Extremely rare and early vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Stan Laurel in a mirthful full-length pose, signed in fountain pen, "'I want a girl, just like the girl—oh you 'Old Vic,' Faithfully yours, Stan Jefferson, U.S.A. 1913," with Laurel adding a signature and inscription on the reverse, "To Ted & Gert with all good wishes, yours as ever, Stan." In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and a few small creases. A tremendously early, twice-signed photo of the comedic pioneer as an emerging solo talent—around this time period, Laurel, performing under the name "Stan Jefferson," was working alongside a young Charlie Chaplin in a troupe run by English theatre impresario and slapstick trailblazer Fred Karno. A rare portrait coupled with an even more elusive pre-Hardy signature.Format: Signed photo