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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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Ignacio Zuloaga765Ignacio Zuloaga
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Spanish painter (1870–1945). Program page from a 1925 Zuloaga exhibit catalog, 6.5 x 8.25, featuring an image of Zuloaga’s self-portrait, signed under
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Mel Blanc766Mel Blanc
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Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Blanc amongst his characters, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Eh—what’s up Stan? ‘Bugs Bunny & Gang,’ 6...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Percy Crosby767Percy Crosby
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Signed book: Sport Drawings. First edition. Virginia: Percy Crosby, 1933. Hardcover, 14 x 17. Signed and inscribed on the colophon, “This is a gift to
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Robert Crumb768Robert Crumb
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Signed book: Carload O’Comics. Later printing, limited issue, numbered 155/300. Northampton, MA: Kitchen Sink Press, 1996. Hardcover, 7.5 x 10.5, 176
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Walt Disney769Walt Disney
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TLS signed “Walt,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 11, 1941. Letter to Clyde Forsythe. In part: “I am sending over to you two of
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Stan Lee770Stan Lee
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Color 18 x 24 print of Lee and his Marvel Zombies characters, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. Also signed in black felt tip by the artis
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Stan Lee771Stan Lee
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Deepcut Productions Stripperella comic book, 6.75 x 10.25, signed on the front cover in gold ink. In very fine condition, with a PSA/DNA label affixed
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Chuck Jones772Chuck Jones
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Original vintage signed and inscribed pencil sketch of the Road Runner on an off-white 11 x 8.5 sheet of Chuck Jones stationery, signed and inscribed,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Winsor McCay773Winsor McCay
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ALS, one page, 5.5 x 3, no date, but postmarked November 29, 1905. Letter to a woman. In part: “The idea we talked over about the salesman will be in
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Winsor McCay774Winsor McCay
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Cartoonist and animator (1871–1934) best known for Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur. Original vintage signed fountain pen sketch of Little Sammy Sn
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Rose O’Neill775Rose O’Neill
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Illustrator (1874–1944) known for creating the cartoon cupids, The Kewpies, which were featured in women's magazines and comic strips until her ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Richard Outcault776Richard Outcault
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Cartoonist and creator of Buster Brown (1863–1928). After achieving financial success, he retired to pursue his first love, painting, and became a wel
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Richard Outcault777Richard Outcault
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ALS signed “R. F. Outcault,” one page, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, May 27, 1904. Brief letter to a friend. In full: “I am sailing next Tuesday morn
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Enrico Caruso778Enrico Caruso
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Vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Caruso in costume, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Miss Hortense S. Plant, souvenir, Enrico Caruso, Bosto
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Cellists779Cellists
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Collection of three vintage glossy 8 x 10 photos, each signed and inscribed in fountain pen by the cellist pictured. Signers are: Pablo Casals, Gregor
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Aloys Fuchs780Aloys Fuchs
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Musician (1799–1853) who was one of the greatest autograph collectors of world-renowned musicians. ALS in German, four pages on two adjoining sheets,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Classical Music781Classical Music
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Collection of 24 items consisting primarily of signatures, as well as a couple of letters, each signed by a classical musician. Signers are: Harold Ba
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Wilhelm Furtwangler782Wilhelm 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Enrique Granados783Enrique Granados
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Spanish Catalan pianist and composer of classical music most well known for Goyescas. He died tragically in 1916 when his boat was torpedoed by a Germ
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Alexander Gretchaninoff784Alexander Gretchaninoff
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Russian composer (1864–1956) who studied with Rimsky-Korsakov and produced five symphonies and many other pieces of orchestral, sacred, and chamber mu
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Victor Herbert785Victor Herbert
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Composer (1859–1924) best known for such popular operettas as Babes in Toyland and Naughty Marietta. Vintage matte-finish 5.75 x 8 photo by D’Rosses,
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Agnes Huntington786Agnes Huntington
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Soprano best known for her work in comic opera. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Sarony of New York, signed at the bottom of the image in black in
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Fritz Kreisler787Fritz Kreisler
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Composer and violin virtuoso (1875–1962). DS, one page, 6 x 7, dated at the bottom in an unknown hand June 17, 1946. Kreisler gives Dr. Rudolf Nissen
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Ruggero Leoncavallo788Ruggero Leoncavallo
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AMQS on a 4.5 x 7 off-white sheet of Savoy Hotel, London, stationery. Leoncavallo pens two bars of music and lyrics to ‘La Boheme,’ signing underneath
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Pietro Mascagni789Pietro Mascagni
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Italian composer (1863–1945) whose 1890 masterpiece ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ takes a place among the most beloved staples of the operatic repertoire. AM
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Joan Manen790Joan Manen
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Spanish violin virtuoso (1883–1971). Crisp AMQS on an off-white 4.25 x 3 card. Manen pens four low pitch notes, signing below, “Voila mon compositeur
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Bohuslav Martinu791Bohuslav Martinu
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Prolific Bohemian-Czech composer (1890–1959) of modern classical music. AMQS on an off-white 6 x 7.25 sheet. Martinu pens four bars from his opera ‘Hr
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Jules Massenet792Jules Massenet
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ANS in French, signed “M. Massenet,” on one of his 4 x 2.25 personal calling cards, no date, but circa 1903-04. Short 12-word untranslated note. In fi
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Giacomo Meyerbeer793Giacomo Meyerbeer
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ALS in German, signed “Meyerbeer,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date. Letter to Mr. Brandor. In full (translated): “You would much oblige me, if you could s
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Opera794Opera
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Collection of 28 items, primarily signatures, with a few signed photos and letters as well, each signed in ink by an opera star. Signers are: Rose Ade
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Music and Art795Music and Art
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Impressive scrapbook, 10 x 12, containing approximately 56 signed items from various 19th- and 20th- century prominent musicians and artists, consisti
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Vitezslav Novak796Vitezslav Novak
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Important Czech composer (1870–1949) who was a leading figure in the Neo-Romanticism movement. AMQS on an off-white 6 x 7.25 sheet. Novak pens two bar
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sig Romberg797Sig Romberg
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Wilner-Romberg Corp. business check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Romberg and his partner Max Wilner, payable to J. Miller fo
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Ignace J. Paderewski798Ignace J. Paderewski
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Stunning vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 Hartsook portrait of Paderewski affixed to its original 11 x 13.75 mount, crisply signed on the mount in black
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ignace J. Paderewski799Ignace J. Paderewski
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Polish pianist, composer, and politician (1860–1941) whose abounding talent and personal magnetism made him one of the most popular virtuosi of all ti
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Arthur Rubinstein800Arthur Rubinstein
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Program from a Rubenstein concert presented by Hurok, 9 x 12, signed and inscribed in ballpoint, “To Charles Goldman, with all the best, Arthur Rubens
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
John Philip Sousa801John Philip Sousa
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Crisp ink signature, “John Philip Sousa,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 card. In fine condition, with old tape remnant along top edge which could be matted
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Richard Strauss802Richard Strauss
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ALS in German, one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, personal letterhead, January 3, 1939. Letter to Dr. Ulbrich, the General Manager at the Prussian State
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Igor Stravinsky803Igor Stravinsky
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Signed book: The Face of the World. First edition. NY: John Day Company. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9 x 11, 250 pages. Signed and inscribed on the fi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Igor Stravinsky804Igor Stravinsky
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ALS in French, signed “I Stravinsky,” one page both sides, 5 x 5.5, October 15, 1944. Crisply penned letter written to the famous violinist Samuel Dus
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Igor Stravinsky805Igor Stravinsky
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Vintage ballpoint signature, “I Stravinsky, New York, Dec 15/57,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.75 sheet. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Luisa Tetrazzini806Luisa Tetrazzini
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Immensely popular Italian operatic soprano (1871–1940) renowned for the acrobatic skill of her brilliant coloratura voice. Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Arturo Toscanini807Arturo Toscanini
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Pre-printed 6.75 x 4.25 card with a message offering thanks for a contribution to the Philharmonic- Symphony Society Campaign Fund, signed at the conc
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Arturo Toscanini808Arturo Toscanini
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Vintage ink signature, “Arturo Toscanini, 1-9-06,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3 sheet. In fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Violinists: Menuhin and Kreisler809Violinists: Menuhin and Kreisler
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Two photos: one 4 x 6 matte-finish photo signed and inscribed in blue ink by Yehudi Menuhin; and one glossy 8 x 10 photo signed and inscribed in white
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Bruno Walter810Bruno Walter
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8.5, Park Lane letterhead, February 12, 1957. Walter sends his thanks to a supporter. In part, “It makes me very happy to learn tha
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Eugene Ysaye811Eugene Ysaye
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Belgian violin virtuoso, composer, and conductor (1858–1931) known as ‘The King of the Violin.’ AMQS on an off-white 6.5 x 4 sheet. Ysaye pens three b
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Louis Armstrong and Velma Middleton812Louis Armstrong and Velma Middleton
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Fantastic vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Armstrong blowing his trumpet, signed in fountain pen, “Louis Armstrong, Satchmo,” and “Vera Middle
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Badfinger813Badfinger
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No Dice album signed on the gatefold in ballpoint, “Love, Mike x,” “To Zig, Thanks, Pete Ham,” “Tom Evans,” and “To Zig, With love & luck, Joey....
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Beatles814Beatles
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Vintage ballpoint signatures, “Love, Paul McCartney (Beatles),” “George Harrison,” “Ringo Starr xxx,” and “John Lennon,” on a light green 4.5 x 4 albu
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00