Lot 677 Original Walt Disney created military insignia
(Walt Disney Studios, 1945) During World War II, the artists at the Disney Studios created more than 1200 military insignias for American troops. Most or the artwork survives in vintage patches, etc., but the original artwork is considered very rare and very collectible. This gouache on 9 ½ in. x 7 ½ in. illustration board insignia was produced for the 52nd Harbor Craft Crew based in San Francisco, California. As rare as the original insignia is, the accompanying paperwork is even harder to find. Included with the Insignia is a letter dated October 1944, acknowledging the request for the insignia (and warning that there are 300 requests in front of this one), The original letter that accompanied the insignia (on studio “Three Caballeros Stationary”), The Studio Licensing Agreement granting the right to reproduce the insignia (for the sum of $1 and signed by Gunther Lessing), and the thank you letter from the commander of the unit. Together, an amazing collection of Disney wartime memorabilia.
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