April 23, 2024
1947 DIXIE PREMIUM PICTURE WILLIAM "BILL" ELLIOTT Cowboy/Western Star AUTHENTIC
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UP FOR AUCTION IS THIS AUTHENTIC 1947 DIXIE PREMIUM PICTURE OF WESTERN FILM STAR WILLIAM "BILL" ELLIOTT.THIS EXAMPLE WAS STORED AWAY FOR MANY YEARS IN MY LATE FATHER'S PERSONAL COLLECTION.BACK IN THE 1940's YOU COULD SAVE DIXIE ICE CREAM LIDS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A PREMIUM LIKE THIS ONE OF FAMOUS CELEBRITIES."WILD" BILL ELLIOTT APPEARED IN OVER 270 FILMS (MOSTLY WESTERNS) IN HIS LONG CAREER THAT STARTED IN THE SILENT FILM ERA AND LASTED UNTIL 1967. ELLIOTT GREW UP ROPING AND RIDING, HE WAS AN AWARD WINNING RODEO COWBOY. FANS TODAY REMEMBER HIM BEST FOR HIS STARRING ROLE IN THE POPULAR "RED RYDER" SERIES.THIS 73 YEAR OLD PREMIUM DISPLAYS RICH FOCUSED COLOR AND A GOOD LOOKING BORDER EDGES.I REALLY LIKED THE DETAIL SHOWN ON BILL ELLIOTT'S HOLSTER AND BELT. HE IS POSED WITH HORSE "THUNDER."THE CORNERS SHOW CHARACTERISTIC FUZZY WEAR/NEARBY WRINKLES, OFTEN FOUND ON PREMIUMS FROM THE FORTIES.BOTH OF THE BINDER HOLES IN THE NAME BORDER STILL LOOK CLEAN- A BONUS.THE BACK IS TITLED "WILLIAM "BILL" ELLIOTT REPUBLIC STAR IN ACTION."FIVE BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES OF MR. ELLIOTT ARE SEEN TO THE RIGHT OF HIS BIOGRAPHY ON THE BACK. AN AD AT THE BOTTOM PROMOTES HIS FILM "WYOMING."MY LOW OPENING BID TO GET THINGS STARTED FOR THIS WESTERN PREMIUM IS ONLY $5.99!SECURE, TRACKED SHIPPING FOR YOUR PROTECTION IS $3.99.THANK YOU FOR BIDDING!
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