Summer Slam Collectibles Aug'26
Lot 21:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! This collection features an assortment of vintage cinema memorabilia and ephemera, highlighted by an authenticated signed letter.
The centerpiece of the group is a one-page typed letter on Regal Films, Inc. letterhead, dated August 23, 1948, hand-signed in ink by actor and producer Dick Powell. The letter is addressed to Mr. Kenneth Browne in Bangor, Maine, thanking him for an invitation. It is accompanied by a James Spence Authentication (JSA) Basic Certification card and a matching tamper-evident serialized sticker (AX02152) on the reverse of the page.
The lot also contains various black-and-white and color promotional stills, headshots, and lobby-style photographs representing classic films and performers, including:
A promotional still from The Lost World (1960) featuring Michael Rennie and Jill St. John, marked 60/230.
Stills from Voyage of the Damned (1976) featuring Orson Welles, James Mason, Faye Dunaway, and Julie Harris, with typed promotional descriptions from Avco Embassy Pictures Corp. on the reverse.
A promotional still from Hercules (1958) featuring Steve Reeves, with a typed Warner Bros. Studio description on the reverse.
A still from The Halliday Brand (1957) featuring Joseph Cotten.
A still from Johnny Concho (1956) featuring Frank Sinatra.
Stills featuring The Three Stooges.
Small-format color cards of Bruce Lee as Kato in The Green Hornet.
Various other portrait photographs and promotional stills, including small-format color prints of a woman in a cave setting housed in protective plastic sleeves.
Additional printed ephemera includes:
Two issues of Esquire Magazine from June 1971 (featuring Ralph Nader) and July 1971.
One issue of Reader’s Digest from May 1970.
The Ideal Pictures World’s Largest 16mm Rental and Loan Film Library Catalog (Our 46th Year issue).
Dick Powell letter: 8.5 by 11 inches
Standard movie stills: 8 by 10 inches.
Condition report:
The items in this collection are in generally good to very good vintage condition, showing signs of age and wear consistent with paper ephemera. The Dick Powell letter has standard horizontal mailing folds and light toning. The movie stills show minor edge and corner wear, minor creases, and some light toning. The magazines and catalog display minor cover wear, scuffs, and edge toning consistent with age.
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