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Lot # 389: 1931 Mahatma Gandhi, "Rare Meeting with Comedian Charlie Chaplin" Rare Photo

Category: Entertainment

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 12 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "August Collectors Auction 2022",
which ran from 7/25/2022 6:00 AM to
8/13/2022 8:00 PM



Rare 1931 photograph from one of the weirdest and somehow coolest meetings between stars ever. In London, spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was in town for business and Chaplin asked to meet with him at the residence of Dr. Katial. Gandhi had never heard of Chaplin, but his friends informed him of his immense popularity and he agreed to meet with him. This is an extremely rare photograph from the event and comes directly from the archives of Underwood and Underwood. This is the only example of a photograph from this meeting we have ever seen. Photo has some adhesive stickiness on the back from the large Bettman archive sticker being removed but it is not bad and can be removed.

Size: 6.5x8.5
Designation: Vintage 1(b)
Condition: 4/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9/10

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