Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 389
P.T. Barnum & Co.'s Greatest Show on Earth and the Great, London Circus with Adam Forepaugh's courier.
Estimate: $200 - $400
Sold for
$720
Sold Price includes BP
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P.T. Barnum & Co.'s Greatest Show on Earth and the Great, London Circus with Adam Forepaugh's courier. Circa 1887. Lithographed wrappers by the Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, advertising this "grand combination" of shows at Madison Square Garden. Numerous illustrations including a center double-page color centerfold.
13 3/4 x 10 1/4".
Condition
A bright, clean example; date inked on rear cover.
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