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Cut Signature

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Bold autograph on 2" x 5" paper, affixed to parchment card. MARTIN ALAN "MARTY" FELDMAN (1934-1982) was an English writer,...

 


Signed Photo with James Dean

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Vintage candid Warner Bros. studio photo of Tab Hunter and James Dean on the set of Rebel Without a Cause,...

 


James Dean “Rebel Without a Cause” Original Window Card

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Original and highly collectible Warner Brothers movie window card poster featuring James Dean in his last film, Rebel Without a...

 


CBS Records Contract Signed

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Duke Ellington 1972 Signed Contract. Three pages, dated October 1, 1972 on CBS letterhead, signed by Ellington in blue ink....

 


Signed Paramount Studios Cafe Receipt

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Likely signed while he was filming A Place in The Sun with co-star Elizabeth Taylor (he was 31 at the...

 


Signed Photo from High Noon

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Signed black and white vintage photograph inscribed to Dr. George Saviers, personal physician to and confidant of Ernest Hemingway, who...

 


Joan Crawford TLS with holograph postscript

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Signed Art Card with Envelope

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Bold, florid signature of Italian tenor Enrico Caruso on beautiful vintage art card, with corresponding unaddressed envelope. In fine condition....

 


Richard Chamberlain Signed Photo from “Dr. Kildare”

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Black and white 8" x 10" vintage studio photo of actor Richard Chamberlain, signed and inscribed to "Jeffrey." In fine...

 


Autograph Letter Signed Lot

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A huge, rare and wonderful Montgomery Clift lot from a former president of the Montgomery Clift Fan Club in New...