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[HOUDINI] DEVANT, David (David Wighton, 1868 – 1941). David Devant’s S.A.M. Membership Card, Signed by Houdini. [New York], 1926. Honorary membership card number 135 issued by the Society of American Magicians to Devant, the leading British stage magician of the Edwardian era. With Devant’s name lettered in black above the S.A.M. logo, and SIGNED boldly in ink by Houdini, as president of the organization and secretary Richard Van Dien, below. 2 ½ x 4”, printed on both sides. Old crease at left, else very good. A rare and choice relic linking two of the greatest magicians of the twentieth century.