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In this month’s issue, we concentrate on the most celebrated holiday in the month of February, Valentine’s Day. During the second quarter of the 20th century, commercial artist John Scott designed thousands of valentine cards for the Gibson Company. In this issue, Scott’s grandson Robert Stauffer examines this work and presents a retrospective of his grandfather’s artistic life. In another featured article, frequent contributor Roy Nuhn examines comic strip valentines, many of which were created in the first half of the 20th century during a period when the comic strip was gaining in popularity. Of course, there is much more. Enjoy!
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J ohn G. Scott And His 2,500 Valentines By Robert Stauffer
John G. Scott designed over 2,500 juvenile valentines during his 30 year career with the Gibson Company from 1924 to 1953. These efforts are meticulously recorded in his work journal, which covers his entire commercial artwork career from 1910 to 1953. In addition, he A Gibson card with actual stick of gum, 1930s. Note the neutral flesh tones (no rosy cheeks).
designed all sorts of other greeting cards for Gibson (birthday, Easter, Christmas, etc.), with a monthly salary that varied from $350/month in 1924 to $275/month in 1933 (a pay cut due to the Great Depression), and to $333/month in 1945. He also worked free lance, designing advertising blotters and calendars for the Osborne Company, the T.D. Murphy Company, Gerlack-Barlow, and Brown & Begelow. He illustrated magazine covers in the 1920s for various women’s magazines such as “The Farmers Wife” and “The American Needlewoman.” His best known illustrations are four
An advertising calendar from 1933. A sample of Scott’s freelance work.
Cream of Wheat ads from the early 1920s (some of these are usually listed on eBay under “J.G. Scott” or “John G. Scott”). Despite the volume and variety of his commercial artwork, it has received little study or attention. An exception is Katherine Kreider’s book “One Hundred Years of Va l e n t i n e s , ” published by Schiffer in 1999. Also, two of his Cream of Wheat ads appeared in “Cream of Wheat Advertising Art” (by Dave Stivers, Collectors Showcase, 1986), but the biographical information provided is for another artist named John Scott, who did
Philadelphia to attend the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Arts, graduating in 1910. His decision to attend art school was heavily influenced by a hunting accident that crippled his left arm and precluded him from any job that required heavy physical effort. While working as a commercial artist in Tamaqua, Pa., Scott embarked on other careers. He served as a representative for Schuykill County in the Pennsylvania General Assembly from 1925 to 1934 and was superintendent of the Coaldale Hospital from 1939 to 1956. Scott’s valentine designs are very disA large die-cut valentine tinctive. The graphics, with yellow feather in the printing processes hat, 1920s, probably a and styles Gibson card. changed over time, but he wildlife paintings. a l m o s t Here is the correct always biographical inforfeatured mation: John G. rosy-cheeked Scott was born in 1887 children and in Buck Mountain, Pa. cute animals. His He graduated from earlier designs Girardville High School in from the 1920s 1904 and then went to have no company name on the back (and may have been done for companies other than Gibson). The printing is high quality, along with the artistic values. In the 1930s, cards were produced with a limited number of colors and neutral flesh tones (no rosy cheeks on these cards). Scott often tried to differentiate his cards in various ways: some were mechanical; some had a rear-view image on the back; and some had fabric, flocking, or feathers, This Gibson valentine postcard, and even a stick of 1920s, is one of about 15 or 20 chewing gum. He also postcards designed by Scott. designed a small number of
valentines in postcard form. These are scarce, and I have only been able to find about 20 in 35 years of searching. Scott’s work is often confused with that of Charles Twelvetree’s. To identify Scott’s work, look for “Gibson” on the back, muted pastel colors (he always used This large die cut (9 inches tall) valentine from the 1920s has no company name.
transparent Japanese watercolors), and facial expressions that are sweeter than Twelvetree’s. The same traits can be used to separate Scott cards from various imitators that usually have “made in USA” on the front (see Krieder’s book, pp. 55-56, for more on this). J.G. Scott had other talents. He wrote all of the poetry that appeared in his greeting cards and on his ad blotters. One of his hobbies was oil painting; he even took a class at Lehigh University in the 1960s to “brush up” on his portrait painting skills. These oil paintings were never sold. They were displayed at his home on Lehigh Street in Tamaqua, and possibly given to friends and family. This author, Robert Stauffer, one of Scott’s grandsons, is interested in locating, cataloging, and/or acquiring these paintings. He can be contacted at stauffer@roanoke.edu, or at 540-774-4319. John G. Scott died in 1975 at the age of 87. He did not keep A mechanical valentine from the 1920s, (little boy can move forward).
many samples of his commercial artwork, but evidence of his life’s work remains in the hands of collectors and in attics, storage drawers, and scrapbooks throughout America.
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poetry, prose, political, social, historical, children’s series, maps, autographs, prints, posters, World’s Fair, ephemera, and much more. On Friday, the hours will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission will be $7 for adults and $3 for youths, age 12 to 21. Admission will be free of charge for children under 12 accompanied by an adult. Appraisals will take place on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., for $5 per item, by John Bruno. Multiple restaurants and affordable parking are located on-site, and everything is within a short walking distance. For further information or dealer biographies, many of whom only exhibit at this show, call Tina or John Bruno at 603-509-2639 or visit www.FlamingoEventz.com.
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Flamingo Eventz LLC is pleased to announce the return of the Philadelphia Vintage Book and Ephemera Fair. It will be held on Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 1, and will present some of the finest vintage book and ephemera dealers in the United States and Canada. The show will be held at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel in the heart of Philadelphia, located at 201 N. 17th St. This is an important show for all Mid-Atlantic and Northeast area book lovers, and the only major vintage book and ephemera event held in the greater Philadelphia region. Members of ABAA, MARIAB, MABA, ILAB, and other prominent exhibitors will gather to present an outstanding array of fine, rare, and unusual old books, along with postcards,
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Comic Strip V alentines By Roy Nuhn
The uniquely American comic strip was born sometime in the mid-1890s when staff artist Richard Outcault launched his now famous “Hogan’s Alley” in Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World Sunday color supplement. Overnight its hero, The Yellow Kid, became the country’s first comic strip favorite, heading up a parade that would, over the next century, number hundreds of imaginary characters.
From 1900 to the beginning of World War I, the Sunday funny pages were far and away America’s leading form of entertainment. In an age when the movies were still silent, radio never mind television - was not even thought of, and burlesque theater and other forms of live entertainment were infrequently
seen in all but the largest cities, the colorful and exciting adventures found in the comics provided relaxation for folks of all ages. Editors and publishers soon discovered that comic strips sold newspapers as nothing else had ever done before. Quite quickly, top flight cartoonists of the caliber of Outcault, Opper, Dirks and Swinnterton were drawing astronomical salaries and living glamorous lives. They became folk heroes and were idolized by young people who dreamed of growing up to be cartoonists. In short order, America’s love affair with comic strips caught
the attention of the advertising industry. Soon Lulu and Leander, Maude the ornery mule, Mutt and Jeff, and all of their pals were endorsing and selling an endless caravan of goods and services. Character toys, decorating accessories and children’s products of every imaginable description were manufactured in the shape or with the image of the Katzenjammer Kids, Little Jimmy, Foxy Grandpa and others. In the following decades, Dick Tracy, Andy Gump, Jiggs and Maggie and Superman joined the lengthening list of cartoon (Continued on page 13)
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THE COLLECTORAMA SHOW EXHIBIT HALL • THE LAKELAND CENTER • 701 WEST LIME • LAKELAND, FLORIDA
February 14-16, 2014
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Calendar Of Events
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OHIO
MARCH 18-22, (MATCHBOOK COVER FESTIVAL), Hilton Hotel, 350 Northlake Blvd, Altamonte Springs. John Provan 407-6542933, www.southernswapfest.com
INDIANA FEBRUARY 8, 9 (BOOK & PAPER) The Ribeyre Gym, 603 S. Main St., New Harmony, 812-781-9665. MARCH 2, (BOOK, POSTCARD, POLITICAL, PAPER SHOW) Beech Grove High School Gym, 5330 Hornet Ave., Beech Grove, 317786-1447.
MARYLAND JANUARY 25, (PAPER AMERICANA SHOW) Singerly Fire Co., Rts. 279 & 213, Elkton. FEBRUARY 15, (POSTCARD & STAMP) Ramada/ Plaza Hotel, 1718 Underpass Rd., Hagerstown, 301-739-3801.
MASSACHUSETTS JANUARY 25 (PAPER, BOOKS, ADVERTISING, POSTCARDS, PRINTS, OLD TOYS, ETC.) Boxborough Holiday Inn, 242 Adams Place, Boxborough, 603-509-2639.
FEBRUARY 8, 9, (SIGNS, TOYS, HUNTING MEMORABILIA, COINS, STAMPS, MAGAZINES, BOOKS, EPHEMERA, ETC.) Auglaize Co. Fairgrounds, Jr. Fair Bldg., Wapakoneta, 937-935-2794.
PENNSYLVANIA JANUARY 25, (FIGURES, VINTAGE COMIC BOOKS, COINS, JEWELRY, EPHEMERA, VINTAGE DOLLS, ADVERTISING CARDS, CALENDARS, POSTCARDS, ETC.) Wagontown Fire Co., 412 West Kings Hwy., Coatesville, 610-942-2367. FEBRUARY 6-16, (AMERICANA & EPHEMERA EBAY AUCTION), 724-865-2575, www.gallerybfa.com FEBRUARY 28, MARCH 1 (BOOK & EPHEMERA FAIR) The Sheraton Downtown Hotel, 201 North 17th St., Philadelphia, www.flamingoeventz.com 603-509-2639. MARCH 8, (POSTCARD SHOW) Linglestown Fire Co, 5901 Linglestown Rd, Linglestown, 717-334-1674. MARCH 28, 29, (POSTCARD SHOW) Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster, 717-263-1638, 610-444-0641.
MARCH 23, (POSTCARD & VINTAGE PAPER) Kip Senior Center, 55 Kip Ave., Rutherford, 201-939-8782, 201-939-6779
MARCH 22,23 (VINTAGE MOVIE POSTER AUCTION) Heritage Auctions, 3500 Maple Ave., Dallas, Live & Online- www.HA.com MAY 23, (AMERICANA & POLITICAL) Heritage Auctions, 3500 Maple Ave. Live & online www.HA.com
Thousands of Postcards added each week Over 500,000 Postcards On-Line Oldpostcards.com - Topical USpostcards.com - 50 US States Worldpostcards.com - World Countries Alan Gottlieb / Toll-Free 1-888-828-7811
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FEBRUARY 14-16, (PAPER: MONEY, COLLECTIBLES, AMERICANA, EPHEMERA) The Lakeland Ctr. Exhibit Hall, 701 W. Lime, Lakeland, 561-392-8551.
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NEW YORK JANUARY 18, 19, (VINTAGE BOOKS & EPHEMERA) 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Ave., New York, 802-464-8438, 603-509-2639.
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DELAWARE FEBRUARY 15, (VINTAGE HUNTING & FISHING MEMORABILIA) Reagan Watson Auction Bldg., 115 N. Washington St., Milford, 302875-9061, 302-448-6467.
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POSTCARD & STAMP SHOW
VALENTINE’S 2014
Antique Auction
February 15, 2014
SAT., Feb. 8th at 9 A.M. & SUN., Feb. 9th at 9 A.M.
At Ramada/Plaza Hotel (near Valley Mall)
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Wapakoneta, OH 45895
Sat. - Ring 1 Antiques & Collectibles incl. Signs - incl. RARE Wapak sign made by Chas. W. Shonk - Chicago and several others; PCs; 70+ Farm and other great Toys; CI and Magnalite Cookware - Wagner, Piqua & Wapak; Roseville, McCoy, Lowelsa Weller and Rookwood Pottery & Carnival glass. Ring 2 - Hunt - decoys, Fish - 30+ Tackle boxes; lures & Traps - 75 asst. Ring 3 Coins, Stamps & Indian Artifacts. Sun. - Ring 1 Box lots at 9 A.M. followed by Antiques & Misc. Ring 2 75+ Longaberger® Baskets. Ring 3 - 9 A.M. - Books incl. 1850’s 1st. Ed. By N.P. Willis & Wm. Bierney, Car & Cookbooks and asst. books from 1830 & newer; Magazines - HF&T Many diff. 1917-35 Philip R. Goodwin covers selling Sat., Gun Report - First Issue 1955 and over 300, Farmer’s Wife - Twelvetrees covers, Spark & Throttle, Automotive Electricity & other paper items! Please check out our pict. at: www.auctionzip.com #3842. Robert “Wayne” Gilroy CES & Assoc. Larry K. Lewis * Justin Vondenhuevel Professional Auctioneers * MEMBER NFLCC Cell (937) 935-2794 * E-MAIL gavlbngr@yahoo.com
DELAWARE VINTAGE HUNTING & FISHING MEMORABILIA Show & Sale Reagan Watson Auction Building 115 N. Washington St.,
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Hunting & fishing licenses, old lures & tackle, shell boxes, powder tins, books, pictures, prints, posters, knives, traps, hunting & fishing patches, postcards, decoys, oyster cans and other miscellaneous items related to hunting & fishing. For more information call Mike & Glenda Pusey (302) 875-9061 or (302) 448-6467
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2014 New Harmony Antiquarian Book and Paper Show February 8th (9-4) and 9th (11-4) The Ribeyre Gym 603 S. Main St. New Harmony, IN
SMITH AUCTION COMPANY January 25 (Saturday) Starting at 1 P.M. Preview will take place Friday (Jan. 24) from 3 to 6 P.M., and Auction Day (Jan. 25) from 9 A.M. till 1 P.M. Location: Wagontown Fire Company 412 West Kings Hwy.,
Admission $1 at the door - 2 for one with this ad 812-781-9665 for more/vendor information
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Antiquarian Books • Modern First Editions • Vintage Postcards & Cards • Vintage Magazines • Handmade Books • Handmade Papers • Marbled and other Decorated Papers • Oriental Handmade Papers • Book Talks and Author Signings
Coatesville, PA 19376
Over 100 Lots of STEIFF Stuffed Animals and Figures including some Prewar, Limited Edition Museum, Over 1,000 Vintage Comic Books, Silver Coins & Commemoratives, Jewelry incl. Bakelite & Sterling, Ephemera incl. Local Chester County and Civil War, Vintage Dolls, Over 150 Liebig French Advertising Cards Circa 1880-1900, Over 200 Calendars & Other Ephemera, Postcards, Few Pcs. Art Glass and Pottery, Antiques and Collectibles, etc. OVER 400 LOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. Terms: In-house buyers will pay a 13% Buyer’s Premium, Reduced to 10% if paying with cash or check. Online bidders who are successful buyers will pay a 16% Buyer’s Premium. Have ID available. Shipping: Large items successfully purchased by online buyers will be handled by a local UPS office for shipping after we receive payment for item or items. Small items can be handled by our auction company. ***All lots are sold “as is” and there will be absolutely no return privilege at this auction. ***Huge parking lot, fire company providing food, and very clean modern restrooms available. NOTE: ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE FOR THIS SALE. CHECK AUCTIONZIP.COM (Auctioneer #1651) for Photos and for Catalogue. PLEASE REGISTER SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE HAND FOR CLEARANCE. NOTE TERMS FOR ONLINE BIDDING.
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SEEKING VINTAGE SPORTS CARDS AND MEMORABILIA As the World’s Largest Collectibles Auctioneer, only Heritage Auctions can supply the market strength to provide the highest possible financial return for your vintage trading cards and sports collectibles. Cash advances, finder’s fees and outright purchase offers are always available for quality material, and we are happy to provide free appraisals. And Heritage has never been late with a single consignment settlement check in our thirty-five years in operation. That’s a guarantee you can take to the bank. ALWAYS ACCEPTING: • Pre-1975 trading cards • Game used uniforms and equipment • Vintage autographs • Early tickets and programs • Advertising and display pieces • Championship rings, trophies and awards • Vintage photographs and more
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Howard Levine World War I and II Aviation Literature Buy - Sell - Trade
The bank is made of iron. Size 6"x21⁄2" & is surmounted by a portrait of either Washington, Lincoln, Grant, McKinley, Cleveland or Roosevelt, in iron. Handle is nickel-plated. Money cannot be shaken out. Other Banks Wanted: 1907 Harper Safes Including The Carpenter, Little Red Riding Hood, Mother Hubbard, Santa Claus, Stork & Baby, and Policeman. Send photographs or describe which bank or mechanical banks you have for sale.
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• Unit Histories • Aircraft Manuals • Biographies • Recognition Items
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FOR SALE 2 PORTFOLIOS 1898 100 plates each 11x14 English Country Houses, English Country Churches $100 each, call 563-380-1971. BOOKS ON EUROPEAN and Asian Royalty. Free price list. Lee Poleske, PO Box 871, Seward, AK 99664. HOW THE COLT Navy .36 Revolver was gunsmithed fired in field during Civil War by Dan Rhea $25 postpaid. Hera Box 501, Woodriver, IL 62095.
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COLLECTIBLE PAPERBACK, MYSTERY, SciFi, Western, TV, Movie, War- will respond to want lists only. C. Allan, 4444 S. Rio Grande Ave. Apt. 850D, Orlando, FL 32839. PAPERBACK BOOKS- BUY/ Sell. Adult, Vintage, Mass Market. SF, Fantasy, Horror, Detective, Spy, Western, Beacon, Midwood, Monarch. SASE for information. Chris Eckhoff, 98 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 SEND FOR FREE Lists: Auction and Sale. Vintage paperbacks, Digests, Pulps, Comics, Mens magazines, BLB’s. Wally Pattengill, 825 Pecos Dr., Waco, TX 76708. TV/ MOVIE TIE-IN paperbacks/ hardbacks. Many old favorites. Check it out, couch potatoes! Mark Simpson, 123 St. George’s Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada P6B 1X4. VINTAGE S.F. PAPERBACKS- 75 for sale as one lot, 1950’s-1980’s, all for $165. SASE for List. Arnie, 5389 Bearup St., Port Charlotte, FL 33981.
180 COMICS! $45 Postpaid! All new, bagged assortment. No duplicates, all different! Feduniewicz, Box 237, Calvin, PA 16622. Marvel, DC, More! 1940’s-1970’s COMIC BOOKS for sale50,000+ wide selection, strict grading, reasonable prices. Request 60 page “Old Comics” catalog, with $4 (outside U.S. $10). MightyMags.Com PO Box 22916 St. Petersburg, FL 33742 or view online. COMPLETE COMIC BOOK Sets, runs, lots, 1960s-present. Deeply discounted. Request “Sets” catalog with $1 (outside U.S. $4). MightyMags.Com PO Box 22916, St. Petersburg, FL 33742 or view online.
DISCOUNTED COMIC BOOKS: BLB, Newspapers, Comicstrips; Pulps; Paperbacks; Hardbacks; Movie-TV; Life, Look, Post, misc. Send SASE plus 50¢ per list. Indicate desired lists. Above also bought. G.Rauch, 148 East St., Lore City, Ohio 43755, thrillingmemories.com
1968 MERCEDES BENZ owner’s manual and glove compartment catalog in original package make offer by mail to JPM, 12902 Rockside Rd., Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125.
HEEYY, COLLECTORS! COMICS! DC’s, Marvel, Dell, Gold Key, Japanese Manga, TV tie-ins, etc. Mark Simpson, 123 Saint George’s Ave, Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada P6B 1X4
BASEBALL, FOOTBALL,BASKETBALL SOME Hockey, 5,000+ cards, 1970 to 1985, nice shape, many stars, $1,800, call Al 973887-1175 or email bgalkoelektr@aol.com
INVESTMENT COMICS 12¢-15¢: Fine to NM, list available, send LSAE or specify collector interest Superman; Batman; Hulk, etc. Christ, Box 1793, Destin, FL 32540, 850837-1801.
ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTERS, 1,000’s to choose from; one sheets, lobby cards, etc. Jim Zicopula, 166 Woodridge Lane, Lino Lakes, MN 55014. 651-483-9809.
ORIGINAL CLASSIC COMICS For Sale plus Pre-1968 Comics thousands in stock. Send want lists to Roger, 205 Bay Ave., Leonardo, NJ 07737. (Private Collector).
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ADULT GIRLIE MAGS. Private collection spanning 50’s - present. Many titles, Celebrities, most N.Mint, Must have want lists. Reasonable prices. Looking for those rare girlie mags? I may have them! Al Nazario, #12P 400 W. 43rd St, NYC, 10036 or call 212-868-9203 nazarioal@yahoo.com
10,0000’S!! ORIGINAL OLDIES! Records by mail, since 1984. 45’s, LPs, 78’s, CDs, collectibles. Send want lists w/SASE. Write: George Bickley, 1213 Sonora, Glendale, CA 91201-1425.
BEAUTY PARADE SET complete set of 85 issues 1941-1956, bound in 14 vol. as presentation set or publishers reference copies. Call Paul 845-477-0463.
10,000+ MONSTER, SCI-FI, Horror, Satire, Comics, more. Strict grading, reasonable prices. Request 28 page “Magazine” catalog with $3 (outside U.S. $8) MightyMags.Com PO Box 22916, St. Petersburg, FL 33742.
7 TOPLESS LADY Postcards in color! All different. Grab attention in your mail! Only $5 cash. Bob Spruck, 214 Chestnut St., Bridgeport, CT 06604-2678.
AUTHENTIC CELEBRITY AUTOGRAPHS, signed Photographs, Cards, Books and more. Free Catalog. Star Shots, 5389 Bearup St., Port Charlotte, FL 33981, email starshots@centurylink.net AUTOGRAPHS FOR SALE in most fields- regular list issued, dealer since 1973. Send for free catalog. Charles Searle, 20 Highland Point Ct., Weaverville, NC 28787. AUTOGRAPHS FOR SALE: FREE bi-monthly list available. Also buying. Mike Hirsch, 11 Philips Mill Dr., Middletown, NJ 07748, 732-787-1202. AUTOGRAPHS-FREE CATALOG from Heroes & Legends 18034 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91316.
11x14” Lobby Cards at low prices. Go to www.ILoveFilms.com. Awesome customer service.
ASSORTMENT OF ANTIQUE Music Boxes, can furnish pictures- phone 419-592-6591 or write Box 253, Napoleon, OH 43545. CHECK OUR WEBSITE for Records, CDs, and Memorabilia www.therecordalley.com user ID on Ebay oldiesandmore Thank you Bill Brink.
FIRST DAY COVERS, limited editions with two or three color cachets, illustrated catalog availavle. Two stamps appreciated. H.F. Bradybaugh, 1308 R.H.T.L. Rd., Rush, NY 14543.
AAA PENNA/ N.J. Official Tour Book & Map 1926, mint, Gulf Oil back cover $45. M.P. Kline 843-537-3968. EPHEMERA 65 YEARS collecting everything. Mail only no computors- sales. Many Theatrical original photos Postcards. Jess Rand, 280 Santa Roxa Lane Montecito, CA 93108. EPHEMERA, POSTCARDS, ADVERTISING, Book, Sheet Music, Letterhead, Military, poor health must sell. Send for list prices large S.A.S.E. Jude, 5108 New Moon Dr., Fayetteville, NC 28306 FEB. 15, 2014 VINTAGE HUNTING/ FISHING MEMORABILIA SHOW, Milford, Delaware. Vintage Advertising, licenses, calendars, books, shell boxes, ammo, lures, prints, etc. contact Mike for tables and info. at 302-448-6467. FREE LISTS! FREQUENT Mail Auctions for Collectors/ Dealers. Paper, Miscellaneous Collectibles. Auctions since 1987. No minimum bids! Baeten, 511 Nathan, DePere, WI 54115
WHOLESALE PRICES COON CHICKEN INN RESTAURANT MENU (Closed In 1951) 6x81⁄2 Figural Menu $15, 2/$22. COON CHICKEN INN ASHTRAY, 31⁄2” Diam. Glass, Negro Man’s Head. $12. FRUIT LABEL COLLECTION, 19201965, a nice assortment of ladies, kids, animals, race cars, scenes, etc. (we retail for $5 Ea.) 100 Asst./$35. 1930s WHISKEY LABELS, Golfer, Trains, Airplanes, Scenes, 100/$12. FRENCH WINE LABELS - 1920-1950, Many Nicely Illus. 100/$12. PAPER EPHEMERA LOT, 1890s1960s, Misc. Cards, Checks, Letters, Valentines, Folders, Labels, Railroad, 100 Pcs./$10. EAST COAST RR STOCK CERTIFS., 10 Diff., $15, 50 Asst., $55.
Postage Extra Notice: Since 1970 I’ve been buying quality paper ephemera in quantity to sell in the future. At 73 yrs. old the time is now. I offer the following categories at true wholesale prices: - Antique Advertising - Postcard Lots - Fruit Labels - Beer, Whiskey, Soda Labels - Stock Certificates - Old Newspapers (1830-1890’s) - Old Calendars - Old Bottles - Comic Books - Negrobilia - WWII Collectibles - Booklets - Advertising Tins - Gas Station Memorabilia - Magazines Ads
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100 ASSORTED GREETING Cards, New Years, Valentines, Easter, Birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, $25 pp. John McGrath, 95 Newbury Rd., Howell, NJ 07731, 732-363-3121. FREE LIST. SEND for sales list of assorted lots of topics and foreign and state views. Gary Radtke (PACM), 11415 Green Ridge Dr., Waynesboro, PA 17268
HAVE TOPICAL VIEWS Postcards, send want list and SSAE to Robert Page, 25 Lexington Ave., Brattleboro, Vermont 05301.
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MISC. PAPER- OVER 1,000 items, old Phila. Documents Pre-1930, Movie Photos, Sheet Music, Maps, Bridges, 48 Star Flags, $250, call 570-325-8331
POSTCARDS OF ALL Types- Trains, Colleges, Restaurants, Lighthouses, Rollercoasters, Sports Stadiums, etc. Continentals 50¢ + postage. Robert Andrews, PO Box 6782, Providence, RI 02940.
SELLING MY PERSONAL Collection of Paper Collectibles. Postcards, Magazines, Comic Books, Movie, TV Transportation, Comic Strips, misc. Sent on approval with reasonable offer. Garland PO Box 670, Vista, CA 92085-0670.
QUALITY OLD POSTCARDS, Paper Americana, Tootsie Toy Vehicles For Sale. Expositions, Disney, Movies, Television, Greetings, Sherlock Holmes. Roy Nuhn, 900 Chesterfield Dr., Sumter, SC 29154. WOW! FOREIGN POSTCARDS for Sale! Trail pack of 12 for $10 pre-paid to you! Write Greg, Box 574, Libby, MT 59923.
COOKBOOKS, ALMANACS, EARLY 20th Century Kennedy Memorabilia books all kinds, old paper goods, send self address envelope stamped, with your interest. Joe Hudak, 126 Main St., Peckville, PA 18452.
QUALITY POSTCARDS THOUSANDS illustrated Letterheads, Billheads rare & unusual Postal History, kjytsim@yahoo.com Ken Shea, 5 Oak Valley Rd., Wellfleet, MA 02667.
“FOR PETE’S SAKE” old postcards, airplanes, court houses, post offices, WWII, Libraries, R/R depots, ships, 85 categories, Vincent Peterson Jr., 815 Olde Hickory Rd. Apt. 215, Lancaster, PA 17601-4956. VALENTINE COLLECTION FOR Sale “Hundreds” of different, beautiful postcards, foldouts, mechanical and other Valentines. All from the early 1900’s and in plastic pages and notbooks. 25 year collection. Call John Provan 407-654-2933, Ocoee, Florida.
WANTED WANTED EARLY ELECTRIC Cars 1880-1939 brochures & color ADS NATIONAL Motor Vehicle Co. 1900-1924 Indianapolis brochures Charles www.Chuckstoyland.com chasdtest@aol.com 612 874-8531 Minneapolis, MN
PURCHASING POLITICAL PHOTOGRAPHS Lincoln, U.S. Grant, tintypes, autographs, Brady images send email photos to Mark or phone 413-628-3241 email marklyn@valinet.com WANTED INDIAN TERRITORY and Okla. territory items such as postcards, checks, tokens, letter heads and advertising items. Dale Ennis, Box 14, Coalgate, Okla. 74538.
THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACING Programs, pins, passes, books, older items only. Gary Medeiros, 1319 Sayre St., San Leandro, CA 94579 pharlap2@aol.com
BUYING OLD COMIC BOOKS Pre-1960. Top prices. Comic Art Foundation, PO Box 1414, Oklahoma City, OK 73101, 405-2365303. Email EJG777@aol.com
WANTED POPEYE 1930’S Paint Books, Little Big Books, Comic Books to 1943, anything Popey only. Good to fine condition. Jim Eyler, 400 S. Main St., Elmer, NJ 08318.
WANTED: ANY EARLY Sporting Magazines, Catalogs, Paper. Outdoor Life, Field and Stream, Northwestern Sportsmen, Outer’s, Outer’s Recreation. Gary Koelbl, 1815 Orchard Lane, Oshkosh, WI 54902.
BODY BUILDING MAGAZINES: Muscle, Joe Weider, Arnold Schwartznegger, Catalogs, Booklets. 1940’s to 1970’s. Muscle Builder, Mr. America, Bob Hoffman, plus others. Call 516-449-6915.
MAGAZINES WANTED PRE-1970: Life, Look, Saturday Evening Post, Collier, Time. Also: Men’s, fashion, auto, movie. Condition not important, but must be complete. Herb Hoffman, 1350 Monroe Street, Hollywood, FL 33019. 954-925-8472 modernc@gate.net NORMAN ROCKWELL COVERS from Saturday Evening Post 1916 through 1939 contact George Fletcher, 734-320-0559, Clinton, Mich. 49236 or email rockopoly@frontier.com WANTED AM COLLECTING Construction Bullentin Magazines from the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s. Write only Dale L. Hilk, 424 E. 1st St., Waconia, MN 55387.
WANTED: WEEKLY MAGAZINES from 1900 to 1980, Life, Time, SEP, Liberty, Colliers, Newsweek, Literary Digest, Look, Leslies. Fran DiBacco, 123 Blue Heron Dr., W. Deptford, NJ 08086.
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CHEWING TOBACCO ADVERTISEMENT Pastoral scene young man and woman seated on hillside chewing tobacco, 1920’s to 1930’s, top dollar offered. J. Lutschg, 1061 Magnolia Wood Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808. jlutschg@bellsouth.net TRADE CARDS, CALENDARS, Signs, Posters, Bottles w/labels, Tins, Displays, Folders, Booklets, 1860-1910 all forms of Advertising Trays bulk purchases 845-7364016, John Seier, 371 Sprout Brook Rd., Garrison, NY 10524 johnseier@aol.com
ILLUSTRATOR ARTWORK BUY/SELL RAFOX Parrish Gutmann Delongpre Goodwin, Prints, Calendars, Pin-up Art, Armstrong, Elvgren, Vargas, Petty, Ammo-Art, Yard longs Hawaiiana, 702-839-9999, Wendy Hoffman Gallery, 5233 Sandy Cactus Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89149. ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION ARTWORK Pin-up Hunting Fishing Advertising magazine book, Hawaiian airbrush art listed illustrators florals, scenes, children, big game animals. Wendy Hoffman gallery 702-8399999, PO Box 35647, Las Vegas, NV 89149. VENUS SARDONICA PRINTS by American Illustrator Mahlon Blaine (1894-1969) unique mark (no signature) Eduardo Rogano, 3455 Woodhead Dr., Northbook, IL 60062. Email rush.street.red@comcast.net WANTED COMMERCIAL ARTWORK and oil paintings by J.G. Scott contact stauffer@roanoke.edu 3235 Mudlick, Roanoke, VA 24018.
WANT BETTY BOOP Greeting Cards & Pictures of Cancan Dancers. Robert Null, 113 E. Cemetery St. #B, Maiden, NC 28650, 828-428-3708.
WANTED AUTOGRAPH 8X10 Photo of Johnny Matthis and also Peter O’Toole. Will pay reasonable price for each. James Warren, 25 Washington Lane, Wyncote, PA 19095. WANTED: PRESIDENTIAL & Other Historic Autograph Material. Pages of History, PO Box 2840, Binghamton, NY 13902. 607-724-4983
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1930’S-50’S BUBBLE GUM Cards, showing Airplanes, Pirates, Baseball, G-Men, Superman, Indians, War, Tarzan, Tobacco Cards. Vin Minner, 21 Boulevard Rd., Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 973-267-3132. ALL NON-SPORTS CARDS: Tobacco, Coffee, Candy, Gum, Bread cards wanted. Other old cards too. Good prices and friendly transactions. Alan Miley, 2403 Sugarberry, Reston, VA 20191-2727. 703-391-9156, a.miley@verizon.net BREAD, BAZOOKA & Baloney Gum, any kind. War, Elvis, Gilligans Island, Davy Crockett, Mars Attacks, Laugh-In, etc. any pre-1975 title wanted. Walt Meder, P.O.Box 640, Downers Grove, IL 60515. 630-379-1947 Email: walt@waltmeder.com
WANTED ANTIQUE POLITICAL Cartoons about Trusts, Monopolies, Antitrust subjects from Puck, Judge, Harpers, etc. Write Kate Schlech, 3228 S. Stafford St., Arlington, VA 22206.
1953-S 10¢ B.U. Roll 100 catalogs $275 price $225 most will grade MS63. Parker Hobby Shop, PO Box 74, Mishawaka, In 46544. 50YRS. IN COIN Business. Appreciate your business, Buy/Sell confidential. Maple city Coin, box 47, Monmouth, IL 61462, 309-255-8500, rahiett@maplecity.com FOREIGN PAPER MONEY wanted in any condition and quantity. Same day check. World Wide Notaphilic Service, Box 5427PM, Vallejo, CA 94591 PAPER MONEY WANTED Buying most U.S. Currency Pre-1963. Send scans or photos since 1981. Frederick Bart, Box 2, Roseville, MI 48066, 586-979-3400, bart@executivecurrency.com
OLD 8X10 B&W photos of Factory interior or exterior Scenes, Street Scenes. Must be original. Debold Gallery, PO Box 1037, Bloomfield, NJ 07003, 973-429-7616.
WANTED DICK CAVETT TV interviews, Jackie Gleason shows, Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guides 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, 1995. Gilbert, 659 Lake Dr., Random Lake, WI 53075.
WANTED PRE-1940 RADIO & TELEVISION Any paper, catalogs, magazines, advertising. No Approvals Please.
STAMPS, POSTCARDS, COINS, Currency, Autographs, Historic Documents. Bought & sold. Especially Jewish-theme, anti-semitic material from 1933-1945. Free Appraisals. Est. 1955. Bick International, PO Box 854pac, Van Nuys, CA 91408 iibick@sbcglobal.net 818-997-6496, fax 818-988-4337.
ANTHONY LAPAGLIA WANTED: ALL TYPES OF MOVIE AND TV MEMORABILIA. PRESS PHOTOS, IN PERSON PHOTOS, CLIPPINGS, MAGAZINES, ETC. CHERIE HUNT 23055 ENADIA WAY, WEST HILLS, CA 91307 (818) 294-3764 CHERIEHUNT@EARTHLINK.NET
CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH Era items dated 1848-1858. Write: Chester Jaffee, PO Box 5369, Berkeley, CA 94705. HELLER AIRFIELD NEWARK- Photos, Magazines, Historical Documents, Accounts, any related information. Valles, 109 Katherine Ave., Clifton, NJ 07012. ONE- ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE postcards, photos, student work wanted by teacher. Also anything Spanish- American War. Fuhro, 419 East Third Ave., Roselle, NJ 07203. 908-241-7829.
WANTED: BAGGAGE LABELS. VINTAGE ONLY. Hotel, Airline, Travel-related & Steamship. Accumulations, large Lots & Collections preferred. Best prices paid! 201 294-4110 / TravelNostalgia@aol.com
Bequaert Old Books PO Box 775 • Fitzwilliam, NH 03447 603-585-3448 • info@beqbooks.com
BASEBALL TICKET STUBS Wanted from the 1970’s and 1980’s. American League teams only. Date on ticket. (Details) Tim Newsom, 34 Waterside Lane, Clinton, CT 06413-2141. 860-669-9914, ctimski@aol.com HORSE RACING PROGRAMS Tickets, Postcards, Tobacco Cards, Books, Pins. Gary Medeiros, 1319 Sayre St., San Leandro, CA 94579, pharlap2@aol.com HUNTING/ FISHING MEMORABILIA WantedAdvertising, Calendars, Magazines, Books, Shot Shell Boxes, Posters, Licenses, etc., Call Mike 302-448-6467 or 302-875-9061. SPORTS CARDS AND other sports related items. Publications, pins, pennants, tickets, etc. Pre-1975. Philadelphia items especially wanted. Ellis, 158 Stratford Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19115, 215-934-5618 TIRED OF EBAY? Sell your Sports Cards and Memorabilia to a Collector. Ken Domonkos 848-448-4709, kdomo22951@aol.com
STATE HUNTING/ FISHING Stamps. Pay up to $4 plus each. No tears, creases or tape stains. Check by return mail. John Marquardt, 609 Woodridge Dr., Columbia Missouri 65201, 573-474-7254. US 19TH CENTURTY Stampless covers. What do you have for sale? Top prices paid! Schmitt, PO Box 387, Northport, NY 11768, 631-261-6600 email fred@fredschmitt.com
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MEDICALLY- RELATED TRADE cards, medical lecture tickets & medical related ephemera. Dan Albert, 1106 Wellesley Rd., Madison, WI 53705, 608-233-0805.
ANTIQUE LAWMEN BADGES; Policemen/ Cowboy/ Saddlery/ Saloon Photos; Saddle/ Spur Catalogues; Antique Spurs. Originals only! Collector, Box 342, Station Main, Saskatoon, SK S7K-3L3 CANADA
AUTOGRAPHS, BANNERS, POLITICAL pins, leathers, baseball cards, sports memorabilia music, comics, wanted. Highest price paid. Write: Stan Block, 128 Cynthia Rd, Newton, MA 02459. CARNIVAL, CIRCUS, FREAKS, Sideshow, Fairs, Amusement Parks, Coney Island, Nude Photos, Fireworks, Girlie Pinup Magazines, Auto Thrillshow. Nostalgia Enterprises, Box 300, Lockport, NY, 14095. 716-433-9418. CATHOLIC HOLY CARDS, Protestant Bible lessons, lace cards, scripture cards. Brent Devitt, 35 Hawthorne Glen Trail, Beavercreek, OH 45440, 937-238-0183, devitt.brent@gmail.com CHECKS REVENUE STAMP Paper, Civil War Railroad Check Books 1700’s to 1950’s ship or send copies to William Smith, 517 Amanda Dr., Bear, DE 19701. CIRCUS, CARNIVAL, ICE Show, Magic, RRS, Africa, Steamship, Rodeo, Buffalo Bill. Cirque Du Soliel and Ringling Bros. too. Box 213, New Martinsville, W. VA., 26155. FBI WANTED POSTERS Old Movie Posters, Comic Books, Baseball Cards, Tin Toys, Crime Magazines. No Copies Reproduction. Write Strieder, 335 South Green Haven Rd., Stormville, NY 12582. MATCH COVER COLLECTORS- Why not join 1,000s of others in this fascinating & inexpensive hobby? Write RATHKAMP Match Cover Society, C/O Terry Rowe, Box A 1509 S. Dugan Rd., Urbana, OH 430789209 or check www.matchcover.org PRE-1930 CANADIAN/ AMERICAN Ephemera- Travel Brochures, Pamphlets, Maps, Manuscripts, Broadsides, Bound Sheet Music, Trade Cards, Catalogs, Scrapbllks, etc. Peter Luke, Box 282, New Baltimore, NY 12124, 518-756-6492. WANTED: BIDDERS FOR Paper Collectibles. Auctions every two months. Free List! No minimum bids! No Ebay sales! Mike Baeten, 511 Nathan, DePere, WI 54115.
LONG ISLAND NEW York Golf Memorabilia Wanted. Caddie Badges, Score Cards, Postcards, Photos, Histories, Medals, etc. Al Velocci, 62 Cherrywood Dr., New Hyde Park, NY 11040, 516-437-4949.
BOOKS AND POSTCARDS relating to Michigan and Wisconsin Copper and Iron Mining. Robert Fox, 1235 N. Westfield Street, Oshkosh, WI 54902 COLLECTOR LOOKING FOR Reliable Dealers fro Postcard approvals. Send details to: M. Schnebly, 622 South Allison St., Greencastle, PA 17225.
POSTCARDS WANTED: CZECHOSLOVAKIA, not Prague: Austria, not Vienna; Germany any smaller city Gruss Aus; Pozdrav & Eastern Europe. All before 1929. Approvals welcome. Penny Kleinman 516-921-0184 or email: pennykleinman@gmail.com ROTOGRAPH POSTCARDS and any related materials to the Rotograph Company. Advertisements Imperial Rotograph folding stereoview posters please email me at ggreenoughland@gmail.com or call 978-317-9234 Thanks. ROTOGRAPH POSTCARDS Looking for mostly A series rotographs, all states. Also interested in D and G series. As well as all other series. Email your series and numbers with prices you want. Examples: A3224, D4554, G6775a. with state initials after each number. ggreenoughland@gmail.com (978)317-9234
FORD REWARD STOLEN (Text Only) 19281934, linen, Ford Dealership 30-40 era. Cliff, 516-333-3797, email meerkat1934@yahoo.com I AM ALWAYS looking for Mining related Postcards and books. Write with information Robert Fox, 1235 N. Westfield St., Oshkosh, WI 54902. OLD POSTCARDS FROM Small Towns I’ve never heard of, especially Illinois. Also Barbershops. Postage repaid. Please include phone no. Eureka! Antiques, 705 Washington, Evanston, IL 60202, 847-8699090, bindy@eurekaevanston.com POSTCARD WANTS: CHICKENS- no comics, no Easter; Alaska (ALCAN) Highway (before 1950); Seward, Alaska (before 1964). Lee Poleske, PO box 871, Seward, AK 99664. POSTCARDS MISC. VIEWS Philip’s 1 at $15; 3 at $20 ea.; 1 at $30; have Lewis & Clark Expo- 1905 $20 have others, 717519-6629. Vincent Peterson, 815 Olde Hickory Rd. Apt 215, Lancaster, PA 17601-4956.
MODEL AIRPLANE AND Aviation Collectibles wanted: Books, magazines, kits, engines, accessories. I buy estates. Aeroindex, PO Box 1135, Cheshire, CT 06410. 203-250-0720 Aeroindex@cox.net
AIRLINES & AIRPORT chrome cards, esp. domestic, published during the 1950s & 1960s, a permanent want. Armen Avakian, 4560 Pinehollow Ct, Apt 170, Indianapolis, IN 46254, 317-298-8913.
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Herzog, Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Holabird, Fred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Levine, Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Lindy’s Treasures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 McGrath, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Morlatton Postcard Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 New Harmony Antiquarian Book & Paper Show . . . . .9 Peterson, John R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Pflaumer-Yeater, Gerlinde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Robert Edward Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Scrooge Records & Collectibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Smith Auction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Suozzi, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Unshredded Nostalgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
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continued to do so for a halfdozen years afterward. Tuck also used the same illustrations for a rather large number of souvenir postcards. Buster may have been the first of the mass-produced and mass-marketed character valentines, but he was not the last. Within two years, many of his funny page companions were signing aboard the greeting card gravy train. Happy Hooligan, F. Opper’s sad-faced hobo, enjoyed great popularity, as did practically every comic strip star of the Sunday color comic supplements. Even Little Nemo and his dream world were found on valentine picture postcards. Though the comics and their artists lost some of their superstar status after 1920, they never stopped being universally loved by the public. Consequently,
Jiggs and Maggie (“Bringing Up Father”) mechanical valentine from the 1930s.
Garfield the Cat cut-out valentine from the Feb. 29, 1982, issue Greeting card with envelope by Superman. For the gals, there of Family Circle magazine. Ambassador featuring Snoopy was Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Mary Marvel. They were (“Peanuts”), copyright 1965.
greeting card publishers continued to use them for holiday cards, a practice that is still in place today. In the 1930s and early 1940s, Jiggs and Maggie, Blondie and Dagwood, Li’l Abner and Andy Gump were big celebrities, as were Felix the Cat and a host of Disney characters on the silver screen. By then the earlier bestsellers like Buster and Little Nemo had faded away and been forgotten. During those same years, mechanical Little Nemo from a set of valentine postcards comic strip valentines published by Tuck as Series No. 6. became all the rage.
These worked by turning the card; pulling a part of it outward, downward or some other angle; by moving a lever so an arm holding a flower, for example, would pop out; or by some similar maneuver to make another character appear. In addition, some English comic hits like George Studdy’s “Bonzo” and Lawson Woods’ “Gran’ pop” crossed the Atlantic to find a warm welcome on American greeting cards. After World War II, a new style of cartoon appeared and began nudging the Sunday comic people aside. These were comic book superheroes like Batman, Captain Marvel and
also published as mechanical valentines and are among the most sought after by collectors. Especially desirable are the Superman varieties, which came out in 1940, and Wonder Woman from the later years of that decade. This trend continued until the mid-1970s, when it reversed itself and went back to comedy. The Peanuts gang, Ziggy, Garfield the Cat and other practitioners of the belly laugh dominate today’s marketplace. Whether you have a fondness for early 20th-century themes or the more modern era, comic strip and comic book valentines are just the ticket for a different kind of collection.
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