Extraordinary vintage sepia matte-finish 5 x 7 portrait of the young and handsome Karloff holding a pipe to his lips, signed 'Sincerely, Boris Karloff' in fountain pen. In fine condition, with silvering to the darker areas, adhesive residue on the reverse from a previous mounting. '1936' is written in ink in the border below the image (could easily be matted out), and on the reverse, 'Boris Karloff, Feb. 1936' is written lightly in pencil in another hand. RRAuction COA.