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News in Brief

Two rare 1973 Rupert annuals featuring a brown-faced Rupert on the front cover were recently auctioned at Dukes of Dorchester (October 4th & 5th. 2007). Only a few 1973 annuals were printed with the brown-faced Rupert before the cover was changed to include a white-faced Rupert, a decision which enraged illustrator Alfred Bestall who refused to illustrate future annuals. The annuals were sold for £22,000 and £23,000 - significantly exceeding the estimates.

The Story of Rupert Bear

A character almost everyone is familiar with is Rupert Bear. Rupert is immensely collectable today and in particular the early annuals are very sought after. Although the first Rupert annual was published in 1936, Rupert Bear was actually created 16 years previously in 1920. His creator was Mary Tourtel, born in 1874 into a very artistic family and married in her early 20's to Herbert Tourtel who worked in printing and publishing...

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