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Lot 3042
A Rudolph Valentino handwritten postcard to his sister, 1920
16 June 2008, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$1,320 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Rudolph Valentino handwritten postcard to his sister, 1920
A postcard 'booklet' featuring twenty-four fold-out color images of Arizona that the star sent to his sister; his blue fountain pen ink note penned on the inside in Italian reads "Un pensiero affecttuoso / d'Arizona. In escursione / per vedute di uno film. / Baci affecttuosi / Rodolfo" which translates to "A tender thought from Arizona. On an excursion of sites for a film;" probably "The Sheik" which was filmed in Arizona around that time. Valentino also penned the address which reads "Sig'ra Maria Guglielmi / c/o Textile & Textile - Via Borghetto 2 / Milano / Italy." ['Guglielmi' being Valentino's given family name.] (Please note Valentino's writing is faded, but still legible.)
4 1/2 x 6in
4 1/2 x 6in
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PROVENANCE:
This piece originally sold as part of a bigger lot at the Christie's Los Angeles auction titled "Film, Television & Pop;" December 15, 1996, sale 7927, lot 7, page 12 of that catalogue.










