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1906 RAPHAEL TUCK "Foxy Grandpa" RARE Valentines day card w 2 Katzenjammer kids
$ 18.18
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1906 FOXY GRANDPA nicely embossed 10" tall X 11 inches wide when spread out. His two grandsons (the Katzenjammer Kids) open outward from behind his back. He has the white rabbit on his left leg, it is dentified as "Bunny" for the comic strip's artist John Bunny. Grandpa's body moves at the hips and shoulders, he can kick his legs upward. He is stamped on his back with his name "Foxy Grandpa" by "Raphael Tuck & Sons. Co. Ltd., New York" Raphael Tuck's work originated in London, England.THIS IS A VERY SCARCE AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN YEAR OLD "TUCK" VALENTINE. THE "BUNNY" AND THE TWO GRAND CHILDEN, WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED AS THE "KATZENJAMMER" KIDS WERE ALSO PART OF A COMIC STRIP.
The Katzenjammer Kids is an
American comic strip
created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897.
ANY ORIGINAL ARTWORK CREATED BY RAPHAEL TUCK, AND SONS IS SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS, INCLUDING POSTCARDS, ILLUSTRATIONS, HOLIDAY CARDS ETC.
I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT VERY MANY TUCK COLLECTORS HAVE THIS ITEM IN THEIR PERSONAL COLLECTION. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VALENTINE FOR AT LEAST 30 YEARS, ABOUT THE TIME THAT WE STARTED COLLECTING TOYS, POSTCARDS, AND BETTER COLLECTABLES.
I FOUND ANOTHER FOXY GRANDPA ITEM THAT SOLD 2 YEARS FOR 85.00 IT IS A FOXY GRANDPA GAME FROM 1902 JUST 4 YEARS EARLIER THAT THIS AUTHENTIC VALENTINE.