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Auction History Result 5h085 ALFRED ABEL signed German Ross postcard '20s he was in Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse & Metropolis! Date Sold 3/6/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Autographed German Ross Postcard (measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" [9 x 14 cm]) (Learn More) Alfred Abel was a German actor from the 1910s to 1937. He did not get started in movies until he was 33 (in 1912), having studied forestry and gardening! He became one of Germany's very top actors in the 1920s, working with the very best directors, and having significant roles in many of the best films. Some of his movies include: Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler, Metropolis (both directed by Fritz Lang), The Phantom, and many others. He passed away in 1937 at the age of 58, having appeared in 128 movies! Important Added Info: Note that this item has been personally autographed (signed) by Alfred Abel! Also note that in the 1920s and 1930s in Germany, it became a common practice to pass out 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" "Ross postcards" to the people who attended a movie. These were postcards that people could send through the mail (each had a picture of one of the movie's stars on it, and standard postcard markings on the other side). But these were also sent to theaters where the stars would make personal appearances, and members of the audience would get the stars to autograph them if they could, but of course, the cards themselves did not come autographed! Sometimes the theaters would cut four slits in the upper left of the front cover of the program for that movie and have the "Ross postcards" inserted into that area, so that the audience members would get the program and the card together! We imagine that theaters hoped that audience members would mail the postcards after they saw the movie to friends, telling them how much they enjoyed it, thus creating advertising for the movie. These are often called "Ross autograph cards" by collectors, because moviegoers did often obtain autographs on them. Ross postcards are quite collectible, signed or unsigned, but of course, they are worth far more signed. They are often quite rare, because most German paper of all kinds from before World War II was destroyed during the war, due to the massive paper shortages there at that time. Condition: very good to fine. Learn More about condition grades 
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