NIB Pinocchio Jiminy Cricket Disney Sericel voice Dickie Jones 1940 Hand Signed

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"
Behind the Eightball
" DELUXE EDITION
Pinocchio
Hand Signed
Sericel
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Unbelievably this is NEW IN BOX. Never opended. Never on display. It's still in the original plastic bag Disney used to pack it over 25 years ago. We left it in the plastic and just removed it from the box to inspect it and to take these pics. The frame laminate is MINT. Never out of it's original packaging. It's a Unicorn! I've never seen this!
This listing is for an original Disney released Sericel from Walt Disney production of  "Pinocchio". This
DELUXE edition
of
"Behind the Eight Ball"
Sericel has the Disney Seal embossed on the cel itself. As a Bonus the matting has been signed by the ORIGINAL voice artist of Pinocchio from 1939. Dickie Jones was a then 6 year Old boy, hand picked by Walt Disney himself to perform the voice to this CLASSIC piece of Animation history. Dickie Jones hand signed this piece on the Disney lot in Burbank. A true rare collectible for those who want something special, and NOT run of the mill.  A classic and elegant looking piece.
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Sericel size is 14 x 11 inches, with the framed size being 21 x 18 inches. Only 2500 piece are in the regular Unsigned edition.  The Deluxe Edition is comprised of ONLY 250 pieces world wide. If you like then Rare ----
this is RARE!
Piece comes with the original Disney certificate of Authenticity on attached to the back.
Original DISNEY Frame
MINT Condition. As if it was made yesterday...but over 25 years ago.
This piece is Ready to hang out of the box!
Disney issued CERTIFICATE of AUTHENTICITY
Disney Seal with Regular Edition Number of 2500 piece.
This DELUXE EDITION only has 250 pieces to it.
What is a sericel?
A Sericel
is a serigraphy process that involves silk-screening each individual color to the cel, one at a time. Every distinct shade is a separate screen, and a separate pass in the procedure. As a result of this fine art operation, each color is flawlessly reproduced. Sericels are also created in limited quantities, typically 2500 to 5000 pieces and sometimes even 9500. Because of their larger edition size, sericels are the most affordable type of animation art, ideal for the beginning collector. The word Sericel is a contraction of Seri-graphed Cel.
BIO
: Dick Jones (born February 25, 1927)
is an American actor who achieved some success as a child and as a young adult, especially in B-Westerns and television. He is best known as the voice of Pinocchio in the 1940 Walt Disney film.
In 1940, he had one of his most prominent (though invisible) roles, as the voice of Pinocchio in Walt Disney's animated film of the same name. Jones attended Hollywood High School and at 15, took over the role of Henry Aldrich on the hit radio show The Aldrich Family. He learned carpentry and augmented his income with jobs in that field. He served in the Army in Alaska during the final months of World War II. Gene Autry, who before the war had cast Jones in several Westerns, put him back to work in films and particularly in television, on programs produced by Autry's company.
Now billed as Dick Jones, the handsome young man starred as Dick West, sidekick to the Western hero known as The Range Rider, in a TV series that ran for 76 episodes in 1951 (and for decades in syndication).
Autry gave Jones his series, Buffalo Bill Jr. (1955), which ran for 42 episodes on NBC. Jones continued working in films throughout the 1950s, then retired and entered the business world.