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Sat, Dec 3, 2016 11:00AM EST - Sun, Dec 4, 2016 11:00AM EST
Lot 424

Harry Houdini Typed Letter Signed to Magician Walter Floyd

Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Harry Houdini Typed Letter Signed to Magician Walter Floyd. Dated December 29, 1920, Houdini writes on his own letterhead to Chautauqua and lyceum magician and mind reader Floyd regarding recent publicity in the Boston Globe, the death of Felecien Trewey, and sends holiday greetings to his fellow entertainer. One 4to sheet. Old folds. Floyd’s holographic note on verso. Boldly signed, “Houdini.”

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