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[RINGLING BROTHERS CIRCUS]. A pair of checks signed by Char...

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[RINGLING BROTHERS CIRCUS]. A pair of checks signed by Charles and Albert Ringling. Including: RINGLING, Charles (1863-1926). Check signed to J. L. Hackett for $56.41. Baraboo, WI: Mar 21st, 1912. Written on Ringling Bros. printed check paper, with 3 serrated margins from where the check was removed from the check-book. (80 x 220 mm). Ink-stamped check number and cancel from the Bank of Baraboo. [Together with:] RINGLING, Albert Karl August (?Al.?) (1852-1916). Check signed to Chicago and North Return Railway for $246.36. Baraboo, WI: Dec 20, 1913. Written on Ringling Bros color-printed check paper, with 2 serrated margins (80 x 220 mm). Ink-stamped date and check number. [Together with:] Color-printed illustration: ?Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus World?s Greatest Menagerie 1009 Rare Animals?? Later color copy. 4to (252 x 178 mm). All 3 items beautifully matted, framed and glazed. Not examined out of frame. Frame size: 536 x 750 mm. Checks are in excellent condition.