Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
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Lot 429
P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth courier, 1885.
Estimate: $200 - $400
Sold for
$360
Sold Price includes BP
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P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth courier. Philadelphia: Morrell Brothers, 1885. Fold-out courier advertising Barnum's Great 4 Ring London Circus, with illustrations of Jumbo, Jo-Jo the Dog Face Russian Boy, and bold descriptive text on both sides.
19 7/8 x 26 3/4" (open).
Condition
Date inked in margin; closed tear into vignette of Jo-Jo; some splits and tiny losses.
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