eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 4c0009 RINGLING BROS BARNUM & BAILEY 21x28 circus poster 1950s Bill Bailey art of rhino, ultra rare! Date Sold 4/13/2023Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Unfolded Circus Poster (measures 21" x 28" [53 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey, the circa 1950s circus poster ("World's Biggest Menagerie") promoting a circus show and featuring Bill Bailey art of a charging rhino. The modern version of the circus started in 1919 when the Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth, a circus created by P. T. Barnum and James Anthony Bailey, was merged with the Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows. With weakening attendance and high operating costs, the circus closed on May 21st, 2017 after 146 years Artist: Bill Bailey Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare poster. We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning! Condition: good to very good. The poster has a very large snipe glued to the back of the lower edge and some of that glue slightly bleeds through to the front and there are some glue stain at upper right. There are a few inches of separation at the ends of the upper horizontal fold and at the right edge of the upper edge of the snipe. There are ink pad stamps to the right and left of the rhino and there is pencil writing under it. There are a few creases, defects, areas of paper loss and tears of varying lengths along parts of some edges. After linenbacking with some proper restoration the rare poster should display well. Learn More about condition grades
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