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Sat, Apr 8, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 9, 2017 11:00AM EDT
![[Downs, T. Nelson] Autograph Letter Signed from Welsh Miller, Annotated by Downs.](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/2337/2337051.jpeg?t=1EMEvn)
Lot 274
[Downs, T. Nelson] Autograph Letter Signed from Welsh Miller, Annotated by Downs.
Estimate: $100 - $150
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 |
[Downs, T. Nelson] Autograph Letter Signed from Welsh Miller, Annotated by Downs. July, 1925. One sheet of Miller’s pictorial letterhead, a confrontational letter to his supposed rival, in which he openly taunts Downs: “I hear you were at the Dinner of the A.S.M. I had intended to come but stayed away as I did not care to offend you. I do the greatest work with coins and hand palming. You would say I am King of Kings. ‘No equal,’ Houdini wrote.” In the margins, Downs cuts down Miller’s boasts, writing, “He never played a regular theatre in the U.S.A.” and “Imagines himself a King!” Minor creasing, old folds.
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