W.C. FIELDS. ALS: "Willie", 2p, separate sheets, 8½x11. Bel Air, Cal., Sunday (October 15, 1939). Original envelope addressed by Fields to: "Miss Jane Fowler/National Park College/Forest Glen/Maryland". Lightly creased. Fine condition. Jane Fowler was the daughter of his friend, Gene Fowler. Fields had developed a crush on Jane but the affection was unreciprocated. To "my dear nice niece Janey pie". In full: "Thanks for your letter of the 11th, but first I want to tell you that I was coming to forest Glen and engage quarters close to the college, listen to the lesson and get a little added education. Further I could watch you and see that you took your salt peter but when I read your envelope, 'W. C. Feilds' [he has circled the "ei"] I swooned. My own plum, do they not teach you I before E except after C. Suppose after our wedding you go to the Cadillac agency and say 'two 16's, one sport roadster and one coupe, hand the gentleman in attendance a check for $17,000.00 and you sign it 'Jane Feilds.' You do not like the jailhouse any more than I do. If as much. Dear do be careful. I answered your dear wire after I got the necessary funds together to pay for it but I made a mistake and sent it care of Booker T. read more...
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This great piece of golf and entertainment history is a golf flag from the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic golf tournament, a magnet for golfers and stars alike. It's signed by Bob Hope, golfers Arnold Palmer, Fred Couples, David Duval, Chip Beck, John Daly, Jim Furyk, Scott Hoch, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Tom Kite and Jesper Parnevik and numerous celebrities from acting, music and sports. read more...
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EVEL KNIEVEL He signs a miniature US flag as "Robert C." and also as "Evel" Knievel. Flag signed twice: "Robert C./Knievel/AKA/Evel Knievel", 6x4 U.S. flag. Robert Craig Knievel, born 1938, was nicknamed "Evil" by a jail guard, a name he later changed to "Evel" to avoid offending religious persons. read more...
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HOLLYWOOD: MOVIE FLAG 6x4 cloth, black, yellow and red Belgian flag, formerly used as a movie prop Movie prop, unsigned. Cloth 6x4 flag of Belgium, with its broad vertical black, yellow and red stripes. read more...
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HOLLYWOOD: MOVIE FLAG Cloth 3'x5' French tricolor flag, formerly used as a movie prop Movie prop, unsigned. Cloth 3'x5' French flag in the familiar red, white and blue "tricolor" pattern. One-inch canvas trim along upper edge, imprinted with lettering: "Western Costume Company - France 3x5", and metal loops for hanging. read more...
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HOLLYWOOD: MOVIE FLAG 4'x6' French flag supplied as a prop by the Western Costume Company Movie prop, unsigned. Cloth 4'x6' French flag in the familiar red, white and blue "tricolor" pattern. One-inch canvas trim along upper edge, imprinted with lettering: "French E 4x6", ink letters "W.C.C.", and metal loops for hanging. read more...
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HOLLYWOOD: MOVIE FLAG Marine ensign with gold felt lettering, acquired from the Western Costume Company Flag, unsigned. 17x17-inch, yellow-colored ensign with gold-colored felt lettering: "U.S. Marines/[bulldog's face]/Dear Friend/To this world's end/what e'er I do I'll/never find a friend/like you. read more...
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HOLLYWOOD: MOVIE FLAG 3'x5' British "union jack" battle flag, formerly the property of the Western Costume Company Movie prop, unsigned. Cloth 3'x5' red,white and blue flag of a variant "union jack" design, presumably a unit battle flag. White rope, wound through metal holes in upper corners for hanging to a pole. read more...
Sale Price $198.00
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