5.25x9.5x4” deep wooden box has embossed title and image of Yellow Kid smoking cigar with smoke coming out of ears and additional cigars in his shirt pocket. Lid has attached applied paper yellow night shirt with text reading “Say! Dis Is Me Offishal Segar Wot I Does Me Tricks Wit. See Me Smokin Wit Me Ears.” 1.5” wide paper bank stamp band at left side of box. Box opens to show nice full color “The Yellow Kid” label with illustration by R.F. Outcault on underside of lid with repeat image of Yellow Kid as seen on top of lid though with more detail and full color. In addition to this image, there is “Sunday New York Journal” cartoon showing Yellow Kid shooting bird off wire as girl sits on crate marked “10,000 Yellow Kid Cigars.” Yellow Kid’s shirt reads “Say! Heres Where I Make A Hit.” Newspaper has Sunday, Oct. 4, 1896 date. Label printed by Orcutt Co. “The Yellow Kid” inside end papers are present but papers for front and back panels are for the most part missing. Outside of box has embossed “Yellow Kid – See!” text and cigar name is partially obscured “The Yellow Kid” tape which runs around perimeter margins of each panel. Tape also has bw Yellow Kid portrait. 2.25x3” full color label on front panel of box reads “The Yellow Kid” and shows repeat image of Yellow Kid smoking though with no text on his shirt. Right side exterior panel has repeat full color image of Yellow Kid as seen on underside of lid though only partial. We assume left side also had this label though almost all of it is missing. Labels show wear with chips though smaller label on front panel is almost 100% complete. VF. Yellow Kid image on top of lid is Fine, underside is Exc. Box is VG overall. Classic art and great design issued in the first year of this character’s emergence. Rare.