1939 KING FEATURES SYNDICATE XMAS CARDS/SPECIALTY ART PORTFOLIO.
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Winning Bid:
$1,500.00
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Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #185 - Part II
Item numbers 946 through 2530 in auction 185
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K/L - $1,000 to $5,000 Help Icon
Item Description
.5x8x10" stiff paper portfolio sleeve with text on front. 1939 King Features Syndicate exceptional set of promotional comic strip character Christmas cards with printed specialty art. .5x8x10" stiff paper portfolio sleeve with text on front "Merry Christmas From J.V. Connolly And His Associates Of King Features Syndicate Inc." 2.5" portfolio spine repair. Light handling creases on portfolio. Contains 32 stiff paper sheets, each 8x10" with wonderful specialty art just done for this promotional item which was mainly sent to newspaper editors. Cards include Mickey Mouse as Santa Claus winking at Donald who is dressed as baby with smiling mice and duck nephews in bkg., Prince Valiant giving a toast in fire's glow, finely dressed Dale Arden from Flash Gordon wearing a hat designed like Christmas tree, Lone Ranger on Silver twirling rope, Mandrake dressed as Santa, The Phantom, Jiggs, Maggie and Daughter on skis flying off slope, Santa carrying Tim Tyler and Spud, Santa with comic strip character toys in his sack by Bieder Mann, Polly And Her Pals looking in doorway as Pa who is dressed as Santa spells out Merry Christmas with blocks, Popeye with Santa and friends including the Jeep, Krazy Kat and his friends holding letters spelling Merry Christmas as stork wearing Santa hat delivers Baby New Year, Secret Agent X-9 Seeing Stars with Heddy Lamar, Barney Google trying to get Loweezy to wake up Snuffy on Christmas morning, Tippy on Christmas morning, Pussycat Princess and her friends dropping toys in parachutes to kittens below, Indians in snow by Annie Rooney artist Darryl McClure, Blondie dressing up Dagwood as Santa with Baby Dumpling and Daisy looking on, Tillie with hat designed as Christmas sack with toys, Major Hoople about to saw down Christmas tree, They'll Do It Every Time with Santa, King of the Royal Mounted and friends waving from horseback, the Katzenjammer Kids and family at Christmas table as parrot flies out of plum pudding Mama is carrying in, The Little King tossing a wreath onto Santa statue, Fanny Cory art with two children in snow carrying presents, Just Kids acting like angels, Toots with Casper dressing up like Santa, Henry waving from back of reindeer on front of sleigh with Santa, J. Norman Lynd Santa at North Pole, N. Afonsky with Uncle Sam dreaming of angels and peace on Earth, Myrtle skiing downhill holding onto a leash of dog who is dressed like reindeer. Cards are N.Mint. One of the nicest K.F.S. promo items ever produced. Exceptional, well-drawn images by the original artist. Cards N.Mint.
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