SCHULZ, CHARLES
Original drawing for a Peanuts four-panel strip, October 17, 1953. 5 x 27 1/8 inches (13 x 69 cm); drawn in black ink, signed "Schulz" in the last panel, next to the date 10-17. The printed United Features Syndicate slug with copyright date of 1953 is pasted to the bottom of the outline of the second panel. Central fold in panel, generally in excellent condition.
Lucy, eating candies from a bag, walks past Charlie Brown, who looks on expectantly. But she tosses the now-empty bag over her shoulder, and it lands in front of Charlie, who remarks (with an expression of discouragement) "To me there's nothing more depressing than the sight of an empty old candy bag." An uncommon early Peanuts strip from the third year of the cartoon; the series began syndication in October of 1950.
Sold for $28,800
Estimated at $20,000 - $30,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
SCHULZ, CHARLES
Original drawing for a Peanuts four-panel strip, October 17, 1953. 5 x 27 1/8 inches (13 x 69 cm); drawn in black ink, signed "Schulz" in the last panel, next to the date 10-17. The printed United Features Syndicate slug with copyright date of 1953 is pasted to the bottom of the outline of the second panel. Central fold in panel, generally in excellent condition.
Lucy, eating candies from a bag, walks past Charlie Brown, who looks on expectantly. But she tosses the now-empty bag over her shoulder, and it lands in front of Charlie, who remarks (with an expression of discouragement) "To me there's nothing more depressing than the sight of an empty old candy bag." An uncommon early Peanuts strip from the third year of the cartoon; the series began syndication in October of 1950.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Nov 25, 2025
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle’s November 25, 2025 auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps attracted strong global interest, delivering outstanding results and a sale total that surpassed expectations.
Highlighting the sale was a rare 1910 Doves Press tercentenary edition of Shakespeare’s Sonnets printed on vellum that soared past its estimate of $10,000-15,000 to achieve $60,800 amid trans-Atlantic bidding. One of just 15 copies produced on pure vellum, it is an exceptional example of the press’s vellum printing with an attractive binding by Charles MacLeish, enhanced by the distinguished provenance of Cortland Bishop and John Saks.
Also featured was a remarkable 1528 manuscript detailing the colonization of Venezuela by a contingent of conquistadors backed by the German financiers who supported Charles I of Spain in his bid for the Holy Roman Empire. Far outperforming expectations, it realized $35,200.
A standout among several intriguing American flags was a large and rare 21-star United States flag in the unusual Great Star pattern, circa 1819, which more than doubled its $10,000-15,000 estimate, selling for $35,200. The flag was created to commemorate Illinois’s admission to the Union in 1818.
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