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The Games We Play: Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards

Thu, Feb 19, 2026 11:00AM EST
  2026-02-19 11:00:00 2026-02-19 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : The Games We Play: Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/the-games-we-play-puzzles-games-playing-cards-22167
Following on the heels of our 'Artifacts of Play' auction, this sale will celebrate the pastimes of yesteryear and the recent past. The auction will feature antique and modern playing cards and gambling memorabilia, elaborate vintage board games, and puzzles and curiosities, including an extensive offering of rare paper dolls, from various collections.
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Lot 409

Gathering for Gardner 9 (G4G9) Gift Exchange Archive.

Estimate: $300 - $600
Starting Bid
$150

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Gathering for Gardner 9 (G4G9) Gift Exchange Archive. 2010. A collection of ephemera, gifts, notes, and memorabilia from the eighth invitation-only conference celebrating the intersectional interests of Martin Gardner, including mathematics, puzzles, science, logic, magic, games, and more. Among the objects included are a Nonahedra from Norton Starr, Wormhole by George W. Hart, Mathematical Balloon Twisting by Vi Hart, Business Card Menagerie by Lambert Bright, Perplexing Puzzlers and Tantalizing Teasers by Martin Gardner, a reprint of the Vanishing Leprechaun by Elliot, Nine House Shapes for G4G9 from Saul Bobroff, The Green Northern Lights Magic by Lennart Green, and much more, including games, toys, puzzles, and printed material on all manner of Gardner-esque subjects, with many items represented in duplicate, as the collection was kept by a husband and wife who both attended the convention. Filling an oversize banker’s box, with the contents in generally good or very good condition with signs of handling and use. Additional information and photographs available on request.

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