Alphonse & Gaston Cartoon Strip VTG Handkerchief by Frederick Opper 1920-30s

Description

This is a great collector's piece.
Alphonse and Gaston
is an
American
comic strip
by
Frederick Burr Opper
, featuring a bumbling pair of
Frenchmen
with a penchant for
politeness
. It first appeared in
William Randolph Hearst
's newspaper, the
New York Journal
on September 22, 1901, with the title "Alphonse a la Carte and His Friend Gaston de Table d'Hote".
Their "'After you, Alphonse.', 'No, you first, my dear Gaston!'" routine ran for more than a decade. Alphonse is short and grotesque; Gaston is tall and grotesque. The premise is that both are extremely polite, constantly bowing and deferring to each other. Neither can ever do anything or go anywhere because each insists on letting the other precede him.
Though never a
daily
or even weekly feature,
Alphonse and Gaston
appeared on
Sundays
for several years. In addition to
Hearst
collections and licensed products, it was adapted into a stage play and several
comedy
shorts.
Frederick Burr Opper
(January 2, 1857 – August 28, 1937) is regarded as one of the pioneers of
American newspaper
comic strips
, best known for his comic strip
Happy Hooligan
. His comic characters were featured in magazine
gag cartoons
, covers,
political cartoons
and comic strips for six decades.
This hankie is printed with a cartoon strip of the famous American cartoonist, Frederick Opper. The cartoon ran from 1901 to 1937.
The hankie is in very good condition for its age. There are no holes, but there is a small stain (see photo #9). The stain isn't very visible from the front, but it is visible from the back.
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