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Anonymous - BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER - CHARIOT RACES - 1930s
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Anonymous - BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER - CHARIOT RACES - 1930s

ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER - CHARIOT RACES. DATE TAIL FEATURING COL. TIM MCCOY. ONE SHEET PLUS DATE TAG FOR MADISON, 1935. OLD LINEN MOUNTING, LIGHT WEAR AT MARGINS. APPROX. 28"X51" 71cm x 130cm Authentic vintage circus advertising poster for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus, famously known as “The Greatest Show on Earth.” This colorful poster features dramatic artwork of a Roman-style chariot race and advertises a performance in Madison on Tuesday, August 13. The poster also promotes a special appearance by Col. Tim McCoy, a well-known Hollywood Western film star who toured with the circus during the late 1930s. These posters were produced for local advertising and posted throughout towns along the circus route prior to the arrival of the show. Because they were intended for temporary display, surviving examples are increasingly collectible today. Details Circus: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Featured performer: Col. Tim McCoy Subject: Roman chariot race act Format: Circus date poster Size: approx. large poster format (see measurements)71 x 130cm Color lithograph on paper Condition Shows typical age-related wear Edge wear and creasing present Colors remain vibrant and display well Please review photos for full condition details Guaranteed authentic vintage circus poster – not a reproduction.

No. 102444039

Sold
Anonymous - BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER - CHARIOT RACES - 1930s

Anonymous - BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER - CHARIOT RACES - 1930s

ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER - CHARIOT RACES. DATE TAIL FEATURING COL. TIM MCCOY. ONE SHEET PLUS DATE TAG FOR MADISON, 1935. OLD LINEN MOUNTING, LIGHT WEAR AT MARGINS. APPROX. 28"X51" 71cm x 130cm

Authentic vintage circus advertising poster for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus, famously known as “The Greatest Show on Earth.”
This colorful poster features dramatic artwork of a Roman-style chariot race and advertises a performance in Madison on Tuesday, August 13.
The poster also promotes a special appearance by Col. Tim McCoy, a well-known Hollywood Western film star who toured with the circus during the late 1930s.
These posters were produced for local advertising and posted throughout towns along the circus route prior to the arrival of the show. Because they were intended for temporary display, surviving examples are increasingly collectible today.
Details
Circus: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows
Featured performer: Col. Tim McCoy
Subject: Roman chariot race act
Format: Circus date poster
Size: approx. large poster format (see measurements)71 x 130cm
Color lithograph on paper
Condition
Shows typical age-related wear
Edge wear and creasing present
Colors remain vibrant and display well
Please review photos for full condition details
Guaranteed authentic vintage circus poster – not a reproduction.

Final bid
€ 900
Juan Antonio Rodríguez
Expert
Estimate  € 450 - € 500

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