A collection of 142 original photos and cards taken between 1945 and 1995. Many are portraits, and some cards are autographed or have handwritten captions. An exceptional lot. Attached is a set of 3 rare documents: 1 photo taken on the set of the film "French Cancan" with Edith Piaf, André Claveau, Françoise Arnoul and Jean Renoir, December 13, 1954 (format 13x18 cm), 1 Radio Luxembourg postcard with André Claveau and Charles Trenet (format 9x13 cm) and 1 original Indian ink drawing of André Claveau by journalist and caricaturist Pierre Rollot dit "Siro" (Format 9x13 cm). The set

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