Vintage 1946 Esquire Varga Pin-Up Calendar, Complete 12-Months with Envelope

Description

Featured is a 1946 Varga pin-up calendar with verses by Phil Stack. Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) was a Peruvian-American painter of pin-up girls, and is regarded as one if the finest artists in his genre.  Vargas dropped the "s" from his surname when he began working for Esquire magazine in 1939.
The 1946 calendar is 8.5" x 12" and is in very good, clean vintage condition.  Please see the included photos as a condition guide.  The calendar comes with the original Esquire mailing envelope.
Chuck Olson Collection
Chuck Olson spent over 40 years collecting and traveling the United States in search of unique vintage prints.  He was especially interested in prints that were printed for use on calendars in the "Age of the Calendar" from 1900-1960. Chuck amassed a collection of well over 10,000 framed and unframed prints before his death.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions about the item.