27.00 USD
Dated 1929 on the obverse, this wonderful unidentified RPPC appears to be of Pola Negri in a fantastic lamé brocade gown, with pearls and a feathered fan as accessories. We know that in 1929 Miss Negri's fortunes failed her. A pet project, "The Woman He Scorned," was a box office flop. The stock market crash of 1929 wiped out most of her personal fortune and according to Sergio Delgado's "Pola Negri: Temptress of Silent Hollywood," she'd put on some unwanted pounds and planned to visit the spas of Baden Baden to take them off, so the location and time appear to fit the history. Also note the careful retouching of this image along her right side (our left), trimming off an inch or so from her figure.
The card was printed on a "K Ltd." RPPC blank, the UK Kodak paper (Eastman Kodak enjoyed the lion's share of the photo-print paper market at that time and was used extensively, if not exclusively, in Europe as well as in the UK).
A gorgeous 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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