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Highlights of Early Film Star Postcard Collection

April 15, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Baby Marie Osborne circa 1917 Kromo Gravure Trading Card

Highlights of a collection of early film star postcards issued by Kraus Manufacturing Co between 1912 and circa 1915. Links to larger gallery showing entire collection.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles Tagged With: kraus mfg co, postcards, silent stars, us

Kashin Motion Picture Stars – Super 5 X 7 Giant Cards

February 24, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Robert Montgomery small Kashin card and 5x7 version

Further speculation upon the Kashin Publications sets of Motion Picture Stars cards upon discovering several 5×7 cards with matching poses

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles Tagged With: boxed sets, kashin, Trading Cards, us

1919 Zeenut Fatty Arbuckle Card Offered in Hake’s Auction #204

October 30, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

1919 Fatty Arbuckle Zeenut Baseball Card

When a movie card is actually a baseball card it’ll set you back a few dollars! Hake’s is auctioning a SGC 10 example of the 1919 Zeenut PCL Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle baseball card.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles, News - Notes Tagged With: Baseball, Fatty Arbuckle, PCL, Roscoe Arbuckle, us, Vernon Tigers, Zeenut

Kashin Motion Picture Stars Variations

August 14, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Kashin Coral Lloyd

A customer recently contacted me about possible variations within the Kashin Publications boxed sets of Motion Picture Stars. Some fascinating discoveries as a variation is confirmed and more questions are raised about discrepancies in the Kashin checklists!

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles, News - Notes Tagged With: boxed sets, collectibles, kashin, movie cards, us

Nicholas Volpe and the 1962 Volpe Collection of Academy Awards Portraits

August 4, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti

Robert Donat by Nicholas Volpe

A brief biography of the portrait artist Nicholas Volpe (1911-1992), who was commissioned to illustrate the Academy Award Winners for Best Actor and Actress each year. Those portraits were collected and mass produced for resale in 1962 and are collectible today.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles, News - Notes Tagged With: Academy Awards, artists, best actor, best actress, Frank Sinatra, illustrations, los angeles dodgers, nicholas volpe, Oscars, portfolios, prints, the beatles, us

Haven’t Seen These Before: Circa 1915-1917 Movie Cards

April 28, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Post includes a 50 image gallery of these early movie cards, similar to Kromo Gravure cards of the period, but I can’t prove that they were issued by that Detroit company.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles Tagged With: galleries, movie cards, Trading Cards, us

1920’s Mack Sennett Comedies Arcade Cards

April 6, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Photos of all 20 of the early 1920’s Mack Sennett Comedies Arcade Cards that I came in possession of including identification of each of the otherwise mysterious bathing beauties.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles Tagged With: Arcade Cards, bathing beauties, Exhibits, Mack Sennett, us

George White’s Scandals of 1924 Permit Cards – Louise Brooks

July 10, 2007 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Reverse side of Louise Brooks 1924 George White Permit Card

A look at a very rare Permit Card for George White’s Scandals of 1924. While there were a few different issued this one pictures Louise Brooks.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles Tagged With: ephemera, George White's Scandals, Louise Brooks, permit card, Trading Cards, us




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