Happy birthday Rupert!! :-)
From BBC.com ...
Rupert Bear turns 100: The adventures continue
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A little bear is celebrating a very big birthday: Rupert has turned
100. To commemorate the milestone, the anthropomorphic adventurer
has been honoured by the Royal Mail in a set of eight stamps.
Rupert first appeared in the Daily Express on 8 November 1920,
as Little Lost Bear - the work of illustrator Mary Tourtel.
The character, whose famous red jumper was originally blue, was part
of the newspaper's push to attract new readers.
Alfred Bestall took over from Tourtel in 1935 as Rupert's
illustrator, remaining with him until the early 1970s, and it's his
distinctive style that appears in the new stamps.
Article continues at <https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-54280708>
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