American actress (1908–1942) who enjoyed great success as a popular screen comedienne in the 1930s and who became Mrs. Clark Gable in 1939. On January 16, 1942, the plane in which Lombard was traveling en route to a war bond rally crashed into Mount Potosi near Las Vegas, killing all 22 aboard. Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Julia Shauer, Here’s another, from Carole Lombard,” on an off-white 6.5 x 4.25 sheet of Lombard’s “The Farm” stationery with one of Lombard’s personally owned triangular buttons affixed at top left. Accompanied by the original Paramount Pictures mailing envelope, postmarked May 3, 1938. Light overall toning (a slightly darker strip through a few letters of signature,) and a few small wrinkles, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.
