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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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Erle Stanley Gardner551 - Erle Stanley Gardner
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, May 1, 1958. Document from Loew’s requesting permission to use Gardner’s name in a film. In part: “We are desirous of includin
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Jean Leon Gerome552 - Jean Leon Gerome
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French Academic painter and sculptor (1824–1904). Untranslated ALS in French, signed “J. L. Gerome,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date. Central vertical and
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Allen Ginsberg553 - Allen Ginsberg
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Glossy 8 x 10 promotional photo of Ginsberg in What Happened to Kerouac?, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Graham Greene554 - Graham Greene
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Signed book: Reflections on Travels with My Aunt. First edition, limited issue, numbered 216/250. NY: Firsts & Company, 1989, 20 pages. Stiff so...
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Zane Grey555 - Zane Grey
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ALS, one page, lightly-lined both sides, 8 x 12.25, no date. Letter to a gentleman regarding an impending trip to South America. In part: “The boats o
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Keith Haring556 - Keith Haring
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Invitation to the Gay Men’s Health Crisis Homecoming party for Brent Nicholson Earle, 5.5 x 8.5, held at The Saint on November 1, 1987, featuring a Ha
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Bret Harte557 - Bret Harte
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ALS signed “Fr. B. Harte,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, Overland Monthly letterhead, August 17, 1869. Letter to an aspiring writer.
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Ernest Hemingway: Gregorio Fuentes558 - Ernest Hemingway: Gregorio Fuentes
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Signed book: The Old Man and the Sea. Later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Softcover, 5.25 x 8, 127 pages. Signed on the half-title page ...
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DuBose Heyward559 - DuBose Heyward
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Author (1885–1940) best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. He later collaborated with George Gershwin to produce an operatic version of his novel which d
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Al Hirschfeld560 - Al Hirschfeld
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Signed book: Hirschfeld. First edition, first printing. NY: Dodd, Meade & Company, 1979. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11.25, 224 pages. Signed inside on the...
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Al Hirschfeld561 - Al Hirschfeld
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Limited edition 14.75 x 18 lithograph of Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, numbered 163/300, signed in pencil, “Hirschfeld.” In fine
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Al Hirschfeld562 - Al Hirschfeld
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Limited edition 17 x 23 lithograph of Aerosmith done for their Draw the Line album cover, numbered 180/200, signed in pencil, “Hirschfeld.” In fine co
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Al Hirschfeld563 - Al Hirschfeld
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Limited edition 20 x 22 lithograph of Jerry Garcia playing a guitar, numbered 88/300, signed in pencil, “Hirschfeld.” In fine condition.
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Al Hirschfeld564 - Al Hirschfeld
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Limited edition 25.75 x 19.75 lithograph of the Corleone family in The Godfather, numbered 67/175, signed in pencil, “Hirschfeld.” In fine condition.
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Al Hirschfeld565 - Al Hirschfeld
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Color limited edition 22.5 x 16 lithograph of George Harrison seated in the lotus position in front of the Taj Mahal, printed on Japanese rice paper,
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Al Hirschfeld566 - Al Hirschfeld
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Color limited edition 16 x 22.5 lithograph entitled John Lennon and Liberty, printed on Japanese rice paper, numbered 63/300, signed in pencil, “Hirsc
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr567 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
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Original 4.25 x 6.25 cabinet photo by an anonymous studio, signed in the lower border in black ink. Some light spotting and foxing to image and bottom
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr568 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
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Two items: ALS, one page, 4 x 6, November 28, 1873. Brief letter complying with a signature request. In full: “It gives me pleasure to comply with you
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Yousuf Karsh569 - Yousuf Karsh
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Signed book: Portraits of Greatness. First edition. NY: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.75 x 12.25, 207 pages. Signed and
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Ken Kesey570 - Ken Kesey
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Two items: glossy 7 x 5 promotional photo of Kesey after publishing The Further Inquiry, signed in gold ink, “Ken Kesey, 1991”; and a publicity pamphl
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