Potter and Potter Auctions: Houdiniana and Magic Memorabilia, 1179, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 13, 2024 - April 13, 2024
Page Size: 230 items in 10 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin.

New York 1908 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 33,600.00
2 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Buried Alive! Egyptian Fakirs Outdone. Master Mystifier. Houdini.

Cleveland ca.1924. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 22,800.00
5 [HOUDINI IMITATOR] CLEMPERT, John (1878 -- 1940).

Clempert's Thrilling Adventures.

Birmingham ca.1910. USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,040.00
6 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Portrait of Houdini and his Brother Leopold Weiss.

Circa 1920. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 8,400.00
12 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Early Houdini Signed Postcard.

1901 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,440.00
13 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Inscribed and Signed RPPC of Houdini in Chains.

London ca.1904. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,080.00
14 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

RPPC of Houdini, Inscribed and Signed.

London ca.1904. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,840.00
16 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Playing Card Autographed by Houdini.

Circa 1910s. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,360.00
17 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Real photo portrait postcard of Mr. & Mrs. Houdini.

1909 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,800.00
18 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Signed Portrait of Harry Houdini.

Harrisburg ca.1909. USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,800.00
19 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Signed Photograph of Houdini Piloting his Biplane.

[Australia] 1910 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,080.00
20 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Houdini Stanhope Lens Viewer.

France ca.1911. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 600.00
21 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Signed RPPC of Houdini, With Lengthy Inscription.

USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,880.00
22 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Houdini TLS on Pictorial Letterhead.

1912 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,400.00
23 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Carbon TLS from Houdini to the Chicago Breeze.

Dated Jan 16 1916 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 660.00
24 [HOUDINI]. BENOV, Paul.

Three Typewritten and Published Articles on Houdini.

1946 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 270.00
25 [HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)].

Typed Manuscript Regarding Fraudulent Spirit Mediums with Holographic Corrections.

Dated May 10 1923 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,920.00
26

[HOUDINI] Diving Suit Patent Correspondence.

1917 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 1,140.00
27 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Harry Houdini Jail Cell Photograph.

Los Angeles 1918 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,440.00
28

[HOUDINI] Portrait Postcard of Lila Lee, Inscribed by Houdini.

Circa 1919. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,920.00
29 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Portrait Postcard of Houdini, Inscribed and Signed.

Circa 1919. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,400.00
30 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Signed Bust Portrait RPPC of Houdini.

1921 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,320.00
31 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Signed Houdini New York Hippodrome Program.

New York 1919 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,680.00
32 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

The Grim Game Promotional Brochure.

New York 1919 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 600.00
33 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Portrait of Harry Houdini.

Circa 1920. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 900.00
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