Vintage original 3.5 x 5.25 in. German postcard depicting the beautiful German silent film actress MARY KID. She is depicted in a close publicity shot wearing a stylish fur-trimmed cape over a white dress while posing in front of a black background. This postcard was signed in black ink by Mary Kid in, we believe, 1926 (see "Provenance" below), the year in which she appeared in 4 silent films in Germany. Printed by the renowned Ross-Verlag company of Berlin, this vintage original "country of origin" postcard is unused in very fine+ condition without any tears, stains, or other flaws.
Provenance: Approximately 8 years ago, we purchased a collection of two albums of vintage original German postcards from a rare book dealer at an antiquarian book fair in Pasadena, California (see photos). Approximately half of the postcards were signed by the respective personalities and the ones that were dated by the actors are all dated "1926." We were informed by the dealer that these photographs came from a film collector in Germany who acquired the postcards at the time they were issued and then had them signed by the respective actors when he met them in person. We are now pleased to make these vintage original postcards available to other collectors.
Mary Kid (1901–1988) was a German actress who
appeared in more than forty films during the Weimar Republic, but her
career came to an end in the early sound era. She was born on August 8,
1901 in Hamburg, Germany as Marie Anna Albertine Keul. She was an actress,
known for Wenn du noch eine Mutter
hast (1924), Wir sind vom
K. u. K. Infanterie-Regiment (1926) and Lieutenant of His Majesty
(1929). With the rise of the talkies, she retired from the film business and
later died on October 29, 1988 in Hamburg.
Ross-Verlag in Berlin was a German
publishing house specialized in photographs and photo postcards of artists. The
owner of the company was Heinrich Ross (b. 10 August 1870; d. after 1954 as
emigrant in the USA).