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Lot 437

RPPC Ventriloquist and Dummy Signed Inscribed Portrait Tony and Kelley

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

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Real photo postcard studio photograph of a ventriloquist performer posed with a dummy figure, the card bearing a handwritten ink inscription across the front identifying the act as Tony and Kelley with a personal dedication. The inscription includes what appears to be a date and a warm personal message, indicating this card was signed and gifted directly by the performer to a specific recipient. Signed and personally inscribed ventriloquist cards carrying both a dedication and act identification are among the more personally resonant examples of variety entertainment ephemera, combining the promotional function of the postcard format with the intimacy of a personal keepsake. The reverse bears a standard POST CARD divided format. The front bears a handwritten ink inscription reading Tony and Kelley with personal dedication and date. Handwritten inscriptions read: Ink inscription with dedication on front.

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