Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
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Lot 390
P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth and Great London Circus courier.
Estimate: $200 - $400
Sold for
$570
Sold Price includes BP
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P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth and Great London Circus courier. Circa 1886. Sixteen-page courier on pale pink paper, numerous illustrations including Jumbo's skeleton, the Hairy Family of Burmah, Alice (Jumbo's wife and widow), arctic monsters, and more. Printed for a date in New Brunswick, May 5, (1886).
13 3/4 x 10".
Condition
Minor spotting and soiling, few areas with clear tape repairs.
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