RR Auction's 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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Joan Bennett1676 - Joan Bennett
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Five pretty glossy photos of Bennett, four 8 x 10 and one 8 x 11, each signed and inscribed in black felt tip. In overall fine condition, with various
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Sarah Bernhardt1677 - Sarah Bernhardt
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Unsigned handwritten manuscript, in pencil, three pages, 8.25 x 10.75, no date. An article in French entitled “Au Canada,” in part (translated): “I ju
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Bruce Cabot1678 - Bruce Cabot
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Actor (1904–1972) best remembered as Fay Wray’s savior in King Kong. Vintage sepia glossy 6.75 x 8.5 head-and-shoulders photo of a young Cabot, signed
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Joseph Calleia1679 - Joseph Calleia
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Menacing character player of Hollywood films (1897–1975), often in darkly mysterious roles. Two vintage matte-finish publicity portraits, approximatel
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Yakima Canutt1680 - Yakima Canutt
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Glossy 10 x 8 composite photo of the stuntman in action, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Tom with best wishes, Yakima Canutt.” In fine con
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George Carlin1681 - George Carlin
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Glossy 7.25 x 9 photo of Carlin from his younger days, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a light vertical crease to left edge.
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Cyd Charisse1682 - Cyd Charisse
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Three different glamorous color glossy 8 x 10 photos of Charisse from throughout her career, each signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Claudette Colbert1683 - Claudette Colbert
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Glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Colbert in a sequined dress and ostentatious fur cape, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To LaVerne Decker,
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Joe Cook1684 - Joe Cook
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Humorous vintage oversized pearl-finish 10.25 x 13.25 portrait of Cook in costume for Fine and Dandy, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Fred D
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Buster Crabbe1685 - Buster Crabbe
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Crabbe in a winter coat, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To LaVerne, All the best, from Buster Crabbe.” In fine conditi
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Buster Crabbe1686 - Buster Crabbe
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Crabbe in his famous role as Flash Gordon, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To LaVerne, Best wishes and best health alw
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George Cukor1687 - George Cukor
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Typed manuscript, signed at the conclusion, two pages, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. In part; “I have enjoyed and appreciated the friendship of Ruth Gordon fo
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Bette Davis1688 - Bette Davis
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Glossy 10 x 8 Warner Bros. promotional photo for Special Agent, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some subtle spotting to the emulsion
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Sammy Davis, Jr1689 - Sammy Davis, Jr
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Davis’s Directors Guild of America, Inc. 1990 membership card, 3.25 x 2, signed on the front in black felt tip. In fine condition. Davis had three dir
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Sandra Dee1690 - Sandra Dee
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Glossy 7.75 x 9.75 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.
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Dolores Del Rio1691 - Dolores Del Rio
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Glossy 10 x 8 Warner Bros. promotional photo for The Widow from Monte Carlo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Charles Drake, Best wishes, D
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Marlene Dietrich1692 - Marlene Dietrich
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed in silver ink. In fine condition, with a couple scattered light creases and surface marks.
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Easy Rider1693 - Easy Rider
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo from the film, signed in person in blue felt tip by Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Jack Nicholson. In fine condition
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Douglas Fairbanks, Sr1694 - Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
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Boldly penned ALS signed “Douglas Fairbanks,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, January 20, 1909. Letter to famed actor William Collier, who began his stage care
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Henry Fonda1695 - Henry Fonda
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Strange glossy 8 x 10 photo of Fonda in a sad clown costume from The Man Who Understood Women, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a cre
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Clark Gable1696 - Clark Gable
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Very early vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Lola, Sincerely, Clark Gable,” with a clipped photo of Gable affixed to left side on a
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Ava Gardner1697 - Ava Gardner
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Bank check, 6 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Gardner, payable to cash for £300.00, March 25, 1981. In fine condition, with an un...
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Greer Garson1698 - Greer Garson
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Garson taking a bubble bath, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Greer Garson, with best wishes to LaVerne.” In fine condi
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Janet Gaynor1699 - Janet Gaynor
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Lovely pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of Gaynor looking over her shoulder, signed in black felt tip, “With my best wishes, Janet Gaynor.” In fine condition
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Ann Gillis1700 - Ann Gillis
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Child actress (b. 1927) whose career spanned from the early 1930s to 1947. She later had a small role in 1968’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Oversized vinta
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Lillian Gish1701 - Lillian Gish
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Three glossy photos of Gish, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed with a kind sentiment in black felt tip. In overall fine condition.
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Paulette Goddard1702 - Paulette Goddard
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Oversized vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 13.25 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to Paramount secretary Mary Lou Van Ness, “For Mary Lou, Moth
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Gone With the Wind: Laura Hope Crews1703 - Gone With the Wind: Laura Hope Crews
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Fountain pen signature, “Sincerely, Laura Hope Crews,” on an off-white 6 x 2.5 trimmed card. Card is affixed to a 7.75 x 11 scrapbook page, along with
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Betty Grable1704 - Betty Grable
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Betty Grable,” on a light green 6 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition.
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Rex Harrison1705 - Rex Harrison
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Two signed photos: glossy 8 x 10 of Harrison applying his make-up, signed in blue felt tip; and an 8 x 9.25 photo of Harrison in an elaborate jacket a
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Helen Hayes1706 - Helen Hayes
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Lovely pearl-finish 8 x 10 three-quarter-length portrait of Hayes in a dress, signed in black felt tip. Reverse bears an original Vandamm Studio photo
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Sonja Henie1707 - Sonja Henie
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Oversized vintage sepia matte-finish 11 x 14 full-length photo of Henie curtseying on her skates, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “To my d
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Paul Henreid1708 - Paul Henreid
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Outstanding vintage oversized matte-finish 11 x 14 publicity portrait of Henreid by Bert Six, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Helen, the ver
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Katharine Hepburn1709 - Katharine Hepburn
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TLS, one page, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, February 13, 1982. Brief response to an admirer. In full: “Thank you for your very sweet note.” In fine con
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Katharine Hepburn1710 - Katharine Hepburn
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TNS signed “K. Hepburn,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, November 6, 1990. Brief note of thanks to an admirer. In full: “Thank you for your
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Charlton Heston1711 - Charlton Heston
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Vintage glossy 7.25 x 9.5 publicity photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Peter, Charlton Heston.” In very good condition, with scattered c
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Alfred Hitchcock1712 - Alfred Hitchcock
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Original vintage signed and inscribed ballpoint self-portrait profile on the reverse of an off-white 6 x 3.5 Hilton Hotel comment card, signed and ins
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Miriam Hopkins1713 - Miriam Hopkins
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American actress (1902–1972) who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the 1935 film Becky Sharp. She also auditioned for the role
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Rochelle Hudson1714 - Rochelle Hudson
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Radiant vintage oversized matte-finish 9.5 x 12.5 head-and-shoulders portrait of Hudson, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Fred—For so long—Forev
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Betty Hutton1715 - Betty Hutton
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Striking oversized vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 13.25 photo of Hutton in profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to Paramount secretary Mary Lou
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Al Jolson1716 - Al Jolson
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Vintage Curran Theatre ticket envelope, 4.5 x 2, signed and inscribed in pencil, “To Buster’s aunt, Al Jolson.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a ce
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June Lang1717 - June Lang
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Oversized vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Best wishes to Harry L. Nace, June Lang.” In f
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Lillie Langtry1718 - Lillie Langtry
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Vintage ink signature, “Lillie Langtry,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 slip. In fine condition, with light soiling to the bottom.
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Evelyn Laye1719 - Evelyn Laye
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Vintage oversized matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 portrait of Laye staring longingly into the distance by Kenneth Alexander, signed and inscribed in fountain
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Christopher Lee1720 - Christopher Lee
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Lee and Peter Cushing in Dracula AD 1972, signed in silver ink by Lee. In very fine condition.
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Gwen Lee1721 - Gwen Lee
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Actress typically cast in supporting roles (1904–1961), whose films include Laugh, Clown, Laugh and A Lady of Chance. Vintage oversized sepia pearl-fi
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Vivien Leigh1722 - Vivien Leigh
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Leigh in a maid’s uniform, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Arch, with love, Vivien.” In fine condition.
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Peter Lorre1723 - Peter Lorre
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, September 23, 1937. Lorre authorizes 20th Century Fox “to issue a copy of my contract with your studio…to the firm of attorney
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Keye Luke1724 - Keye Luke
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Two glossy 8 x 10 photos of Luke, each signed and inscribed in blue felt tip or white ink, with Luke adding the name of the film, “Gremlins,” to one.
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Ida Lupino1725 - Ida Lupino
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Lupino as a young actress, signed in green felt tip, “Smiling for you—when I was—18, Ida Lupino.” In fine condition, with the f
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