Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia

Thu, Sep 3, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-09-03 11:00:00 2026-09-03 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/step-right-up-circus-and-sideshow-memorabilia-23625
Featuring the collection of lifelong circus collector John Diesso, this auction includes heralds, couriers, and posters advertising the "greatest shows" of yesteryear. Photographs, route books, scrapbooks, and circus costumes will be also be offered, spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A wide array of early European circus posters will be sold, along with a large library of circus books of several thousand volumes. Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
View Catalog (668)

Prev Lot
Next Lot
LIND, Jenny (1820-1887). Autograph and Letterhead. Late 1840s. 
Lot 594

LIND, Jenny (1820-1887). Autograph and Letterhead. Late 1840s. 

Estimate: $200 - $400
Inquire
Starting Bid
$100
[0 Bids]Bidding History
Bid increments chart

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

LIND, Jenny (1820-1887). Autograph and Letterhead. Late 1840s. 

1. Calling card signed by Jenny Lind, inscribed "Manchester," and dated 5 Sept 1847. Card with a lace-like embossed border. 2 x 3 5/8".

2. Letterhead with hand-colored lithograph of Lind with inscription "Jenny Lind as Alice in "Roberto il Diavolo." By Harris Brothers & Budge Row. Lind performed in this play in 1847 for Queen Victoria. 7 1/8 x 4 1/2". 

 Jenny Lind was a celebrated Swedish operatic soprano known as the "Swedish Nightingale." After experiencing great success in European opera during the 1840s, she retired from the stage at the age of 29. She was later famously recruited by P.T. Barnum for a widely publicized American tour from 1850 to 1852, and she generously donated her substantial earnings to charity.

Condition

Both with toning, foxing, creasing, and strips of old tape. Generally very good.

Available payment options

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Amex
  • Diners
  • Discover
  • JCB
  • Union Pay

If your bid is successful, as an alternative to in-house shipping, we can provide you with a list of shippers. We will not be responsible for the acts or omissions of carriers or packers whether or not recommended by us. Property will not be released to the shipper without the buyer's written consent and until payment has been made in full. Packing and handling by us of purchased lots is at the entire risk of the purchaser, and Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. will have no liability of any loss or damage to such items. Packing and shipping expenses shall be added to buyer's invoice and will reflect a charge for labor, materials, insurance, transportation, as well as actual shipper fees.

Follow Us

Auctions

Specialties

Potter & Potter

Contents and design copyright © Potter & Potter Auctions.