, 7 x 3, filled out and signed by Monroe, payable to Martindale’s Books for $9.32, January 23, 1953. Monroe has crossed out the bank branch
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe760 - Marilyn Monroe
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A fine off-white sheet of Monroe’s personal stationery, 6 x 9, blindstamped at the top with her name, “Marilyn Monroe”; paired with a matching 6.5 x 3
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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