eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 1b661 LILIAN HARVEY signed 7679/1 German Ross postcard 1932 seated in sexy sheer gown & high heels! Date Sold 10/3/2017Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Autographed German Ross Postcard (measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" [9 x 14 cm]) (Learn More) Lilian Harvey (also known as Lillian Harvey; she was born Helene Lilian Muriel Pape) was born in 1906 in London to an English mother and a German father, and she spent much of her childhood in Switzerland, but then lived in Germany, where she acted in movies starting in the 1920s. She became UFA's biggest female star in the 1930s, and when the Nazis came to power, she helped many of her actor friends escape Germany, and then she too had to escape. She went to Hollywood, where she signed a contract with Fox, but she did not have much success, partly because of her strong connection to movies made during the Nazi period. After the war, she moved to Europe and worked on the stage there, and eventually retired to the Riviera. Some of her movies include: The Empress and I, Congress Dances, Three Good Friends, Quick, and Temporary Widow. Harvey passed away in 1968 at the age of 62. Important Added Info: Note that this item has been personally autographed (signed) by Lilian Harvey! Our consignor is a longtime collector who purchased this signed item from a reputable dealer, and he does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we believe the signature to be authentic. Also note that in the 1920s and 1930s in Germany, it became a common practice to pass out 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" "Ross postcards" to the people who attended a movie. These were postcards that people could send through the mail (each had a picture of one of the movie's stars on it, and standard postcard markings on the other side). But these were also sent to theaters where the stars would make personal appearances, and members of the audience would get the stars to autograph them if they could, but of course, the cards themselves did not come autographed! Sometimes the theaters would use a special "Das Programm Von Heute" that had a blank area on the cover, where they would cut four slits in the upper left and have the "Ross postcards" inserted into that area, so that the audience members would get the program and the card together! We imagine that theaters hoped that audience members would mail the postcards after they saw the movie to friends, telling them how much they enjoyed it, thus creating advertising for the movie. These are often called "Ross autograph cards" by collectors, because moviegoers sometimes obtained autographs on them. Ross postcards are quite collectible, signed or unsigned, but of course, they are worth far more signed. They are often quite rare, because most German paper of all kinds from before World War II was destroyed during the war, due to the massive paper shortages there at that time. Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades
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