24.00 USD
"Holly Wood" is the name scrawled on the obverse of this card. An autograph? Or simply a note made by a previous owner of the card. In either case, what a great name for a cabaret/burlesque dancer :) This wonderful promotional RPPC was probably made in the 1920s. It was produced in Berlin, Germany at the Perschke Studio (Atelier Perschke), Berlin W., Maassen Strasse 15.
** "Berlin W." was indeed an area designation, but shouldn't be confused with the cold war era's "West Berlin." This card probably predates the "wall" by a couple of decades at least.**
Although Hollywood was an important center of American film making as early as the mid 1910s, in the 1920s it was (according to Wikipedia) the fifth largest industry in the nation, so it's no surprise to find a dancer in Berlin capitalizing on that kind of name recognition. Great, great, image :) We particularly love these small studio RPPCs. Usually produced in very small runs, when you find one like this, they are quite possibly one of only a few, or even the last remaining copy in existence. That's a pretty fair application of the term "rare" :)
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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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