GEORGE BURNS - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 36904
Sale Price $108.00
Reg. $120.00
GEORGE BURNS
George Burns signs a philatelic envelope honoring the 50th
Anniversary of Talking Pictures.
Philatelic Envelope signed: "George Burns", 6½x3½. First Day
Cover honoring the 50th Anniversary of Talking Pictures with cachet of Al Jolson
in "The Jazz Singer", First Talking Picture, same 13-cent stamp affixed,
postmarked Hollywood, CA, October 6, 1977, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE. George
Burns, the star of vaudeville, radio, television and motion pictures,
died in 1996 at the age of 100. He co-starred with his wife Gracie Allen
until her retirement in 1958(she died in 1964), then continued
performing in television, theater and nightclubs as a solo act. When he returned
to films in 1975 after a 30-year hiatus, Burns won the 1975 Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actor (The Sunshine Boys). He later starred in the
title role in Oh, God (1977) and appeared in Going in Style (1979)
and 18 Again! (1988). The comedian, who was honored in television
specials celebrating his 90th and 95th birthdays, also wrote Gracie, A Love
Story (1988) and 100 Years, 100 Stories (1996). Fine
condition.
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