LOT #3214 |
Sold on May 12, 2006 for: Not Sold
Chester Gould - Dick Tracy Christmas Card, Group of 12 (1946-54). Over the years, Dick Tracy creator, Chester Gould, cre...
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Description
Chester Gould - Dick Tracy Christmas Card, Group of 12 (1946-54). Over the years, Dick Tracy creator, Chester Gould, created and produced a variety of yearly Christmas cards, featuring both his real family, and the family of characters he created for the funny pages. Included in this lot is a selection of twelve unique cards, the earliest dated card is from 1946 (many are undated). They feature Chester Gould, and his wife, Edna, and their daughter, Jean, along with Tracy, Pat Patton, Tess, B. O. Plenty, Junior, Sparkle Plenty, and Gravel Gertie, and are printed in black or colored ink, on various colored papers (including a gold paper). The cards range in size from 5.5" x 7.5" up to 5" x 14.5", and average in Very Good condition. This group also includes correspondence to and from Chester Gould from 1981 (in Very Good condition), an exhibition catalog for "The Cartoon Show," which was held at the University of California (undated, in Good condition), and a Northwestern Alumni News clipping featuring Gould (apparent aging, in Good condition).Auction Info
2006 May Comic Auction #820 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May, 2006
11th-13th
Thursday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 10
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