Usagi Yojimbo Christmas Holiday Card

[Gaffey]

Rare holiday card. I love the art.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/294544862256?h ... Sw6lZhj4pP

[maichan]

Oh. Nice. Never seen that one before.

So how many of us are going to bid for it?

[Gaffey]

[maichan]

[jabba359]

Very interesting. I've never seen this before. Don't worry, I won't be part of any bidding war.

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[Gaffey]

Cool! Did Steve send out a bunch of these before he started doing his own cards or was this a special occasion?

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Dear Readers,
Steve used the image on an envelope with his own card in it.
The card in my photo is from The Westfield Company.
I purchased it on ebay over a decade ago.
This card is very rare, almost never coming up for sale.
Good luck to you all.
Best wishes,
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[Steve Hubbell]

Cool! Did Steve send out a bunch of these before he started doing his own cards or was this a special occasion?

The very first Usagi Christmas card I ever sent out also featured this art, if I remember correctly. I only sent out a handful and they were printed up off my computer. I think Mayhem used to have a photo of it on his Flickr account or something some years back. I never bothered to keep one for myself at the time....

[EDIT] Nope, Mayhem just has a picture of the envelope on Flickr, not sure who else besides Stan Sakai I sent one to.....

[Gaffey]

So how many of us are going to bid for it?

We've got company! 2 bids, 14 watchers.

[maichan]

So how many of us are going to bid for it?

We've got company! 2 bids, 14 watchers.

Looks like it's time to mortgage the house.

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The seller's name foreshadows the auction:
" darthseuss "
Good luck and best wishes to all.
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[Gaffey]

Does anyone know if the card art was specifically drawn for the card or was it an image that Westfield found and used?

[Steve Hubbell]

The art was probably obtained from Stan Sakai at some point and was used as the cover of one of their monthly "Westfield Newsletter" that they published. I can not say whether the card or the cover came first. This was the first that I had ever seen of the card....

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2007 flashback:
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