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Sat, Nov 18, 2017 11:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 19, 2017 11:00AM EST
Lot 477

Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Collection of 1901—02 French Tour Ephemera.

Estimate: $200 - $300

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Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Collection of 1901—02 French Tour Ephemera. Seven pieces, including a 20-page program with tipped-in page of six tickets used at the show; an issue of the newspaper Le Tourangeau (June 1, 1902) featuring Barnum; a clipped magazine photo with tipped-on real photo snapshot of a Barnum poster; a large courier; Bostock’s Animal Arena wax label; a Fire Appliances poster warning in English, French, and German, ordered by J.A. Bailey; and a double-sided pictorial broadside in two colors. Nice Lot.

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