17.00 USD
What a gorgeous print! We haven't found any history on the printer/publisher "Europe," but will keep looking. The print quality is similar to some of the higher quality film star images that came out of France in the 20s, like many of those published by Alfred Noyer, and Cinemagazine Editions of Paris. The similarity between the "Europe" logo and the logo of "Croissant," has us wondering if the two companies might have been related.
Often considered in her day to be the most beautiful woman in Hollywood, Anita Page (1910-2008) was one of the most successful Hollywood actresses at the end of the silent era. At the height of her popularity she received more fan mail than any MGM actress with the exception of Garbo.
She had a short term affair with Clark Gable, was proposed to through the mail by Benito Mussolini, and according to a disclosure by her in an interview she gave many years later, refused the sexual advances of MGM bigwig Irving Thalberg, a choice she said, that cost her her career as a film actress and resulted in her early retirement at the age of 23.
(Thanks to Wikipedia for our bio information on this actress. There's lots more on the Wikipedia page devoted to her.)
What a wonderfully off-kilter smile she has in this image. A very nice card. Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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