Freakatorium: The Collection of Johnny Fox
Thu, Oct 11, 2018 11:00PM EDT
Lot 216
Sideshow Tallest Men and Women Postcard Collection.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Bid Increments
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| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Sideshow Tallest Men and Women Postcard Collection. American and European, 1900s?50s. Forty one different sideshow giant postcards, including many real RPPCs. Among them the 1937 sideshow freak show at the World?s Fair, with dated message from giant Paul Herold on verso, Emmanuel (French Giant), Mr. and Mrs. Lofty, J. G. Tarver, Tallest Man in the World (1911 litho), the Fischer couple, Palais des Extremes (Belgium), Johann Petursson, The Hugo Giants (French), Cliff Thompson (Blatz beer card), Giant Russian Machnow, Aaron Moore (Moorish Giant with Buffalo Bill?s Wild West, Hank (World?s Tallest Bar Tender), Johan Aason (The Boy Norwegian Giant), Col. Noah Orr, Paul Herold Reese (in Leipzig, Germany), Erhard Weller, Al Tomaini, George Auger (The Cardiff Giant,) and others. Some with inscriptions or postally used. Very good.
