Two items: a ballpoint signature, "Cole Porter," on an off-white 3.75 x 2 card; and a fountain pen signature, "Ella Fitzgerald," on a yellow 5.5 x 4.5 album page. In overall fine condition, with some light stains to the Porter signature. In 1956, American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald released the studio album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book. Featuring a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000. Upon listening to the album, Porter remarked: 'My, what marvelous diction that girl has.' Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA and a letter of authenticity from JSA.
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