FOXY GRANDPA CIRCA 1902 NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIP CLUB RARE STICKPIN.
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Winning Bid:
$74.75 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, June 23, 2011 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, June 23, 2011 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #203 - Part II
Item numbers 1429 through 3205 in auction 203
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Item Description
2-1/8" tall in brass. Circular area pictures the trade mark rabbit sitting upright used as a signature along with the word "Bunny" by Charles E. Schultz, the creator of the Foxy Grandpa comic strip which first appeared in the Sunday New York Herald in 1900. He and the strip moved in 1902 to the New York American & Journal. This stickpin reads "New York Evening Journal Bunny Club." Reverse has name of maker W&H. One of the very earliest newspaper comic club items and rare. Trivial age but Exc. condition.
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