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Vintage original 3.5 x 5.25 in. German postcard depicting the handsome German actor, director, screenwriter, and producer, HARRY PIEL. He is depicted in a publicity shot from what we believe is the German silent film Der schwarze Pierrot (1926) and is wearing an elegant gentleman's period costume. It was signed in black ink by Harry Piel in, we believe, 1926 (see additional details below). Printed by the renowned Ross-Verlag company of Berlin, Germany, this vintage original "country of origin" postcard is unused in very fine+ condition with only very light diagonal indentations on each corner from where it was inserted in a vintage postcard album.
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.
Hubert August Piel (12 July 1892, Düsseldorf – 27 March 1963, Munich), known as Harry Piel, was a prolific German actor, film director, screenwriter ,and film producer who was involved in over 150 films. Piel became a director in 1912, turning out such box-office successes as Mann Gegen Mann (1928), Achtung! - Auto-Diebe! (1930) and Artisten (1935). His last directorial effort was 1953's Gesprengte Gitter (Elephant Fury, a.k.a. Panic), which he also produced, wrote, and starred. 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). |