Spring Magic Auction
Sat, Apr 8, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 9, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 329
Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). Autograph Letter Signed, “Kellar,” to Howard Thurston.
Estimate: $700 - $1,000
Bid Increments
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| $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 |
Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). Autograph Letter Signed, “Kellar,” to Howard Thurston. Los Angeles, December 1, 1913. One folded sheet of personal letterhead, a warm and engaging letter from the master magician to his successor, regarding the improvement to his health upon returning to California from a trip to Cleveland, during which he met with Thurston and his magical company, and congratulating him “on the wonderful improvement in your show. It is the cleanest most Mystifying Magic Show in the World today and I am proud of you… Your success is assured and I only hope you will now begin to save some of the rich harvest which is yours for the reaping.” Signed “Your old friend/ Kellar.” Presentation inscription and signature by Thurston to Carl Waring Jones dated October 1935. Remnants of the removal of a second document on the verso, not affecting letter or signatures.
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