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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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Miriam Hopkins1250 - Miriam Hopkins
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 12, March 15, 1932. Agreement between Hopkins and the Lane Cedar Chest Company in which she grants them the right to use her name
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Dennis Hopper1251 - Dennis Hopper
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DS, two pages both sides, 8.5 x 11, October 22, 1979. Agreement between Hopper and the Blake Agency in which he agrees to “pay to the Agent a sum equa
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Leslie Howard1252 - Leslie Howard
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Leslie Howard,” on a light green 6 x 4.25 album page. In very fine condition.
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Hugh Hudson1253 - Hugh Hudson
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English film director (born 1936) known for his Academy Award–winning film Chariots of Fire. ALS, two pages, 5.75 x 8.25, Sussex House letterhead, May
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Jill Ireland1254 - Jill Ireland
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Two glossy 8 x 10 photos of Ireland, each signed in black felt tip. In overall very fine condition. Both accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
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David Janssen1255 - David Janssen
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Bank check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Janssen, “David Janssen,” payable to Hans Ohrt for $131.03, January 2, 1973. In fine condition
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Gloria Jean1256 - Gloria Jean
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Three satin-finish 8 x 10 photos, each nicely signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Isabel Jeans1257 - Isabel Jeans
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TLS signed “Isabel,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, January 26, 1957. Letter to director George Cukor regarding the film Gigi. In
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Van Johnson1258 - Van Johnson
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Two vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photos, each signed and inscribed in fountain pen. In overall fine condition.
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Boris Karloff1259 - Boris Karloff
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Ink signature, “Boris Karloff,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card with a February 12, 1960, collector’s notation. In fine condition.
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Grace Kelly and James Stewart1260 - Grace Kelly and James Stewart
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Program for the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award Dinner for James Stewart held on February 28, 1980, 9 x 11, signed inside in blac
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Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier1261 - Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier
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Unused stamp book page for Monaco stamps from 1955–1959, with space for 17 stamps, signed in black ink, “Grace de Monaco,” and in blue ballpoint by Pr
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Grace Kelly1262 - Grace Kelly
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Philatelic souvenir card, 5.5 x 4, bearing a stamp honoring Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, postmarked April 19, 1956, signed across the stamp in
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Grace Kelly1263 - Grace Kelly
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Philatelic souvenir card bearing a stamp honoring Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, postmarked April 19, 1956, signed on the stamp in black ink, “Gr
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Grace Kelly1264 - Grace Kelly
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Page from a collector’s stamp book, 8 x 11, with six Monaco stamps on the page, signed in the center of the page in black ink, “Grace de Monaco.” In f
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Grace Kelly1265 - Grace Kelly
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Charles Lindbergh, signed in black felt tip, “Grace de Monaco.” In very fine condition.
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Hedy Lamarr1266 - Hedy Lamarr
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Two signed glossy photos: an 8 x 10 signed and inscribed in black felt tip; and a 10 x 8 full-length photo, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip and
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Lillie Langtry1267 - Lillie Langtry
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Vintage ink signature, “Lillie Langtry,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.75 slip affixed to a slightly larger card. In fine condition, with a vertical fold p
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Lillie Langtry1268 - Lillie Langtry
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Lillie Langtry,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 slip. Slip is affixed to a 5.5 x 1 yellow sheet along with a color image
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Ernst Lubitsch1269 - Ernst Lubitsch
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 6, 1941. Dissolution of Ernst Lubitsch Productions, Inc., in part: “It is deemed advisable and for the benefit of Ernst
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Dean Martin1270 - Dean Martin
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Martin, “Dean Martin,” payable to Cash for $2750, October 10, 1977. In fine conditi
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Carmen Miranda1271 - Carmen Miranda
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Original vintage ink and colored pencil sketch of Miranda on an off-white 4.25 x 6.5 card, signed in the upper left in fountain pen, “Sinceramente, Ca
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Nazimova1272 - Nazimova
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Legendary thespian of the early twentieth century who went on to enjoy a successful career in films, including the iconic silent version of Salome (19
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Ozzie and Harriet Nelson1273 - Ozzie and Harriet Nelson
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Partial DS, signed “Ozzie Nelson” and “Harriet Nelson,” one onionskin page, 8.5 x 8, no date. Conclusion of a document between the Nelsons and MCA Art
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Paul Newman1274 - Paul Newman
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Newman, “Paul L. Newman,” payable to Cash for $50, March 16, 1972. In fine condition, with a centra
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George Raft1275 - George Raft
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DS, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, August 2, 1948. Agreement between Raft and the Famous Artists Agency for him to render services as “an actor in the
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Claude Rains1276 - Claude Rains
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Your very obedient servant, Claude Rains,” on an off-white 6 x 4 card. In fine condition, with a trivial water spot t
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Basil Rathbone1277 - Basil Rathbone
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Excellent and bold vintage fountain pen signature, “Basil Rathbone,” on an off-white 5.75 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition.
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Debbie Reynolds1278 - Debbie Reynolds
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Reynolds cheek-to-cheek with Gene Kelly in Singin’ in the Rain; and a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of a Singin’ in the
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Will Rogers1279 - Will Rogers
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Vintage ink signature, “Will Rogers,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 card affixed to a green 6.25 x 4 album page. A card signed by Marion Talley is affix
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Rosalind Russell and Jan Sterling1280 - Rosalind Russell and Jan Sterling
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, April 3, 1950. Agreement between Sterling and Paramount Pictures for her to appear on “Hotpoint Holiday Hour” on CBS. Signed
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Red Skelton1281 - Red Skelton
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Three glossy 8 x 10 photos of Skelton in a suit and tie, each signed in black or red ink. In overall fine condition.
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Red Skelton1282 - Red Skelton
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 9.75, personal letterhead, April 11, 1958. Letter to an admirer. In part: “No matter how much success you may think you have or
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James Stewart1284 - James Stewart
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Original felt tip sketch of Harvey the Rabbit on a white 8 x 10 card, signed at the bottom, “Harvey, James Stewart.” In fine condition.
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James Stewart1285 - James Stewart
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Stewart, “James Stewart,” payable to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hart for $500, December 25, 1973.
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Superman: Tommy Bond1286 - Superman: Tommy Bond
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Two glossy 8 x 10 photos of Bond in Superman, each signed in black felt tip, “Tommy Bond, ‘Jimmy Olsen.’” In overall very fine condition.
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Gloria Swanson1287 - Gloria Swanson
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ALS signed “Gloria,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postcard of Mount Fuji, May 14, 1979. Letter to director George Cukor. In part: “Thank you for the beautif
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Shirley Temple1288 - Shirley Temple
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Signed book: Child Star. NY: McGraw Hill, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 546 pages. Signed on the reverse of the half-title page above
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Irving Thalberg1289 - Irving Thalberg
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, May 11, 1925. Agreement between MGM and the William Fox Vaudeville Company confirming the loan of “Miss Zasu Pitts to play th
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Gene Tierney1290 - Gene Tierney
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Four lovely signed photos, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5.5 up to 8 x 10, each neatly signed in blue or black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Lee Van Cleef1291 - Lee Van Cleef
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Two different glossy 8 x 10 photos of the actor, each nicely signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificates of authenticit
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Erich von Stroheim1292 - Erich von Stroheim
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 7, 1944. Loan of $5000 from Republic Productions to von Stroheim, to be repaid “within one week from the starting dat
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Fredd Wayne1293 - Fredd Wayne
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Actor (born 1924) most notably famous for his roles as Benjamin Franklin and appearances in two episodes of The Twilight Zone in 1961. He gained early
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Johnny Weissmuller1294 - Johnny Weissmuller
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DS, three onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, October 16, 1953. Agreement between Weissmuller and the William Morris Agency renewing his contract and calling f
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Johnny Weissmuller1295 - Johnny Weissmuller
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Two items: one DS, three pages both sides, 8.5 x 11, October 9, 1961. Agreement between Weissmuller and the Beverly Artists Corporation in which he ag
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William Wellman1296 - William Wellman
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DS, signed “Wm. A. Wellman,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, June 11, 1936. Wellman sells the rights to the property entitled Six in Search of Death to
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Mae West1297 - Mae West
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Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by West, payable to Emma Parvin for $18.15, March 30, 1940. In very good condition, with several vertic
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Mae West1298 - Mae West
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by West, “Mae West,” payable to Beverly West for $209.81, August 22, 1974. In fine condition,
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Western Actors1299 - Western Actors
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Ten photos: six 8 x 10, three 10 x 8, and one 5 x 7, each signed in ballpoint or felt tip by the actor or actress pictured. Signers are: Pedro Gonzale
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Western Legends1300 - Western Legends
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Signed book: Legends. First edition, limited issue, numbered 11/30 presentation copies. Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 2006. Hardcover with slipc...
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