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Auction History Result 7j1079 MATA HARI WC R1938 close up of Greta Garbo as the legendary spy in skimpy outfit, ultra rare! Date Sold 2/2/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1938 Re-Release Theatrical Paperbacked Movie Window Card (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) Mata Hari, the 1931 George Fitzmaurice France World War I (WWI) romantic spy espionage secret agent melodrama (about the legendary female dancer in World War I, who worked undercover as a spy for the Germans, but this movie does not stick to the actual story and is highly fictionalized) starring Greta Garbo (in the title role as Mata Hari), Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, C. Henry Gordon, and Blanche Friderici NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this 1938 re-release window card! Also note that this film was re-released by MGM in 1938 as "Mata Hari: Temptress of the Secret Service". This title is on the reissued posters and re-release title card but not the re-release scene cards, which has often led them to be sold as originals, even though the border design on the 1938 re-release scene cards is different from that of the 1931 first release cards. Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a heavy paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. Prior to paperbacking, the window card had paper loss at the top of Garbo's credit, cutting into the top of all the letters. It also had some tears, stains, and paper loss around the edges, with some stains and smudges scattered throughout. Overall, the window card was in fair to good condition prior to paperbacking. Given the poster's many defects, the restorer did a pretty nice job, but you can clearly see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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