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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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Samuel L. Clemens526 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Large ink signature, “Mark Twain,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.75 sheet. In fine condition, with partial separation to bottom of central vertical fold, a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens527 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Signed book: A Horse’s Tale. First edition. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1907. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 153 pages. Signed in black ink on the front pastedow
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens528 - Samuel L. Clemens
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ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page, 4.25 x 6.75, The Players, Gramercy Park letterhead, December 29, no year. Humorous letter to “Mrs. Hutton.” In f
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali529 - Salvador Dali
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Incredible collection of twelve items signed by the eccentric surrealist, consisting primarily of photos and booklets, each signed “Dali.” Includes a
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali530 - Salvador Dali
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Color postcard of Dali’s 1931 work entitled ‘The Old Age of William Tell,’ 5.75 x 4, signed on a light area of the image in blue ballpoint, “Dali.” In
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Salvador Dali531 - Salvador Dali
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Color 8.5 x 11.75 program photo of one of Dali’s surreal works, signed vertically in green felt tip with a rapid, in-person signature. In fine conditi
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Charles L. Dodgson532 - Charles L. Dodgson
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Beloved British author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll (1832–1898). ANS signed “C. L. Dodgson,” one p
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles L. Dodgson533 - Charles L. Dodgson
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ALS signed “C. L. D.,” one page, 5.25 x 3.5, Ch Ch , March 17. Letter to Ursula Mallam. In full: “Please tell your mother I’ll meet the tra
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Paul Laurence Dunbar534 - Paul Laurence Dunbar
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African-American poet (1872–1906) known for his colorful use of language and dialect, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 33. Scarce and desirable
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Robert Frost535 - Robert Frost
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Signed book: Selected Poems. Second printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1923. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 143 pages. Signed on the first free end page in fo
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Maxim Gorky536 - Maxim Gorky
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Important Russian/Soviet author and activist (1868–1936). Though his criticism of the Communist government led to a relationship marked by conflict an
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Keith Haring537 - Keith Haring
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Interesting color 4 x 6 postcard of Haring’s untitled work depicting a Haring figure morphing into a dolphin, signed in the lower border in black felt
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nathaniel Hawthorne538 - Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Influential American author (1804–1864) best known for such classic novels as The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables. Partly-printed DS, sig
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway539 - Ernest Hemingway
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TLS, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba letterhead, November 5, 1952. Hemingway admonishes one Miss Johnson, in f
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway540 - Ernest Hemingway
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Amazing and visually-striking vintage glossy 6.75 x 9.25 photo of Hemingway and Elicio Arguelles posing alongside a giant marlin, signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr541 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
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ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” one page, 4.5 x 6, July 4, 1881. Letter to an unidentified gentleman. In full: “You will find a few lines with the ‘autogra
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Langston Hughes542 - Langston Hughes
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American writer (1902–1967), one of the key figures of the Harlem Renaissance, best known for such works as Weary Blues and The Ways of White Folks. V
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George Hurrell543 - George Hurrell
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Limited edition 21.5 x 32 print of Hurrell’s portrait of Johnny Weissmuller honoring his Olympic achievements, numbered 440/500, signed in the lower b
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Washington Irving544 - Washington Irving
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Partial ALS, one page, 8 x 3.75, no date. Conclusion of a letter of recommendation. In part: “A lad of excellent character, good capacity and a decide
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Joyce545 - James Joyce
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Signed book: Anna Livia Plurabelle. Limited edition of 800 copies (this being No. 184). NY: Crosby Gaige, 1928. Hardcover, 4.75 x 7, 61 pages. Signed
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Nikos Kazantzakis546 - Nikos Kazantzakis
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Greek writer and philosopher (1883–1957) best known for his novel Zorba the Greek. Extremely rare ALS in French, one page both sides, 8 x 10, Organisa
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Jack Kerouac547 - Jack Kerouac
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Signed book: A Bibliography of Works by Jack Kerouac. First edition. Phoenix Book Shop, Inc., 1967. Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 99 pages. Signed and inscrib
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jack Kerouac548 - Jack Kerouac
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, August 24, 1968. Short letter to American Literature teacher Mr. Knight. In full: “Tell Miss Scarmazzi Grandpa also gives her
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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B. Cory Kilvert549 - B. Cory Kilvert
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American artist (1879–1946) famous for his illustrations appearing in books and magazines—including Harper's, Collier's, and Life—from the e...
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Rudyard Kipling550 - Rudyard Kipling
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Ink signature, “Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 sheet. In fine condition. Accompanied by a brief typed note of compliments.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Marie Laurencin551 - Marie Laurencin
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French painter (1883–1956) known as one of the few female Cubists. ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7, no date. Letter to the mot
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Harper Lee552 - Harper Lee
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Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. 40th anniversary edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 323 pages. Boldly sign
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow553 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Warren’s of Boston, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink, “Henry W. Longfellow.” In very good condition
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Man Ray554 - Man Ray
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Signed book: Pablo Picasso 1930–1935. Paris: S.G.I.E. Softcover, 9.75 x 12.5. Signed in red ink under an image of a young Picasso on an opening page.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Man Ray555 - Man Ray
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Ink signature, “Man Ray,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.75 slip clipped from the closing of a letter. A vertical fold between first and last name and mount
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Joan Miro556 - Joan Miro
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Signed book: Miro. Later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 7, 141 pages. Signed on the reverse of the half-titl
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Joan Miro557 - Joan Miro
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Colorful Christmas card from 1966, 5.5 x 4.25 closed, featuring a colorful design by Miro on the front. Inside bears printed names of Miro and his wif
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Joan Miro558 - Joan Miro
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Rare ALS in Spanish, signed “Miro,” one onionskin page, 8.25 x 11.5, personal letterhead, September 1, 1974. Untranslated letter to Leonard Lyons of N
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Felix Nadar559 - Felix Nadar
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Pseudonym of Gaspard-Felix Tournachon (1820–1910), a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, and balloonist. ALS in French, signed “N
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Eugene O’Neill560 - Eugene O’Neill
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Signed book: Collected Plays of Eugene O’Neill, Volumes I and II. Limited edition of 1200 copies (this being No. 55). NY: Boni and Liveright, 1924. Ha
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Maxfield Parrish561 - Maxfield Parrish
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, July 20, 1940. Letter to a young collector. In part: “I hope when you come to Manchester you can have t
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir562 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Hand-addressed and signed letter panel, postmarked 1913, addressed to his friend and art critic “ onsieur Teodor de Wyzewa,” in Paris, and signed in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin563 - Auguste Rodin
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Seminal and highly lauded French sculptor (1840–1917) whose works, including the iconic ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Thinker,’ earned him a place among the mos
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso564 - Pablo Picasso
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Exquisite signed book with original sketch: Grands Peintres: Picasso. Paris: Hachette, 1966. Softcover, 10.5 x 14. Signed and inscribed on the first p
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Dr. Seuss565 - Dr. Seuss
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Three remarkable letters from Dr. Seuss, one ALS and two TLSs, all written to the wife of a Texas doctor during the spring and summer of 1972. ALS, s
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Maurice Sendak566 - Maurice Sendak
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Signed book: Seven Tales by H. C. Andersen. First edition. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1959. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9, 128 pages. Signed and
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George Bernard Shaw567 - George Bernard Shaw
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Nobel Prize–winning Irish dramatist and critic (1856–1950) who takes a place among the most distinguished and influential literary figures of his time
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ernest Shepard568 - Ernest Shepard
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English artist and book illustrator (1879–1976) known especially for his human-like animals in illustrations for Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne. ALS,
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Samuel Francis Smith569 - Samuel Francis Smith
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Boston-born Baptist minister and academic (1808–1895) best known as the lyricist of ‘America’ (‘My Country, ’Tis of Thee’), written while he was a stu
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John Steinbeck570 - John Steinbeck
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “John Steinbeck,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal letter fro
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec571 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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Important French painter and printmaker (1864–1901) whose lively, colorful portrayals of the people and places of fin-de-siècle Paris take a pl...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Leo Tolstoy572 - Leo Tolstoy
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Crisp ink signature on an off-white 5.25 x 4.5 lightly-lined folded sheet. Intersecting vertical and horizontal creases towards the left edge, some tr
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol573 - Andy Warhol
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Program cover from a 1979 art gallery booklet entitled ‘Space Fruit: Still Lifes,’ 10 x 8, signed below his printed name in black felt tip. In fine co
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Andy Warhol574 - Andy Warhol
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Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. First edition, later printing. NY: Harcourt Brace, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 241 pages
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol575 - Andy Warhol
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Color postcard of Warhol’s 1964 work entitled ‘Flowers,’ 4 x 5.75, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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