Lot 393: AUTOGRAPHS: SMITH SIDNEY: (1877-1935) American

AUTOGRAPHS: SMITH SIDNEY: (1877-1935) American Cartoonist, creator of the comic strip The Gumps. An original black pen and ink sketch drawn and signed by Smith on a small 8vo piece. Smith has drawn a profile head and shoulders sketch of Andy Gump shouting his wife, Oh Min!, at the top of his voice from a speech bubble. Signed by Smith with his artist's signature in bold black ink beneath the sketch, 'Yours for fun, Sidney Smith'. Together with an American Air Mail cover featuring an original black pen and ink drawing by Smith of Min Gump shouting Soup's On from a speech bubble. Signed beneath the sketch by Smith with his artist's signature. G to about VG, 2