Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 68

The June 30th Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Illustration Art

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 691		Davis, Jim -- Original Drawing of Garfield. Pen-and-ink sketch, 6 x 4 in., signed "Jim Davis" below a sketch of Garfield looking very pleased with himself. The comic strip Garfield, whose protagonist is a cat, was first published in 1978. It is the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 692		Davis, Jim and Hank Ketcham. Various documents signed by two famous comic strip artists. Dennis the Menace Christmas card, sent to nephew, 5.5" x 8" closed, signed inside in black felt tip by Hank Ketcham, adding a Denice the Manace sketch over the printed sentiment inside; Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Dennis the Menace having trouble with a vacuum, signed in black felt tip, "Hank Ketcham 11-2-93," adding a small sketch of Dennis above his signature; Jim Davis signature on blank cardstock ("Best! Jim Davis"). Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $108
Lot 693		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 694		Geisel, Theodore Seuss - "Dr. Seuss". Fantastic original full-length drawing of The Cat in the Hat signed "Dr. Seuss" at lower right, 8 x 6½ in. The Cat looks very debonair in his tall (pale) red and white hat and red bowtie. He carries a blue umbrella in his right hand and checks with his left hand to see if it is raining. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 16 in. Theodore Geisel wrote and illustrated The Cat in the Hat to promote elementary literacy by capturing the imagination of six and seven year olds. The book was published in 1957 and may well be the most popular Dr. Seuss book. This is an enchanting piece. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,400
Lot 695		Geisel, Theodore Seuss - "Dr. Seuss" - & Albert Hague. A collection of items related to "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas," all beautifully matted and framed together to an overall size of 29½ x 28½: 1) A First Day Cover with a wonderful original hand-colored drawing of the Grinch signed "Dr. Seuss," 3½ x 6¼ in. The 1964 Christmas cover has a cachet of three children gazing at their Christmas tree and a Bethehem, PA, Nov. 9, 1964 postmark. 2) An original pencil drawing signed "Best Wishes / Dr. Seuss," 4 x 5 in. A right profile of the head of the Grinch's faithful dog Max with a bone resembling antlers tied to his head, being regarded by a stunned bird; 3) Sheet music cover for "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" signed with an autograph musical quotation by Albert Hague, who wrote the music for the song which was originally written and composed the 1966 television presentation of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Using blue ink, Hague wrote a bar of music with "Mister Grinch" below, then in brown ink wrote "Happy Holidays! Albert Hague." Dr. Seuss wrote the lyrics for the song, which was sung by Thurl Ravenscroft. 4) A sheet of 20 stamps picturing Theodore Seuss Geisel. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"was published as a children's book by Random House in 1957, and also appeared in an issue of Redbook at around the same time. The Grinch, a miserable creature (reminiscent of Scrooge in Dickens' A Christmas Carol) can't stand seeing the people of Whoville happy and tries to deprive them of Christmas. When he fails, he realizes the true meaning of Christmas and he becomes a changed creature. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 696		Geisel, Theodore Seuss - "Dr. Seuss" - Original Drawing. Original pen and ink sketch of The Cat in the Hat fishing in the fishbowl Inscribed and Signed, "Best Wishes! Dr. Seuss," 7 x 7 in. The Cat wears his tall (pale) red and white hat and red bowtie as he waits with child-like anticipation for the tiny fish to swallow a hook that is bigger than it is. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 17 x 17 in. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,170
Lot 697		Geisel, Theodore Seuss - "Dr. Seuss" - Original Drawings. Original drawings of Yertle the Turtle, 8 x 5 in., and the Lorax, 3 x 5 in. Each drawing is inscribed and signed, "Best Wishes! Dr. Seuss." The two drawings are matted together to an overall size of 21¼ x 14½ in. and ready for framing. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories was first published in 1958. Yertle, the king of the pond, misused his fellow turtles by ordering them to stand on top of each other so that he could stand on top and literally rise to greater heights. He gets his comeuppance when a burp from the poor turtle at the bottom of the heap sends him tumbling into the mud. The Lorax was first published in 1971. The Lorax is a creature, invented by Seuss, who speaks up for the environment against the greedy and destructive Once-ler. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,560
Lot 698		Geisel, Theodore Seuss - "Dr. Seuss" - Original Drawing. Original pen and ink sketch of The Cat in the Hat wearing his tall (pale) red and white hat and red bowtie, eyes closed and smiling demurely as he points to the inscription and signature, "Best Wishes! Dr. Seuss," 5½ x 6 in. Ready for matting, framing, and hanging in a delighted child's room. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,110
Lot 699		Geisel, Theodore Seuss - "Dr. Seuss" - Original Drawing. Original pen and ink sketch of Sam I Am holding aloft a platter with two green eggs and ham titled and signed "Ham and Green Eggs / Dr. Seuss," 6 x 5¼ in. Black and white except for the green egg yolks. Green Eggs and Ham was published in 1960 using a vocabulary of only 50 words. It is the third best-selling book in the English language. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 16 x 15¼ in. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,920
Lot 700		Geisel, Theodore Seuss - "Dr. Seuss" - Original Drawing. First Day Cover Signed "Dr. Seuss" with an original drawing of a green egg; the fanciful paragraph below Seuss' name is filled with green, as if it were also a green egg. The envelope has an "Official Geneva Cachet" with green figures and the word "Independance" in French. Postmarked "United Nations New York Mar 17 1967"; two stamps, one in English and one in French, celebrate the United Nations. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 11¾ x 14¾ in. Very fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 701		Hanna Barbera. Set of two 8"X10" animated cartoon stills of the Flinstones and Jetsons, both printed on glossy photo stock, each signed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 702		Hanna, Bill -- Original Sketch of Fred Flintstone. Pen-and-ink drawing of Fred Flintstone, 5 x 3 in. Signed "Bill Hanna" below the sketch. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 703		Kane, Bob -- Original Drawing of Batman. 12 x 9 in. sketch handdrawn and signed "Bob Kane" with black marker. Bob Kane (with Bill Finger) created Batman, which first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. Batman, also know as "The Caped Crusader" and "The Dark Knight" has become a popular icon and ranks second only to Superman as the most popular superhero of all time. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528
Lot 704		Kane, Bob -- Original Drawing of the Joker. Pen-and-ink sketch Inscribed and Signed, "Bats Wishes / Bob Kane '92", 6¼ x 5 in. The Joker sports his usual green hair, and an insane, diabolical grin. The Joker is a supervillain who is Batman's nemesis. The Joker first appeared in Batman #1 (Spring 1940) and is consistently ranked as one of the greatest villains of all time. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 705		Shepard, Ernest H - Original Drawing of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh (1879-1976) English artist and cartoonist. Best known for illustrations of children's books, especially A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh and Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Original pen and ink drawing of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh signed with Shepard's initials "EHS" at lower right, 6½ x 7½ in. This charming sketch shows Winnie-the-Pooh following behind and emulating Christopher Robin's step. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 19¼ in. Rare. Original drawings of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh have sold for as much as £60,000 in the UK. Estimated Value $20,000 - 40,000. Purchased from Fraser's Autographs in London in 1984 or '85 while the consignor was a student there. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 706		Tenniel, Sir John - Original Drawing of Alice in Wonderland (1820-1914) Cartoonist for Punch magazine; illustrator for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Original drawing as a Christmas card. Using a scene from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Tenniel shows Alice (shrunk) taunting the enormous puppy with a stick, 5½ x 3¼ in. Tenniel wrote "A Merrie Xmas and A Bright New Year" in the lower left foreground. The drawing is the same as the one used in Alice except without background foliage and with less grass in front of the puppy. This is a very rare example of Tenniel using a sketch from Alice as a Christmas card. Matted with an Autograph Letter Signed "John Tenniel" on personal stationery, 1½ pp, Maida Hill, W., 26 June 1888. A charming letter to painter William Powell Frith, giving Frith permission to mention him in his book (Further Reminiscences): "My dear Frith, Why certainly, - I can only repeat 'Awfully proud.!!' Please do with me anything you like, as I am quite satisfied that my 'character' -such as it is - will be perfectly safe in your hands!…." Letter has a few small stains by bifolium fold. The Christmas sketch and letter are archivally framed together to an overall size of 16½ x 23½ in. Delightful. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,600
Lot 707		*Larson, Gary -- Original Drawings From The Far Side.* Two original sketches, both signed "Larson," one of a heavyset woman in a flowered sundress, wearing glasses and a pencil behind her ear, 5¾ x 3¾ in.; the other of two men, one of whom makes a face and sticks out his tongue behind the back of the other, 4½ x 5 in. The Far Side was created by Gary Larson and ran from January 1, 1980 to January 1, 1995. It presented a humorous, often bizarre, satirical view of life. In addition to the comic strip, 23 The Far Side books were published. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 708		Locher, Dick -- Original Drawing of Dick Tracy. Hand-drawn pen-and-ink sketch of the steely-profiled police detective., 5 x 3½ in. signed "Dick Locher." From 1957-61, Locher assisted Dick Tracy creator Chester Gould, who had debuted the comic strip in 1931. From 1983-2009, Locher and his son John took over the comic strip after the death of Rick Fletcher. From 2009-2011, Jim Brozman took over the drawing while Locher contributed the storyline and some sketches. His final Dick Tracy strip appeared March 13, 2011. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $62
Lot 709		Schultz, Charles -- Original Drawing of Snoopy Pulling Linus. Hand-drawn pen-and-ink sketch of Snoopy running full-out and pulling Linus behind him. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 13¾ x 17 in. Linus was Charlie Brown's best friend and Lucy's younger brother. Linus normally carried a blue security blanket and served as Peanuts' philosopher and theologian. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 710		Schulz, Charles - Original Drawing of Shroeder. 4 x 6 in. drawing of Schroeder playing the toy piano, signed "Schulz" at lower right. Matted to 8 x 10 in. Schroeder was a character in the comic strip Peanuts, known for his precocious skill at playing the toy piano, and for his love of classical music and Beethoven in particular. He was the object of Lucy's unrequited affection and she is often pictured leaning on Schroeder's piano. As the catcher on Charlie Brown's baseball team, he is always pictured walking back to the mound with the baseball, never throwing it, because he didn't want the other team to discover his lack of ability. Estimated Value $1,500 - 3,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 711		Schulz, Charles -- Original Drawing of Charlie Brown and Lucy. Hand-drawn pen-and-ink sketch of Lucy vigorously pulling the football from Charlie Brown just as he was about to kick it. Poor Charlie goes feet-first up in the air and lets out a loud "AAUGH." Lucy, who was the bully in Peanuts, often pulled this trick on Charlie Brown. Signed "Schulz" at lower right, 7½ x 8¼ in. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 17½ x 18¼ in. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,500
Lot 712		Schulz, Charles -- Original Drawing of Charlie Brown Being Hit on the Mound. Hand-drawn, pen-and-ink sketch of Charlie Brown being hit by a baseball on the mound, 7¼ x 8 in. The blow makes Charlie's clothes go flying in all directions. Schulz wrote a large "POW!" and signed "Schulz" at lower left. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 17¼ x 18 in. Charlie was the manager and pitcher, albeit a lousy one, for his team. He was often hit by the ball and either knocked off the mound or hit so hard that he lost all of his clothes but his shorts, as happens here. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,560
Lot 713		Schulz, Charles -- Original Drawing of Charlie Brown and Lucy. Hand-drawn pencil sketch of Lucy, who plays right field, whispering in Charlie Brown's ear as he stands on the pitcher's mound. Both wear baseball gloves. Signed "Schulz" at right. The drawing is 3 x 5 in. Archivally matted archivally framed to an overall size of 12½ x 14¼ in. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 714		Schulz, Charles -- Original Drawing of Lucy. Hand-drawn pen-and-ink sketch of Lucy, 6 x 4 in. Signed "Schulz" below the sketch. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 15¾ x 12¾ in. Lucy van Pelt first appeared in Peanuts as a baby in 1952 but soon grew into her eight-year-old crabby persona. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 715		Schulz, Charles -- Original Drawing of Linus With His Blanket. Hand-drawn and colored sketch of Linus sitting and holding his blue security blanket and wearing his red, striped shirt, 2 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. Schulz wrote "Linus" in pencil and signed in full, "Charles M. Schulz." Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 716		Schulz, Charles -- Original Drawing of Pig-pen. Hand-drawn pen-and-ink sketch of Pig-pen, 6 x 4 in. Signed "Schulz" below the sketch. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 15½ x 13¼ in. Pig-pen was a young boy who was always dirty. He first appeared in Peanuts in 1954. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $960
Lot 717		Schulz, Charles -- Original Drawing of Peppermint Patty. Hand-drawn pen-and-ink sketch of Peppermint Patty, 5 x 3 in. Signed "Schulz" below the sketch. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 14½ x 12¼ in. Peppermint Patty (real name Patricia Reichardt) was the freckle-faced tomboy who wore shorts and sandals and who lived alone with her father (her mother was long dead). She first appeared in Peanuts in 1966. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 718		Schulz, Charles -- Original Drawing of Snoopy. Hand-drawn pen-and-ink drawing of the world's most famous beagle looking pleased with himself, signed "Schulz," 5¼ x 3¾ in. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 14¾ x 13 in. Charles Schulz (1922-2000) was best known for creating the comic strip Peanuts, which first appeared on October 2, 1950. The last orginal Peanuts strip appeared on February 13, 2000, just hours after Schulz' death. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $960
Lot 719		Schulz, Charles -- Original Drawing of Woodstock. Hand-drawn pen-and-ink sketch of Woodstock, 5 x 3 in. Signed "Schulz" below the sketch. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 14½ x 12 in. Woodstock, a bird, was Snoopy's best friend; when Snoopy was in character as the Red Baron, Woodstock was his mechanic. Woodstock first appeared in Peanuts in 1967. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 720		Schulz, Charles -- Original Drawings of Charlie, Lucy, and Snoopy. Three separate original drawings: 6 x 4 in. of Lucy offering psychiatric help for 5¢, with a "The Doctor Is In" sign; 10 x 7¼ in. of Snoopy as the Red Baron; and 6 x 4 in. of Charlie Brown on the mound. Each is signed "Schultz." The three drawings are matted together to an overall size of 20½ x 28¾ in. but can easily be taken from the mat and framed separately. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,520
Lot 721		Schulz, Charles -- Original Drawings of Charlie, Snoopy, and Woodstock. Three separate original drawings: 6½ x 4¾ in. of a smiling Charlie Brown; 6 x 4 in. of Snoopy relaxing on top of his doghouse; and 5 x 3 in. of Woodstock. All three are signed "Schulz"; archivally matted and framed together to an overall size of 18 x 26 in. Estimated Value $2,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,860
Lot 722		Waterson, Bill - Calvin and Hobbes. Original drawing by Bill Watterson, 5 x 6 in., matted and framed to 14 x 15¼ in. Signed at lower right. Hobbes sticks his tongue out at Calvin behind his back; Calvin looks as if he knows he has done something he shouldn't have. Calvin and Hobbes was a syndicated daily comic strip written and illustrated by cartoonist Bill Watterson. It was syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Calvin was a precocious six-year-old boy, and Hobbes was his stuffed tiger (although Calvin saw him as a living, breathing playmate and companion). At the height of its popularity, Calvin and Hobbes was featured in over 2,400 newspapers worldwide. Estimated Value $1,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900