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A “Dispatch from Disney’s” pamphlet signed by many of the Disney employees to Dick Blundell and a Walt Disney signed letter image 1
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A “Dispatch from Disney’s” pamphlet signed by many of the Disney employees to Dick Blundell and a Walt Disney signed letter

25 June 2006, 10:00 PDT
Los Angeles

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A “Dispatch from Disney’s” pamphlet signed by many of the Disney employees to Dick Blundell and a Walt Disney signed letter

1943, the Dispatch pamphlet depicts Donald Duck throwing a tomato in Hitler’s eye, the inside front and back cover addressed to Dick Blundell and signed in pencil and pen by "Walt" (Walt Disney only signed his first name), Ralph Wright, Paul Allen, Hal Adelouise, Dick Kinney, Bowd, Ed Aardalo, Tom Oreb, Fred Kopietz, Al Bertino, John Lounsbery, Les Clark, L. Miller, Bill del la Tone, Ed Dunn, C. Philippi, Hugh Hennesy, Rusty-Jones, Clyde Geronimi, Harry Reeves, Jack King, Ward Kimball, John Sibley, Nick Nichols, Hal King, Ted Berman, Bob Gesteland, Bill Berg, Al Stetter, Judge Whitaker and others with a total of 34 signatures; this must have been signed before the cover was trimmed and bound to the book, for four signatures are trimmed at bottom and right edge. Together with a typed letter on Walt Disney personal stationary, dated April 12, 1943, addressed to Dick Blundell who was serving in the Armed Forces; "With so many of our gang scattered all over the world, we thought they might be interested in knowing what we are doing…. We cooked up this little magazine and we hope it will do the job of letting everyone know what’s happening back home." He goes on to say that he would like Dick’s input about the magazine, signed in black ink Walt, letter is folded horizontally as mailed, mild discoloration at left edge, faint creasing and light wear at top edge.

In 1943, with many of his staff serving in the Armed Forces, Disney had the studio issue an amusing little magazine entitled Dispatch from Disneys’ designed to let everyone know what is happening back home.
8 x 5 1/2in pamphlet and 10 ½ x 7 letter

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