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Sat, Jul 23, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Jul 24, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Lot 299

Barnum and Bailey Circus European Tour Archive.

Estimate: $150 - $250

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Barnum and Bailey Circus European Tour Archive. Circa 1900-1903. Binder with various documents and postcards associated with the tour of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, in association with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, including the British 1903 Barnum and Bailey Ltd. Directors' Report, detailing all of the annual profits and losses of the tour for the year; German language 1901 unused service contract between Barnum and Bailey and provider; unused French postcard depicting loading of special train ca. 1901; German language postcard depicting horses and caretakers in tent, ca. 1900; Belgian postcard of circus tents and billboards; and French postcard with panoramic view of circus tents and billboards surrounding them. Condition good to very good.

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