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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.
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