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Wed, May 28, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 204

Three Vintage Circus Posters

Estimate: $40 - $60

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Three Vintage Circus Posters.
A cardboard poster for Hoxie Bros. Circus featuring a graphic of a clown and the text: New Philadelphia Sunday 2 & 4:30 PM June 25th | Circus Grounds Sponsor: Jaycees.

A mail-order souvenir paper poster for Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus, circa 1971 (originally printed in 1938.) With graphic of clown Felix and text: Felix and 99 Other Famous Clowns.

A mail-order souvenir paper poster for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, circa 1971 (originally printed in 1933.) With graphic of a gorilla and text: Gargantua The Great | The Largest Gorilla Ever Exhibited | The World's Most Terrifying Living Creature!

Largest: H: 16 3/4 x W: 24 1/2 in.

Proceeds to benefit the Summit County Humane Society and The American Cancer Society.

Condition

Areas of wear and tape affixed to Hoxie Bros. circus sign. Serious tears and losses to Felix sign. Edge tears, nail holes and losses to text of Gargantua sign.

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From a private NE Ohio single-owner collection.