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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Clara Bow and Rex Bell895 - Clara Bow and Rex Bell
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the pair side-by-side staring vacantly into space, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To George and Jean, Bes
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George Burns and Gracie Allen896 - George Burns and Gracie Allen
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the jovial comedy couple, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Floyd Bell, Sincerely yours, George M. Burns,” and
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Frank Capra897 - Frank Capra
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Signed book: The Films of Frank Capra. First edition. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press, 1977. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.75 x 11.25, 278 pages. Sign
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Frank Capra898 - Frank Capra
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Glossy 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Capra with a large shadow of a camera in the background, signed in black felt tip. Double-matted and framed to an overall
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Child Stars899 - Child Stars
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Collection of nine items, each signed by a child star, most uninscribed, including: Tommy Bond (signature), Virginia Davis (SP), Margaret O’Brien (SP)
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Montgomery Clift900 - Montgomery Clift
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Desirable vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Howard, ‘I brought you this from Virginia,’ Montgomery Clift,” on an off-white 5.5 x 4.2
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Gary Cooper901 - Gary Cooper
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DS, one page, 8 x 10, May 8, 1945. An International Pictures, Inc., document in which Cooper agrees to appear in advertising for Lipton, requiring his
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Gary Cooper902 - Gary Cooper
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DS, one page, 8 x 10.5, October 25, 1937. Paramount Pictures, Inc., document in which Cooper confirms that he “commenced the rendition of…services in
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Lou Costello903 - Lou Costello
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Personal check, 7 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Costello, payable to Sid Weiss for $50, July 28, 1945. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/D
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Bing Crosby904 - Bing Crosby
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Crystal-clear glossy 6.75 x 9 photo of the crooner seated at a piano, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Forrest, Bing Crosby.” Double-matted
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Clint Eastwood905 - Clint Eastwood
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Eastwood in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Consignor notes that this
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Federico Fellini906 - Federico Fellini
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Glossy 4 x 5.75 photo of the director wearing a hat, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Kenneth Douglas, Federico Fellini.” Double-matted and
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Eric Fleming907 - Eric Fleming
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American actor (1925–1966), best known as the trail boss Gil Favor on the popular TV series Rawhide, who drowned at the age of 42 while filming a tele
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Errol Flynn908 - Errol Flynn
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Flynn, payable to Eleanor Lowe for $42.20, June 10, 1946. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/
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Henry Fonda909 - Henry Fonda
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Fonda in the film Mister Roberts, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with scattered surface marks and impressions.
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Clark Gable910 - Clark Gable
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Gable, payable to Tom Douglas for $53.30, January 13, 1947. Superbly double-matted and fram
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Ava Gardner911 - Ava Gardner
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Sexy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Gardner posing in black lace lingerie, prominently signed in gold ink. In fine condition.
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Ava Gardner912 - Ava Gardner
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ALS signed “Ava,” one page both sides, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to a friend. In part: “I’ve already tasted your rice—it doesn’t nee
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Cary Grant913 - Cary Grant
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Glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of the still-handsome actor in his later years, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Paul, with every good wish! Cary
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Cary Grant914 - Cary Grant
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Wonderfully penned bold ink signature, “Cary Grant,” on an off-white 6 x 3.25 card. In fine condition.
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Katharine Hepburn915 - Katharine Hepburn
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Two bank checks, 5.75 x 2.5, each filled out in another hand and signed by Hepburn, both dated 1956. In fine condition, with expected bank stamps and
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Katharine Hepburn916 - Katharine Hepburn
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TLS signed “K. Hep,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, November 4, 1986. In full: “Many thanks—It is so pretty.” Attractively double-matted
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Katharine Hepburn917 - Katharine Hepburn
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Program cover from A Matter of Gravity at the Ahmanson Theatre, November 1976, 8 x 10.25, signed across her portrait in black felt tip. Double-matted
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Katharine Hepburn918 - Katharine Hepburn
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Signed book: Me. Later printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 418 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt
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Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight919 - Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Hoffman and Voight in the classic 1969 film Midnight Cowboy, signed in blue and black felt tip by both. In fine condition.
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William Holden920 - William Holden
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Handsome glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Angelo, Best, Bill Holden.” In fine condition, with trivi
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Henry Irving921 - Henry Irving
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Prominent British stage actor (1838–1905) who was the first of his profession to be knighted. ALS signed “H. Irving,” two pages on two adjoining sheet
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Grace Kelly922 - Grace Kelly
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Lovely color 4.75 x 7 full-length cardstock photo of Kelly standing on a balcony, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Grace de Monaco.” Nicely d
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Elsa Lanchester923 - Elsa Lanchester
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English character actress (1902–1986) most widely recognized for her role as the title character in Bride of Frankenstein. DS, signed “Elsa Laughton,”
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Charles Laughton924 - Charles Laughton
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Uncommon vintage glossy 8 x 10 close-up portrait of the actor, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Paul Junior, from Charles Laughton.” Also bea
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Stan Laurel925 - Stan Laurel
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Two TLSs, one signed, “Stan,” and the other signed, “Stan Laurel,” on individual 5.5 x 3.25 postcards, dated 1961 and 1962. One letter to Freddie Rich
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Vivien Leigh926 - Vivien Leigh
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ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 6.5, personal letterhead, March 30, 1951. Letter to Iris Stanley, the president of her fan club. In full: “How very s
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Vivien Leigh927 - Vivien Leigh
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Two items: a program for a performance of The Sleeping Prince at the Phoenix Theatre, 5.25 x 8.25, bearing a collector’s date notation of December 28,
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Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier928 - Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
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Desirable pair of ballpoint signatures, “Vivien Leigh” and “L. Olivier,” on separate off-white 4.75 x 3 cards. Attractively double-matted and framed t
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Sergio Leone929 - Sergio Leone
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Italian film director, producer and screenwriter most associated with the ‘Spaghetti Western’ genre (1929–1989). Satin-finish 4 x 5.75 photo of Leone
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June Marlowe930 - June Marlowe
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Marlowe in costume, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To David Rogers, June Marlowe.” In fine condition.
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Groucho Marx931 - Groucho Marx
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An Evening with Groucho album signed and inscribed on the front cover in blue ballpoint to his younger brother, “To my old roommate Gummo, Love from G
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Jack Nicholson932 - Jack Nicholson
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Handsome glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Donna, Regards, Jack Nicholson.” In fine condition, with
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Rudolf Nureyev933 - Rudolf Nureyev
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Color 8.5 x 11.75 close-up photo of Nureyev in costume, signed and inscribed in Russian in blue ballpoint. Double-matted and framed to an overall size
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Heather O’Rourke934 - Heather O’Rourke
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American actress (1975–1988), best remembered for her memorable performance in the horror classic Poltergeist, who tragically died at the age of 12. G
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Our Gang: Stymie Beard935 - Our Gang: Stymie Beard
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Beard in his classic Our Gang role, signed in black felt tip, “From Stymie Beard.” In very fine condition.
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Our Gang: Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins936 - Our Gang: Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Hoskins in his famous Our Gang role, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Take care Sam, Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins.” In very f
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Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro937 - Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro
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Two glossy head-and-shoulders film stills of Pacino and DeNiro, 10 x 8 and 8 x 10, each signed in red felt tip by the actor pictured. Creasing to corn
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Peter Sellers938 - Peter Sellers
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Pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of Sellers in a double-breasted jacket and ascot, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For Thomas Scullien, Peace &...
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Jay Silverheels939 - Jay Silverheels
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Paperstock 8 x 10 photo of Silverheels as Tonto, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Hal, Good luck, Jay Silverheels, Tonto.” Subtle foxing to
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Steven Spielberg940 - Steven Spielberg
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Color 8 x 10 laserprint photo of Spielberg with ET peeking out from over his shoulder, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with dings to corne
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Barbara Stanwyck941 - Barbara Stanwyck
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Three 8 x 10 photos of Stanwyck from throughout her career, each signed and inscribed in felt tip to “Paul.” In overall fine condition.
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Television Actors and Actresses942 - Television Actors and Actresses
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Collection of nine items, each signed by at least one famous television actor or actress, most inscribed, including: Barbara Eden (signature); Adam We
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Shirley Temple943 - Shirley Temple
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Temple as a child star, signed in black felt tip, “Best Wishes, Shirley Temple Black, 1998.” In fine condition.
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Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton944 - Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Wicked Witch’s arrival in Munchkinland, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “Let this be a lesson to all
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