Egbert Barten of the Geoffrey Donaldson Institute (G.D.I.) always lends us his newly acquired postcards to present them at European Film Star Postcards. This time he handed me over two albums which his institute had received as gifts. Today, we present the first album: a collection of Dutch and German postcards in black and white from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Egbert got the postcards from the Beatles Museum in Alkmaar. Probably they were part of a postcard album which included Beatles postcards. G.D.I. was given the other postcards, of which we present a selection of 17 postcards of classic Hollywood stars and German teenager idols of the era.
![Burt Lancaster in His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)]()
German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag, Minden/Westf. Photo: Warner Bros. Burt Lancaster in His Majesty O'Keefe (Byron Haskin, 1954). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Clark Gable in Band of Angels (1957)]()
German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag, Minden/Westf., no. 218. Photo: Warner Bros. Clark Gable in Band of Angels (Raoul Walsh, 1957). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Clark Gable in Band of Angels (1957)]()
German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag, Minden/Westf., no. 600. Photo: Warner Bros. Clark Gable in Band of Angels (Raoul Walsh, 1957). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Danny Kaye in Merry Andrew (1958)]()
Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 1060. Photo: M.G.M. Danny Kaye in Merry Andrew (Michael Kidd, 1958). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Clark Gable in But Not For Me (1959)]()
Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 160. Photo: Paramount. Clark Gable in But Not For Me (Walter Lang, 1959). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Warren Beatty]()
Warren Beatty. Dutch postcard, no. 662. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Yul Brynner]()
Yul Brynner. Dutch postcard, no. 960. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Jean Simmons in Spartacus (1960)]()
Dutch postcard, no. 860. Photo: Universal-Film. Jean Simmons in Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![William Holden]()
William Holden. German postcard by Kolibri Verlag, Minden/Westf. Photo: Warner Bros. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Romy Schneider]()
Romy Schneider. Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 759. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Romy Schneider]()
Romy Schneider. Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 759 (yes, same number). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Ingrid Andree]()
Ingrid Andree. Dutch postcard. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Vera Tschechowa]()
Vera Tschechowa. German postcard. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Sabine Sinjen]()
Sabine Sinjen. Dutch postcard. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Sabine Sinjen in Alt Heidelberg (1959)]()
Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 306. Sabine Sinjen in Alt Heidelberg/Old Heidelberg (Ernst Marischka, 1959). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Sabine Sinjen in Alt Heidelberg (1959)]()
Dutch postcard, no. 1060. Sabine Sinjen in Alt Heidelberg/Old Heidelberg (Ernst Marischka, 1959). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
![Sabine Sinjen in Christian Wolff, Alt Heidelberg (1959)]()
Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 1066. Sabine Sinjen and Christian Wolff in Alt Heidelberg/Old Heidelberg (Ernst Marischka, 1959). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
The second album is the subject of tomorrow's post. So stay tuned! And many thanks to Egbert!
German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag, Minden/Westf. Photo: Warner Bros. Burt Lancaster in His Majesty O'Keefe (Byron Haskin, 1954). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag, Minden/Westf., no. 218. Photo: Warner Bros. Clark Gable in Band of Angels (Raoul Walsh, 1957). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag, Minden/Westf., no. 600. Photo: Warner Bros. Clark Gable in Band of Angels (Raoul Walsh, 1957). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 1060. Photo: M.G.M. Danny Kaye in Merry Andrew (Michael Kidd, 1958). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 160. Photo: Paramount. Clark Gable in But Not For Me (Walter Lang, 1959). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Warren Beatty. Dutch postcard, no. 662. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Yul Brynner. Dutch postcard, no. 960. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Dutch postcard, no. 860. Photo: Universal-Film. Jean Simmons in Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
William Holden. German postcard by Kolibri Verlag, Minden/Westf. Photo: Warner Bros. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Romy Schneider. Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 759. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Romy Schneider. Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 759 (yes, same number). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Ingrid Andree. Dutch postcard. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Vera Tschechowa. German postcard. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Sabine Sinjen. Dutch postcard. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 306. Sabine Sinjen in Alt Heidelberg/Old Heidelberg (Ernst Marischka, 1959). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Dutch postcard, no. 1060. Sabine Sinjen in Alt Heidelberg/Old Heidelberg (Ernst Marischka, 1959). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 1066. Sabine Sinjen and Christian Wolff in Alt Heidelberg/Old Heidelberg (Ernst Marischka, 1959). Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
The second album is the subject of tomorrow's post. So stay tuned! And many thanks to Egbert!