Potter and Potter Auctions: Magicana of the Golden Age, 22866, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 20, 2026 - June 20, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Inscribed and Signed Harry and Bess Houdini Portrait |
Chicago | ca. 1925 | Not Available | USD 2,000.00 |
| 2 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Oversize Photograph of Houdini Chained to two Tires |
1908 | Not Available | USD 4,000.00 | |
| 3 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Real Photo Postcard of Houdini Piloting Airplane |
Melbourne | 1910 | Not Available | USD 1,000.00 |
| 4 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926); Kellar Harry (1849 - 1922) | Signed Portrait of Houdini and Kellar |
New York | ca. 1917 | Not Available | USD 9,375.00 |
| 5 | Kellar Harry (1849 - 1922) | Kellar ALS to Harry Houdini |
1916 | Not Available | USD 40,000.00 | |
| 6 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Inscribed and Signed Houdini Portrait |
Joplin, MO | ca. 1906 | Not Available | USD 6,000.00 |
| 7 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Signed Portrait of Young Houdini, King of Cards |
St. Joseph, MO | ca. 1898 | Not Available | USD 47,500.00 |
| 8 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Houdini Final Tour/Final Performance Souvenir Program |
New York | 1926 | Not Available | USD 22,500.00 |
| 9 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Theater Program for Houdini’s Final Performance |
Detroit | 1926 | Not Available | USD 20,000.00 |
| 10 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Harry Houdini. King of Cards |
Chicago | ca. 1898 | Not Available | USD 30,000.00 |
| 11 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Houdini Die-Cut Paper Advertising Lock |
Washington, D.C. | ca. 1906 | Not Available | USD 1,750.00 |
| 12 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Conjurers Monthly Magazine |
New York | 1906-1908 | Not Available | USD 625.00 |
| 13 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Houdini Poster Stand and Drayage Photograph |
London | 1910 | Not Available | USD 5,750.00 |
| 14 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Houdini Keith Theatre Program |
Boston | 1907 | Not Available | USD 531.25 |
| 15 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Houdini New Year Postcard |
1923 | Not Available | USD 750.00 | |
| 16 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Houdini Engraved Greeting Card |
Stuttgart | ca. 1908 | Not Available | USD 750.00 |
| 17 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Engraved Houdini Portrait Postcard |
Stuttgart | 1915 | Not Available | USD 875.00 |
| 18 | Houdini Beatrice (1876 - 1943) | Four Photographs of Bess Houdini and Her Family |
1890s - 1940s | Not Available | USD 375.00 | |
| 19 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Photograph of Houdini and his Dog Charlie |
The Netherlands | ca. 1902 | Not Available | USD 8,750.00 |
| 22 | Houdini Beatrice (1876 - 1943) | Beatrice Houdini Portrait |
Circa 1910 | Not Available | USD 500.00 | |
| 24 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Cabinet Card Portrait of Harry and Bess Houdini |
Philadelphia | ca. 1905 | Not Available | USD 25,000.00 |
| 25 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Inscribed Harry and Beatrice Houdini Postcard |
London | 1909 | Not Available | USD 3,000.00 |
| 26 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Portrait of Houdini and Teddy Roosevelt |
1914 | Not Available | USD 3,750.00 | |
| 27 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Candid Photograph of the Houdinis in Egypt |
1910 | Not Available | USD 5,250.00 | |
| 28 | Houdini Harry (1874 - 1926) | Houdini TLS to Karl Germain Regarding Spirit Mediums |
1924 | Not Available | USD 5,750.00 |
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