ISSUED 7 JUNE 1948 EXPIRED 6 JUNE 1952

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A CANCELLED AMERICAN PASSPORT BELONGING TO CLARK GABLE
ISSUED 7 JUNE 1948 EXPIRED 6 JUNE 1952
with a black and white photograph of bearer, [Clark Gable] his signature in blue ink Clark Gable, the passport giving details of Gable's place of birth: Cadiz, Ohio, his date of birth: 1 Feb 1901, height: 6ft 1in., colour of eyes: Grey and colour of hair: Brown, and his occupation: actor, the forty-eight pages with numerous consulate and immigration ink stamps; housed in a red leather cover inscribed Clark Gable
Includes LOA from PSA/DNA
6 x 3 ¾ in. (15.2 x 9.5 cm.) (the passport)

Provenance

Anonymous Sale; Christie's, New York, 15 December 1996, lot 99.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

The 1948 proof of citizenship features a black and white photograph of Mr. Gable on the inside cover; signed in blue ink over the photograph, Clark Gable. Stamped with various travel restrictions relating to life after WWII; the passport documents the actor's travels from the years 1948 - 1953, during which time he made many film's including Homecoming, To Please A Lady and Mogambo with Grace Kelly.

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