Real photo postcard depicting ventriloquist Edgar Bergen with his celebrated dummy Charlie McCarthy, the card having been mailed and bearing a postmark with a green United States stamp. The reverse carries a handwritten ink message signed by both Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, addressed to Miss Betty L. Moore at 631 Grove Avenue, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, with a warm personal message expressing best wishes.


Edgar Bergen was the most celebrated American ventriloquist of the twentieth century, achieving national fame through radio and film appearances alongside Charlie McCarthy. Mailed cards bearing dual signatures in the names of both Bergen and McCarthy are desirable collector pieces, and the fully legible address and personal correspondence message add significant provenance value to this example.


The reverse reads: Mailed POST CARD reverse with postmark and green stamp, handwritten message signed Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, addressed to Miss Betty L. Moore, 631 Grove Avenue, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Handwritten inscriptions read: Full ink correspondence message with dual signature on reverse.