Hepburn (Katharine), Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

Hepburn (Katharine), Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

Christmas card signed beneath three cherubic figures "Kate, Bogie, Betty", with handwritten message in Hepburn's hand saying "'To Jeanie [Sims, personal assistant to John Huston] - oh dear me - a merry Christmas & we wish we were saying it in person" and "Talked to the old boy in NY. He certainly is insane about the picture", light creasing and handling wear, 15.5 x 10cm when open; with a limited commemorative edition of the African Queen, including a video of the film, a book of the making of the film, a collector's certificate, miniature posters of the film and a screen adaptation for The African Queen (2)

***Jeanie Sims had become a personal friend of Bogart, Bacall and Hepburn. The 'old boy' is probably the director John Huston.