Legendaires : 2016 France

 The Legendaries is a comic book series created in 2004 by Patrick Sobral and published by Delcourt. It is set in a world called Alysia. The Legendaries are five heroes who, in an attempt to stop an evil sorcerer named Darkhell from using the Stone of Jovénia, one of six magical stones used to create the world of Alysia, were unable to keep it from shattering, causing everyone, themselves included, to revert to childhood. Blamed by the people of Alysia for the "Jovénia Incident", the Legendaries split up, only to be reunited by their erstwhile leader Danael in an attempt to undo the spell and restore their adulthood.

Mickey Mouse - Steamboat Willie

The First Mickey Mouse cartoon enters public domain (Steamboat Willie (1928); Walt Disney 1901–1966; Ub Iwerks 1901–1971) 

The Copyright Act ensures that its protections extend to creative works even after the death of the author. As of 2024-Jan-01, Steamboat Willie (Mickey Mouse) an iconic American cartoon has now entered the public domain. The character was first introduced to audiences (along with girlfriend Minnie) in the 1928 black and white animated short film “Steamboat Willie,” directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Terry and the Pirates : 1995 Comic Strip Classics

1995-Oct-01 Boca Raton FL

Terry and the Pirates® Milton Caniff (1907-1988) Caniff's artwork looked photographic; his characters spoke realistic dialogue; and readers identified with their personalities. Mood, evocation, atmosphere were Caniff's trademarks. The strip ran 1934-1973. ©Tribune Media Services, Inc.

 

Three stamp set was a premium from the Quaker Oats Co. Anyone who entered a bicycle contest sponsored by Quaker received the stamp set in the mail. This is a complete set of three stamps--Terry, Burma and Pat Ryan, with the original tab

Terry and the Pirates' Dragon Lady by George Wunder - 1947

George Wunder (1912-1987) illustrated Terry and the Pirates, replacing Caniff in 1946 when he left. Wunder continued on the strip until 1973, at which time it was cancelled.

Alex Toth : 1928-2006

 

Alex Toth was one of the most influential artists in American comics. He ranked Dan Spiegle among his main graphic influences. 

There are many hand-drawn envelopes and post cards from Alex Toth's correspondence found on eBay and auction sites...

While still at school, he began his career at the age of 15, working in the comic book field through Steve Douglas' Famous Funnnies shop, illustrating true stories for Heroic magazine.  Shelly Mayer hired him to work at National/DC Comics, from 1947 to 1952. working on superhero stories featuring 'The Flash', 'Dr. Mid-Nite', 'The Atom' and 'Green Lantern'.

Toth also worked with Warren Tufts on a daily newspaper strip called 'Casey Ruggles'. In 1952. Standard Comics, working on crime, war and romance comics. During his military service in Japan (1954-56), he did a weekly adventure strip called 'Jon Fury' for the base paper Depot Diary. 1960, Toth became art director for the 'Space Angel' television series. He worked as a storyboard and design artist on realistic Hanna-Barbera shows during most of the 1960s and 1970s. In addition, he illustrated and wrote his own stories for the Warren magazines Eerie, Creepy and The Rook, including 'Bravo! for Adventure', starring the character 'Jesse Bravo'.

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Lum & Abner : 1936 Pine Ridge AR

1936 Waters AR changed it's name to Pine Ridge AR

Lum and Abner was an American network radio comedy program created by Chester Lauck (Lum Edwards) and Norris Goff (Abner Peabody) that was produced from 1931 to 1954.

As well as inspiring the program and its characters, Pine Ridge, Arkansas is also home to the Lum and Abner Museum, which opened in the 1970s and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Negotiations between Ethan C. Nobles of firstarkansasnews.net, the Chester Lauck family and cartoonist Donnie Pitchford resulted in a new comic strip series based on the classic radio programs and its characters. Beginning June 5, 2011, Lum and Abner officially began appearing in a "Sunday strip" format with a new installment each Sunday. Comic Strip

Hot Stuff - Red Devil AK

1995-Oct-31 Red Devil AK

Red Devil is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Red Devil had a population of 22. Their post office was founded in 1957. The village was named after the Red Devil Mine, established in 1921 by Hans Halverson when numerous mercury (quicksilver) deposits were discovered

Hot Stuff - created by Warren Kremer for Harvey Comics

Catalog of Postmarks

Disney - Mickey Mouse : Football

1934-Pasadena CA - Tournament of Roses

The Pigskin Classic was a season-opening college football game played at Anaheim Stadium from 1990 until 1994, and continued from 1995 to 2002 at various stadiums. It was initially created as a west-coast counterpart of the Kickoff Classic and hosted by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.

Laurel & Hardy first day cover - Collins hand-painted cachet

Cartoon Characters - Denmark : 1992

1992-Oct-08 Denmark Cartoon characters, illustrated by various Danish comic artists: Romantic embrace by Ivar Gjørup, Love letter by Phillip Stein Jönsson, playful sword fight by Nikoline Werdelin and a forehead kiss by Jørgen Mogensen

Ivar Gjørup, better known as Olfax, has a degree in classic philology and is a former schoolteacher. He was editor and artist of the University's student newspaper, Montanus. In 1983, he started his comic strip 'Egoland'. This daily comic, containing cunning political and commentary on everyday human life.

Phillip Stein Jönsson studied drawing and graphic arts at the School of Applied Art in Copenhagen. In 1985, his first comic, 'Hr. Et Eller Andets oplevelser' ('Mr. One or Other's Experiences') appeared, and also his first album, 'Manden der Kunne Undværes' ('The Dispensible Man'), a political thriller in a loose, sketchy style.  Jönsson made the comic strip 'Simple Striber' ('Simple Strips') for Politiken, a humorous, satirical comic about people in the restless society of the 1980s.

Nikoline Werdelin became a ground breaker in 1984 when her comics strip Café won the comics competition in the Danish daily newspaper Politiken. The strip ran for four years and was followed by Homo Metropolis which was published daily in Politiken during the course of two decades.

Jørgen Mogensen was a Danish comic artist and sculptor. He made his first cartoons for Hudibras, the paper of cartoonist Cosper in 1944. Under the joint signature MOCO, the authors also created the pantomime comic strip 'Alfredo', syndicated by P.I.B. around the world, starting with Le Figaro in France.

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Hand drawn envelopes : 1930s

 Two examples of handrawn mail from the 1930s offered at auction as part of a group. The artist is unknown, the owner of the piece had them in a frame in which  envelopes had not been removed. Therefore any information on the back was not noted in the auction

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Year of the Child : 1979 Great Britain

1979-Jul-11 The Year of the Child

There is no sounder investment than the future of the child and no greater responsibility for the adults of today:

The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter) 1902

Winnie the Pooh (A.A.Milne) 1926

The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) 1908

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll) 1865

Batman : 2006 DC Comics

2006-July-20 San Diego CA

Batman – Art by Jim Lee & Scott Williams – After the brutal murder of his parents, young Bruce Wayne mastered nearly every known form of combat and employed his vast wealth to equip himself with the tools essential to his crime-fighting crusade as Gotham City's Dark Knight, Batman.

Batman #1 Spring 1940 art by Bob Kane

Batman made his debut in Detective Comics #27 in may 1939 before swinging into action – with Robin, the Boy wonder, by his side – in his own series in the spring of 1940. The Dark Knight's distinguishing characteristics were intellect, skill, and grim determination - USPS

Straume - Flow : 2025 Latvia

2025-Feb-27 Latvia

Flow (Straume) is a 2024 independent animated adventure film directed by Gints Zilbalodis, written and produced by Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža. A Latvian, French, and Belgian co-production, it features no dialogue and follows a cat trying to survive along with other animals in a seemingly post-apocalyptic world as the water level dramatically rises.

Jersey (Leeds) Devil - Pinelands New Jersey

Jersey Devil - 1970 Cadillac Local Post

In Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil, also known as the Leeds Devil, is a legendary creature, or cryptid, said to inhabit the forests of the New Jersey Pine Barrens in South Jersey. The creature is often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many variations. The common description is that of a bipedal kangaroo-like or wyvern-like creature with a horse- or goat-like head, leathery bat-like wings, horns, small arms with clawed hands, legs with cloven hooves, and a forked or barbed tail. 

The devil's mother is usually a woman named Leeds, or "Mother Leeds" of Burlington, dating back to 1735

1973 Sojex cachet reused in 2002

2024 Galloway NJ - Derwin Mack cachet (Facebook)