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Christmas Card
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Four-fold, copy art card with two graphics. One of a cloudy night sky and superimposed white outlined Christmas trees with text that reads: "No man is rich enough to buy it. No man is too poor to afford it." The other is a photograph of Sid sitting in a chair smoking a cigar with text that reads: "The spirit of Christmas."
Boyum, Sid, 1914-1991
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W014CZ4
WHi 124590
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