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Beschrijving

Begin verkoop:
woensdag 20 september 2017 om 05:23
Item n°475329437
Einde verkoop:
woensdag 18 oktober 2017 om 00:30
Lot:
#20906
Catalogus:
18. October 2017 - Germany before 1945
Geschatte prijs:
tussen € 9.000,00 en € 9.000,00

Vertalen

Thurn and Taxis, 1852-53, 1kr Black on Light Green, 3kr Black on Blue (Michel 7-8). Rough separation of stamps, well-tied by target cancels on 1858 illustrated circus cover for "The Original and Celebrated American General Tom Thumb," addressed to a bookseller in Frankfurt in the hand of P.T. Barnum while at Weisbaden, original enclosure accompanies and is a one-page AUTOGRAPH P.T.BARNUM letter.

VERY FINE. A SPECTACULAR AMERICAN CIRCUS THEMED COVER FROM THE GRANDFATHER OF THE MODERN CIRCUS, P.T. BARNUM, USED DURING HIS TRAVELS IN WIESBADEN.

The contents of the enclosed letter reads (in full): "Wiesbaden Aug 18 1858, I send you per Poste Restante (charges paid) 45 English copies of `Life of Barnum,' which I will thank you to take on commission. If any are sold the price to you will be 1/= English or 36k each. I expect to be in Frankfurt in a few days, & will do myself the pleasure of calling on you. Truly yours P.T. Barnum"

Charles Stratton, stage name "General Tom Thumb", was a midget act in P.T. Barnum's circus which was on European tour when this cover was written. He was a distant relative of Barnum that he taught to sing, dance and impersonate famous people. He quickly became an international success having performed for Queen Victoria (twice) and met the then Prince of Wales (later to become King Edward VII). We have only been able to find other examples of this cover used in the United States and Great Britain. This is the only example we have found used in Germany.

DER EINZIGE BEKANNTE ILLUSTRIERTE ZIERBRIEF VOM BERÜHMTEN ZIRKUS BARNUM FRANKIERT MIT ALTDEUTSCHLAND MARKEN, DER UMSCHLAG MIT ABBILDUNGEN DES LILIPUTANERS TOM THUMB UND ZUHEHÖRIGEM ORIGINAL BRIEF VOM ZIRKUS-DIREKTOR P.J.BARNUM.

Wikipedia: Phineas Taylor Barnum (* 5. Juli 1810 in Bethel, Connecticut; † 7. April 1891 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) war ein US-amerikanischer Zirkuspionier und Politiker. Neben Künstlern und Artisten war der Zirkus auch berühmt für seine Darsteller, die sich besonders durch körperliche Merkmale auszeichneten. TOM THUMB: Charles Sherwood Stratton (* 4. Januar 1838 in Bridgeport (Connecticut); † 15. Juli 1883) war ein kleinwüchsiger US-amerikanischer Zirkuskünstler und Schauspieler, der unter dem Namen „General Tom Thumb“ aufzutreten pflegte.
This Lot is under the margin tax system (§25a UStG). The VAT (MWSt) is not displayed seperate on the bill.

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