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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Laurel and Hardy865 - Laurel and Hardy
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Vintage matte-finish 5.25 x 3.5 photo of the comedic duo posing side-by-side in their bowler hats, signed in fountain pen, “Our thanks & best wi...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Laurel and Hardy866 - Laurel and Hardy
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Fantastic vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 9.5 photo of Laurel poking Hardy in the eye, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Hello Eli
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Vivien Leigh867 - Vivien Leigh
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Vintage 4 x 6 cardstock photo of Leigh, signed in fountain pen. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 10 x 12. In very good condition, with n
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier868 - Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
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Wonderful vintage matte-finish 5.75 x 4.5 photo of the couple together as they appeared in Caesar and Cleopatra, signed in fountain pen, “Vivien Leigh
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Phillips Lord869 - Phillips Lord
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American radio writer and producer (1902–1975) best known for the Gang Busters radio program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1957. Collection of seven
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bela Lugosi870 - Bela Lugosi
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Amazing vintage matte-finish 11.75 x 10 photo of the cast of the 1932 mystery-fantasy film Chandu the Magician, signed in the lower border in fountain
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Bela Lugosi871 - Bela Lugosi
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Excessively desirable vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 portrait of Lugosi in his role as Count Dracula, prominently signed in fountain pen against his white
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Bela Lugosi872 - Bela Lugosi
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Stunning original color painting entitled ‘Dracula, 1931,’ done by artist Arthur K. Miller, acrylic on Masonite, 13 x 9, depicting Lugosi with an inte
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe873 - Marilyn Monroe
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Original glossy 10 x 8 photo of Monroe in her famous sparkling cocktail dress entertaining troops in 1954, with one person adjusting something on her
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe874 - Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc. business check, 8 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Monroe, payable to Simon Stationery for $15.42, October 21, 1
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jean Renoir875 - Jean Renoir
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Distinguished French director (1894–1979) whose 1939 classic Rules of the Game takes a place among the most acclaimed films ever made. Two TLSs in Fre
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Monty Python: Graham Chapman876 - Monty Python: Graham Chapman
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English comedian and actor (1941–1989) known for being one of the six members of Monty Python. Semi-glossy 5.75 x 8.25 cardstock photo of Chapman in a
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Star Wars877 - Star Wars
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Super rare original color 40 x 60 ‘Style A’ movie poster for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Cardstock poster was produced in 1980 and features ar
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Edward G. Robinson878 - Edward G. Robinson
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TLS, two pages, 5.25 x 7.5, Hotel Pierre, New York letterhead, January 25, 1941. Letter to Elmer Rice at the Playwrights’ Company in New York. In part
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Stewart879 - James Stewart
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Spectacular matte-finish 9 x 12 photo of Stewart as he appeared in the 1949 film The Stratton Story, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bo—Be
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Silent Film Stars880 - Silent Film Stars
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Exceptional scrapbook album owned by Hollywood pianist Melvin Leroy ‘Roy’ Bush, 11 x 16, containing 40 signed photos—the great majority inscribed to “
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Rudolph Valentino881 - Rudolph Valentino
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Immensely desirable matte-finish 7 x 9.5 portrait of Valentino dressed as a matador, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Miss Ethel Jacks
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Luchino Visconti882 - Luchino Visconti
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Acclaimed director of Ossessione, Death in Venice, and The Damned (1906–1976). Scarce matte-finish 4 x 5.75 photo of Visconti deep in thought, signed
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Wayne883 - John Wayne
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Exceptional matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Wayne in his classic role as Rooster Cogburn, boldly signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Paul—a great Ne
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Anna May Wong and Ching Wah Lee884 - Anna May Wong and Ching Wah Lee
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Attractive vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 4.5 photo of the actress outdoors, signed in fountain pen, “Greetings from Anna May Wong,” and signed again in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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