SML-143 & SML-144 Rip Van Winkle and Dame Van Winkel
SML-143A Rip Van Winkle (SMCS Version)
SML-143 RIP VAN WINKLE
SML-143 & SML-144 Rip
Van Winkle and Dame Van Winkel
SML-143A Rip Van
Winkle (SMCS Version)
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| reference numbers | SML-143: Rip Van Winkle
(M) SML-143A: Rip Van Winkle-SMCS membership-1983 (Lance 2082) |
| description | miniature of Rip Van Winkle |
| dimensions | height = 3 inches (SMCS base) |
| topics and series | Topics: Literature
in America SMCS Series: Washington Irving |
| related items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-143:
(1949/1975/-) SML-143A: (1981/1983/PD August 30, 1983) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | SML-143A private issue for SMCS 12,005 made |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-143: 40/60 SML-143A: 25/35 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. Rip Van Winkle and Dame Van Winkle appear in Washington Irving's tale Rip Van Winkle (1819), collected in his Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Henpecked Rip and his dog Wolf wander into the Catskill Mountains before the Revolutionary War. They join a group of dwarfs and Rip drinks from a keg. He awakens 20 years later, an old man. He returns to find Dame Van Winckle dead and the portrait of King George replaced by one of George Washington.
The newly formed Sebastian Society reissued Rip in September, 1980, and Dame in March 1981, as members only figurines. Both were permanently retired in August, 1983.From The Sebastian Miniature Collection by Dr. Glenn S. Johnson.
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