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CARUSO IN HIS BEST ROLE
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CARUSO, ENRICO. Photograph Postcard Signed and Inscribed, in English:
“This is my best / Rôle / Enrico Caruso / New York / 1912,”
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-length portrait by
Varischi & Artico, showing him as himself in smart suit and hat. Inscribed in the image,
diagonally at lower edge; correspondence side blank. 5
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x3
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inches; slight silvering in dark
areas, scratch at right shoulder, faint staining at middle right, remnants of prior mounting
overall verso.
NewYork, 1912
[400/600]
WITH
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Enrico Caruso. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, to Leonora Shier, full length portrait
showing him in white suit. 7x3 inches;
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-inch hole at middle right, 2-inch tear affecting por-
trait, marked creasing overall, moderate silvering overall. 1914.
(Actual Size)