Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 94

Manuscript & Collectibles Auction

Animation Art

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 360		30 Artist Prints from the Mead Corporation's Paul Bunyan Series 1950s. In the 1950s, the Mead Sales Company, then a division of the Mead Corporation, used artists' renderings of Paul Bunyan for a magazine advertising campaign. The collection consists of 95 color art prints, all featuring different renderings of Paul Bunyan. The prints were used in magazine advertisements by the Mead Sales Company during the early 1950s. The Mead Company also mailed out some of the prints as gifts to various individuals on a mailing list. The art images themselves measure 6¾ x 8½" and were within larger paper frames that measure 11 x 13". All of the prints include caption information printed at the bottom, as well as series numbers on the back. The prints in the collection were created by seven different artists: Edward C. Smith, Joseph Bolden, Henry C. Pitz, S. W. Wilcox, Hugh Hutton, Herschel Levit, and John Huehnergarth. A woman in Billingham, Washington proved diligent and collected the first 25 in the series (three copies each of the first seven in the series) and issues 26, 27, 32, 34 and 35 for a total of 44 pieces. These were beautifully archived for 60+ years and in excellent condition. Also included are 8 original heavy stock envelopes that they were originally shipped. These images are all wonderful and tell the tales of Paul Bunyan beautifully. Usually retail for $10+ each in the collector's market. $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 361		Al Stoffel and Ralph Hemdahl, Original Bugs Bunny Cartoon Daily Strip, 1976. Ralph Heimdahl and Al Stoffel American illustrators, "Bugs Bunny Cartoon," c. 1976, pen and ink, 5 x 17", a daily strip that ran 4/26/76 signed in cartoon lower right panel the inscribed and signed in far right margin by Al Stoffel to his physician at the time. In excellent condition and quite humorous. $150 - 250 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 362		Blanc, Mel. An Ounce of Prevention (1908 - 1989) Opaque watercolor on trimmed acetate 10½ x 12½", matted.Celebrated actor, radio comedian and voice actor virtually without equal. Blanc is best remembered for his work as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, the Tasmanian Devil and many of the other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts. Offered are four cels from the production of : 3 are inscribed and signed by Blanc. Bugs Bunny "Ehh - What's up Doc?", Daffy Duck "HooHooHooHoo", and Tweety Bird "Ooo I taw a Puddy Tat". All three are in excellent condition, all boldly signed in felt tip pen. The fourth is Sylvester in equally excellent condition. $1,000 - 1,500 From The Collection Of The Mel Blanc Animation Auction, Superior Galleries Auction, November 5, 1992. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 363		Blanc, Mel. Half Fare Hare (1908 - 1989) Several great pieces: Opaque watercolor on trimmed acetate 10½ x 13½", matted. Celebrated actor, radio comedian and voice actor virtually without equal. Blanc is best remembered for his work as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, the Tasmanian Devil and many of the other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts. Offered are two cells from Half Fare Hare (1956) of Bugs Bunny. The first is Bugs carrying a carpet bag and Blanc has signed and inscribed "Eh-what's up Doc? Bugs Bunny Mel Blanc" in blue felt tip pin. The other, Bugs is reading a newspaper, and Blanc has signed and inscribed the same but in black felt tip pen. Some minor notes in condition. The green carpet bag is exhibiting some watercolor loss, but Bugs Bunny looks great. On the second, Bugs is exhibiting some crazing and a bit of paint loss in the scarf at the tip. Otherwise both present very nicely with fantastic signatures. Finally, 4 production sketches likely from An Ounce of Prevention 1982 of Tweety Bird, Daffy, Bugs and Sylvester. rendered in color pencils. All together a great collection. $1,000 - 1,500 From The Collection Of The Mel Blanc Animation Auction, Superior Galleries Auction, November 5, 1992. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 364		Schulz, Charles M. and Pete Robbins. (1922-2000) American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Peanuts, which featured such iconic characters as the admirably determined Charlie Brown, bossy Lucy van Pelt, and Charlie's intelligent pet Beagle, Snoopy, Schulz is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, and whose work translated into some of the best animated television specials, still perennial favorites. Here Schulz has boldly signed in silver Flair "Charles M. Schulz" in lower right corner of a printed illustration on cardstock removed from a calendar 10 x 13". Also signing is Peter Robbins, who provided Charlie Brown's voice in six Peanuts television specials and one movie from 1965 � 1969, including A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown until his voice changed at age 14. $500 - 800 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $425