Franz Lehar Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
FRANZ LEHAR
Born: April 30, 1870 in Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Komárno, Slovakia)
Died: October 24, 1948 in near Salzburg, Austria
Died: October 24, 1948 in near Salzburg, Austria
Franz Lehár (1870-1948), was a major figure in the revival of Viennese light opera at the beginning of the 20th century. His work, The Merry Widow (1905), popularized operetta in the U.S. and also became Hitler's favorite stage work. As a military bandmaster before and during WWI, he composed several marches. During the 1920s, Lehár incorporated new styles of popular music, including American blues, into his compositions, and began composing film scores. The composer, despite having a Jewish wife, remained in Vienna during World WII, avoiding politics.
Theater Credits
The-Merry-Widow - Music (October 7, 1944 - November 4, 1944), The-Merry-Widow - Music (July 15, 1942 - August 16, 1942), Wo-Die-Lerche-Singt - Music (December 27, 1920 - January 1, 1921), Ziegfeld-Follies-of-1916 - Music (June 12, 1916 - September 16, 1916), A-Winsome-Widow - Music (April 11, 1912 - September 7, 1912)
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FRANZ LEHAR - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 01/08/1938 - HFSID 18757FRANZ LEHAR Handwritten letter to his friend Julius Bistron, heatedly defending operettas against musicians who despise them without knowing anything about them Autograph Letter signed: "Lehar", 1 page, 7x4½. Vienna, 1938 January 8.Sale Price $637.50
$750.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/19/1942 - HFSID 266621FRANZ LEHÁR Postcard photograph from the Grand Hôtel & Hôtel Euler, Basel! ALS: "Uncle Lehár Fz" in German, 1p, 5¾x4 postcard. Zurich, 1942 June 19. To Fraulein Maria.
Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 09/02/1940 - HFSID 268158FRANZ LEHÁR The composer sends a letter of thanks! ALS: "Lehár/Frz", 1p, 5x3¼, affixed to 8¼x5¾ sheet. Vienna, 1940 September 2. To his "Dear friend Vandendries". In German, translated.
Sale Price $405.00
$450.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION SIGNED 02/04/1927 - HFSID 84757FRANZ LEHAR Thecomposer has penned bars of music titled by him:"Paganini" Autograph Musical Quotation signed: "Lehar Franz," 1p, 5¼x3½. Vienna, 1927 February 4.
Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION SIGNED 04/09/1925 - HFSID 262751FRANZ LEHÁR Four measures of music on a lined sheet Autograph Musical Quotation signed: "Lehár Franz" in pencil, 2½x4. No place, 1925 September 4.
Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 02/14/1941 - HFSID 268452FRANZ LEHÁR Photograph of the composer signed and dates in 1941! Photograph inscribed in French and signed: "À Monsieur André Laudemonde/avec toute ma sympathie/Paris 14-2-1941 Lehár Franz". B/w, 4x6. Photo: Studio Harcourt, Paris. Hungarian violinist and composer.
Sale Price $427.50
$475.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 05/05/1933 - HFSID 265693FRANZ LEHÁR The composer shown posing for the camera, dated 1933! Photograph inscribed and signed: "À Monsieur Robert/sympathies de/Lehár Franz/Paris/5.5.1933" in French. B/w, 6½x8¾. Photograph by Ernst Schneider, Berlin.
Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 1930 - HFSID 176225B/w photo of Lehár in a suit-and-tie and sitting at a rolltop table composing a score, signed in Bad Ischl, Austria in 1930. With a note to "the most hardworking agent of the Karezag publishing house". Lehár died in Bad Ischl in 1948.
Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH CIRCA 1924 - HFSID 739Sepia-toned bust-view photograph of Franz Lehár, composer of The Merry Widow, in a suit-and-tie. With long note written in translated German to an unidentified baroness, saying that he sent flowers and that he "Would have liked to talk to you again".
Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - INSCRIBED MUSICAL QUOTATION ON PHOTO SIGNED 07/15/1946 - HFSID 262756FRANZ LEHáR Two bars or music with three words penned by the composer! Photograph with Autograph Musical Quotation inscribed and signed in German: "Herr Dr Dante Ciocci [sentiment]/Zurich/15 July 1946/Franz Lehár". B/w, 7x9½.
Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - INSCRIBED PICTURE POSTCARD SIGNED - HFSID 175536Signed b/w picture postcard of Lehár sitting at a desk and composing a score. With a note in translated German reminding a "Lovely Miss Maria" that Radio Vienna was going to broadcast his operetta The Land of Smiles.
Sale Price $427.50
$475.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 254970B/w picture postcard of Lehár sitting at a Hofmann piano in a suit-and-tie, signed "To play on the Hofmann Grand Piano is always a real pleasure for me."This postcard was printed by piano manufacturers Hofmann & Czerny A. G., which means this is probably an advertisement.
Sale Price $427.50
$475.00
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FRANZ LEHAR - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK CIRCA 1927 - HFSID 300049FRANZ LEHÁR 3½x5½ cardstock photo bearing his ink signature and a printed remembrance of an autograph session at the exhibition, "Vienna and the Viennese" Printed Photograph signed in Ink: "Lehár". B/w, 3½x5½.
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
