SML-145 Diedrich Knickerbocker
SML-145 Deidrich Knickerbocker
SML-145 Diedrich Knickerbocker
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| reference numbers | SML-145: Diedrich Knickerbocker
(M) SML-145A: Diedrich Knickerbocker - SMCS membership - 1983 (Lance 2810) |
| description | small figure of Diedrich Knickerbocker |
| dimensions | height = 3 1/4 inches |
| topics and series | Topics: Literature
in America SMCS Series: Washington Irving |
| related items | SML-366 (Sebastian Plaque) |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-145
(1949/1975/-) SML-145A (1981/1983/PD August 30, 1983) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | SML-145A private issue for SMCS 5,528 made |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-145: 40/60 SML-145A: 25/35 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. Washington Irving's first book A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty (1809) is a satire, presented as the work of a fictional character called Diedrich Knickerbocker. Through the years, the quaint and humorous Dutchman ha become a familiar byword, particularly in New York.
Knickerbocker was later to decorate the Town Meeting plaque in 1971 and the Sebastian plaque in 1982 (SML-366)From The Sebastian Miniature Collection by Dr. Glenn S. Johnson.
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