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The Ricky Jay Collection Part III

Sat, Aug 17, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 157

[DEER FAMILY]. Deer Family Poster and Ephemera Collection. ...

Estimate: $2,500 - $5,000

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[DEER FAMILY]. Deer Family Poster and Ephemera Collection. Twelve posters, broadsides, and newspapers. Includes: One pictorial courier advertisement for ?Texas Jack?s Great New Shows? mentioning the Deer Family among the show?s performers touring South Africa [ca. early 1900s]; ? Single sheet from South African newspaper, The Eastern Province Standard, with a 1904 advertisement for Texas Jack?s Circus Company featuring a black and white photo of Jim Deer on horseback; ?Three small letterpress broadsides on colored paper advertising Deer Family appearances at various British theatres (Palace, Pavilion, and Royal) around 1905; ? Two identical letterpress broadsides in three colors for a performance in Greenock, Scotland, ca. 1906; ? Two full-color pictorial stock lithographs by Donaldson, with date strips advertising a performance in Kilmarnock, Scotland, ca. 1907; ? One letterpress broadside in two colors for a performance in Edinburgh, Scotland, ca. 1908; ? Two letterpress broadsides, in Cyrillic, advertising Russian performances by member of the Deer Family, Princess White Deer (Esther Louise Georgette Deer 1891 - 1992) from 1913 and 1914. Largest 45 x 31?. Conditions vary, with most in need of restoration. Some with losses affecting text and images. All unbacked and sold as-is. Still, a very good group of ephemeral material from the careers of this performing family.