"409-Z / OLD MILWAUKEE DAYS - JULY 1 - 4 / SCHLITZ CIRCUS PARADE" featuring horse-drawn parade wagons, shown in vertical format, coming towards the viewer, as seen from a high vantage point; unused early chrome post card, uneven but light toning on back. $3.50 cwph NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"At the Circus" showing a clown photographer squirting a posing clown, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 from Warrington Pennsylvania. $2.50 c

"'Backstage' of the circus" including 2 performers and some costumes, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 at Markleysburg Pennsylvania, stamp paste adheres in a pattern to lower left front corner. $1.00 c

"Baraboo, Wis. The / Circus Town" art depicting some circus wagons (including Colmar Bros. Circus) under a tent, on well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Novelty Missouri. $2.50 cw

"Baraboo, Wis. The / circus town" art depicts some circus wagons out-of-doors, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at Mayview Missouri. $2.50 cw

    "Bertha / and / Tina" performing elephants with 2 handlers at John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino in Sparks Nevada, unused chrome postcard from Mike Roberts Color Production, fresh appearance. Nugget Casino postcards are modern classics. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cen

    "Cage Wagon built from old Ringling-Barnum No. 110 / Light Plant, part of exhibit depicting Cavalcade of / Open Dens featured in old time circus parades... / ...Sarasota, / Florida" showing stuffed lion & tiger inside, unused chrome post card from Dukane Press Inc., good edges. $2.25 cf+

    [Captioned entirely in Cyrillic] chrome postcard showing round flying-saucer shaped building in Moscow lit attractive at night, where their circus performed, dated 1972 on back, unused, fresh appearance & good edges. $2.75 cr

    "Carl Hagenbeck's Tierpark in Stellingen. / Völkerschau Indien" black & white on the German wild animal dealer Hagenbeck, postcard numbered 434 on the back, unused, toned back, sound edges. $7.00 c

"CHRISTY BROS / ASIA" showing a parade wagon on exhibit at the Circus World Museum at Baraboo Wisconsin, unused chrome post card with good edges, fairly fresh. $1.75 cpm NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"Circus Days © Jill Freedman 1988" showing a partly made-up clown emerging from a tent, unused continental real photo post card. $2.50

"Circus oldest clown / now plays the carillon" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 from Macon Georgia. Striking image with the clown juxtaposed with two large & bare-breasted ornamental figures. $2.50 c

"CIRQUE DU SOLEIL" 2004 poster calendar. Near mint & nice! $5.00 cpc

    "CIRCUS WORLD'S / FAMOUS FLYING ROBINS / Outstanding trapeze artistry..." all four shown close-up in their costumes, unused chrome post card published by Circus World™ in Orlando Florida, fresh appearance. $4.75 cf+

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"COLE BROS. CIRCUS / AMERICA / 72" showing a parade wagon on exhibit at the Circus World Museum at Baraboo Wisconsin, unused chrome post card with good edges, fairly fresh. $1.75 cpm NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"COLUMBIA BAND WAGON" showing a side view of the massive circus parade wagon, unused postcard. Special back design includes a detailed history (1897 to 1950) of its use & the centennial imprint of the H. H. Bennett photography studio (which made the Wisconsin Dells famous). $3.00 cwp NEW / NUEVO / NOV

    "Die Zwillingsbrüder Gustav u. Paul Horn, 25 Jahre alt, 125 cm gross / A. Menzel, Sagan, Nizzaplatz" black & white showing both midget twins dressed in ill-fitting uniforms, unused postcard, lightly toned back, several faint short almost-straight lines on the front that are hard to explain, unusual subject matter. $16.50 c

    "D. P. C. Mfg Co.'06 / How do you like the picture, friend, you see, / I think it suits you to a T, / ..." vinegar valentine showing a colorful clown & more poetry explicitly calling the recipient a bore, undivided back post card, pencil writing on back & violet handstamp THE POSTAL AUTHORITIES HOLD / THAT THIS CARD MUST BE / MAILED IN A CLOSED ENVELOPE, tiny spots of toning on front, most interesting. Apparently the insults were so strong as to require a cover! $10.00 cv

    "D.P.  R.P.i. / 5 .Ciel, ma femme!" real photo postcard showing a clown addressing a costumed lady who has removed her mask, mailed 1903 from France, heavily toned back, corners creased, a little writing on front, lacks freshness. $9.50 c

    Dubuque Iowa QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art picturing a carnival & clown, used with club handstamps on back, tiny spot on one front edge. $1.75 ic%

    "EL GOOGLE--El Google, a 2,500-pound elephant / seal, plays the heavy in a western saga at the Royal / Crown Seal & Penguin Show." unused chrome postcard, linear mark on back. $5.00 cc

    "EMMETT KELLY AS ' WEARY WILLIE', / WORLD FAMOUS CLOWN" unused chrome postcard with good edges, fairly fresh. Shown. $3.00 cf. Same but another printing with less saturated colors. $3.00 cf. NEW / NUEVO / NOV Same, but with a little toning on the back. $2.75 cf

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    "FRANCESCO CLEMENTE / Due Porte, 1982" art depicting a male contortionist, unused continental post card, fresh appearance & good edges. $2.75 c

"Gainesville Community Circus / Gainesville, Texas" showing a girl atop a rising elephant flanked by a man & woman prodding it, unused linen postcard, very light toning on back. Performers were all amateurs (no professional circus experience) who received no pay & provided their own costumes. Operated 1930 - 1958 only. $7.50 cte& NEW / NUEVO / NOV

    "'Gisela' Die kleinste Dame der Welt! 27 Jahre alt." black & white on brownish paper of this midget standing in front of a drape, unused postcard, lightly toned back. The German translates as--smallest woman in the world. $15.00 cs

"GOLDEN BROTHERS SHOWS" showing a parade wagon on exhibit at the Circus World Museum at Baraboo Wisconsin, unused chrome post card with goo edges, fairly fresh. $1.75 cpm NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"GUNTHER GEBEL-WILLIAMS -- The world's most / versatile animal trainer puts 20 elephants / through their paces using his voice alone in the / Red Company of The Greatest Show on Earth" standing on one leg atop an elephant's head, unused postcard, 1973 copyright. $3.00 cfe NEW / NUEVO / NOV

    "HE'S SAFER THAN A WOLF" arcade card with Zoe Mozert art, trivial edge wear, a few tiny spots in the lower left front corner in the Mutocscope imprint area. $6.00 mcaa

    "HEY MAW! THERE'S / A FELLER OUT HERE FROM / THE CIRCUS... WANTS / TO TAKE A LOOK / ATCHA // C48!" cartoon art from Bob Petley depicts sideshow representative outside a hillbilly shack with a three-cup brassier hanging on the clothes line, postcard mailed 1953, faint album impressions at the corners. The artist is Petley. $2.00 cla(p)

"HIGHWIRE HI-JINKS -- Pio Nock, Switzerland's / celebrated, internationally famous clown, blithely / bicycles above a copieous cage full of carnivorous / killers in RINGLING BROS. & BARNUM &  / BAILEY CIRCUS" unused post card, 1973 copyright, trivial wear at 2 corners. $3.00 cbs NEW / NUEVO / NOV

Image File (Journal from the Lake County Discovery Museum). Volume 16 Number 3/4, containing "Traveling Carnivals" and documentary photographer "Walker Evans". $2.25 the complete issue. pc

International Gymnast magazine, November 2005. Tomita, Jana Bieger, Sean Golden, etc. Attached Cirque du Soleil poster calendar for 2006. Gently read, poster in great shape! $8.50 i,cpc

    "JAMES CHANCE / CONTORTIONS / live from / New York!" unused black & white continental post card. $3.00 c

"Just a line from / A TENDER FOOT / in McPherson, Kansas" unusual hand-colored / tinted leather postcard with a foot on the front and a large clown pointing out the address on the back, mailed 1905, holed neatly (for a pillow we suppose), light writing on front, and surprisingly fresh both sides. $7.00 clk

"KINGDOM OF HORSES -- The world's largest, / most magnificent collection of horses ... / RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY / CIRCUS!" with an action scene in which a liberty horse jumps high to avoid his trainers outstretched whip, circa 1973 postcard, unused, just a touch of toning on the back, good edges. $2.50 ch NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"LADY OF LAUGHTER -- Peggy Williams is one of / the Frolicking Female Funsters featured in / RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY / CIRCUS" showing the female clown in vertical format, wearing a Germanic costume suggestive of the opera; unused circa 1973 postcard, tiny bottom corner crease. International Clown Hall of Fame inductee. $3.00 c NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"LEAPING LION! -- The jungle's mightiest / animals meet their match in the fearless act of / the Lord of the Lions, Wolfgang Holzmair ..." close-up of a female lion walking over his outstretched body, unused postcard, 1973 copyright, trivial edge wear. $2.75 ca NEW / NUEVO / NOV

    "L'ESTAMPE AU XIXe SIÈCLE / LES MAITRES DE LA LITHOGRAPHIE / L'OEUVRE DE GAVARNI / Scèes de Carnaval (1847)" black & white, unused post card, slight yellowing of the paper with age, rough edges as issued. Wonderful image. $3.25 c

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    "LOVELY LUCY MOORE. / The American Fat Girl. / Weight-47 st. 10 lb., the World's Record, and / still Growing" black & white on paper browning with age, undivided back, side view of her in front of the capacious chair that she sat in, corner crease, stain that intrudes slightly into the picture (but not near her), corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cw

Mainzer comic cat 4708, Turkish printing (!), art showing fanciful dog & cat balancing act in a carnival setting, both sides fresh & appealing, exceptionally colorful postcard, copyrighted. Seldom seen. $5.00 cm

    "MAJOR MITE / AGE 21 YEARS / WEIGHT 20 POUNDS / HEIGHT 26 INCHES" sepia-tone real photo post card with excellent contrast & composition, showing him elegantly attired with tophat & cane. This dates to the 1932 freak show at Coney Island, sound edges. $25.00 cn

"MID-AIR MARVEL -- The electrifying Elvin Bale / performs fantastic feats on the swinging trapeze / in the Red Unit of RINGLING BROS. AND / BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS" with an action shot looking upward at him swinging by his feet, unused postcard dating to 1973. $3.00 c NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"MIRTHFUL MONKEY MUSIC -- A pixieish(sic) / primate plucks his booming bass as part of the Rudi Lenz aggregation of cheerful chimps in the / fabulous RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & / BAILEY CIRCUS" unused circa 1973 postcard, a few small spots of light toning on back. $2.50 cma& NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"MOTORCYCLE DAREDEVILTRY -- The Vickels / defy gravity as they perform breathtaking stunts / on the stratocycle precariously perched on a wire / high above the arena at The Greatest Show on Earth, unused post card, 1973 copyright. Great action in vertical format, including a lady performing on a trapeze suspended from the motorcycle. $3.50 cm NEW / NUEVO / NOV

    "Mr. SMAUN SING HPOO, from british Birma / age 21 years, weight 18 lbs" caption with several errors as reproduced here, black & white image of him elegantly dressed & seated at a table with a gentleman of normal size for comparison, undivided back, unused postcard, small corner crease, tiny spots of toning near right front edge. $20.00 cb*%

"No. 3-29 / CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM / Baraboo, Wisconsin" showing lithographed posters from one of their displays (including prominently 'GARGANTUA ... the largest gorilla ever exhibited'), unused post card with good edges. $3.00 cpmwa NEW / NUEVO / NOV

    "Nr. 5043 'Kinnstark' / Foto: SYNDICATION INTERNATIONAL" showing a man balancing about 20 crates on his chin, unused continental real photo post card. $3.00 c

    "Pluto and Mr. Gay / at / Gay's Lion Farm / El Monte / Calif. / 10" SSSS real photo postcard showing him riding on the back of a lion, unused, brownish paper, sound edges. $25.00 ccg

    "PRINCESS WEE WEE" a Black lady midget seated upon what appears to be a large lamp, black & white, undivided back, unused, faint corner crease, small spot of toning at lower front edge, paper starting to brown with age, corner crease. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cb

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    "Prinzessin Elisabeth, die lebende Teepuppe" standing on a table next to a tall man for emphasis to her midge stature, sepia-tone postcard on yellowish paper, Verlag F. W. Siebold, Oberneuland, Bez. Bremen; numbered U-79 on back, small light smudge at the top back edge, trivial wear to 2 corners. $19.00 c

"PROFESSOR GEORGE J. KELLER'S JUNGLE KILLERS / George J. Keller, a former college professor turned wild- / animal trainer, demonstrates for the first time the unarmed / subjugation of a group of African lions, tigers,..." unused chrome post card from Disneyland at Anaheim California, copyright 1955 (opening day was July 17 1955 so they can't get much earlier!), several small surface indentations most easily seen from the back, corner & edge wear, small corner crease, as is. $10.00 ccd

    "'QUACKY DUCK' / (Magical Balloon King) / THE CLOWN ALL YOUNGSTERS LOOK UP TO!" / Featuring magic productions and balloonology..."   unused chrome showing this Toledo Ohio clown / magician in action, trivial edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    "QUEEN OF THE LILLIPUTIANS / HEIGHT 31 INCHES.  AGE 26" black & white, unused post card, lightly toned back, faint corner crease, mild corner wear (mostly at one corner, shows on back). $17.00 c

    "RB-3  PERFORMING ELEPHANT AT RINGLING BROS. / WINTER QUARTERS, SARASOTA, FLA." showing an elephant holding a man horizontally in its mouth while walking, linen postcard from Hartman Litho Sales Co., mailed 1953, creasing at one corner & wear at the others. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cef!

"Ready for Circus Parade" showing two clowns with dressed dog in top hat next to a Barnum & Bailey Show truck, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 from Pennsylvania. $2.50 c

"REGALITO / Famous Clown of Mexican and American Circuses, / appearing as House Clown at the Circus Hall of / Fame, Sarasota, Fla." unused post card, tiny spot of toning in back message area. Shows him standing as he plays music on two rows of hanging bottles filled with colored water at the first Circus Hall of Fame, which survived only from 1956 to 1977. $7.00 cmmf& NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"RENOWNED RINGMASTER -- The voice of / Ringmaster Harold Ronk entertains and informs / ... / Greatest Show on Earth" shown close-up with microphone in hand, unused circa-1973 postcard. Known for singing 'Welcome to the Circus' in a stentorian voice to millions, he passed in 2006. $3.00 cgm NEW / NUEVO / NOV

RINGLING BROS.-BARNUM & BAILEY
COMBINED SHOW, 1973

Collection of 15 different unused postcards issued by that circus in regular size, all bearing 1973 copyrights. Included: 5-man tower on teeterboard, Charly Baumann with tiger, Cossack riding, elephant parade, Elvin Bale on swinging trapeze, equestrian acts (2 different), lion near tamer, Mexico's flying Gaonas on trapeze, parades (2 different), ringmaster Harold Ronk, Rudi Lenz chimps, Swiss clown Pio Nock & Wolfgang Holzmair with lion.

Edges are good. Some backs are toned. Ready to be framed together for a wonderful gift. $25.00 gets them all! **%

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"S1050 / LIBERTY HORSE. Painting by Ray Wolf." with signed art dated 1947 showing the tasseled head of a circus horse, postcard issued circa 1952, unused, good edges. A liberty horse circles its trainer in the ring, obedient to his commands (and whip). $3.75 ch NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"S1053 / FELIX AND HONEY. Painting by Ray Wolf. The King of Clowns / Felix Adler ... with his trained little piggie that / likes to drink milk." unused postcard with wonderful signed art, circa 1947 - 1952, trivial corner wear, otherwise fresh. Frank Bartlet Adler performed with Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey for 28 years & was subsequently inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame. $3.50 cpg NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"S1055 / BUTTONS the CLOWN. Painting by Ray Wolf. As played by / Jimmie Stewart in the Greatest Show on Earth and produced by / Cecil DeMille" shown seated with a long-haired dog, unused circa 1952 postcard. Wonderful signed art. $4.00 cm NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"S-36--Elephant and Clown at Ringling Bros. / and Barnum & Bailey Winter Quarters, Sarasota, Fla." unused circa-1946 linen post card, trivial wear at one bottom corner. $3.00 cfe NEW / NUEVO / NOV

    "S-38--Greetings from Ringling Bros. and / Barnum & Bailey Winter Quarters, Sarasota, Fla." with a clothed monkey balancing on a wire, linen postcard mailed there 1948, 2 corners creased (one is small), minor corner wear, some cancel ink on the front. $2.50 cfa

"S-51--Famous John Ringling Mansion, / Sarasota Florida" unused linen postcard with minor wear to its top corners. $2.25 cf

"SEA LION AT MICROPHONE / Marineland of the Pacific" unused chrome post card made by H. S. Crocker Co., fresh appearance & good edges, unusual subject matter. $2.00 c%

    "SKETCH OF HIS LIFE / MAJOR CHAS. GANTZ, 'The Won / -der,' who is without doubt the small- / est person on earth, was born Aug. / 27, 1865, on a farm near Fairfield, / Ia...." next to a sepia-tone image of him seated, postcard mailed 1907 to Indiana, album marks at corners, 2 corner creases, exceptionally detailed. This Fairfield Iowa resident was unusual in that he owned & managed his own shows while on exhibition, rather than being exploited by others. Message on the back, from someone who had seen him at a fair, reports him to be 18 inches tall & very jolly. $26.00 cig*+%

    "Spectacular feats of daring combined with / gay antics are performed at Florida's Cypress / Gardens." showing clown water skiing with tiny umbrella, unused chrome post card from Natural Color Publishers, adherence along left back edge, exceptionally colorful. $2.25 cf+

    "The BEECH-NUT CIRCUS / 'Biggest little show on earth' / Contains 3 rings, a stage and a moving parade / ... / ...Miami, 1938"  unused black & white showing a large tent-shaped structure with flags, unused, minor edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cf!

"The CIRCUS HALL OF FAME presents live, profes- / sional circus acts daily in the indoor arena. This / popular West Coast Attraction is located on U.S. / Highway 41 North, in Sarasota, Florida" You read right --Sarasota, not Peru Indiana. This unused chrome post card shows a chimpanzee act in progress at the first Circus Hall of Fame, which survived only from 1956 to 1977. $7.50 cf(s)r& NEW / NUEVO / NOV

    "The Circus / KINGS / OF ALL / TIME //  Ringling Bros and / Barnum & Bailey Circus" with portraits of Otto Ringling, Charles Ringling, Alf T. Ringling, P. T. Barnum, James A. Bailey, John Ringling & Al Ringling; unused chrome post card from Russell News Agency, lightly toned back, trivial edge wear. Wonderful & destined for a title-page of a fine collection! $8.50 c

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"The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts / Columbus, Ohio / Charles Demuth (American, 1883-1935) / The Circus (1917)" with art depicting a male & female acrobat, unused chrome postcard, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.25 cm NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"THE CONTORTIONIST / Photo: Hulton Picture Co." showing a woman contortionist standing on her hands, unused continental real photo postcard. $3.00

"THE FIRST TIME IN CIRCUS HISTORY -- RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY'S / teeterboard artists perform a truly incredible / feat, a FIVE-MAN HIGH 29-foot tower" unused post card, 1973 copyright. $3.50 c NEW / NUEVO / NOV

    "The Hippodrome New York." with THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH and CIRCUS FEATURES on its large signs, white-border era post card, unused, corner crease, stain at lower left corner on back. $4.25 cn+%

"THE ROYAL HUNGARIAN TROUPE performing at / the CIRCUS HALL OF FAME IN SARASOTA, / FLORIDA. These artists are internationally known / for the Risley Act as seen here." unused postcard, hint of wear at one corner, otherwise in excellent condition. You read right --Sarasota, not Peru Indiana. This unused chrome post card shows a balancing act in progress at the first Circus Hall of Fame, which survived only from 1956 to 1977. $7.00 chf& NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"THE TWO HEMISPHERES BANDWAGON ON DIS- / PLAY AT THE CIRCUS HALL OF FAME IN SARA- / SOTA, FLORIDA. It is the largest circus wagon / ever built and was featured in every Barnum & Bailey street parade from 1902 to 1918." postcard mailed 1964, two corners creased (one is small) both into nothing important. Shows a side view at the first Circus Hall of Fame, which survived only from 1956 to 1977. $6.00 cfps& NEW / NUEVO / NOV

    Uncaptioned art in color showing a gypsy girl with tambourine & strongman raising barbell & clowns & dancing dog, Indian with shield etc.; postcard mailed 1907 in Lincoln North Carolina, writing on front in sky, noticeable corner & edge wear, toned back. $7.00 c

    Uncaptioned Chinese continental post card showing acrobat in spotlight balancing on stack of chairs, mailed to Maryland 1974 but stamp removed corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. $2.75 c

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    "zum / Andenken / an / Prinzess Liliput. / 'Kleinste Vortragssoubrette der Welt.' / --15 Jahre alt, 70 cm. gross.--" black & white post card with three views, one of them next to a tall man to emphasize her diminutive stature. Mailed in Berlin 1906 (clear cancels on two 3-pfg stamps), sound edges, wonderful design. $19.00 c

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