Lot 339
Garbo, Greta. Only a handfull of Garbo checks have ever appeared in the market. (1905- 1990) Swedish, Actress. This legendary film icon retired in 1941 after attaining her mythical status in such films as Queen Christina (1933), Anna Karenina (1935), Camille (1936), and Ninotchka (1939).
Signed Check Approximately 6 x 3 ", Santa Monica, CA., January 26, 1942.
The check is payable to the "Red Cross", and drawn from her account at the Fourteenth & Wilshire Branch of Security- First National Bank of Los Angeles.
It is made out for One Thousand Dollars, and is boldly signed in black ink.
The bank stamp on verso indicates that the payment was cashed by the "War Campaign Fund."
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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