Description
Steiff Snoopy Flying Ace 356278
The First World War Flying Ace is one of the many identities that Snoopy adopted during the fifty-year run of the Peanuts comic strip and one of Snoopy’s most popular and enduring alter egos.
Millions of readers of the Peanuts comic strip first encountered Snoopy as the First World War Flying Ace in 1965, when Charles Schulz drew the lovable beagle imagining his kennel as a Sopwith Camel biplane.
Dressed in scarf and goggles, Snoopy pretended to fly in hot pursuit of the Red Baron and continued to appear as the Ace in the Peanuts comic strip until Schulz retired in 1999.
Images of the First World War Flying Ace would accompany astronauts on the Apollo 10 mission of 1969 and form the subject of a standing exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and also become a U.S. postage stamp.
This winning Steiff interpretation of Snoopy Flying Ace is certain to be a star addition to any collection.
Made from finest mohair and 3-way jointed (arms and head)
Size: 28cm
Surface washable only
Limited to 1,950 pieces
