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R&R Press ReleasesOn This Page... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: BOBBY LIVINGSTON 1-603-732-4280 THIRTY YEARS IN THE MAKING AS RR AUCTION PRESENTS A POP CULTURE EXTRAVAGANZA STARRING ELVIS, MARILYN, THE BEATLES AND THE STONES AMHERST, N.H.— RRAuction celebrates its 360th consecutive month—that’s 30 years—of providing high-quality signed material to its customers in August with a fantastic display of pop culture and sports memorabilia. Taking center stage amongst more than 1,250 auction pieces in the auction, which begins July 26, are the “scarcest of the scarce” including a picture signed by Elvis Presley the night before he reported for duty with the US Army, a document signed by “both” Marilyn Monroe and Norma Jean Dougherty, and a Beatles photo personalized to an iconic showman. Was Liberace the fifth Beatle? Maybe not, but the flamboyant entertainer was certainly a fan. When the Fab Four returned to America for a 1964 concert tour, everyone wanted their autograph…and Liberace got one on a concert program’s page. Paul McCartney identifies himself a “fan” in his sentiment, which has been quirkily personalized to “Liber-archie” by George Harrison. Fans will gather at Graceland this month for the 33rd anniversary of the death of the King of Rock and Roll—and Elvis will be remembered in the catalog via a stupendous head-and-shoulders promotional photo presented to George Klein…better known as popular Memphis disc jockey “DJ ‘uh’ GK,” a lifelong friend of Presley. Uniquely personalized, the phenomenal image is accompanied by a letter from Klein stating Presley signed the picture in 1958 on the night before he became an army private. An “EP” of a different sort—“Five by Five”—reveals the ballpoint signatures of the original members of the Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts. Matted and framed with an unsigned copy to create a truly unique presentation, as this particular EP is rare in any form, whether autographed or not. Equally rare is an early page of mimeographed sheet music from “Only a Hobo”, signed by Bob Dylan in 1963 with a written line from the song. The lyrics to this Dylan song were originally published in the folk magazine Broadside, with this page an example of those published lyrics. Another star is an incredible document precisely signed as both “Norma Jean Dougherty” and the newly created persona of “Marilyn Monroe” by the blonde bombshell. Dating to 1947 as she takes her first steps toward immortality, Monroe switches her Hollywood representation. Finding “Norma Jean” and “Marilyn” signing together on a single document is remarkably scarce. Fans of the National Pastime can spend the dog days of summer cheering for their favorite team and bidding on a vintage matte-finish photo of an older Babe Ruth sporting his Yankee pinstripes—an unusual pose of the Bambino with a prominent signature. There is also a scarce and desirable handwritten letter from Cap Anson concerning a partial payment “to hold the wolves off for a time.” He also references his struggling fledging ballclub, Anson’s Colts, and a “ball scheme” to sell stock in the Chicago Cubs and pay for grandstand construction. Ready for some pre-season football instead? Try this one-of-a-kind item: 19-year-old Knute Rockne’s completed postal examination application and exam, twice signed on his way to becoming one of college football’s most famous coaches. The Auction closes on August 11. For information, visit the RRAuction web site at www.rrauction.com or contact Bobby Livingston at bl@rrauction.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Top of the Class(ic) Rock Six of the top ten selling items in R&R's November's auction, which closed Wednesday November 20 at midnight, were Beatles lots! In all, seven of the top ten selling items came from the Classic Rock section. Other big winners were Walt Disney, Harry Houdini and James Buchanan. $10,035 Paul McCartney - Signed Hofner Bass Guitar $ 9,423 British Rock and Pop Stars - Group lot of autographs $ 8,775 Beatles: John Lennon - Four Poster Bed $ 8,190 Janis Joplin - Autoharp $ 7,538 Beatles - Album Page signed by all four $ 6,066 Beatles: John Lennon - signed photo $ 5,495 Walt Disney - signed photo $ 5,140 Paul McCartney - signed Guitar $ 4,504 James Buchanan - signed carte de visite $ 4,247 Harry Houdini - signed photograph The next auction closes at midnight on Wednesday December 18th. The auction preview will be featured on the web site, www.rrauction.com, beginning Wednesday November 27th and the full auction will go online October 28th. The November auction will feature a special Judy Garland and Wizard of Oz section. Each item is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and R&R's guarantee. Every month R&R auctions almost 2000 items of celebrity memorabilia, autographs and ephemera. In business for over 20 years, R&R is based in New Hampshire with 30,000 buyers world-wide. The company's web site provides a full description and illustration of every item and can be found at www.rrauction.com. To register to bid, collectors must contact the office, or apply on-line, to gain their R&R bidder number. The R&R monthly auction covers presidents to sports personalities to music stars past and present. For more information or images please contact: Bob Eaton, R&R Enterprises Tel: 603 732-4280 bob@rrauction.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elvis Presley King of October Auction Sales in the October auction of R&R Enterprises were led by the bidding on a Levi Strauss Jacket screen worn by Elvis Presley in the 1957 movie “Loving You” with the winning bid of $10627. The denim jacket came with a sewn in label in the inside reading “# 101212 E. Presley 1/57,” a Paramount Studios wardrobe stamp and even a Paramount studios red laundry tag. Bob Eaton, of R&R, noted “bidding was excellent this month across the entire range of items, from signed photographs to ephemera. Once again we have seen the value in both classic signatures and screen worn costumes.” Early US Presidents continue to hold strong with an outstanding franked envelope adressed to a Revolutionary War officer and signed by George Washington reaching $7256 and a Thomas Jefferson letter from Monticello going under the hammer at $4283. Gone with the Wind also proves a perennial favorite with a rare vintage glossy 8 x 10 portrait from Gone With The Wind showing Clark Gable as Rhett Butler, signed perfectly and flawlessly in-person in blue fountain pen selling for $6073. And a transparent green tinged glass vase that decorated the library at Tara and the front entrance of the hallway in the Atlanta house of the Butlers closed at $5140. Other favorites did well; a wonderful Walt Disney signed vintage photograph sold at $6275; a screen worn costume of Barbara Streisand as Fanny Brice from Funny Lady reached $5704; a screen worn dress from Bewitched closed at $3422; a Babe Ruth signed baseball sold at $2925; and the Beatles $3115. One of the rarer items — in fact R&R reports it is the only one they have seen in 25 years — the 1918 autograph of Broadway actress Jeanne Eagels who died at 35 from alcohol and drugs sold for $2422. The next auction closes at midnight on Wednesday November 20th. The auction preview will be featured on the web site, www.rrauction.com, beginning Monday October 21st and the full auction will go online October 28th. The November auction will feature a special Beatles and Rock Legends section. Each item is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and R&R's guarantee. Every month R&R auctions almost 2000 items of celebrity memorabilia, autographs and ephemera. In business for over 20 years, R&R is based in New Hampshire with 30,000 buyers world-wide. The company's web site provides a full description and illustration of every item and can be found at www.rrauction.com. To register to bid, collectors must contact the office, or apply online, to gain their R&R bidder number. The R&R monthly auction covers presidents to sports personalities to music stars past and present. For more information, please contact: Bob Eaton, R&R Enterprises Tel: 603 732-4280 bob@rrauction.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September Sales at R&R R&R reports strong auction sales results in its September auction which ended at midnight, September 18th. Top seller was an excellent Abraham Lincoln signed letter on Executive Mansion stationary and war dated which went under the hammer for $15,440. US Presidents continue to hold their value with a George Washington free frank reaching $5140 and a Thomas Jefferson free frank coming in at $4283. A President George Bush archive including a Topps baseball card from his playing days with Yale closed with a bid of $6229. In the entertainment section a rare Bert Lahr signed photograph as the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz was a top seller at $8087. Movie ephemera also did well with Madonna's uniform from "A League of Their Own" ($3894) Kurt Russell's Colt revolver used as his character Wyatt Earp in "Tombstone" ($4563) and the shoes and hat worn by Madonna as "Evita" ($2345). Musicians past and present were popular lots, a signed picture of the jazz musician Thelonius Monk reached $3289, a guitar signed by Stevie Ray Vaughan $4148, Peter Tchaikovsky signed "Sleeping Beauty" program cover $5483 and a personally owned jacket of Elvis Presley reached $5514. The next auction closes at midnight on Wednesday October 16th. The auction preview will be featured on the web site, www.rrauction.com, beginning Monday September 23rd and the full auction will go online September 27th. Each item is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and R&R's guarantee. Every month R&R auctions almost 2000 items of celebrity memorabilia, autographs and ephemera. In business for over 20 years, R&R is based in New Hampshire with 30,000 buyers world-wide. The company's web site provides a full description and illustration of every item and can be found at www.rrauction.com. To register to bid, collectors must contact the office, or apply online, to gain their R&R bidder number. The R&R monthly auction covers presidents to sports personalities to music stars past and present. For more information, please contact: Bob Eaton, R&R Enterprises Tel: 603 732-4280 bob@rrauction.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Incredible Collection of Albert DeSalvo Letters and Photographs An amazing collection of letters, photographs, gifts and documents sent by Albert DeSalvo while in Walpole Prison will be offered at auction in the September R&R Enterprises auction. The property of Vivian Wyatt, who as a young 16 year old began corresponding with the jailed DeSalvo, the letters contain his thoughts on prison, missing his family, advice to her about men, a poem on the Boston Strangler and some ambiguous comments on whether he was in fact the Boston Strangler. He also mentions his book that he was working on. The correspondence between the two went on for 6- 7 months, During this time De Salvo looked upon her as surrogate daughter as he lamented that contact with his own children had been severed. Among the items offered for sale in the auction is a handmade gift sent to Vivian Wyatt in Christmas 1972. Within the 22 lots offered by R&R, are: a signed copy of his poem entitled "The Boston Strangler": several letters with his thoughts on the notorious case one of which includes the line "the Boston Strangler has never been caught" : a handmade gift sent to Vivian Wyatt in Christmas 1972: thoughts upon the prison regime: advise to Vivian about men and sex: as well as candid signed photographs. One of the last letters hinted to Vivian that he was on the verge of revealing big news, but that never happened. He was murdered in November 1975 the day before he was to meet his psychiatrist and make the revelations. His murder was never caught. The existence of the letters was first made pubic in the July 24, 2001 edition of Dateline, NBC. Before then neither the police nor the various attorneys had known of the letters nor had examined the contents. Vivian Wyatt herself was the subject of a full page story in National Enquirer, May 7 2002. The lots are being offered for sale within the monthly catalog of R&R Enterprises autograph auction. The auction closes at midnight on September 18th. Every month R&R auctions almost 2000 items of celebrity memorabilia, autographs and ephemera. In business for over 20 years, R&R is based in New Hampshire with 30,000 buyers world-wide. The company's web site provides a full description and illustration of every item and can be found at www.rrauction.com. To register to bid, collectors must contact the office, or apply on-line, to gain their R&R bidder number. The R &R monthly auction covers presidents to sports personalities to music stars past and present. R&R's next auction closes on Wednesday September 18th, at midnight. Each item is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and R&R's guarantee. For more information, please contact: Bob Eaton, R&R Enterprises Tel: 603 732-4280 bob@rrauction.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August Heat Wave Does Not Deter Bidders The August auction of R&R Enterprises saw once again the appeal of Marilyn Monroe with a lovely signed photograph of the glamorous star reaching $6,596. The list of top sellers contains other classic collectibles with a signed baseball by Babe Ruth going for $6,435, a set list written by Elvis Presley for his Las Vegas comeback concert making $5931, signed photographs of the Beatles made $5,704 and $4,096 respectively. A document signed by Benjamin Franklin went for $6,229 and a letter from Walt Disney for $5,663. Other interesting items commanding high prices were a rare signed photograph of James Whale the director best known for the 1931 Frankenstein, and a collection of 214 Academy Award winners which made $4,096. With R&R's next auction closing on September 18th at midnight the preview of upcoming items is available on the company's website, www.rrauction.com. Every month R&R auctions almost 2000 items of celebrity memorabilia, autographs and ephemera. In business for over 20 years, R&R is based in New Hampshire with 30,000 buyers world-wide. The company's web site provides a full description and illustration of every item and can be found at www.rrauction.com. To register to bid, collectors must contact the office, or apply on-line, to gain their R&R bidder number. The R&R monthly auction covers presidents to sports personalities to music stars past and present. R&R's next auction closes on Wednesday August 14th at midnight. Each item is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and R&R's guarantee. For more information, please contact: Bob Eaton, R&R Enterprises Tel: 603 732-4280 bob@rrauction.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Another Resounding Success as R&R Goes On-line In its very first on-line, real time bidding auction, R&R is reporting a huge success in terms of prices realized and in increased number of bidders and bids taken. Within the closing minutes of the auction over 200 bidders were competing for lots in the 2000+ list of items. With few technical hitches and good stability the web site saw it busiest day ever and closed bidding with some outstanding results; $20,729 for the Marilyn Monroe Promptbook from the movie The Misfits; $11,307 Washington & Jefferson signed document; $10,366 for a Babe Ruth baseball; $8,566 for a Beatles photo signed by all four Liverpool lads; continuing the popularity of screen used props, bidding reached $7,538 for the actual Grail prop from movie Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail. Other items that fared well in the June results were: $6,435 for the George A. Custer Letter; $5,850 the Louis Pasteur Archive; $4,199 for the exciting 1947 Masters Golf tournament Album; $4,148 for Vivien Leigh Signed Photo depicting Scarlett O'Hara and; $3,964 for a letter from Lord Byron. "R&R is delighted not only with the results of our June auction but most importantly with giving our clients the ability to bid on line, watch the bidding as it develops and see the intensity of the auction quicken" said Bob Eaton upon the close of auction. R&R's next auction closes on Wednesday July 17 at midnight. Each item is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and R&R's guarantee. Every month R&R auctions almost 2000 items of celebrity memorabilia, autographs and ephemera. In business for over 20 years, R&R is based in New Hampshire with 30,000 buyers world-wide. The company's web site provides a full description and illustration of every item and can be found at www.rrauction.com. To register to bid, collectors must contact the office, or apply on-line, to gain their R&R bidder number. The R &R monthly auction covers presidents to sports personalities to music stars past and present. For more information, please contact: Bob Eaton, R&R Enterprises Tel: 603 732-4280 bob@rrauction.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE R&R Catalog Very Best in New Hampshire R&R Enterprises monthly auction catalog was named "Best Catalog in New Hampshire" by New Hampshire Magazine Friday, June 14, 2002. President Bob Eaton was delighted, "We were very pleasantly surprised by our selection. New Hampshire produces numerous well-known national catalogs, and they were tough competition." Celebration for the Best of New Hampshire is at the Verizon Arena in Manchester, N.H., on June 27, 2002. R&R has also launched online bidding with the June 2002 auction. For the first time its bidders will have the opportunity to make their bids in real time, watch the lots, and see competitive bidding on their own screens. Every month R&R auctions nearly 2,000 items of celebrity memorabilia, autographs, and ephemera. In business for more than 20 years, R&R is based in New Hampshire with 30,000 buyers world wide. The company's Web site provides a full description and illustration of every item and can be found at www.rrauction.com. To register to bid, collectors must contact the office or apply online to gain their R&R bidder number. The R&R monthly auction covers presidents to sports personalities to music stars past and present. For more information, please contact: Bob Eaton, R&R Enterprises Tel: 603 732-4280 bob@rrauction.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A Hole in One - 18 Masters Champions in a Single Collection The autograph book of an avid golfer will stir the golfing world June 7-19, when it goes up for auction at R&R Auction Enterprises' monthly auction of autographs, memorabilia, and ephemera. As an 11-year-old boy our collector, book in hand, attended the 1947 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga., and managed to get every participant to sign its pages (at least once!). The great names of the past are all there: Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen, Jimmy Demaret, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Horton Smith and more. In fact among those 1947 participants were 18 past and future Masters Champions. Bob Eaton, President of R&R Auctions, commented, "The autograph book is a wonderful piece of golfing history and a wonderful story of boyhood. Here was an 11-year-old whose own grandfather had played with Bobby Jones who followed him in the 1947 tournament and who got the autographs of all 57 players in the tournament." Interestingly among the names is Ellsworth Vines, a well-known tennis player but excellent golfer, and amateur golfer Frank Stranahan, who actually almost won. A complete list of the autographs is available from R&R. Every month R&R auctions almost 2,000 items of celebrity memorabilia, autographs, and ephemera. In business for over 20 years, R&R is based in New Hampshire with 30,000 buyers worldwide. The company's Web site provides a full description and illustration of every item and can be found at www.rrauction.com. To register to bid, collectors must contact the office or apply online to gain their R&R bidder number. The R&R monthly auction covers presidents to sports personalities to music stars past and present. For more information, please contact: Bob Eaton, R&R Enterprises Tel: 603 732-4280 bob@rrauction.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE R&R Offers Free Sales Estimates R&R Enterprises of Amherst, NH, is opening its doors Monday, May 13, for local collectors and dealers to have their collectible signed documents and autographs valued. R&R Auction, a leading international auction house for autographs, ephemera, and celebrity memorabilia, offers a monthly auction of over 2,000 items. Bob Eaton, President of R&R and world-respected expert on celebrity autographs, will be available at the company headquarters, 5 Route 101A, Suite 5, Amherst NH, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., for local collectors. "We only have the chance to meet with our worldwide collectors and dealers occasionally at various shows and exhibitions, but R&R's appraisal day is a great chance for me to meet with local collectors. We plan to make it a regular event on the company's calendar," said Mr. Eaton. R&R's current auction will close May 15 at midnight EDT. With more than 2,000 items, the auction catalog features presidents, notable, military, sports, music, and entertainment categories and includes signed photographs of The Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, and Humphrey Bogart, as well as a letter signed by General George Custer, an all-star hockey jersey signed by 40 hockey greats. A part of the auction focuses on the Janet Bruce Collection, which spans 30 years and contains more than 6,000 classic signatures. Judy Garland, The Three Stooges, Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Sinatra, and Barbra Streisand are but some of an array of hugely famous and collectible names coming up for bid. No appointments are needed, and no written appraisals will be given. In business for more than 20 years, R&R is based in New Hampshire with 30,000 buyers worldwide. The company's web site provides a full description and illustration of every item and can be found at www.rrauction.com. To bid in the auction, collectors must contact the office or apply online to obtain their R&R bidder number. For more information, please contact: Bob Eaton, R&R Enterprises Tel: 603 732-4280 bob@rrauction.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gemini V Rockets to $15,000 in April Auction Closing at midnight April 17th, the monthly R&R Enterprises auction of autographs, memorabilia, and ephemera brought high prices for astronaut items. The top seller was the Gemini V re-entry checklist, signed and littered with amusing asides by Charles Conrad. The auction catalog cover piece, the Vivien Leigh signed photograph with the actress in her most famous role as Scarlett O'Hara, was a winner at almost $8,000. Disney items continued to do well with a color vintage photo of Snow White and her woodland friends signed by Walt Disney reaching over $4,000 and a signed book, Donald Duck and his Nephews, almost $3,000. Among the sought after celebrities from entertainment were Patsy Cline, selling for $1,200, Rolling Stones, $1,200, Elvis Presley, $3,800, Jim Morrison at $1,300 and a Fender Stratocaster signed by the guitarists of the Yardbirds (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page), $1,500. Classic autographs from Babe Ruth, John F Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Henry Ford, Louis Pasteur, Albert Einstein, Diana - Princess of Wales, continue to hold their prices with a signed letter from Feodor Dostoevsky selling at over $5,000. From Che ($2,700) to Tchaikovsky ($4,600) classic items were hotly contested with competitive bidding keeping the market strong. Screen memorabilia and screen costumes are increasingly popular among collectors and following the success of Mel Gibson's Patriot costume from last month ($9,000) Donald O'Connor's jacket and scarf worn in the film "There's no Business Like Show Business" reached over $1,300 this month. Each item is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and R&R's guarantee. Every month R&R auctions almost 2000 items of celebrity memorabilia, autographs and ephemera. In business for over 20 years, R&R is based in New Hampshire with 30,000 buyers world-wide. The company's web site provides a full description and illustration of every item and can be found at www.rrauction.com. To register to bid, collectors must contact the office, or apply on-line, to gain their R&R bidder number. The R&R monthly auction covers presidents to sports personalities to music stars past and present. For more information, please contact: Bob Eaton, R&R Enterprises Tel: 603 732-4280 bob@rrauction.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Much-Awaited Collection Goes Up for Bid The Janet Bruce Collection is being offered by R&R Enterprises in its May autograph auction, closing May 15. The collection spans 30 years and contains more than 6,000 classic signatures. Judy Garland, The Three Stooges, Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Sinatra, and Barbra Streisand, are but some of an array of hugely famous and collectible names coming up for bid. Janet Bruce was born and raised in Brooklyn, and fascinated by the celebrities of the '50s, she waited by theater entrances and ritzy star hangouts to grab their autographs. She was very successful. Bob Eaton, President of R&R, commented, "The Janet Bruce Collection is the stuff collectors' dreams are made of. She had a tremendous list of names and never left home without her white 3 x 5 cards, pen in hand, ready to capture another celebrity. I can't remember a more exciting collection coming up for auction in a long time." Collector and dealer interest has been keen with enquiries and bidder registrations coming in from as far away as Australia. The gavel closes the auction on May 15 at midnight. The determination of Janet Bruce was clear when according to her friend, "No one else dared to go up to Robert Kennedy with all the Secret Service around him, except Janet: She went right up to him and got his autograph!" And she continued to collect celebrity autographs up through the '80s. Every month R&R auctions nearly 2,000 items of celebrity memorabilia, autographs, and ephemera. In business for more than 20 years, R&R is based in New Hampshire with 30,000 buyers worldwide. The company's Web site provides a full description and illustration of every item and can be found at www.rrauction.com. To register to bid, collectors must contact the office or apply online, to gain their R&R bidder number. The R&R monthly auction covers presidents to sports personalities to music stars past and present. For more information, please contact: Bob Eaton, R&R Enterprises Tel: 603 732-4280 bob@rrauction.com |
