Rares from the collection of Didier Hanson

There are more amazing star postcards than I ever can show in this blog. More, many more untold stories to tell. Someone who keeps reminding me of that is Didier Hanson. Every week or so, he surprises me with scans of postcards I had never seen before. Or stars I had never heard of, but who were all working once in the European cinema. To give you an impression, here are eleven 'rares' from Didier's incredible collection.


Andrée Standard. French postcard by EC, no. 52. Collection: Didier Hanson.


Anita Berber. German postcard by Rotophot in the Film Sterne series. Photo: Becker & Maass. Collection: Didier Hanson.


Bella Polini. German postcard by Ross verlag, Berlin, no. 795/2, no. 1925-1926. Collection: Didier Hanson.


Else Böttcher, Vilma Conti. German postcard by BNK, no. 33.583/1. Caption: "Fuss-Tanz-Duett. So ein Damesfüsschen zierlich und klein. Die Tanzhusaren." Collection: Didier Hanson.


Ernst Lubitsch. German postcard by Verlag Hermann Leiser, Berlin-Wilm., no. 1926. Photo: Fritz Richard. Collection: Didier Hanson.


Eta von Hajdu. German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 8260/1, 1933-1934. Photo: Angelo Photos / Phönix Film. Collection: Didier Hanson.


Hildegard Gajewska. German postcard by Hartungs Künstlerkarte, Berlin, no. 1206. Collection: Didier Hanson.


Himansu Rai. German postcard by Ross Verlag, Berlin, no. 36/2. Photo: Emelka Konzern. Still from Prem Sanyas or Die Leuchte Asiens/The Light of Asia (Franz Osten, Himansu Rai, 1925). Collection: Didier Hanson.


Serge Lifar. French postcard no. 148. Photo: Studio Harcourt. Collection: Didier Hanson.


Valeska Gert. German card. Collection: Didier Hanson.


Veit Harlan. German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 7753/1, 1935. Photo: Robertson, Berlin. Collection: Didier Hanson.

Thanks, Didier!