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DAME EMMA ALBANI GYE - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED 1904 - HFSID 145323EMMA ALBANI. Postcard Photograph signed: "Emma Albani Gye/1904". B/w, 3½x5½ overall, image 3¼x4¾ (one surface). British postcard picturing "Madame Albani." on front.
Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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DAME EMMA ALBANI GYE - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED 1910 - HFSID 100149EMMA ALBANI. Postcard Photograph signed: "E Albani Gye/1910". Colorized, 3½x5½. British postcard picturing "Madame Albani." on front. On verso, ANS: "Laurie". No place, no date. To unknown recipient. In full: "Many thanks for lovely card.
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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NORMAN ALLIN - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 146794NORMAN ALLIN Signed postcard photo, wearing a tie and wool suit Postcard Photograph signed: "Norman Allin". B/w, 3½x5½. English bass singer and voice teacher Norman Allin (1884-1973) performed over 50
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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BELLA ALTEN - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED 10/22/1915 - HFSID 295653BELLA ALTEN Rare! The diva is shown in striped suit and elaborate floral hat, in this 3½x5½ photograph Postcard Photograph signed: "Bella Alten/Hamburg [phrase illegible]". Sepia, 3½x5½. Addressed in her hand to a woman in Hamburg, postmarked Hamburg, October 22, 1915.
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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LUCINE AMARA - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 156403B/w picture postcard of Amara from the waist up in a Spanish costume and holding a black lace fan. Amara performed in Carmen over 130 times in this opera during her 41 years at the New York Metropolitan Opera.
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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PASQUALE AMATO - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED 1913 - HFSID 143226PASQUALE AMATO Black and white picture postcard of Pasquale Amato in a suit. Postcard Photograph signed: "Pasquale Amato/New York 1913". B/w, 3½x5½. The Italian operatic baritone of La Scala and the Metropolitan often sang and recorded with Caruso.
Sale Price $488.75
$575.00
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YVONNE ANDRY - INSCRIBED PICTURE POSTCARD SIGNED 02/03/1928 - HFSID 154180YVONNE ANDRY The Belgian mezzo-soprano inscribes a vintage photo. Postcard Photograph inscribed in French and signed: "Á Mademoiselle/Stephanie Clinan/avec mon meilleur souvenir/Yvonne Andry/[2 words illegible]2-3-28". Sepia, 3¼x5¼. Unmailed.
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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YVONNE ANDRY - INSCRIBED PICTURE POSTCARD SIGNED 09/14/1920 - HFSID 154181YVONNE ANDRY. Postcard Photograph inscribed in French and signed: "Á Mademoiselle/Stephanie Clinan/Souvenir Sympathetique/Yvonne Andry/[3 illegible initials]". Photo: R. Marchand, Brussels. Sepia, 3¼x5¼. Unmailed.
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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GIUSEPPE ANSELMI - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED 12/08/1905 - HFSID 154054GIUSEPPE ANSELMI Tinted b/w German picture post card of a girl in a long pink dress and holding a flower, signed by operatic tenor Giuseppe Anselmi in 1905 Picture post card signed "G Anselmi/12-8-1905". Black ink notations on verso in unknown hand. B/w tinted, 3½x5½ overall, 3¼x5¼ image, one surface.
Sale Price $378.00
$420.00
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ERIC AUDOUIN - INSCRIBED PICTURE POSTCARD SIGNED 01/06/1912 - HFSID 154174ERIC AUDOUIN Black and white picture post card (3½x5¼) of the French tenor inscribed and signed to a fan, dated 1912 while in Brussels. Extremely rare! Inscribed picture post card signed: "a Mademoiselle S. Van Espree/Eric Audouin/Bruxelles 6-1-12", B/w 3½x5¼.
Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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ERIC AUDOUIN - INSCRIBED PICTURE POSTCARD SIGNED 1912 - HFSID 154173ERIC AUDOUIN Extremely rare picture postcard showing the tenor in costume (5½x3¼), signed and dated 1912 in black ink Inscribed picture post card signed: "a Mademoiselle S. Van Espree/Eric Audouin 9-[illegible]-1912", in black ink, B/w 5½x3¼.
Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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FERNANDO AUTORI - PICTURE POSTCARD TWICE SIGNED 1936 - HFSID 166340FERNANDO AUTORI Sepia-toned picture postcard of operatic bass Fernando Autori in a Roman costume and stage makeup, signed and dated in Buenos Aires in 1936 and with one untranslated line Picture postcard signed "Fernando Autori/[1 untranslated line]/B. aires-36" in black ink and "Fernando Autori" in pencil.
Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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GABRIEL BACQUIER - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 203171GABRIEL BACQUIER Signed 3½x5 close-up photo Photograph signed: "Gabriel Bacquier". B/w, 3½x5¼ overall, image 3½x4¾ (one surface). French operatic
Sale Price $108.00
$120.00
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GABRIEL BACQUIER - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 145415GABRIEL BACQUIER Signed 3½x5¼ postcard photo, with beard and mustache Photograph signed: "Gabriel Bacquier". B/w, 3½x5¼ overall, image 3½x4¾, one surface.
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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PIERO BIASINI - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 145418PIERO BIASINI B/w Italian picture post card of Biasini as Alvise Fusinèr in Orsèolo Picture post card signed "Piero Biasini". With pencil notations in unknown hand on verso. B/w, 4x5¾ overall, 3¾x5½ image.
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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INGRID BJONER - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 152661INGRID BJONER Signed b/w Alexander Bender bust photo of soprano Ingrid Bjoner on a German post card Picture post card signed "Ingrid Bjoner" in red ink. Blue ink notations in unknown hand on verso. B/w, 3½x5¼ overall, 3½x4¼ image, one surface. Photo by Alexander Bender.
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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TONI BLANKENHEIM - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 296052TONI BLANKENHEIM Captioned 4¼x6 photo of the opera baritone Picture Post Card signed: "T Blankenheim". B/w, 4¼x6, Captioned in lower margin. German operatic baritone Toni Blankenheim (b. 1921) is known for his charismatic stage presence and acting skills.
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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LUCREZIA BORI - POST CARD SIGNED CIRCA 1943 - HFSID 156380LUCREZIA BORI The opera performer signs on this blank postcard in black ink Postcard Signed: "Sincerely/Lucrezia Bori", 5½x3¼ with b/w1¾x2½ newspaper photograph attached at left (two surfaces). Postmarked New York, New York, 1943 May 17.
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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ELSE BREMS - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 155120ELSE BREMS Extremely rare picture post card showing the Danish contralto, signed by Brems in black ink (3½x5½) Picture post card signed: "Else Brems", in black ink, Sepia 3½x5½. Else Brems (1908-1995)was a contralto opera singer, making her major debut in 1928.
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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FRITZ BUSCH - INSCRIBED PICTURE POSTCARD SIGNED 1933 - HFSID 1593203½x5¼ postcard photo in a wool suit, signed the year he was dismissed from the Dresden Opera for his anti-Nazi views. Inscribing in Spanish, he would soon become opera director at Argentina's Teatro Colón.
Sale Price $306.00
$340.00
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DAME CLARA ELLEN BUTT - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 156136CLARA BUTT Colorized postcard photo with baby, signed with her married name, Butt-Rumford Postcard Photograph signed: "Clara Butt-Rumford". Colorized b/w, 3½x 5¼. Printed caption at lower edge: "Clara Butt & baby".
Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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DAME CLARA ELLEN BUTT - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 101435CLARA BUTT Signed 3½x5½ photo, wearing fur coat and hat and beaded necklace Photograph signed: "Clara Butt Rumford". Sepia, 3¼x5¼. Photo: G. McHaven Brownlee. English contralto Clara Ellen Butt (1872-1936) made her professional debut in 1892, praised by George Bernard Shaw and others.
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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PIERO CAPPUCCILLI - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED CIRCA 1967 - HFSID 145181PIERO CAPPUCCILLI 4x6 image of the Italian baritone on stage Postcard Photograph signed: "Piero Cappuccilli/1967". Color, 4x6. Opera baritone Piero Cappuccilli (1929-2005)specialized in the repertoire of his native Italy, and especially the works of Verdi.
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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MARGHERITA CAROSIO - INSCRIBED PICTURE POSTCARD SIGNED - HFSID 145520MARGHERITA CAROSIO B/w picture postcard of soprano Margherita Carosio in a wide-brimmed hat and polka-dot dress from Verdi's La traviata. Signed "sincerely" in blue ink in 1954. Inscribed picture post card signed "To G.A. Fuchter/sincerely/Margharita Carosio/Dec. 1954" in blue ink. B/w, 4x5¾.
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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ENRICO CARUSO - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 29652ENRICO CARUSO The great tenor sends a postcard from Ohio. Picture Postcard signed: "Salute Caruso", 5¼x3¼ postcard. Addressed in another hand to a correspondent in Germany. 2-cent Washington stamp affixed, postmarked Columbus, Ohio, May 1, 1908, 3:30 PM. Color postcard picturing Franklin County Court House.
Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
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ENRICO CARUSO - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 38327ENRICO CARUSO Black and white picture postcard of Enrico Caruso in a suit and tie. Postcard Photograph signed: "Enrico Caruso". B/w, 3¼x5½. Legendary operatic tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) often appeared in performances at the Royal Opera House in Berlin.
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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ENRICO CARUSO - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 67536ENRICO CARUSO Sepia picture postcard of Enrico Caruso in a plaid suit and tie. Postcard Photograph signed: "[seven un-translated Italian]/Caruso". Sepia, 3¼x5¼. Legendary operatic tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) often appeared in performances at the Royal Opera House in Berlin.
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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ENRICO CARUSO - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 33317ENRICO CARUSO German postcard photograph of the legendary operatic tenor. Postcard Photograph signed: "Enrico Caruso". B/w with sepia hue, 3¼x5¼. German postcard imprinted "Berlin" at lower left corner. Caruso's name imprinted at upper right margin.
Sale Price $1,190.00
$1,400.00
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ENRICO CARUSO - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED 11/07/1911 - HFSID 41990ENRICO CARUSO Early sepia picture postcard of Enrico Caruso in a striped suit and tie holding a cane. Postcard Photograph signed: "Enrico Caruso/7-11-1911". Sepia, 3¼x5¼. Legendary operatic tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) often appeared in performances at the Royal Opera House in Berlin.
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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ENRICO CARUSO - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED 12/03/1914 - HFSID 147698ENRICO CARUSO The great tenor sends a postcard from New York. Picture Postcard signed: "Many/thanks/Caruso", 5½x3½ postcard. Addressed in another hand to: "Mr/Charles/Bloomingdale/1420 Chestnut St/Phila/Pa." 1-cent Washington stamp affixed, postmarked Times Sq. Sta., N.Y., Dec. 3, 1914, 8:30 PM.
Sale Price $595.00
$700.00