Lot 203
Magic and Conjuring Stamps and First Day Covers
A collection in 3 albums, comprising:
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 30 September 2020 at 11:00 BST
Description
29 First Day covers, including Houdini, Hofzinser, A Century of Magic 1905-2005, Magic Through the Ages, Centenary of the Magic Circle, George Mileis, P.C. Sorcar, British Comedians, Phil Davies a Member of Chung Ling Soo Party, &c. and a large collection of stamps, most featuring magic, conjuring, & magicians; 3rd album containing First Day Covers for David Blaine and Criss Angel, Penn & Teller, Montel Carlo Magic Stars, Monaco Magic Stars, Jules Barbey D'Aurevelly, Sacha Guitry, Laurent Mourguet, Paul Dukas Harry Houdini, Robert Houdin (x 7), John Henry Anderson (x 2), Australian Society of Magicians, & Convention, Jean Hugard (2004); Colin Palmer; postcards featuring Robert Houdin stamp on first day of postage (x 2); The Magic Circle Centenary (x 5); British Comedians; Monte-Carlo Magic Stars, XIII Grand Prix Magiques de Monte Carlo; and stamps issued to commemorate Howard Thurston, Harry Kellar, New England Magic Collectors Association (1992), Tony Rei, Prablier Rittersnich, David Copperfield (x 3), The Founding of the Magic Circle, Magic Circle Centenary Committee, signed; Magic Circle Centenary sheet of stamps, British Comedians, P.C. Sorcar, Monte Carlo Magic Stars, Chung Ling Soo, Charlie Chaplin; and miscellaneous other stamps (3)
Footnote
Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson