Cab Calloway SP C.1940 Promo Postcard Vintage Fountain Signature

A 3.5 x 5 glossy vintage postcard dedicated and signed boldly in dark blue fountain pen C. 1940 by Cab Calloway (1907-1994). This 1939 song,"The Jumpin' Jive", was featured in the 1944 film Stormy Weather and the Nicholas Brothers danced to it. I hope you like the graph.

Views: 270

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by David Lewis on March 7, 2021 at 11:07am

Eric, Nice one!! I met Fayard Nicholas out in L.A. back in the day, a true gentleman. Now for an easy one, you have to get your hands on a war date duel signed Nicholas Brothers photo. 

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 7, 2021 at 11:30am

Thanks David. I really like it. There was an 8x10 Minnie but I wanted a vintage fountain sig. Also, that pose was upper chest - you really need to see his whole body the way that man moved. Also the contrast was low as well on the Minnie SP.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 7, 2021 at 9:43pm

I also Wanted to avoid the usual "Hi-di-ho" inscription.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 13, 2021 at 7:13am

Some additional info: This photo was taken by James J. Kriegsmann, New York, probably mid-1934.

RSS

© 2025   Created by Steve Cyrkin, Admin.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy Policy  |  Terms of Service