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1 BESTALL. ALFRED.; . RUPERT ANNUAL. 1973. BROWN FACED RUPERT ON COVER.---SIGNED BY BESTALL. Daily Express. London.,1973  UNIQUE COPY. BROWN FACED RUPERT. SIGNED BY ALFRED BESTALL. A fine copy of this rare annual. A few copies, thought to be only a dozen or so, were printed with the artwork that Bestall had provided. These are effectively proof copies of the annual. The story of how the publishers changed Rupert's colouring from Brown to White, without Bestall's permission or knowledge is now well known. According to Bestall, this decision was made during a liquid lunch at the publishers local pub. This fine copy was given to a life long fan & long-time collector of Rupert while on a visit to his house. After telling the story of how the white cover came about and how he had refused to ever supply artwork for the publishers again, Bestall got this copy from his shelf and signed it for his guest, commenting as he did, that he had signed no other copy. The ultimate copy. Rare, Fine and signed. :  Price: 37500.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart