: R&R has reported that its December auction was the firm's
most successful sale ever, with the last known letter from Jesse
James selling for $105,300. A Superman #1 comic brought $39,379.
The top ten lots were rounded out by a signed Christy Mathewson
check, $18,625; Albert Einstein's time capsule message from the
1939 World's Fair; $15,766; two original Charles Schulz Peanuts
strips, $14,586; an original Disney Sleepy Beauty cel, $14,333;
Hemingway's signed quotation from John Donne's "Meditation XVII:
For Whom The Bell Tolls," $13,288; a check from Babe Ruth to his
wife, signed twice by the Babe, $11,562; and a Marilyn Monroe
signed photo, $9,787.
All prices reported include buyer's premium.
For information, www.rrauction.com or 800-937-3880.
This rare and exceptional check, filled out and signed by
Christy Mathewson, realized $18,625.
