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Houdiniana & The Davenport Magic Collection

Sat, Apr 9, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 10, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Lot 71

Houdini, Harry. Typed Letter Signed. сHoudini,о to a Chicago Lawyer. New York, August 24, 1926. On t

Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800

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Houdini, Harry. Typed Letter Signed. сHoudini,о to a Chicago Lawyer. New York, August 24, 1926. On trimmed 4to personal letterhead, Houdini requests his lawyer to speak to Illinois Congressman Henry Rathbone regarding spiritualists, and sets out his starting work date for what would tragically be his last season on tour. The letter was written just two months before HoudiniНs untimely death.

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