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Spring Magic Auction

Sat, Apr 8, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 9, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 368

Massive Collection of Over 700 Conjuring Postcards, Including RPPCs, Some Signed.

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

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[Postcards] Massive Collection of Over 700 Conjuring Postcards, Including RPPCs, Some Signed. American and European, 1900s – 1960s. An immense lifetime collection containing numerous scarce and desirable examples, of varieties and subjects too numerous to list, and well worthy of further classification and research. Specific performers including Eugene Laurant, Elmer Eckam, Robert Nelson, Will Goldston, Dorny, Dell O’Dell, Kalanag, John Mulholland, Milbourne Christopher, Ovette, Chris Van Bern, Al Flosso, Eddie “Tex” McGuire, Amedeo, P.C. Sorcar, Wallace the Magician, Augustus Rapp, Jack Gwynne, Bob Kline, Tommy Windsor, Carl Hertz, Thomas C. Worthington III, Fetaque Sanders, Henry Hilton and many others; early and unknown parlor magicians; dealers, organizations, clubs, and periodicals including The Sphinx, Caroly, C. Milton Chase, Felsman & Arthur, Mahatma Circle of Magicians, Abbott’s Magic, Society of American Magicians (national and various rings), International Brotherhood of Magicians (national and various rings); orientalist magicians performing under such names as Chung Wu, Col. Ling Soo, Yoritomo, and Li Chung Soo; plus various telepathists, mind-readers, and hypnotists; minorities including black and female magicians; child conjurors; locations, scenery, and stage settings; illusion and trick displays including decapitation, levitation, card manipulation, and more. Should be seen.

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