Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 513
Circus die cuts and trade cards. Collection of 32.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for
$750
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Circus diecuts and trade cards. Collection of 32. V.p., bulk late 19th century. Including 27 trade cards, and 5 diecuts, advertising various circuses and circus acts, or otherwise feature circus imagery. Some pieces include:
Direct to Barnum's Circus trolley diecut.
W.W. Cole's Samson the Largest Elephant diecut trade card.
Van Amburgh, Chas. Reiche & Bros. New Railroad Shows "Quedah" Only Living Specimen of the Supposed Extinct Mammoth.
Forepaugh's Equestrian Spectacular Tragedy. Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Forepaugh's White Elephant of Siam.
Millie-Christine. The Renowned Two-Headed Lady.
Capadura Half Dime. The Only Cigar Sold by the Great London Circus and Sanger's English Menagerie.
Neatly organized in sleeves within a binder. NICE LOT.
Largest 10 1/2 x 6".
Condition
Various creases and edge-wear; three cards skinned on verso from scrapbook removal, a few with scrapbook adhesive stains.
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