"CAPTAIN MARVEL/FAWCETT CHARACTERS "COMIC STAMPS" LOT.
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$370.64 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Auction:
Auction #211 - Part II
Item numbers 1197 through 2870 in auction 211
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Item Description
Complete and unused 7x8" perforated sheet of stamps w/gummed reverses. c. 1940s. ©Fawcett Publications, Inc. Originally issued w/Captain Marvel Club Christmas letter. Text at top refers to Fawcett comic books. Each stamp measures 1.25x1.75" and includes Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Mary Marvel, Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, Billy Batson, Captain Midnight, Spy Smasher, Bulletman, Bulletgirl, Hopalong Cassidy and others. Stamps have a few loose perforations but are o/w NM. Comes w/three sheets, two labeled "Headquarters Captain Marvel Club" that have offers for other Fawcett comic books ("Bulletman" and "Spy Smasher"), w/additional comic book ads on reverses. Folded as mailed. "Bulletman" sheet has some scattered areas of staining and is Fine overall. "Spy Smasher" sheet is aged but VF. Last sheet features facsimile letter at center surrounded by illustrations of Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Spy Smasher. Letter mentions Fawcett Publications as well as members of their Comic Advisory Board which included Eleanor Roosevelt. Folded as issued w/some lt. handling wear. VF.
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