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    Political & Historical Americana by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Political & Historical Americana

    Start: Nov 05, 2026 11:00AM EST

    Join us on November 5th for an exciting Political & Historical Americana sale. The auction features material dating to the 18th and 19th century, including a rare George Washington free frank, and a desirable John Quincy Adams Pewter mirror. Collectors will also find a wonderful selection of three-dimensional campaign items, an amazing Howard Hughes signed photograph, important association items, campaign posters, Lincolniana, and historical autographs.

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    George Washington: Free Frank Signed Envelope Panel Addressed to Governor George Clinton. 30 Star Flag: Rare Medallion Configuration. Susan B. Anthony: Minnesota Woman's Suffrage Association Badge. Harry S. Truman: Complete copy of the most famous "error" newspaper of all time, the November 3, 1948 edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune. Abraham Lincoln: Albumen Photograph by Samuel Fassett. McKinley & Hobart: Colorful Salesman's Sample of a Jugate Street Banner. 
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    Houdini Returns: The Encore by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Houdini Returns: The Encore

    Start: Oct 11, 2026 11:00AM EDT End: Nov 01, 2026 05:00PM EST

    This second session of our Houdini-focused October sale features books, ephemera, and Houdiniana - as well as selected magic memorabilia - for beginning and advanced collectors alike from the collection of Kevin Connolly. Over 150 lots will cross the block, all offered with low starting bids, and no reserves. Please note that this is a TIMED AUCTION - no live auctioneer will conduct this sale.

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    Froggatt Leg Irons. REYNOLDS, Charles (1932 - 2010) and Regina. 100 Years of Magic Posters. Pair of Gilt Houdini Busts. HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 – 1919). More Magic. HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Pair of Houdini Bookplates. DUNNINGER, Joseph (1892 - 1975). Dunninger Photos Performing the Indian Rope Trick.
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    Houdini Returns: The Centennial Auction by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Houdini Returns: The Centennial Auction

    Start: Oct 31, 2026 04:00PM EDT

    Marking 100 years since the death of Harry Houdini, Potter & Potter will present a landmark sale of Houdini memorabilia on October 31, 2026 at the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. The sale brings to the public for the very first time 100 historic items from the collection of Kevin Connolly, many of which were personally owned by Houdini. PURCHASE CATALOG PURCHASE DELUXE CATALOG

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    HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Welsh Brothers Circus Annotated Photograph. Magic Made Easy by Harry Houdini. King of Cards…Monarch of Shackles and Handcuffs. HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Signed Cabinet Card Photograph of Houdini in Chains. Invitation to the Final Houdini Seance. Houdini Spirit Photograph. HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Harry Houdini's Engraved Pocket Watch.
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    Coin Op, Advertising & Carnival by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Coin Op, Advertising & Carnival

    Start: Oct 15, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    Featuring the collection of lifelong coin-op enthusiast and bon vivant Tim LaGanke, our fall auction features arcade machines, carnival rides, automatons, animated window displays, and all manner of unusual mechanical novelties. Buy Catalog

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    Penny "Simplex 'Electricity Is Life'" Electric Shock Machine. Caille Brothers 1 Cent Dice Popper. Ingersoll Watches Trade Sign. Early 20th century. Graham Dice Edger. [Chicago]: Graham, ca. 1950s. Optometrist Reverse Glass Lithographed and Painted Sign. Card Trimmer and Corner Rounder. U.S.: M&H, ca. 1940s.
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    Weird Tales! UFOs, Curiosities and Tattoos by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Weird Tales! UFOs, Curiosities and Tattoos

    Start: Oct 01, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    Join us for Weird Tales! Explore rarities of tattooing, enter a crypt of the odd and curious, and prepare to believe that life exists beyond our world. Prices Realized

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    HUGGINS, David (American, 20th Century). David with Manta Friend Reading a Book with UFO's Above. Not dated. HUGGINS, David (American, 20th Century). Hairy Creature in Shower. Circa 2010. WATERS, Percy (American, 1888-1952). Blueprint Tattoo Flash with Electric Tattooing Patriotic Eagle and Cowgirls. Circa 1920s. Prosthetic Glass Eye Collection. Group of 171 Brown Glass Eyes in a Wooden Grid Drawer. Early 20th Century. [TATTOO]. NOLAN, Don (American, 1938 - 2009). Hand-Colored Original Art Flash Sheet. American, 1980 . Clay Adams Articulated Human Skull Specimen.
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    Select Rarities: Exceptional Books and Paper Treasures by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Select Rarities: Exceptional Books and Paper Treasures

    Start: Sep 10, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    Potter and Potter Auctions is honored to offer an incredible group of books, autographs, magazines, newspapers and other treasures in this exceptional premium sale. Many items represent unique, once-in-a-lifetime collecting opportunities for collectors. Prices Realized

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    [ORIGINAL BOOK ARTWORK]. [MALVERN, Corinne (1901-1956), illustrator]. Frosty the Snow Man [New York: The Golden Press, ca. 1950]. [ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS]. [WILSON, William Griffith "Bill" (1895-1971)]. Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered [WOMEN'S RIGHTS]. WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary (1759-1797). A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects. London: J. HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Three Stories & Ten Poems. [Paris: Contact Publishing Co., 1923]. CARROLL, Lewis (pseudonym of DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898)). Sylvie and Bruno [and] Sylvie and Bruno Concluded. London: Macmillan and Co., 188 [AFRICAN AMERICANA]. BROOKS, Gwendolyn (1917-2000). A Street in Bronzeville. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1945.
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    Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia

    Start: Sep 03, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    Featuring the collection of lifelong circus collector John Diesso, this auction includes heralds, couriers, and posters advertising the "greatest shows" of yesteryear. Photographs, route books, scrapbooks, and circus costumes will be also be offered, spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prices Realized

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    BRANDOLY, J. S. Shaffer and Co / The Sensation of Davos. Berlin: Beitgat, ca. early 20th century.  CHÉRET, Jules (1836-1932). Persivani & Vandevelde / Café-Concert des Ambassadeurs. Paris: J. Cheret, ca. 1870s. BARNUM, P.T. (1810 - 1891). Document signed. LEVY, Charles. Folies-Bergère / Tous Les Soirs / Les Lions de Bostock. Paris: Ch. Levy, ca. 1880s. MILLIE-CHRISTINE (Millie and Christine McKoy, 1851-1912). Cabinet Card Portrait. Circa 1880s. [WILD WEST]. HILL, Richmond C. A Great White Indian Chief. 1912.
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    Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section

    Start: Aug 20, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    This sale includes a cross-section of relics of rebels in music, art, and literature. Highlights include an archive of early skateboarding memorabilia and trophies, Raymond Pettibon fliers, guitars, and material from the collection of Howie Pyro. Prices Realized

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    The Sex Pistols / God Save the Queen. 1977. FULLER, Larry. Ebon #1 (Trimmed). San Francisco: San Francisco Comic Book Co., 1970. It's Anarchy in the U.K. Tour Starring / The Sex Pistols. 1976. Sex Pistols at the Longhorn Ballroom Ticket Stub. Jan. 10, 1978. [POSTERS]. [BLACK PANTHERS]. Carl Lives! Carl Hampton Was a Revolutionary... [N.p., ca. 1970]. PETTIBON/E, Raymond (b. 1957). Black Flag/ UXA/ Adolesents/ Screws at Baces Hall, Los Angeles, Friday, October 24, 1980.
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    Modern Magic Masters by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Modern Magic Masters

    Start: Aug 15, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    This auction features relics, posters, books, and props from the shows, collections and workshops of modern magic masters. Included are items owned or used by The Amazing Johnathan, Johnny Thompson, and Tom Mullica. Prices Realized

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    Harry and Bess Houdini Presentation Handcuffs and Key. Cannonball Vase. MORETTO, Toni (1929 - 2011). The Great Tomsoni & Co. Sculpture.  Palladian (Germain) Lock. SWISS, Jamy Ian and Johnny Thompson. The Magic of Johnny Thompson. MASKELYNE, J.N. (1839 - 1917). Photograph of Maskelyne and the Automaton Zoe.
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    Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography

    Start: Jul 23, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    This diverse sale - made up of fine, vintage, and vernacular photographs - will focus closely on the snapshot. Once considered mere "fabrics of yesteryear," these fleeting images have been recently reclaimed by the collecting community, and appreciated for their candid, historical, and visual depth. Prices Realized

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    (Headless Trick Photograph) Glass Plate Negative. Early 20th Century. [BOWERY, Leigh (1961 - 1994)]. GREER, Fergus. (b. 1964). Leigh Bowery, 1991.  Penntthi Sammallahti Vuokkiniemi, Karelia, Russia, 1991. Amusing Spirit Photograph. Brighton, late 19th century. WATKINS, Carleton (American, 1829-1916) 15 Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, John Muir, San Francisco, etc. Circa 1880s. ADAMS, Harry H. (1918–1988) ​​​​​​​ Archive of Los Angeles Civil Rights and NAACP Photographs. 1962–1963.
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    Summer Fine Books & Manuscripts by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Summer Fine Books & Manuscripts

    Start: Jul 09, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    This sale features some of the rarest Ernest Hemingway items to come to market in recent years, along with rare and important newspapers, a closely-curated selection of works by African-American authors, and some of the finest early printed books to come to market in recent memory. Prices Realized

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    HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Autograph Letter Signed to Jane Armstrong, His Typist and Friend, About For Whom the Bell Tolls. [N.p., ca. 1939-1940]. [INCUNABLES]. GREGORY I, POPE (540-604). Moralia sive exposito in Job. [Basel: Nicolaus Kesler, 1496 ]. [NEWSPAPERS]. [GREAT DEPRESSION]. The Wall Street Journal: Pacific  Coast Edition. San Francisco, Los Angeles: Oct. 25, 1929. [AFRICAN AMERICANA]. HUGHES, Langston (1901-1967). The Weary Blues. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. [NEWSPAPERS]. [HAMILTON, Alexander (1755-1804), subject]. The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser. Philadelphia: Aug. 6 - Aug. 8, 1788. [EARLY SCIENCE FICTION]. [DANIEL, Gabriel (1649-1728)]. A Voyage to the World of Cartesius. Translated into English by T. Taylor, M.A. London: Thomas
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    Hollywood, Pop Culture, & Collectibles by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Hollywood, Pop Culture, & Collectibles

    Start: Jun 25, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    This sale encompasses Hollywood, sports, and music memorabilia; as well as toys, games, comics, and pop culture collectibles. Prices Realized

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    ADDAMS, Charles  (1912 - 1988). Hearse scene New Yorker cartoon, and three letters. Pulp Fiction. Miramax, 1994. Advance One Sheet (27" X 40") Lucky Strike Version (withdrawn). Star Trek The Next Generation Complete Group of 13 Concept Blueprints of the U. S. S. Enterprise-D. [Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, ca. 1987]. BECHDEL, Alison (b. 1960). Dykes to Watch Out For #315 original comic strip artwork.  KUBRICK, Stanley (1928-1999). Autograph Note Signed. SCHULZ, Charles M. (1922-2000). A New Peanuts Book Featuring Snoopy, signed by Schulz with original Snoopy drawing.
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    Magicana of the Golden Age by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Magicana of the Golden Age

    Start: Jun 20, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    Highlights of this closely-curated sale include remarkable rarities from the golden age of conjuring: a diverse array of Houdiniana, Victorian magic apparatus, relics from the stages of St. George's Hall, rare posters, select modern props, and choice ephemera. Prices Realized

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    Harry Houdini's Engraved Walking Stick. Germain the Wizard. Ionia. Goddess of Mystery. Signed Portrait of Young Houdini, King of Cards. Theatre Robert-Houdin Souvenir Fan. Houdini Wagon Wheel Escape Sculpture.
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    Vintage Posters: featuring the Collection of Michael Corsi by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Vintage Posters: featuring the Collection of Michael Corsi

    Start: Jun 11, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    In addition to classic designs by Cappiello and Cassandre, our summer auction of vintage posters will feature an array of posters in travel, music, movies, politics, war and propaganda, magic and theater, sports, advertising, and counterculture.  Prices Realized

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    CASSANDRE, Adolphe Mouron (1901 - 1968). Dubonnet. Circa 1956. BINDER, Joseph (1898 - 1972). New York World's Fair / The World of Tomorrow. 1939. Chicago / United Air Lines. Circa 1950s. MORAN, Thomas (1837 - 1926). Yellowstone Park / Northern Pacific. 1924.  CARTER, Charles (1874-1936). Carter the Great / “Carter on the Camel.” ROCKWELL, Norman (1894-1978). [The Four Freedoms]. 1943. Washington: US Government Printing Office.
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    Art & Design by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Art & Design

    Start: May 28, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    This is an auction replete with standouts. Works by Magritte, Tamayo, Paschke, Wirsum and multiple mixed media collages and prints from the celebrated Tony Fitzpatrick will cross the block. A significant work by Bill Traylor leads the Outsider Art session, alongside major works by Finster, Dial, Sparrow, and Dawson. Prices Realized

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    FITZPATRICK, Tony (American, 1958-2025). Southside Rose. 2005. [ATTRIBUTION]. MAGRITTE, Rene (Belgian, 1898-1967). Untitled. (Bien Amicalement ex votre. (Yours very sincerely, Rene Magritte). FINSTER, Howard (America, 1916-2001). # 2000 and 626. Vision of the Belly Doles, Creatures from Semoch. Circa 1981. PASCHKE, Ed (American, 1939-2004). "Groucho-Doody". 1974.  ALBRIGHT, Ivan (American, 1897-1983). Bronze Leaves from the Vermont Home of Ivan Albright. Group of Three. Circa 1950. "Bouloum" Lounge Chair by Oliver Mourgue for Airbourne, France. 1968.
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    Spring Fine Books & Manuscripts by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Spring Fine Books & Manuscripts

    Start: May 14, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    Potter & Potter's spring book sale featured fine books and manuscripts in all fields, with a focus on of modern literature, travel books, original art, autographs, photography, rare newspapers, and classical works. Prices Realized

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    HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). In Our Time. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Autograph Letter Signed and Archive Related to the "Tanganyika Letters." HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Autograph Letter Signed. Habana [sic], Cuba: Hotel Ambos Mundos, May 24, 1933. HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Autograph Postcard Signed to His Father as a Child - Possibly the Earliest Known Letter by Hemingway. Walloon Lake, Mic STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). East of Eden. New York: The Viking Press, 1952. [HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961), association]. GINGRICH, Arnold (1903-1976). Archive of Early Letters by Gingrich, Two to Hemingway, Two to His Staff a
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    Advertising, Antiques & Coin-Op by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Advertising, Antiques & Coin-Op

    Start: May 07, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    This auction will feature an extensive offering of gum, candy, and chocolate advertising and collectibles, including extensive selections from the William Frost Mobley Collection. Prices Realized

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    Tiffany & Co. sterling silver trophy. Jennings $1 Sun Chief Nevada Club Slot Machine. Chicago: O.D. Jennings & Company, ca. 1950s.  Watling 5 Cent Rol-A-Tor Slot Machine. Chicago: Watling Manufacturing Co., ca. 1940s. Fields 1 Cent Baby Jacks Coin Flip Trade Stimulator. Peoria, IL: Fields Manufacturing Co., 1930s. French Cameo Glass Table Lamp. Circa early 20th century. Tiffany style bronze floor lamp.
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    Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia

    Start: Apr 18, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    A choice offering of Houdiniana and rare magic memorabilia, books, tricks, and posters. Among the highlights will be challenges, photos, and autographs from the Houdini family collection. The Houdiniana will be complemented by an assortment of collectible magic books, posters, ephemera, & apparatus. Prices Realized

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    Houdini's Paper Magic Inscribed and Signed to Beatrice Houdini "Lawlessness on Trial." A Scrapbook of Crime-Related Stories and Clippings Owned by Houdini and Lewis A. Lawes. Buried Alive! Egyptian Fakirs Outdone. Master Mystifier. Houdini. Houdini Photograph and Signed Book Shadowbox Signed Houdini Portrait Postcard Houdini Seance Handcuffs
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    Scab Vendor: Rare Tattoo Flash and Underground Art from the Collection of Jonathan Shaw by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Scab Vendor: Rare Tattoo Flash and Underground Art from the Collection of Jonathan Shaw

    Start: Apr 09, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    “Jonathan Shaw is the great nightmare anti-hero of the new age.” — Iggy Pop. This auction features tattoo flash by legends of the form, along with art and counter-cultural gems from the acclaimed personal collection of Jonathan Shaw. PRICES REALIZED

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    Old Work Covered Or Done Over. My Work is My Advertisement. Tattoo Flash attr. Ed Smith Tattoo Flash Sheet by Tattoo Zeke, 1974 Sailor Girl and Pharaoh’s Horses by Earl Brown Eight Designs on Red Background by Tattoo Lou Bob Shaw 1976 Sheet with Ten Designs Including "Grandma Love" Seven Daggers with Pricing and Payment Terms, attr. Ace Harlyn
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    Vintage Posters by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Vintage Posters

    Start: Mar 26, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    We will offer over 500 lots of vintage posters in an array of categories, including a strong representation of early and mid-century travel posters, advertising, sports, concert posters, and pictorial maps. Prices Realized

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    FEHER, Joseph (1908-1987). Hawaii / United Air Lines. Circa 1950s. CAPPIELLO, Leonetto (1875 – 1942). Contratto. 1922. BINDER, Joseph (1898 - 1972). United Air Lines / New York. FUSTIER, Georges (1892 - 1982). Geneve. Texas International Airlines / Houston. BAUMBERGER, Otto (1889 - 1961). Switzerland / Electric Simplon Line.
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    Picture This: Fine, Vintage & Vernacular Photography by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Picture This: Fine, Vintage & Vernacular Photography

    Start: Mar 12, 2026 11:00AM EDT

    We will be offering a range of fine and vintage photography in this auction, curated by Eric Robbins. Prices Realized

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    ARBUS, Diane (American, 1923-1971). Lady at a Masked Ball with Two Roses on Her Dress, NYC. 1967, (Printed later). HINE, Lewis Wickes (American, 1874–1940). Madonna and Child, Ellis Island. [Circa 1905–1909]. "Human Be-In" Featuring Hell's Angels / Panorama Photograph & Film Negatives. San Francisco, January 1967. AMES Stamped Buzz Aldrin on the Moon / Apollo 11. Circa 1969/1970s JFK Assassination Day Bystander Snapshots. Dallas, Texas: 1963. HINE, Lewis Wickes (American, 1874–1940). Steelworkers at Russian Boarding House in Homestead, PA. [Circa 1905].
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    Literature of Legerdemain by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Literature of Legerdemain

    Start: Feb 28, 2026 11:00AM EST

    Featuring the collection of magic bibliographer Stephen Forrester, this premier sale will feature highlights from his library of rare, old, and unusual conjuring books from the seventeenth century to the present day. Prices Realized

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    KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 - 1922). Kellar in His... ERDNASE, S.W (pseudo.). The Expert at the Card Table. [Chic... THURSTON, Howard (1869 – 1936). Thurston Kellar’s Successor... HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Signed Portrait o... The Mummy. Holland: Eddy Taytelbaum, ca. 1968. A tiny mummy... HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 – 1919). Modern Mag...
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    The Games We Play: Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards by Potter & Potter Auctions

    The Games We Play: Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards

    Start: Feb 19, 2026 11:00AM EST

    Following on the heels of our 'Artifacts of Play' auction, this sale will celebrate the pastimes of yesteryear and the recent past. Prices Realized

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    James Y. Humphreys “Seminole Wars” Playing Cards. [Philadel... A. Dougherty “Murphy Varnish” Transformation Playing Cards.... Crooked Gambling Wheel. Circa 1890s. A crooked or gaffed sp... Gaffed “Bee Hive” Game in Original Case. Circa 1930s. Metal... [PAPER DOLLS]. Boys’ Doll in the most elegant costume. Germ... Brick (12) of Jerry’s Nugget Playing Cards. North Las Vegas...
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    Fine Books & Manuscripts by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Fine Books & Manuscripts

    Start: Jan 29, 2026 11:00AM EST

    Potter and Potter began the new year with a wonderful and diverse rare book sale, with superb examples of modern firsts, Americana, maps, pop-up and children's books, and so much more. Prices Realized

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