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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Johnny Carson1176 - Johnny Carson
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DS, signed “Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Carson,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 12, 1977. Carson informs Jacques-Yves Cousteau that he “may use my name as one...
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Charlie Chaplin and Family1177 - Charlie Chaplin and Family
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Souvenir typescript of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 8.25 x 11, bearing a first day postmark at the bottom, signed in the upper left in b
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Alistair Cooke1178 - Alistair Cooke
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Two TLSs and a typescript, with one letter signed “Alistair,” the other signed in full, both from 1943. One letter reads, in part: “From victory girls
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Joan Crawford1179 - Joan Crawford
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TLS signed “Joan,” one page, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, August 3, 1976. Letter to a friend. In part: “Your letter is divine, and thank God for your s
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Joan Crawford1180 - Joan Crawford
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TLS signed “Joan,” one page, 6.25 x 7, personal letterhead, January 4, 1967. Letter to George Cukor. In part: “Your Christmas card is so wonderful…And
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Joan Crawford1181 - Joan Crawford
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TLS signed “Joan,” two pages, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, October 15, 1973. Letter to director George Cukor. In part: “Things have been too hectic bet
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George Cukor1182 - George Cukor
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ALS, one page on the reverse of a postcard depicting an airport, 6 x 4, postmarked February 20, 1953. Letter home from abroad. In part: “I’m aloft in
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George Cukor1183 - George Cukor
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Typed manuscript, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint. Cukor expresses his opinion on the Academy Awards. In part
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Jacques Demy1184 - Jacques Demy
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Acclaimed French filmmaker during the New Wave movement (1931–1990), who, unlike his fellow compatriots, chose to create visual landscapes inspired by
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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr1185 - Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
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TLS signed “Douglas,” four pages, 6.25 x 8, The Boltons letterhead, January 19, 1953. Letter to Radie Harris. In part: “You have asked for news of me.
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Errol Flynn1186 - Errol Flynn
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Flynn, “Errol Flynn,” payable to cash for $50, March 21, 1947. Three vertical folds (one
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Clark Gable and Kay Williams1187 - Clark Gable and Kay Williams
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 10 photo of Gable with his wife, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Werlé, Many thanks and our happiest wi...
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Clark Gable1188 - Clark Gable
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Gable, payable to Western Union for $2.58, December 15, 1949. Cancellation holes affecti
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The Godfather1189 - The Godfather
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Four items: ballpoint signature, “Marlon Brando” on an off-white 4.75 x 3 sheet; an ink signature, “Mario Puzo,” on an off-white 6 x 4 album page; a s
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Sid Grauman1190 - Sid Grauman
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Theater owner (1879–1950) famed for his collection of hand and foot prints of movie stars. Scarce vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Grauman, sig
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Jane Hading1191 - Jane Hading
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French stage actress (1859–1941) who toured the world and had a reputation as one of the leading actresses of the day. Vintage matte-finish 3 x 4.75 p
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Raymond Hatton1192 - Raymond Hatton
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American actor (1887–1971) who appeared in almost five hundred movies. DS in pencil, one page both sides, 6.5 x 8.5, January 26, 1938. Application for
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Rita Hayworth1193 - Rita Hayworth
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Vintage glossy 7 x 9.5 photo of Hayworth in Amsterdam, signed in black fountain pen. Scattered marks and creases, some spotting to the finish, and lig
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Audrey Hepburn and Peggy Ashcroft1194 - Audrey Hepburn and Peggy Ashcroft
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo from The Nun’s Story, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip by Hepburn and in blue ballpoint by Ashcroft. In fine condition.
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Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison1195 - Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison
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Lovely color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Harrison and Hepburn from My Fair Lady, signed in blue felt tip, “Audrey Hepburn,” and “Rex Harrison.” In fine con
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Audrey Hepburn1196 - Audrey Hepburn
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Stunning color glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Hepburn as she appeared in the classic film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, signed in black felt tip. In fine c
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Audrey Hepburn1197 - Audrey Hepburn
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Exceptional glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, beautifully signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Katharine Hepburn1198 - Katharine Hepburn
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TLS, one page, 5 x 5.5, personal letterhead, January 23, 1979. Short letter of thanks. In full: “What a treat it is to be told such nice things. Thank
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Katharine Hepburn1199 - Katharine Hepburn
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ALS signed “Kate Hep,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to an artistic admirer. In full: “Thank you a thousand times. It is a
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Katharine Hepburn1200 - Katharine Hepburn
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TLS signed “Kate,” one page, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, January 14, 1982. Letter to a doctor. In full: “You write the best thank you letters of anyon
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Josephine Hull1201 - Josephine Hull
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American stage and screen actress (1877–1957) who won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Harvey. Satin-finish 3.5 x 5.
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Martita Hunt1202 - Martita Hunt
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English actress (1899–1969), she played the embittered Miss Havisham in David Lean’s 1946 adaptation of Great Expectations. TLS signed “Martita,” one
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Boris Karloff1203 - Boris Karloff
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Warner Bros. publicity photo of Karloff as John Ellman in the 1936 film The Walking Dead, signed in fountain pen, “Sincerely, Bo
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Stan Laurel1204 - Stan Laurel
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TLS, on a 5.5 x 3.25 postcard, August 10, 1962. Letter to Timothy Dalton. In part: “Pleased to know you located a L&H comic book and liked it…No...
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Stan Laurel1205 - Stan Laurel
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TLS, on a 5.5 x 3 postcard, July 23, 1963. In part: “The Hal E. Roach studio is being demolished, it’s possible the films you mention were acquired at
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Jayne Mansfield1206 - Jayne Mansfield
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Stunning glossy 8 x 10 three-quarter length photo of the statuesque Mansfield in a leopard print bikini, signed in blue felt tip, “Love! Jayne Mansfie
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Marilyn Monroe1207 - Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc. business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Monroe, “Marilyn Monroe,” payable to Hedda Rosten for $65.
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Marilyn Monroe1208 - Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc. business check, 8 x 2.75, filled out in type and signed by Monroe, payable to 20th Century Fox Corporation for $71.35
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Eva Moore1209 - Eva Moore
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English actress (1870–1955) whose career spanned six decades and included a role alongside Boris Karloff in The Old Dark House. ALS, one page, 8.75 x
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Laurence Olivier1210 - Laurence Olivier
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TLS signed “Larry,” one page, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, September 14, 1966. Letter to George Cukor. In part: “It was so lovely to have a cable fro
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Our Gang: Carl ‘Alfalfa’ Switzer1211 - Our Gang: Carl ‘Alfalfa’ Switzer
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Popular child star (1927–1959) best known from the Our Gang comedy serials until 1940. After Our Gang, he continued to appear in movies in various sup
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Playbills1212 - Playbills
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Large collection of approximately 480 playbills, theater and opera programs and covers (some duplicates), from various productions and venues, each si
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Tommy Rettig1213 - Tommy Rettig
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DS, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, March 13, 1957. Document from Rettig’s attorney regarding an agreement with “Wrather Investment Corporation (since r
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Curt Siodmak1214 - Curt Siodmak
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Novelist and screenwriter (1902–2000) known for writing horror and sci-fi films, most notably The Wolf Man and Donovan’s Brain. Signed book: Donovan’s
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Shirley Temple1216 - Shirley Temple
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, as a child, “To Nancy Ann, Love, Shirley Temple.” Several dings to edges, mil
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Shirley Temple1217 - Shirley Temple
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Early TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, illustrated personal letterhead, Beverly Hills, August 16, 1938. Letter to Stissing Lake Camp in New York. In part: “T
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Three Stooges: Jules White1218 - Three Stooges: Jules White
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Film director and producer (1900–1985) best known as the director and producer of most Three Stooges shorts between 1937 and 1959. Scarce bank check,
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Howard Vernon1219 - Howard Vernon
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Swiss actor (1914–1996) known for his appearances in the campy horror films of director Jesus Franco. ALS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, Hotel Colon letterhea
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Orson Welles1220 - Orson Welles
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TLS signed “Orson,” one page, 6.25 x 8, no date. Letter to Lennie [Leonard Lyons]. In part: “I’m well enough, thank God. We have a house here in Londo
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Robert Wise1221 - Robert Wise
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Scarce TLS signed “Bob,” one page, 8.5 x 11, American Film Institute letterhead, March 30, 1983. Letter to Frederick de Cordova and his wife. In part:
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John Wayne1222 - John Wayne
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DS, two onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, February 18, 1959. Agreement between Wayne and Warner Bros. for “the purpose of partial liquidation of that certain
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John Wayne1223 - John Wayne
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 13, May 5, 1950. Agreement between Wayne and Warner Bros Pictures regarding Wayne’s payments. Document reads, in part: “As you und
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Maude Adams1224 - Maude Adams
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Stage actress (1872-1953) who achieved her greatest success as Peter Pan. Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.5 Sarony photo, affixed to a 4 x 6 mount, sign
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Brian Aherne1225 - Brian Aherne
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Aherne in a three-piece suit, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Mr. Yeatman-Griffith, with admiration & af...
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Adrienne Ames1226 - Adrienne Ames
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American actress (1907–1947) whose popularity grew with the advent of talking pictures, however, in the early 1940s, her popularity diminished and she
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