Winter Magic Auction
Tue, Nov 19, 2019 10:30PM EST
Lot 165
Houdini Picture Corporation: Signed Letter, Certificate, and Photograph.
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
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 |
Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Picture Corporation: Signed Letter, Certificate, and Photograph. Framed display of items from Houdini?s career in the motion picture industry, including a typed letter signed, ?Houdini,? Sept. 15, 1921, on Houdini Picture Corporation letterhead, Brookdale watermarked paper, to magician George Schulte, thanking Schulte for sending his book ?Patter Paragraphs?; a Houdini Picture Corporation stock certificate, made out to Elizabeth McGeary for 26 shares, and signed by Houdini as President (July 30, 1921), Houdini?s signature faded almost beyond visibility; and an original photograph of Houdini supervising a movie shoot, pictured with his wife Bess and an assistant. 29 x 14? overall. Flattened folds to letter and certificate, otherwise fine.
