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Lot 546

Real Photo Postcard Female Marionettist Mailed Pittsburgh to Boston 1952 Hamid Inc

Estimate: $50 - $1,000
Starting Bid
$10

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Real photo postcard depicting a female marionettist performer in a full length studio photograph similar in style and composition to the companion card in this grouping, here showing the performer in a different pose with the marionette figure. The card was mailed from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with an October 1952 postmark and a two cent red stamp, addressed to Henri Cogert at 260 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The reverse bears a printed credit identifying the performer and referencing Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a further notation reading Available May 10th, from Harriger-Karna, and a contact through Hamid Inc., the well-known theatrical booking agency whose Boston address at 260 Tremont Street matches the recipient's address. The 1952 Pittsburgh postmark, the Hamid Inc. agency connection, and the availability date together make this one of the most precisely documented booking-related cards in the collection. The reverse reads: Mailed POST CARD reverse with Pittsburgh October 1952 postmark, two cent red stamp, printed performer credit referencing Harriger-Karna and Hamid Inc., addressed to Henri Cogert, 260 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Handwritten inscriptions read: Ink address inscription on reverse.

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