IMPORTANT NOTE

Due to the scope and size of this immense collection of over 1,200 unique Donald Duck items, coupled with massive interest from Donald Duck fans around the world, we will be unable to answer any questions about any item. Items pictured have been carefully packed and await shipment to successful high bidder. Please base your bids on what you see pictured and described in the ad. Three months of time was taken to photograph each item. If there were identifying marks, they were pictured. If you do not see a picture or read a comment about a mark or lack of one on any given item, you can safely assume that item has no mark.

Carol and David 'Duckman'
up close and personal ...

As a little girl, Carol fell in head over heels in love with Donald Duck.

"Why not Mickey?", we asked.

Well it seems Donald has personality, passion, and pizzazz. He gets mad, he stamps his foot, he tells it like it is. “Actually, he’s a lot like me,” she told us with a catch in her throat and a twinkle in her eye.

As Donald grew and changed over the years, so did Carol. She became a young woman — and continued to love The Duck. Her fiancée figured if ya can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, and so he learned to love The Duck too. They traveled the country, met many friends, and received Donald items from all over the world. Here’s a favorite, a 4-foot Pelham Puppet / marionette with theater display case, which the Duckman ordered specially built from England for his wife on their anniversary:

This fun-loving, duck-collecting Disney Duo belonged to the NFFC, (National Fantasy Fan Club), and regularly met with other members at Disney World Conventions where they received lots of special collectible goodies privy to members only. It was there, in the mid 80s, they won as a door prize, an original poster-sized, signed drawing by none other than one of the greats of animation, Alex Kuperschmidt…. and since the character drawn was not Donald, we will auction this gem and a few others in a couple days, so stay tuned! (Hint: The sketch is of a rabbit who has long red hair, a very sexy rabbit indeed!)

One of the highlights of Dave and Carol’s collecting life was attending the public celebration of Donald’s 50th birthday at Logan Airport in Boston, which was one of the stops on a whirlwind criss-cross of the states on a whistle-stop birthday bash tour.

This event became a fantastic, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to snag the signature of Donald Duck himself! The plane swooped in...

As the fans lined up to greet Clarence Nash, The Voice of Donald, Dave asked Mr. Nash to autograph the only paper item he had in his hand – the birthday cake handout with the ingredients typed on it.

Mr. Nash was happy to oblige, and signed it ‘Donald Duck’. Dave was thrilled beyond belief, that is until he felt it being tugged out of his grasp by a stern looking woman who rasped at him, “You canNOT have that!”. He knew he wasn’t letting it go, and he grabbed it back, telling her, “It’s mine now!” – whereupon she turned on her heel and reminded Mr. Nash in no uncertain terms that he was not to sign anything, and to never do it again. This is how the menu got wrinkled, and this is why it’s believed to be one of the last signatures of Clarence Nash, who died a few months later.

Another happy occurrence happened that same day, when Dave sweet-talked a badge from one of the many media present to cover the event. Dave didn’t relate exactly how he did it, but here you can see it for yourself. A very nice collectible, few and far between.

And one of Dave's very favorite items is the windup duck featured over and over in the war movie The Dirty Dozen, a favorite of many.

You can see all these and more in the photos we've provided for you in the main auction.

Though a bit bittersweet, Carol and Dave are ready to pass the torch to someone who loves The Duck as much as they have, and always will.

Have fun, and good luck bidding :)

PHOTOS AND VIDEO

Over 3,000+ photographs can be seen in the galleries below. Carol's and David's more personal memorabilia items shown here are included with all the other Donald Duck items you see. The ten galleries below showcase all the other items that are included in this Donald Duck auction. 1,200+ unique items are divided into ten different photo galleries, designated by color ... i.e. Gallery Gold, Gallery Orange, Gallery Blue, Gallery Group, etc. We highly recommend you make a written note of what color gallery particular items you have interest in to make it easier for you to return and quickly be able to view those items again. The Gallery Group shows group photo shots.   Click a Thumbnail Above to Watch a Brief Video

This huge personal collection at auction includes US copyrights: Walt Disney Enterprises (1930s), Walt Disney Productions (1939-1984), Disney and Disney Enterprises (1984 to present), as well as Donald Ducks from around the world.

From first edition Donald Duck comic books to current retail items and everything in between, this dizzying array includes games of various types: Vintage toys, puzzles, bobble heads, squeaky toys, riding toys, swim toys, pull toys, dolls, inflatable's, plushes, Pelham Puppets and marionettes. Also included are artwork and autographs, collector plates, vintage cookie jars, tumblers and mugs; World War II items; clocks and watches; jewelry, pins, books and banks; Rocket Pops and a bubble blower; posters, kites, signage, cartoons and patches. Donald Duck in celluloid, wood, Bakelite, bisque, tin litho, resin, cast metal, Syroco, rubber, plastic, vinyl, die-cast, die-cut, porcelain, ceramic, pewter, silver, crystal, gold figurines and more.

Why there is just about every kind of Donald Duck you can imagine -- even a vintage costume and a cake pan. This is an incredibly robust Disney Donald Duck collection. Items spanning 74 years, some in original packaging and hundreds of rare Donald Duck items. For example, you will find one of the last autographs -- written on a menu from the whistle-stop tour that celebrated Donald's 50th birthday - of Clarence Nash, the original and only voice of Donald Duck for over 50 years. Next year, Donald Duck, loved by millions around the world, will soon celebrate his 75-year anniversary.

Many many items acquired today in this collection that are already twenty to thirty-five years old items  -- they are the vintage items in another fifteen to twenty years. Bid Now!