1966 Peanuts comic strip art sets new auction record

A December 1966 Sunday ‘Peanuts’ strip in which Linus repeats the message at the core of ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ sold for $360,000 and a new world auction record for original ‘Peanuts’ art.
A December 1966 Sunday ‘Peanuts’ strip in which Linus repeats the message at the core of ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ sold for $360,000 and a new world auction record for original ‘Peanuts’ art.

A December 1966 Sunday ‘Peanuts’ strip in which Linus repeats the message at the core of ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ sold for $360,000 and a new world auction record for original ‘Peanuts’ art.

DALLAS – Christmas comes early for Charlie Brown. An original Charles Schulz Peanuts Sunday strip, published Dec. 18, 1966, sold for $360,000 September 10 at Heritage Auctions. That is the highest price ever paid at auction for original Peanuts artwork.

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