Winter Magic Sale
Sat, Dec 3, 2016 11:00AM EST - Sun, Dec 4, 2016 11:00AM EST
Lot 433
Lot of Over 150 Pieces of Vintage and Contemporary Houdini Ephemera
Estimate: $200 - $300
Bid Increments
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| $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 Weiss). Lot of Over 150 Pieces of Vintage and Contemporary Houdini Ephemera. Including several neatly organized albums containing approximately 100 reprint film stills, portraits, and postcards of Houdini, some issued by museums and others groups; a file of approximately 15 vintage film stills for Houdini (1952) starring Tony Curtis, and one vintage portrait of Houdini extracted from a book; a group of 15 reproduction posters and window cards (approx. 15 x 11”); several reprinted booklets by Houdini; a group of five issues of American Magazine (1928) with serialized articles by Houdini; and full front pages of four newspapers (1926) breaking the news of Houdini’s hospitalization and death. Condition fine overall.
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