Country of Issue: Germany
Year of Issue: 1936-38
Color/B&W: B&W
Number of cards: 112 cards known
Card Size: 5 1/8" x 7 1/8" (13 x 18 cm)
Issued as insert with what product: Cigarettes
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Issuing Company: Mahalesi Country of Issue: Germany Year of Issue: 1936-38 Color/B&W: B&W Number of cards: 112 cards known Card Size: 5 1/8" x 7 1/8" (13 x 18 cm) Issued as insert with what product: Cigarettes |
Notes: All cards are unnumbered and issued with advertising on the back, with 4 individual back designs. Some of the motifs were also issued by Union and Turbaco (see separate listings), but in contrast, Mahalesi cards were not issued in envelopes.
Back 3 mentions sending in 3 coupons for one card.
Cards are presented in alphabetical order, followed by back design 1, 2, 3 and 4 (see photos above), and whether they were issued only by Mahalesi (and not Union or Turbaco). Note that a number of cards used 2 different back designs.
Thanks to Nick Bolton for help with this checklist.
Wolf Albach-Retty (1, 2) (Mid-length, hands folded under chin, wearing signet ring) (Mahalesi only)
Hans Albers (1) (Close-up, in bowtie and straw boater, smoking cigarette) (Mahalesi only)
Maria Andergast (1, 2) (Mid to full-length, hands folded in lap, belt with two-hearts buckle) (Mahalesi only)
Annabella (3, 4) (Full-length, sitting on floor looking up, with 3-layered bracelet)
Lida Baarova (1) (Mid-length, in shiny white dress with large white neckerchief and very wide lapels) (Mahalesi only)
Viktoria v. Ballasko (1) (Mid-length, in floral dress, holding bunch of tulips) (Mahalesi only)
Madge Bellamy (3) (Full-length, sitting on table with sombrero on head)
Fita Benkhoff (1) (Close-up, in black & white top and white, marine-style hat) (Mahalesi only)
Helmut Bergmann (4) (Mid-length, in dark jacket, white collar, dark tie)
Willy Birgel (1, 2) (Mid-length, in military uniform, dark patches on lapels, cap with large shiny badge) (Mahalesi only)
Willy Birgel (1) (Mid-length, in spotted tie, pin-striped jacket, in profile) (Mahalesi only)
Willy Birgel (3) (Mid-length, dark suit with stripes and large lapels, hands folded on knee)
Peter Bosse (1) (Mid-length, in oversized jacket and large, striped neckerchief)
Peter Bosse (4) (Almost full-length, dressed as chimney sweep, with ladder and top-hat)
Grace Bradley (3, 4) (Full-length, outside among pillars, outstretched cape)
Hermann Braun (1, 2) (Mid-length, in fine-striped jacket, seated with hands folded) (Mahalesi only)
Mary Carlisle (3) (Almost full-length, sitting in low-backed silky dress smoking a cigarette)
Lynne Carver (3, 4) (Full-length, sitting on beach in striped one-piece swimsuit)
Marieluise Claudius (1) (Mid-length, striped top, large white collar, both hands under chin) (Mahalesi only)
Lil Dagover (1) (Mid-length, flowers at shoulder, three-layered pearl necklace, in profile) (Mahalesi only)
Rene Deltgen (1, 2) (Almost full-length, seated with hands folded, thin moustache) (Mahalesi only)
Karl Ludwig Diehl (1) (Almost full-length, hands resting on knee, in spotted tie) (Mahalesi only)
Gustav Diessl (1) (Mid-length, in dark shirt, no tie)
Frits van Dongen (1, 2) (Mid-length, arms folded resting on knees, in striped tie) (Mahalesi only)
Berthold Ebbecke (1, 2) (Mid-length, hand in front of face holding cigarette, white pocket square) (Mahalesi only)
Willy Eichberger (1) (Mid to full-length, in all-white suit) (Mahalesi only)
Evi Eva (3) (Full-length, seated in multi-layered dark dress, naked legs poking out)
Muriel Evans (3) (Full-length, sitting on writing desk, in black stockings holding phone)
Ruth Eweler (1) (Mid-length, in shiny white top attached at neck with ribbon, bare shoulders) (Mahalesi only)
Hertha Feiler (2) (Mid-length, in profile, naked shoulder and back) (Mahalesi only)
Heli Finkenzeller (1) (Mid-length, in v-neck top with white dots) (Mahalesi only)
Jutta Freybe (4) (Almost full-length, leaning back next to large vase, flower in hair)
Jutta Freybe / Albert Hehn (1, 2) (Mid-length, Jutta on left with arms around Albert) (Mahalesi only)
Willy Fritsch (1) (Mid-length, sideways view, spotted-pattern tie)
Gustav Frohlich (1) (Mid-length, smoking a pipe in open-necked shirt) (Mahalesi only)
Greta Garbo (1) (Mid-length, in white gloves, holding a flower under her nose) (Mahalesi only)
Fritz Genschow (1, 2) (Mid to full-length, in sleeveless pullover with diamond motif) (Mahalesi only)
Wynne Gibson (3) (Full-length, seated on stool in white dress, showing off legs)
Paulette Goddard (3) (Full-length, in skimpy black garment, hand on hip, white circle background)
Rudi Godden (1, 2) (Mid-length, in dark jacket, striped tie) (Mahalesi only)
Liane Haid (1) (Mid-length, arms folded in dark beret) (Mahalesi only)
Karin Hardt (1) (Mid-length, in profile with curly blonde hair and simple dark top) (Mahalesi only)
Jean Harlow - Robert Taylor (4) (Mid-length, holding hands, Robert above Jean, both smiling)
Paul Hartmann (1) (Mid-length, folded arms, in light suit with large lapels and no tie) (Mahalesi only)
Paul Hartmann (3) (Close-up, in buttoned-up dark shirt (no tie), receding hairline)
Lilian Harvey (1)
Johannes Heesters (1, 2) (Mid-length, in coat and scarf and large cap) (Mahalesi only)
Albert Hehn (2) (Mid-length, in black bowtie and white fedora with dark band) (Mahalesi only)
Kirsten Heiberg (1, 2) (Close-up, hand under chin, dark background) (Mahalesi only)
Sonja Henie (3) (Full-length, seated outside on boat, arm draped over large ball)
Hans Holt (1, 2) (Mid-length, in scruffy white collar, hat on back of head) (Mahalesi only)
Marianne Hoppe (1, 2) (Mid-length, in 18th century-style dress, flowers at front, holding fan) (Mahalesi only)
Attila Horbiger (1, 2) (Mid to full-length, hands on knee, in suit, edge of pocket-square visible) (Mahalesi only)
Brigitte Horney (1, 2) (Close-up, hands under chin, with multi-band bracelets) (Mahalesi only)
Jupp Hussels (1, 2) (Almost full-length, seated with hands clasping knee, in pin-stripe suit and bowtie) (Mahalesi only)
Emil Jannings (3) (Mid-length, carafe in one hand, holding up half-full glass in the other)
Kitty Jantzen (4) (Mid to full-length, in shiny, low-cut, tight-fitting dress)
Jenny Jugo (1) (Mid-length, in dark puff sleeves and ribbon tied at neck) (Mahalesi only)
Paul Kemp (1) (Mid-length, in striped coat, holding silver-topped cane) (Mahalesi only)
Jan Kiepura (1)
Hansi Knoteck (1) (Mid-length, in floral diaphanous top and pendant) (Mahalesi only)
Hilde Korber (1) (Mid-length, arms folded with shiny bangles, in dress and cap with “13” on it) (Mahalesi only)
Viktor de Kowa (1, 2) (Mid-length, arms folded, in white jacket and striped tie) (Mahalesi only)
Hilde Krahl (1, 2) (Mid-length, both hands pulling down white bonnet, floral top) (Mahalesi only)
Dorit Kreysler (1, 2) (Mid-length, in dark top with somewhat puffed sleeves) (Mahalesi only)
Ingeborg von Kusserow (1, 2) (Close-up, in profile, ribbon in hair) (Mahalesi only)
Ingeborg von Kusserow (4) (Almost full-length, in large white dress spread out around her)
La Jana (1) (Mid-length, surrounded by large flowers, in floral dress) (Mahalesi only)
La Jana (1, 2) (Mid-length, frizzy hair, peeking from behind a large straw hat) (Mahalesi only)
La Jana (3) (Mid-length, wearing necklace with 8 layers of pearls, with Indian style bindi)
June Lang (3) (Full-length, seated on rooftop playing guitar, cat silhouette in background)
Zarah Leander (1) (Mid-length, hands by chin, ring with large stone, in top with wide embroidered sleeves) (Mahalesi only)
Dixie Lee (4) (Full-length, hand on hip, in white beret, her shadow in background)
Karl Martell (1, 2) (Mid-length, in plain jacket and dark tie) (Mahalesi only)
Albert Matterstock (1, 2) (Mid to full-length, seated with hands on knee, watch visible) (Mahalesi only)
Irene v. Meyendorf (1, 2) (Mid-length, in dark top, with white ruffled collar) (Mahalesi only)
Rolf Moebius - Ingeborg Theek (3, 4) (Mid-length, he in cap, she above him in hat)
Conchita Montenegro (3) (Full-length, in gypsy-style costume, colourful drapes behind her)
Pola Negri (4) (Almost full-length, in white fur jacket, white bandana, hands clasped)
Anny Ondra (1) (Close-up, three-layered pearl necklace, bright background) (Mahalesi only)
Carol Parker - Alma Ross (4) (Full-length, both leaning against block in one-piece swimsuits)
Jane Rhodes (3) (Full-length, hands on hips, wearing large cape)
Hans Richter (1) (Mid-length, in striped tie, jacket with large lapels, smoking cigarette) (Mahalesi only)
Paul Richter (4) (Mid-length, in check shirt buttoned up to top, without tie)
Marika Rokk (1) (Mid-length, in low-cut top with flowers and ruffles, flower in hair) (Mahalesi only)
Lanny Ross - Katherine Kane (3) (Full-length, she playing instrument, he calling out with hand to mouth)
Erna Sack (1)
Sybille Schmitz (1) (Mid-length, hand behind head, in check top) (Mahalesi only)
Karl Schonbock (3) (Mid-length, smart in dark military air-force uniform, hands behind back)
Albrecht Schoenhals (1, 2) (Mid to full-length, in raincoat and scarf, holding hat and gloves) (Mahalesi only)
Hannelore Schroth (1, 2) (Close-up, bare shoulders and pendant) (Mahalesi only)
Clara Lou Sheridan (3) (Full-length, sitting on white block, in big straw hat and checked cape)
Kristina Soderbaum (2) (Close-up, in profile, bare shoulders) (Mahalesi only)
Hans Sohnker (with tie) (1, 2) (Mid-length, jacket with wide stripes and broad lapels, striped tie) (Mahalesi only)
Hans Sohnker (4) (Mid-length, in dark jacket, light waistcoat, spotted bowtie)
Hermann Speelmans (1)
Viktor Staal (1) (Mid-length, in all-white shiny jacket and waistcoat) (Mahalesi only)
Traudl Stark (1) (Almost full-length, looking through large cylinder in floral dress) (Mahalesi only)
Sandra Storme (3) (Mid-length, cigarette in hand, blowing out smoke to side)
Sandra Storme (3) (Full-length, hand on back of lounger on wheels, in polka-dot two-piece swimsuit)
Margit Symo (1, 2) (Mid-length, looking over bare shoulder, in diamond & ruby earrings) (Mahalesi only)
Maria v. Tasnady (1) (Mid-length, hand on hip, in white jacket with black trimming) (Mahalesi only)
Shirley Temple (3) (Full-length, brandishing a sword above her head)
Ingebork Theek (1) (Mid-length, in buttonless jacket, large striped collar) (Mahalesi only)
Ingebork Theek (3) (Full-length, seated in high-backed chair, in long low-cut dress)
Luis Trenker (1, 2) (Mid-length, arms folded in buttonless waistcoat) (Mahalesi only)
Olga Tschechowa (1) (Mid-length, hand under chin holding gloves, in dark hat) (Mahalesi only)
Luise Ullrich (1) (Mid-length, arms on chair-rest, in high-necked top with glittery collar) (Mahalesi only)
Rolf Weih (1, 2) (Mid-length, in (out-of-focus) military jacket) (Mahalesi only)
Hilde Weissner (1)
Mathias Wieman (3, 4) (Mid-length, in military jacket with high-collar, two buttons visible)
Mathias Wieman (3, 4) (Mid-length, in leather coat with wide lapels, dark scarf, holding hat)
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