RARE Maxie's retailer Hollywood Night Club Postcard Signed by famous Graphic Artist Karl Hubenthal Slapsy 1943 Collectible Framable Art Ephemera

1943 oversized Slapsy Maxie's Cartoon Postcard, Hollywood, California - Collectible Ephemera
"Racy for the day" Cartoons by Karl Hubenthal. Signed and dated
Three Cent Thomas Jefferson Stamp attached and unused
measures 7" High x 11" wide

This listing is for a LARGE SIZE POSTCARD. It is straight from the fun loving 1940s era of NIGHT CLUBING in CALIFORNIA (Racy for its day). The NIGHTCLUB that this is from was called SLAPSY MAXIES which was located at 5665 WILSHIRE BOULVARD in HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA.

It shows a HUMOROUS (comic) SCENE inside of the NIGHT CLUB with many people singing and carrying on. There are all sorts of comic balloons with sayings inside that are relative to the party/show situations.

The CONDITION of the FRONT of the post card is VERY GOOD. It has some discoloration/fading due to age. Please review all photos as they are part of the description.

The CONDITION of the BACK of the post card is GOOD. The back is divided. there is a very tiny tear (see photo) in the far upper right corner.

This postcard has been packed away in storage for at least 70 years, which explains the great condition.

Research Information on the Nightclub and the artist
SLAPSY MAXIE'S

As stated on Wikipedia: Slapsy Maxie's, Max Rosenblooms nightclub, is prominently featured in a 2013 crime film, Gangster Squad, the story of which is set in 1949. The club, which actually operated in 1939 at 7165 Beverly Blvd
and from 1943 to 1947, was located at 5665 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles

MAX ROSENBLOOM
As stated on Wikipedia: Rosenbloom was nicknamed "Slapsie Maxie" by a journalist due to his open gloved style of boxing. In 1930, he won the New York light heavyweight retailer title. In 1932, he won the Light Heavyweight Championship of the World. He held and defended the title until November 1934, when he lost it to Bob Olin] As a professional boxer, Rosenbloom relied on hitting and moving to score points. He was very difficult to hit cleanly with a power punch and his fights often went the full number of required rounds. In his boxing matches he suffered thousands of head punches, which eventually led to the deterioration of his motor functions.

KARL HUBENTHAL / CARTOON ARTIST
Karl Hubenthal was a successful cartoonist and illustrator whose career as a newspaper artist began in 1935, and by 1938 he was drawing a weekly sports cartoon for Hearst's Los Angeles Herald-Express. After serving in World War II he returned to the Hearst organization and by 1955 became the Los Angeles Examiner's editorial cartoonist, and his work was syndicated nationally.

Researching this postcard found none other than one listing from 2006 in which the author claims to have the only three postcards like this on in existence. It has been determined to be a very rare item!!
The same card only in much worse condition sold for 50.00 in 2006. I know the price I'm asking is likely lower than the retail value but again we are downsizing and want this to go to the home of a serious collector!

The nightclub was open in 1943 and closed in 1947

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