Mar 31, 2001, The B. H. Manuscript/Collectible/Philatelic Sale, Sale 9

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Autographs - The Gerald William Burg Collection

Entertainers

Lot 194 Click on photo for enlarged version
Actors & Actresses. Group of fourteen calling and correspondence cards from such Hollywood notables as Mel Blanc, Joseph Cotten, Geraldine Farrar, Gertrude Berg, Clint Eastwood, Bob Hope, Gloria Swanson, Donald O'Connor, Gregory Peck, Walter Huston and Irene Dunne. Each card is signed, several are inscribed. Includes duplicate Peck and Berg cards. Two Berg cards have surface abrasions verso from an adhesive. Otherwise, the cards are in very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 195 Click on photo for enlarged version
Actors & Actresses. Group of five signed calling and correspondence cards from Hollywood stars Mary Pickford, George Raft, Paul Stewart, Joseph Jefferson, and George Arliss. Also included is an autograph note signed by David Warfield, dated November 28, 1937, accompanied by its original transmittal envelope. Pencil notations on two cards do not affect signatures. Otherwise, the group is in fine condition.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 196 Click on photo for enlarged version
Childhood Stars and Popular Actors. Group of fourteen signed calling, business, and correspondence cards from such entertainers as "Spanky" McFarland from "Little Rascals" fame, Shirley Temple Black, Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Stewart, Trixie Friganza, Kim Novak, William Farnum, Lillian Gish, Fay Bainter, Noah Beery, Rex Allen, Binnie Barnes, and José Ferrer. Soft folds on the Beery card, with several cards lightly toned. Otherwise, the group is in very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $250-350.

Lot 197 Click on photo for enlarged version
Hollywood. Collection of eighteen business, calling, and correspondence cards from Hollywood notables such as Anita King, Lew Ayres, Phil Foster, Betty Garrett, Beverly Garland, Henny Youngman, Slappy White, Buddy Rogers, Joan Rivers, Cesar Romero, Barbara Rush, Katherine de Mille, Gloria Swanson, and Lillie Langtry. Each of these cards is signed, but for one unsigned Gregory Peck visiting card. Pencil notations on a few cards, Langtry card has remnants of an adhesive on recto which do not affect signature on verso, a few cards toned. Otherwise, the group is in good condition.
Estimated Value $275-375.

Lot 198 Click on photo for enlarged version
Hollywood. Lot of eleven signed business, calling, and correspondence cards from such Hollywood actors as funnyman Henny Youngman, Arline Judge, Gloria Jean, Sheldon Leonard, Bob Newhart, Lee Major, Jane Withers, Warren William, and Dinah Shore. Youngman signs on the back of two cards -- one resembling a check which warns "Void If Signed", the second, featuring bottles of "Pride" and "Joy". Overall, the group is in very good to fine condition.
Estimated Value $200-250.

Lot 199 Click on photo for enlarged version
More Screen Legends. Lot of six signed visiting cards from such Hollywood screen stars as Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead, Lillian Gish, Ginger Rogers, Maude Adams, and Roddy McDowall. Gish and Rogers add lengthy inscriptions. Very light soiling on a few cards from handling, but otherwise, the cards are in very good to fine condition.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 200 Click on photo for enlarged version
Motion Picture Magic. Extensive collection of twenty-five signed business and calling cards of tinseltown's greatest talents, including Jack Valenti, Louis B. Mayer, Billy Wilder, Michael Eisner, George Cukor, Cecil B. deMille, Carl Laemmle, and Jack Warner, among others. Also included is an unsigned Christmas card from Charlie Chaplin. Many cards are inscribed at length. Heavy toning to a few cards, light wear from handling. Still, in very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $750-UP.

Lot 201 Click on photo for enlarged version
Screen Legends. Lot of eight signed calling and correspondence cards from screen legends Maude Adams, Tallulah Bankhead, Norma Shearer, Clayton Moore (the Lone Ranger), Julia Marlowe, Fanny Kimble, Edwin Booth and Roddy McDowall. Kimble and McDowall write lengthy inscriptions. Most cards are lightly toned. Otherwise, the group is in very good to fine condition.
Estimated Value $400-500.

Lot 202 Click on photo for enlarged version
Six Star Actors. Six pieces. Stellar pairing of signed calling and visiting cards from the following actors and actresses: Charles Coburn, Jimmy Durante, Dorothy Gish, Ethel Barrymore, May Robson, and Lillian Gish. Lilian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Ethel Barrymore, and May Robson each also write lengthy inscriptions with their autographs. Barrymore card has one vertical fold with light surface abrasion which does not affect her inscription verso. Overall, the group is in good condition.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 203 Click on photo for enlarged version
Stars of Radio and the Stage. Lot of eleven visiting and business cards from famous radio personalities and stage stars including Ann Miller, David Belasco, Jules Stein, Arthur Murray, Joshua Logan, Lew Wasserman, Harry von Zell, David Sarnoff, and Lowell Thomas. Each card has been signed, several feature lengthy inscriptions. Also included is a calling card from General Tom Thumb. Light stains to a few cards, with toning. Still, the group is in good condition overall.
Estimated Value $500-UP.

Lot 204 Click on photo for enlarged version
Stars of the Silver Screen. Group of thirteen signed visiting cards from such screen legends as Gene Autry, Milton Berle, Peter Graves, Gloria de Haven, Sheldon Leonard, Pat Buttram, Max Baer, sister of Gypsy Rose Lee June Havoc, Norm Crosby and others. Several of the cards are also inscribed. A few cards are lightly toned. Otherwise, the cards are in very good to fine condition.
Estimated Value $150-250.

Lot 205 Click on photo for enlarged version
Television News Personalities and Syndicated Columnists. Lot of nineteen signed business and correspondence cards from television's most notable anchormen and personalities such as David Brinkley, Morley Safer, David Frost, Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, Harry Reasoner, Hugh Downs, sports personalities Chick Hearn and Marv Albert, columnists Art Buchwald and Liz Smith, movie reviewer Gene Siskel, also Daniel Schorr, Richard Hottelet, Roger Mudd, Robert Trout, and Wolf Blitzer. Includes duplicates of Brinkley and Schorr. Light toning and soiling to a few cards. Still, in very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $400-500.

Lot 206 Click on photo for enlarged version
The Television Industry. Group of twenty-three signed business and calling cards featuring some of television's most recognizable stars, including game show host Monty Hall, children's favorite Fred Rodgers, Aaron Spelling, NBC President Brandon Tartikoff, and Joseph Barbera founder of Hanna-Barbera. Includes several duplicates of Barbera. Cards are in very fine condition overall.
Estimated Value $425-550.

Lot 207 Click on photo for enlarged version
Tinseltown's Favorite Child Stars and Actors. Collection of signed sixteen business, visiting, and correspondence cards from Hollywood actors including child stars Tommy "Butch" Bond, Gordon "Porky" Lee, and "Spanky" McFarland of "Little Rascals" fame, Shirley Temple Black, Montie Montana, Robert Vaughn, Paul Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Margaret O'Brien, Trixie Friganza, Kay Francis, Alice Faye, and Hoot Gibson. Russell card is slightly smudged, a few cards lightly stained from handling. Otherwise, the group is in very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $200-250.

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