Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 588
Collection of Circus Ephemera Including Hunt Bros. American, 20th century.
Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$60
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $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 |
Collection of Circus Ephemera Including Hunt Bros. American, 20th century. Includes admission tickets, route cards, programs, stationery, blank leasing agreements and paychecks; advertisement heralds and broadsides; postcards, photographs and more for an array of American circuses from early to late 20th century.
Circuses include:
American Continental Circus
Barnett Bros.
Bartók Circus
Birnam Bros. Great Circus
Bradley & Benson Combined Circus
Continental Big Top Circus
Cooper Bros.
Dales Bros Circus
E.E. Coleman's Circus
Franzen Bros.
Hunt Bros.
Royson Bros.
Scribner & Smith's Circus, Museum and Menagerie
Sells Sterling Circus
Von Bros. Circus
Wallace & Clark Wild Animal Circus and others. 8 x 10" and smaller.
Condition
Condition varies.
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