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AED[WANTED POSTERS] Collection of Nineteen Vintage Wanted Post...
Lot 308
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By Potter & Potter Auctions
Oct 28, 2023
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2023-10-28 12:00:00
2023-10-28 12:00:00
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Bidsquare : The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/the-ricky-jay-collection-part-ii-21921
Unusual relics were the hallmark of Ricky Jay's storied collection. This second auction from his archives features an astonishing array of the fantastic, the funny, and the flabbergasting. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
Unusual relics were the hallmark of Ricky Jay's storied collection. This second auction from his archives features an astonishing array of the fantastic, the funny, and the flabbergasting. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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- Lot Description
[WANTED POSTERS]?COLLECTION OF NINETEEN VINTAGE WANTED POSTERS AND ASSOCIATED EPHEMERA.?American, 1890s ? 1930s. Group of broadsheets, with two postcards and one telegram, all being wanted posters or notices regarding con men and women who have plied their illegal trades on a host of unwitting marks. Among the acts described are forgery, larceny (by a ?psychologist and scientific adviser?), confidence games and swindling, getting money under false pretenses as a ?clairvoyant, psychic, palmist and crystal gazer,? ?the old metal box game,? the passing of worthless checks, produce swindling, impersonation, and other offenses. One poster includes a second page of descriptions of the ?Italian Sneak Thiefs [sic]? it seeks, who are wanted for robbing jewelry stores using a complicated series of interactions with clerks. Many posters reproduce fingerprints or mugshots of the individuals advertised. The largest 11 ? 8?". Scattered soiling, chipping, and wear, but generally good condition overall.
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