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J. Beagles & Co. & Lily White Rare Portrait Postcard Collection

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Photographs Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 300.00 USD
J. Beagles & Co. & Lily White Rare Portrait Postcard Collection
A unique and extremely rare postcard collection (~9) ca. 1920 produced by J. Beagles & Co. Ltd and Lily White Ltd.  These uniquely colored postcards feature portraits of early film stars: George Arthur, Elinor Fair (2), Pauline Ferderick, Constance Talmadge (2), Norma Talmadge and Fannie Ward. On the front side of each postcard is an embossed white floral border. Also included in this collection is a never-before-seen hand crafted colored image of Ian Keith with Corinne Griffith from the award winning film "The Divine Lady".  To the left of their image is the poem "Lady Divine, I knew thee, Long ere we met, it seems, You were beside me truly, Living in all of my dreams". Verso on some of the postcards are pencil markings, copyright information and company stamps and the language “Printed in Britain” or “England” and credit is given to “Lilywhite Photographic Series”. These rare postcards are in very good condition and give us a glimpse into the British and Hollywood Silent Film Industry. Some images include photographic reproduction of the original autograph (approx. 3.5 x 5 in).