In the city of Utrecht, in the heart of the Netherlands, a little publishing company produced dozens of interesting film star postcards during the 1950s and 1960s. They often worked together with Photo press bureau 't Sticht, also in Utrecht. Recently I found Takken's superb Marilyn Monroe postcard with a publicity still for The Asphalt Jungle (1950). There is little known about 'Uitg. Takken', but twelve dazzling postcards were easily selected.
![Alida Valli]()
Alida Valli. Dutch postcard by Takken, Utrecht, no. 1683. Photo: publicity still for Senso (Luchino Visconti, 1954).
![Marilyn Monroe in The Asphalt Jungle (1950)]()
Marilyn Monroe. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 1708. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Publicity still for The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950).
![Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in High Society (1956)]()
Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3021. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Publicity still for High Society (Charles Walters, 1956).
![Margaret Lockwood]()
Margaret Lockwood. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3239. Photo: Eagle Lion.
![Rita Hayworth]()
Rita Hayworth. Dutch postcard by Takken / 't Sticht, no. 3317. Photo: Columbia. Publicity still for Down to earth (Alexander Hall, 1947).
![Giulietta Masina]()
Giulietta Masina. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3381. Photo: N.V. Standaardfilms. Publicity still for La strada (1954).
![Romy Schneider]()
Romy Schneider. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3573. Photo: publicity still for Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin/Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (Ernst Marischka, 1957).
![Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield]()
Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, no. 3674. Photo: 20th Century Fox.
![Marlon Brando in Sayonara (1957)]()
Marlon Brando. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3730. Photo: Warner Bros. Publicity still for Sayonara (Joshua Logan, 1957).
![Tommy Steele, Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott]()
Tommy Steele, Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott. Dutch multi-view postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3823, 1958. The photo of Elvis with Lizabeth Scott was a publicity still for the film Loving You (1957, Hal Kanter).
![Peter Kraus]()
Peter Kraus. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. AX 4445. Photo: Hafbo. Publicity still for Die Frühreifen/The precocious (Josef von Báky, 1957).
![Elke Sommer]()
Elke Sommer. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. AX 4982. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
This is a post for Postcard Friendship Friday, hosted by Beth at the The Best Hearts are Crunchy. You can visit her by clicking on the button below.
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Alida Valli. Dutch postcard by Takken, Utrecht, no. 1683. Photo: publicity still for Senso (Luchino Visconti, 1954).
Marilyn Monroe. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 1708. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Publicity still for The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950).
Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3021. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Publicity still for High Society (Charles Walters, 1956).
Margaret Lockwood. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3239. Photo: Eagle Lion.
Rita Hayworth. Dutch postcard by Takken / 't Sticht, no. 3317. Photo: Columbia. Publicity still for Down to earth (Alexander Hall, 1947).
Giulietta Masina. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3381. Photo: N.V. Standaardfilms. Publicity still for La strada (1954).
Romy Schneider. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3573. Photo: publicity still for Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin/Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (Ernst Marischka, 1957).
Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, no. 3674. Photo: 20th Century Fox.
Marlon Brando. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3730. Photo: Warner Bros. Publicity still for Sayonara (Joshua Logan, 1957).
Tommy Steele, Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott. Dutch multi-view postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3823, 1958. The photo of Elvis with Lizabeth Scott was a publicity still for the film Loving You (1957, Hal Kanter).
Peter Kraus. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. AX 4445. Photo: Hafbo. Publicity still for Die Frühreifen/The precocious (Josef von Báky, 1957).
Elke Sommer. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. AX 4982. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
This is a post for Postcard Friendship Friday, hosted by Beth at the The Best Hearts are Crunchy. You can visit her by clicking on the button below.
