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Houdini poster. Impossible? Read This Letter. 1909.

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Houdini poster. Impossible? Read This Letter. 1909.

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Houdini, Harry. Impossible? Read This Letter. Eastham England, 1909. Two-color letterpress poster (20 x 30 ½”) advertising Houdini’s challenge escape from a “regulation full length restraint waist coat out of canvas and leather fastenings…” at the Eastham Palace on Jan. 8, 1909. Old folds, scattered tiny losses; A-. Linen backed.

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Houdini poster. Impossible? Read This Letter. 1909.

Name: Houdini poster. Impossible? Read This Letter. 1909.
SKU: 28862440
Price: 4000 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $4,000 - $5,000

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