Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 17
KAUFFER, Edward McKnight (1890 – 1954). The Greatest Show on Earth / Presents Its 50 Most Famous Elephants / Ringling Brothers And Barnum & Bailey.
Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold for
$390
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $2,000 | $200 |
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KAUFFER, Edward McKnight (1890 – 1954). The Greatest Show on Earth / Presents Its 50 Most Famous Elephants / Ringling Brothers And Barnum & Bailey. 1942. Half-sheet horizontal lithograph circus poster. This was one of two wartime posters for RBBB designed by Kauffer; both incorporate the text “Buy Defense Bonds” into the design.
Framed. 19 1/2 x 22".
Condition
Light creases, some skinning at bottom edge.
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