NAT KING COLE signed index card signature AUTOGRAPHED Unforgettable WARNECKE '56

Description

Original signature of legendary musician
NAT KING COLE
signed in blue ballpoint ink.
Index card measures 3" x 5". I purchased this card and several others in a lot of signatures sourced from the collection of famous photographer Harry Warnecke (1900-1984). See below for more background on Warnecke. The date in which the autograph was originally obtained is typed on the front of the index card "11/15/56." It is my understanding that Warnecke or someone from his studio would obtain a signature of the celebrity being photographed. What makes this unique is that you can peg this signature to a specific date! What a conversation piece!
Autograph is
prominent and presents very nicely.
SEE SCANS FOR CONDITION
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Watermark "ebay" does not appear on the actual item.
Do not let this one get away! But if you do decide to let this one get away, I have currently listed two other Nat King Cole signed cards from the same collection, just from different dates. Those are in separate individual listings. The signed index card being offered here is the one described above and pictured dated 11/15/56. The other two signed Nat King Cole cards available in separate listings are dated 12/13/51 and 9/22/53.  If you miss these signed index cards, I have several other vintage Cole signatures currently listed.
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See my other current listing for various vintage sports and entertainment autographs, including and many of the very finest Frank Sinatra autographs available in the market today!
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Here is some biographical information on both Cole and Warnecke:
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965)
, known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer and jazz pianist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole also acted in films and on television and performed on Broadway. He was the first African-American man to host an American television series. He was the father of singer/songwriter Natalie Cole (1950-2015). His hit singles include "Straighten Up and Fly Right" 1944 #8, "The Christmas Song" 1946/1962/2018 #?/#65/#11, "Nature Boy" 1948 #1, "Mona Lisa 1950 #1, "Frosty, The Snowman" 1950 #9, "Too Young" 1951 #1, "Unforgettable" 1951 #12, "Somewhere Along the Way" 1952 #8, "Answer Me, My Love" 1954 #6, "A Blossom Fell" 1955 #2, "If I May" 1955 #8, "Send for Me" 1957 #6, "Looking Back" 1958 #5, "Ramblin' Rose" 1962 #2, "Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer" 1963 #6, "Unforgettable" 1991 (with daughter Natalie).
Harry Warnecke (1900 - 1984)
– Photographer. Well before color reproductions and color snapshots became commonplace, pioneering photographer Harry Warnecke (1900–1984) and his associates at the New York Daily News’ Color Studio created brilliant, richly-hued portraits for the newspaper’s Sunday News magazine. Employing a special one-shot camera of his own design, Warnecke began producing color images for the Daily News in the 1930s by utilizing the technically demanding, tri-color carbro process—an early form of color photography. Over the course of several decades, Warnecke and his team photographed hundreds of people in the news, from popular film stars and athletes to military leaders and government officials.