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Barnum, Phineas T. (1810-1891) Autograph Letter Signed, 1855, and Other Material. The letter agreeing to speak, framed with a playbill for Barnum's Museum and Christopher Pearse Cranch's illustration of the fire at the museum; [and] Barnum's Hieroglyphic Puzzle, New York: G.A. Whitehorne, Steam Printer, [c. 1861], printed in blue ink, old folds; two framed items. (2)
Estimate $300-500
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Phineas T., G.A. WhitehorneJohn Dorfman
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