Just acquired 80-plus Dutch trading cards that I’ve listed at auction this week. Sales ending February 8-9. Lots of Roy Rogers and Doris Day, plus others.
Continue reading about New Stock at Auction: 1954 Klene’s Val Bubble Gum Trading Cards
After bumping into the 1976 biopic W.C. Fields and Me I wanted to learn more and so I read James Curtis’ Fields biography. Page includes a clip of Fields juggling in The Old Fashioned Way (1934).
Continue reading about W.C. Fields juggling; The Great Man born 130-ish years ago today
Mexican-born actor Gilbert Roland was a handsome leading man in silent films who made the transition to talkies as a popular supporting star for years to …
Continue reading about Happy Birthday Gilbert Roland December 11, 1905
Golem star Wegener came from Germany where he acted on film from 1910’s until his death. The trading card above is also German in origin, a circa 1930 card …
Continue reading about Happy Birthday Paul Wegener December 11, 1874
1926 Gallaher “Cinema Stars” Tobacco Cards issued by Gallaher Ltd. out of Belfast & London. 100 card set. Measures 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″.
1948 Dinkie Grips card from Series 3 covering MGM films. Full cards with unpunctured “grips” area at bottom measure approximately 2-1/8″ X 4-1/4″. Issued out of Birmingham, England by Dinkie Products with ad on back for Dinkie Grips as well as other Dinkie Products (Dinkie Curlers and Wavesetters).
1939 Gallaher “My Favourite Part” Tobacco Cards issued out of London, measuring approximately 1-1/2″ X 2-1/2″.
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