About the M23 Philadelphia Record Supplement Photos
I’ve handled several of these supplements over the past several years, and while the checklist below is probably not yet complete it is filling in nicely.
It appears as though series of supplements were issued in 1933, 1936, 1937, and 1938, with a slightly larger Franklin Delano Roosevelt premium issued in 1941.
The 1936-1938 supplements all include the full date at the bottom, while the 1933 series only includes the month and day — judging by the calendar and the stars included though, 1933 is the only year which makes sense for those particular supplements.
Believed to be designated M23 in The American Card Catalog
From the 1960 edition of Burdick’s American Card Catalog, listed under Periodical Issues (the “M” classification): M23–Movie Stars, 7-1/2 X 9-1/2, Philadelphia Record, 1937.
Issued with the Philadelphia Record on Sundays.
Black & white printed photos on paper. Aquatone Process noted in small letters at bottom right of each (except 1941 F.D.R.). Blank backs.
Each measures approximately 7-1/2″ x 9-1/2″ with two exceptions noted in checklist below.
Gallery of M23 Philadelphia Record Supplement Photos
The following gallery includes images of all M23 supplements checklisted further down this page, currently numbering over 50 different examples.
Just click on any image to open to full size and from there you can scroll through them all.
Checklist of Known M23 Philadelphia Record Supplement Photos
Any linked name leads to either a full scale biography or other related article elsewhere on this site.
1933
June 11 – John Barrymore
June 18 – Janet Gaynor
June 25 – Joan Blondell
July 2 – Clark Gable
July 9 – Greta Garbo
July 16 – Joan Crawford
July 30 – Jean Harlow
August 6 – Joe E. Brown
August 20 – Jackie Cooper
August 27 – Warner Baxter
September 3 – Marie Dressler
September 10 – Kay Francis
September 17 – Mae West
October 1 – Gary Cooper
October 8 – James Dunn and Sally Eilers
1936
May 31, 1936 – Dionne Quintuplets – Second Birthday
June 7, 1936 – Myrna Loy
June 14, 1936 – Robert Taylor
June 21, 1936 – Claudette Colbert
June 28, 1936 – Nelson Eddy
July 5, 1936 – Shirley Temple
July 12, 1936 – Clark Gable
July 19, 1936 – Grace Moore
July 26, 1936 – Freddie Bartholomew
August 2, 1936 – Jean Arthur
August 9, 1936 – William Powell
August 16, 1936 – Carole Lombard
August 23, 1936 – Charles Boyer
August 30, 1936 – Jean Harlow
September 6, 1936 – Gary Cooper
September 13, 1936 – Merle Oberon
September 20, 1936 – Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
September 27, 1936 – Robert Montgomery
October 4, 1936 – Jeanette MacDonald
October 11, 1936 ???
October 18, 1936 – Warner Baxter
October 25, 1936 – Irene Dunne
November 1, 1936 – Fred MacMurray
November 8, 1936 – Simone Simon
December 20, 1936 – David Windsor (includes Former King’s farewell address to the Empire, December 11, 1936) – 7-1/2″ X 12″
1937
January 3, 1937 – George Burns & Gracie Allen
January 10, 1937 – Rudy Vallee
January 17, 1937 – Kate Smith
January 24, 1937 – Lanny Ross
January 31, 1937 – Eddie Cantor
February 7, 1937 – Jack Benny
February 14, 1937 – Guy Lombardo
February 21, 1937 – Deanna Durbin
February 28, 1937 – Nino Martini
March 7, 1937 – Bobby Breen
March 14, 1937 – Ben Bernie
1938
October 30, 1938 – Hedy Lamarr
November 6, 1938 – Mickey Rooney
November 13, 1938 – Priscilla Lane
November 20, 1938 – Spencer Tracy
November 27, 1938 – Dorothy Lamour
December 4, 1938 – Errol Flynn
December 11, 1938 – Bette Davis
December 18, 1938 – Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy
December 25, 1938 – The Shepherds Worship
1941
January 19, 1941 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt – 8″ X 10″ and Optak Process noted rather than Aquatone Process
