Here we have an eye-catching and evocative group of six movie star cards picturing Frank Sinatra, Spencer Tracey (in two formats), Pat Boone, Mario Lanza and Robert Walker. Three were published by Blue Bird Stockings and have advertising and quite a bit of information on the back, in blue of course. They were done in conjunction with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).They have minor edge and corner wear and the Mario Lanza and one Spencer Tracey card have corner indents from an old-fashioned postcard album.
One Spencer Tracey card has a reversed facsimile signature on the same photo but printed a bit differently. The second Tracey card has a plain back. The photos of a very young-looking Frank Sinatra and Pat Boone also have plain backs. They also have facsimile signatures.
The Bluebird cards are numbered 9 (Lanza), 13 (Walker) and 14 (Tracey). They list other stars in the set of 14 and the MGM films in which they appeared -- The Toast of New Orleans for Lanza, Please Believe Me for Walker and Father of the Bride for Tracey.
They are American made and employ a play on British Royal Appointments by having a crown and stating "By Appointment / To Beauty". This group has been expanded.
The postage costs on this item are higher than I would like and, after leaving them unchanged for several years, I have raised them slightly in line with the 2024 postage rates. I advise that items costing more than $40 be sent via tracked post and cannot be responsible for such items sent by ordinary post. UK buyers will pay $2 postage.
As I have some fixed-price lots, anyone who purchases one of my items might want to look at them before paying.
Additional postage is free for subsequent purchases unless they are too big for my normal very low basic rates.
When payment for lots won is received by teatime British time (it is usually dished up about 4:30) I normally post the item the next morning. Our village post office is closed on Saturdays, however, so if you pay on Friday the item cannot go out until the following Monday.
Ref 7033s