RR Auction's March Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera922 - Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
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Original hand-painted production cel of Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble, 13.5 x 11, consisting of three acetate sheets set against a pre-printed col
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Walter Lantz923 - Walter Lantz
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Original signed and inscribed black felt tip sketch of Woody Woodpecker on an off-white 4.5 x 5 sheet, signed and inscribed below, “To Brenda Wilk, Wa
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas924 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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Unique original hand-drawn storyboard sketch from the animated classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, comprised of three individual 6.25 x 5.75 pane
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz925 - Charles Schulz
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Schulz at his drafting table working on a Peanuts strip, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes—Charles M. Schulz,” adding a gr
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Spiderman926 - Spiderman
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Two items: original artwork for page 6 of Marvel’s November 1989 issue of The Amazing Spiderman #323, ink on artist’s cardstock, 11 x 16.5, signed in
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James O’Barr927 - James O’Barr
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Four items: one 1994 softcover edition of The Crow, signed on the front cover in silver ink, “J. O’Barr, 1994”; one 5.5 x 8.5 card advertising an exhi
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Boris Vallejo928 - Boris Vallejo
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Color glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Vallejo’s work entitled ‘Water Nymphs,’ signed in silver ink. In fine condition, with light overall irregular i
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Robert Weber929 - Robert Weber
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Amercian cartoonist best known for his humorous illustrations for the New Yorker. Original black crayon sketch of a man walking a dog on an off-white
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H. T. Webster930 - H. T. Webster
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Original signed ink sketch of a dog on an off-white 3 x 5 sheet, signed “Webster.” Affixed to a same-size card. In fine condition, with light overall
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Rudolph Wendelin931 - Rudolph Wendelin
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Original signed ink sketch of Smokey the Bear on an off-white 6 x 4 card, signed “Prevent forest fires! Rudolph Wendelin.” In fine condition.
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Rudolph Wendelin932 - Rudolph Wendelin
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Two original signed ink and pencil sketches of Smokey Bear on individual white 8.5 x 11 sheets, each labeled “Smokey” and signed by Wendelin. In fine
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Chic Young933 - Chic Young
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American cartoonist (1901–1973) who created the popular, long-running comic strip Blondie. TLS signed “Chic,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, illustrated perso
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Adolphe Adam934 - Adolphe Adam
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French composer (1803–1856) best-known for his famous ballet ‘Giselle.’ ALS in French, signed “Ad. Adam,” one page, 4 x 5.25, August 14, 1838. Untrans
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Amy Beach935 - Amy Beach
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Pianist and composer (1867–1944) who was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. AMQS on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card.
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Francois-Adrien Boieldieu936 - Francois-Adrien Boieldieu
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French opera composer often called ‘the French Mozart’ (1775–1834). Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Boieldieu,” one page, 5 x 8, no date. In very
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Johannes Brahms937 - Johannes Brahms
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Famed German composer (1833–1897) whose works in the Classical spirit, written in the midst of the Romantic era, take a place among the most enduring
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charles Wakefield Cadman938 - Charles Wakefield Cadman
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Scarce AMQS on an off-white 5.75 x 3 sheet. Cadman pens four bars of music, signed below, “Sincerely yours, Charles Wakefield Cadman.” In fine conditi
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Maria Callas939 - Maria Callas
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Glossy 9.5 x 7 photo of Callas with a journalist in France, signed in black felt tip, “Maria Callas, 1962.” In very good condition, with scattered sur
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Enrico Caruso940 - Enrico Caruso
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ALS in Italian, signed vertically, “Enrico Caruso,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, London, April 28, 1909. Letter to a gentleman. In pa
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Enrico Caruso941 - Enrico Caruso
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Desirable original vintage signed fountain pen self-portrait on an off-white 6 x 7.5 sheet, signed in the lower right, “Bon voyage, Enrico Caruso 1913
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Classical Music and Opera942 - Classical Music and Opera
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Hardcover autograph album from the 1940s, 6 x 4.5, signed inside in fountain pen by 35 composers, musicians, and performers, almost all single page, w
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Classical Music, Opera, and Ballet943 - Classical Music, Opera, and Ballet
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Enormous collection of nearly 100 pieces, consisting primarily of photos, letters, signatures, and programs, all signed by a highly regarded musician
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Arthur Foote944 - Arthur Foote
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Influential American classical composer best known as a member of the ‘Boston Six’ (1853–1937). Vintage 3.25 x 5.25 real photo postcard of Foote in pr
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Wilhelm Furtwangler945 - Wilhelm Furtwangler
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Highly regarded German conductor (1886–1954) who became embroiled in controversy with the rise of the Third Reich. Though vehemently anti-Hitler, he w
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Henry Hadley946 - Henry Hadley
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Scarce vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 portrait of Hadley, signed in fountain pen, “From Henry, 1929,” below a two-bar AMQS which he labels as “Lucifer Tru
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Fromental Halevy947 - Fromental Halevy
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French composer of over thirty operas, best known for La Juive (1799–1862). Untranslated ALS in French, signed “F. Halevy,” one page, 4 x 5.25, March
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Jascha Heifetz948 - Jascha Heifetz
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Ballpoint signature, “With greetings—Jascha Heifetz, 1961,” on an off-white 7 x 4 personal stationery card. In very fine condition.
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Jan Kubelik949 - Jan Kubelik
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Vintage 3.25 x 5.25 real photo postcard of Kubelik, signed vertically in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a couple mild creases and slight silver
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Franz Lehar and Carl Michael Ziehrer950 - Franz Lehar and Carl Michael Ziehrer
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Two items: vintage matte-finish 4.25 x 3.5 photo of Lehar at a piano, signed and inscribed in German, dated September 10, 1929, with Lehar adding a fo
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Franz Lehar951 - Franz Lehar
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Popular Austrian composer (1870–1948) of ‘light’ classical music, best known for his operetta, ‘The Merry Widow.’ Vintage 4.25 x 6 postcard photo of a
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Jules Massenet and Fromental Halevy952 - Jules Massenet and Fromental Halevy
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ALS, in French, signed “J. Massenet,” one page, February 20, 1897. In full (translated): “Thanks with all my heart for your affectionate telegram.”; a
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Sergei Prokofiev953 - Sergei Prokofiev
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Eminent and prolific Russian composer (1891–1953) best known for his colorful, rhythmically vigorous works, including symphonies, operas, and much mus
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Arthur Rubinstein954 - Arthur Rubinstein
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed vertically in white artist’s pencil, “To Alec, with lots of good wishes from his old friend, Arthur Rubinste
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Camille Saint-Saens955 - Camille Saint-Saens
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Prolific and prodigiously talented French Romantic composer (1835–1921) of such timeless works as the ‘Organ’ Symphony,’ the opera ‘Samson et Dalila,’
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Singers956 - Singers
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Four items: a vintage 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Georgette Leblanc, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen; an untranslated ALS,one page,
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John Philip Sousa957 - John Philip Sousa
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Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Sousa, “John Philip Sousa,” payable to Edward Jacob for $25, stamp-dated December 17,
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Alexander Tcherepnin958 - Alexander Tcherepnin
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Russian composer and pianist (1899–1977). AMQS on an off-white 5.75 x 3.5 card. Tcherepnin pens four bars of an unidentified work, signing underneath,
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Igor Stravinsky959 - Igor Stravinsky
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Choice glossy 5 x 7 photo of Stravinsky wearing sunglasses, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Jacob Bacal, Sincerely, Igor Stravinsky, NY Ci
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Hector Villa-Lobos960 - Hector Villa-Lobos
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Composer and conductor (1887–1959) whose many compositions include 12 symphonies, as well as operas, large-scale symphonic poems, concerti, and ballet
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American Folk Blues Festival 1972961 - American Folk Blues Festival 1972
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Collection of 21 blue ink signatures obtained at the 1972 American Folk Blues Festival in Germany, each on an individual off-white slip and affixed to
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Louis Armstrong962 - Louis Armstrong
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Incredible vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of a young Armstrong with his trumpet, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “Best wishes to Co
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B-52s963 - B-52s
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DS, five pages, 8.5 x 11, no date, but circa 1980. Agreement between the band and Vivant Productions, granting the production company the rights to us
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Beatles: Paul McCartney964 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Beatles VI album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by McCartney. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 19 x 18.75. Some general sur
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Beatles965 - Beatles
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Vintage ballpoint signatures, “Paul McCartney,” “John Lennon,” “George Harrison,” and “Ringo Starr,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 sheet affixed to a 6.5
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: John Lennon966 - Beatles: John Lennon
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Desirable glossy 8 x 10 Apple publicity head-and-shoulders photo of Lennon in a dark shirt and sunglasses, signed and inscribed in the lower border in
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Estimate : 14,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney967 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Color 6 x 4.25 MPL postcard photo of Paul and Linda McCartney, signed in blue felt tip by Paul. In fine condition, with a bit of light contrast to por
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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The Bee Gees968 - The Bee Gees
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DS, two pages, 8 x 10, December 1967. Two-page agreement terminating the Bee Gees contract with NEMS. First page is a letter addressed to The Board of
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Irving Berlin969 - Irving Berlin
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TLS signed “Irving,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 2, 1976. Letter to playwright and lyricist Leonard Gershe. In part: “Here is yo
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The Carpenters970 - The Carpenters
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Close to You album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Karen and Richard Carpenter. In very good condition, with light dampstaining along t
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Harry Chapin971 - Harry Chapin
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 4.25, no dtae. Letter to an admirer. In part: “Thank you so much for your nice note. I can understand
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