Magic Memorabilia 2018-08-25 Auction - 468 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 9
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Magic Memorabilia

Our summer sale of magicana includes vintage posters, apparatus, antiquarian books, and ephemera. Among the highlights are rarities advertising the shows of the Hanlon Brothers, early and uncommon conjuring catalogs, and relics from the career of Howard Thurston.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
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Alexander Herrmann Partial Programme.: Herrmann, Alexander. Alexander Herrmann Partial Programme. Aquarium News, dated Sept. 21, 1878. One page only of a larger program and enumerating Herrmann’s act including tricks such as Aerial
0193: Alexander Herrmann Partial Programme.Est. $100-$200
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Photograph Portrait of Alexander Herrmann.: Herrmann, Alexander. Photograph Portrait of Alexander Herrmann. New York: Unity Photo, ca. 1900. Matte-finish gelatin print of the most famous portrait of the magician. 8 ¾ x 7”. Margins
0194: Photograph Portrait of Alexander Herrmann.Est. $500-$700
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Felix Herrmann Theatrical Advertising Card.: Herrmann, Felix (Felix Kreitchmann). Felix Herrmann Theatrical Advertising Card. N.p., ca. 1910s. Small printed handout card for Herrmann’s joint performance with Gladys, “The Girl with
0196: Felix Herrmann Theatrical Advertising Card.Est. $50-$100
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Leon Herrmann Throw Out Card.: Herrmann, Leon. Leon Herrmann Throw Out Card. American, ca. 1905. Bearing an illustrated portrait of the French conjurer on recto and an Andrew Dougherty Fan Back design on verso. Slight wear to
0197: Leon Herrmann Throw Out Card.Est. $500-$700
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Houdini TLS Wishing Ellis Stanyon Merry Christmas.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini TLS Wishing Ellis Stanyon Merry Christmas. New York, Dec. 21, 1923. On a half sheet of Houdini’s personal stationery, addressed to Stanyon in Hempstead:
0198: Houdini TLS Wishing Ellis Stanyon Merry Christmas.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Houdini Mailbag Escape Handbill.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Mailbag Escape Handbill. Circa 1918. Text-filled handbill describes Houdini’s pending escape from a “leather mail pouch by post office
0199: Houdini Mailbag Escape Handbill.Est. $250-$350
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Houdini spiritualism-themed pitch book/brochure.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini spiritualism-themed pitch book/brochure. Eight pages. Includes a biography of Houdini and notice of his $10,000 challenge to spirit mediums. Ca. 1925.
0200: Houdini spiritualism-themed pitch book/brochure.Est. $250-$350
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Houdini New Year Postcard.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini New Year Postcard. Postmarked Dec. 26, 1923. Recto bears a portrait of Houdini and the text “Here are my wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New
0201: Houdini New Year Postcard.Est. $300-$400
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Houdini Palace Theatre Packing Case Challenge.: Houdini, harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Palace Theatre Packing Case Challenge. Dated October 21, 1914, and being a formal printed challenge issued by the Simpson-Crawford Corporation to Houdini,
0202: Houdini Palace Theatre Packing Case Challenge.Est. $400-$600
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Harry Kellar ALS on Lithographed Letterhead.: Kellar, Harry. Harry Kellar ALS on Lithographed Letterhead. Dated July 12, 1921, Kellar, still interested in the secrets behind various tricks though long retired, writes to the Chicago Magic Co.
0203: Harry Kellar ALS on Lithographed Letterhead.Est. $200-$300
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Harry Kellar Bank Draft.: Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). Harry Kellar Bank Draft. Philadelphia: Fidelity Trust Co., 1900s. Pictorially lithographed by Strobridge, stamped No. 858. 3 ¼ x 8 ¾”. Corners softly
0205: Harry Kellar Bank Draft.Est. $100-$200
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The Great Lafayette London Coliseum Handbill.: The Great Lafayette (Sigmund Neuberger). The Great Lafayette London Coliseum Handbill. London, 1900s. Printed handbill on thin newsprint paper, detailing the conjurer’s three part program:
0206: The Great Lafayette London Coliseum Handbill.Est. $200-$300
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Two Great Lafayette RPPCs.: The Great Lafayette (Sigmund Neuberger). Two Great Lafayette RPPCs. England, 1911. Postally mailed in the year the magician died, depicting a tribute of flowers at Lafayette’s funeral, his
0207: Two Great Lafayette RPPCs.Est. $200-$300
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Portrait of LePaul, Inscribed and Signed.: LePaul, Paul. Portrait of LePaul, Inscribed and Signed. Detroit: Percival Wright, ca. 1918. Half-length portrait of a young LePaul, fan of cards in hand. 8 x 10”, inscribed and signed in green
0208: Portrait of LePaul, Inscribed and Signed.Est. $100-$200
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Servais LeRoy & Co. Illusion Instruction Archive.: LeRoy, Servais (Jean Henri Servais LeRoy). Servais LeRoy & Co. Illusion Instruction Archive. London, ca. 1912. A trove of typed and manuscript instructions and advertisements for illusions, gimmicks,
0209: Servais LeRoy & Co. Illusion Instruction Archive.Est. $4,000-$6,000
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Winnipeg I.B.M. Group Portrait.: LeRoy, Servais. Winnipeg I.B.M. Group Portrait. Winnipeg, Dec. 1925. Matte-finish gelatin portrait depicting Servais LeRoy with five members of the magical fraternity, whose names are inked in the
0210: Winnipeg I.B.M. Group Portrait.Est. $600-$900
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Cabinet Card Portrait of a Servais LeRoy: LeRoy, Servais (Jean Henri Servais LeRoy). Cabinet Card Portrait of a Servais LeRoy. Circa 1895. Full-length image of a young LeRoy, the inventive Belgian conjurer, producing a rabbit from the
0211: Cabinet Card Portrait of a Servais LeRoyEst. $800-$1,200
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Servais LeRoy ALS to Will Goldston.: LeRoy, Servais (Jean Henri Servais LeRoy). Servais LeRoy ALS to Will Goldston. Dated March 11, 1917, from Kansas City. Topics include Dr. A.M. Wilson, LeRoy’s vaudeville act (and the shuttering
0212: Servais LeRoy ALS to Will Goldston.Est. $600-$800
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Servais LeRoy’s Invitation to a Performance by: [Servais LeRoy] Servais LeRoy’s Invitation to a Performance by Mercedes Talma. [London], 1899. Engraved invitation issued to LeRoy by Albert Gilmer, manager of the Oxford Theatre of Varieties
0213: Servais LeRoy’s Invitation to a Performance byEst. $500-$750
Group of Jasper Maskelyne Ephemera.: Maskelyne, Jasper. Group of Jasper Maskelyne Ephemera. Including a small silver print portrait, a clipped autograph, three programs from the Westminster Theatre, and four cigarette cards featuring
0215: Group of Jasper Maskelyne Ephemera.Est. $200-$300Lot Passed
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Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Silent Mora.: Silent Mora (Louis McCord). Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Silent Mora. Circa 1940. Half-length portrait of Mora balancing a ball on the edge of a fan. 10 x 8”. The verso carries a lengthy
0216: Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Silent Mora.Est. $150-$250