Antique, tinted Etching: Kiwis. 19892 (European Antiquities) at AC All Collectibles
Antique, tinted Etching: Kiwis. 19892 (European Antiquities) at AC All Collectibles: "1892: Decorative, colored etching depicting Kiwi ( Apteryx australis ).
Size: 6,1 x 9,5 inches. Fine condition.
Kiwi have hair like feathers, almost non-existent wings and they have an excellent sense of smell. Kiwi are very unique birds. Found only in New Zealand, it is the country's national bird. New Zealanders are commonly referred to as 'kiwis'."
Friday, January 12, 2007
Steering Wheel of crashed Airship Italia found
New Items at AC All Collectibles: "Vintage Photograph: Steering Wheel of crashed Airship Italia found. Old photograph showing pilots and soldiers who found the steering-wheel of the crashed Zeppelin Italia.
Size of photo including margins: 11,8 x 9,4 inches, Photo-part: 8,8 x 6,3 inches.
The photo is in fine condition but there are holes from needles and thumbtacks in the corners.
Airship Italia was a semi-rigid airship used by Umberto Nobile in his second series of flights around the North Pole.
On May 9, 1926, American Richard Byrd made the questionable claim of having flown to the North Pole and back in the Fokker tri-motor Josephine Ford. Five days later, the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition in the airship Norge flew from Kings Bay to Teller, Alaska by way of the North Pole. Shortly after Amundsen and the Norge's designer and pilot, Italian Umberto Nobile started a bitter fight and in 1928 Nobile returned to Kings Bay as sole leader of his own expedition in the airship Italia.
On May 21, 1928, the Italia crashed on the ice north-east of Spitsbergen on the return from a claimed attainment of the North Pole. The Italia carried a crew of 16. At the time of the crash, nine crewmembers, including Nobile, were in the main cabin gondola and were thrown onto the ice.
( partly after PolarFlight Research Forum and wikipe"
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Josephine Baker Autograph from 1962: Signed French Print. COA - col-591
Josephine Baker Autograph from 1962: Signed French Print. COA - col-591: "Josephine Baker autograph on a French RCA folder ( 4 pages ). Signed at the front side.
Inside are a map and a list of locations Josephine Baker performed at. At the back side is a list of her records.
Josephine Baker autograph on a French RCA folder ( 4 pages ). Signed at the front side.
Size: 5,2 x 7,2 inches. Fine condition.
Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975), born Freda Josephine McDonald, was an American-French dancer, actress and singer. She was given the nicknames 'Black Venus,' 'Black Pearl' and 'Creole Goddess.' Although born American, she became a French citizen in 1937.
She began performing on stage at an early age, appeared in a chorus line and in 1925 she travelled to Paris as part of La Revue Negre. After a short while she was the most successful American entertainer working in France—whereas in the U.S., she would have suffered from the racial prejudices common to the era. Ernest Hemingway called her 'the most sensational woman anyone ever saw.' In addition to being a musical star, Baker also starred in several successful films, among them Zouzou (1934) and Princesse Tamtam (1935).
During World War II she worked with the Resistance against the Nazis. After the war she fought for civil rights in the United States, returned to France and retired in 1956.
In the late '60s Princess Grace helped Baker to put on another stage show, '"
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Mario del Monaco Autograph on Photo. CoA.
collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Mario del Monaco Autograph on Photo. CoA.: "
Mario del Monaco Autograph on Photo. CoA.
Mario del Monaco autograph from the 1970s. Signed b/w photo ( as Othello ), 4 x 6 inches.
The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Very fine condition.
Mario del Monaco (1915 - 1982) was an Italian tenor and is regarded as one of the loudest tenors of the 20th Century. He graduated from the Rossini Conservatory at Pesaro, where he first met and sang with Renata Tebaldi.
His main career began with his debut on December 31, 1940, as Pinkerton at the Puccini Theater in Milan. and he retired in 1975. He was famous for his role of Verdi's Otello which he first tackled in 1950 and kept refining through his career.
He was buried in his Otello costume. He was partnered with Tebaldi in a long series of Verdi and Puccini operas recorded for Decca.
He was handsome and powerful, a natural actor with perfect idiomatic phrasing and a ringing voice, the 'Brass Bull of Milan.'"
Size: 6,1 x 9,5 inches. Fine condition.
Kiwi have hair like feathers, almost non-existent wings and they have an excellent sense of smell. Kiwi are very unique birds. Found only in New Zealand, it is the country's national bird. New Zealanders are commonly referred to as 'kiwis'."
New Items at AC All Collectibles: "Vintage Photograph: Steering Wheel of crashed Airship Italia found. Old photograph showing pilots and soldiers who found the steering-wheel of the crashed Zeppelin Italia.
Size of photo including margins: 11,8 x 9,4 inches, Photo-part: 8,8 x 6,3 inches.
The photo is in fine condition but there are holes from needles and thumbtacks in the corners.
Airship Italia was a semi-rigid airship used by Umberto Nobile in his second series of flights around the North Pole.
On May 9, 1926, American Richard Byrd made the questionable claim of having flown to the North Pole and back in the Fokker tri-motor Josephine Ford. Five days later, the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition in the airship Norge flew from Kings Bay to Teller, Alaska by way of the North Pole. Shortly after Amundsen and the Norge's designer and pilot, Italian Umberto Nobile started a bitter fight and in 1928 Nobile returned to Kings Bay as sole leader of his own expedition in the airship Italia.
On May 21, 1928, the Italia crashed on the ice north-east of Spitsbergen on the return from a claimed attainment of the North Pole. The Italia carried a crew of 16. At the time of the crash, nine crewmembers, including Nobile, were in the main cabin gondola and were thrown onto the ice.
( partly after PolarFlight Research Forum and wikipe"
Size of photo including margins: 11,8 x 9,4 inches, Photo-part: 8,8 x 6,3 inches.
The photo is in fine condition but there are holes from needles and thumbtacks in the corners.
Airship Italia was a semi-rigid airship used by Umberto Nobile in his second series of flights around the North Pole.
On May 9, 1926, American Richard Byrd made the questionable claim of having flown to the North Pole and back in the Fokker tri-motor Josephine Ford. Five days later, the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition in the airship Norge flew from Kings Bay to Teller, Alaska by way of the North Pole. Shortly after Amundsen and the Norge's designer and pilot, Italian Umberto Nobile started a bitter fight and in 1928 Nobile returned to Kings Bay as sole leader of his own expedition in the airship Italia.
On May 21, 1928, the Italia crashed on the ice north-east of Spitsbergen on the return from a claimed attainment of the North Pole. The Italia carried a crew of 16. At the time of the crash, nine crewmembers, including Nobile, were in the main cabin gondola and were thrown onto the ice.
( partly after PolarFlight Research Forum and wikipe"
Josephine Baker Autograph from 1962: Signed French Print. COA - col-591
Josephine Baker Autograph from 1962: Signed French Print. COA - col-591: "Josephine Baker autograph on a French RCA folder ( 4 pages ). Signed at the front side.
Inside are a map and a list of locations Josephine Baker performed at. At the back side is a list of her records.
Josephine Baker autograph on a French RCA folder ( 4 pages ). Signed at the front side.
Size: 5,2 x 7,2 inches. Fine condition.
Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975), born Freda Josephine McDonald, was an American-French dancer, actress and singer. She was given the nicknames 'Black Venus,' 'Black Pearl' and 'Creole Goddess.' Although born American, she became a French citizen in 1937.
She began performing on stage at an early age, appeared in a chorus line and in 1925 she travelled to Paris as part of La Revue Negre. After a short while she was the most successful American entertainer working in France—whereas in the U.S., she would have suffered from the racial prejudices common to the era. Ernest Hemingway called her 'the most sensational woman anyone ever saw.' In addition to being a musical star, Baker also starred in several successful films, among them Zouzou (1934) and Princesse Tamtam (1935).
During World War II she worked with the Resistance against the Nazis. After the war she fought for civil rights in the United States, returned to France and retired in 1956.
In the late '60s Princess Grace helped Baker to put on another stage show, '"
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Mario del Monaco Autograph on Photo. CoA.
collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Mario del Monaco Autograph on Photo. CoA.: "
Mario del Monaco Autograph on Photo. CoA.
Mario del Monaco autograph from the 1970s. Signed b/w photo ( as Othello ), 4 x 6 inches.
The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Very fine condition.
Mario del Monaco (1915 - 1982) was an Italian tenor and is regarded as one of the loudest tenors of the 20th Century. He graduated from the Rossini Conservatory at Pesaro, where he first met and sang with Renata Tebaldi.
His main career began with his debut on December 31, 1940, as Pinkerton at the Puccini Theater in Milan. and he retired in 1975. He was famous for his role of Verdi's Otello which he first tackled in 1950 and kept refining through his career.
He was buried in his Otello costume. He was partnered with Tebaldi in a long series of Verdi and Puccini operas recorded for Decca.
He was handsome and powerful, a natural actor with perfect idiomatic phrasing and a ringing voice, the 'Brass Bull of Milan.'"
Inside are a map and a list of locations Josephine Baker performed at. At the back side is a list of her records.
Josephine Baker autograph on a French RCA folder ( 4 pages ). Signed at the front side.
Size: 5,2 x 7,2 inches. Fine condition.
Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975), born Freda Josephine McDonald, was an American-French dancer, actress and singer. She was given the nicknames 'Black Venus,' 'Black Pearl' and 'Creole Goddess.' Although born American, she became a French citizen in 1937.
She began performing on stage at an early age, appeared in a chorus line and in 1925 she travelled to Paris as part of La Revue Negre. After a short while she was the most successful American entertainer working in France—whereas in the U.S., she would have suffered from the racial prejudices common to the era. Ernest Hemingway called her 'the most sensational woman anyone ever saw.' In addition to being a musical star, Baker also starred in several successful films, among them Zouzou (1934) and Princesse Tamtam (1935).
During World War II she worked with the Resistance against the Nazis. After the war she fought for civil rights in the United States, returned to France and retired in 1956.
In the late '60s Princess Grace helped Baker to put on another stage show, '"
collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Mario del Monaco Autograph on Photo. CoA.: "
Mario del Monaco Autograph on Photo. CoA.
Mario del Monaco autograph from the 1970s. Signed b/w photo ( as Othello ), 4 x 6 inches.
The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Very fine condition.
Mario del Monaco (1915 - 1982) was an Italian tenor and is regarded as one of the loudest tenors of the 20th Century. He graduated from the Rossini Conservatory at Pesaro, where he first met and sang with Renata Tebaldi.
His main career began with his debut on December 31, 1940, as Pinkerton at the Puccini Theater in Milan. and he retired in 1975. He was famous for his role of Verdi's Otello which he first tackled in 1950 and kept refining through his career.
He was buried in his Otello costume. He was partnered with Tebaldi in a long series of Verdi and Puccini operas recorded for Decca.
He was handsome and powerful, a natural actor with perfect idiomatic phrasing and a ringing voice, the 'Brass Bull of Milan.'"
Mario del Monaco Autograph on Photo. CoA.
Mario del Monaco autograph from the 1970s. Signed b/w photo ( as Othello ), 4 x 6 inches.
The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Very fine condition.
Mario del Monaco (1915 - 1982) was an Italian tenor and is regarded as one of the loudest tenors of the 20th Century. He graduated from the Rossini Conservatory at Pesaro, where he first met and sang with Renata Tebaldi.
His main career began with his debut on December 31, 1940, as Pinkerton at the Puccini Theater in Milan. and he retired in 1975. He was famous for his role of Verdi's Otello which he first tackled in 1950 and kept refining through his career.
He was buried in his Otello costume. He was partnered with Tebaldi in a long series of Verdi and Puccini operas recorded for Decca.
He was handsome and powerful, a natural actor with perfect idiomatic phrasing and a ringing voice, the 'Brass Bull of Milan.'"
