Authentic 3 Three Stooges Vintage Memorabilia Collectibles Merchandise Autograph

THE THREE STOOGES  

Original Vintage 1940s Keybook  Promotional Historical Photo Still (8x10")  
Starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard

"All the World's a Stooge"

Rare Three Stooges  1940s KeyBook  photo with Original studio snipe on back.           

NOTE:   Keybook  photos were photos the studio and/or Director maintained in a book that was not meant to be available to the public.     They were kept in a studio binder book, hence they typically have punch holes on the photo itself or a backing that had the holes.      These "KeyBook" photos rarely appear on the market and typically come from the estate and/or family of a director or studio executive.  

Many studios spent extra money to have their most special photos, the key book stills, either backed with linen or printed on a heavy paper, both of which enhanced their durability. They had an extra 1" at the left or top, with punch holes, because of how they were stored. Key book stills are far more rare than regular stills, which has increased their popularity among collectors, since only a few keybooks were manufactured per film, and a key book still is guaranteed to be authentic.   This still was stapled to a heavy stock back with staples (NOT glued), with the studio snipe attached to back of backing.  

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NOTE: We recently acquired 7 vintage Three Stooges "Keybook" photos.   See the others

This particularly rare photo features close ups with Shemp. .     Very good condition with handling wear and staples attaching photo to the  Keybook  page   (Holes NOT in photo itself).        But not bad condition for a nearly 80 year old Original  Columbia Pictures photo!   Size: 8x10"..

Note:  Cvtreasures  stamp NOT on original photo