“BILLY BOUNCE PHILADELPHIA PRESS” BUTTON WITH ARTWORK LIKELY BY OZ ILLUSTRATOR DENSLOW.
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Starting Bid:
$172.50
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Bidding Ended:
Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Auction #213 - Part II
Item numbers 1063 through 2753 in auction 213
Item Description
1.25” button c. 1905 with Baltimore Badge back paper. Tiny age on the back paper and very slight trace of staining around the collet. Front has age tone traces around "Press" but barely noticeable. Full gloss and color. Button was issued to promote newspaper comic strip and while art is unsigned, we believe it is by W.W. Denslow, noted for his Oz illustrations, and a hardcover Billy Bounce book exists crediting Denslow as both author and illustrator. Among the earliest Sunday comics promotional buttons. One of five seen. Rare and VF.
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