eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 1g117 RINGLING BROS & BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS linen circus poster '50s The Incredible Unus! Date Sold 4/5/2011Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked Circus Poster (measures 20 1/2" x 27" [52 x 69 cm]) (Learn More) Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus, a circa 1950s circus poster featuring a cool artwork image of the hand balancing act "The Incredible Unus" ("The Greatest Show on Earth"; "The Incredible Unus The Talk of the Universe"). The 1950s date we give to it is purely a guess, based on the image and the quality of the printing and the age of the paper. "The Incredible Unus" was a circus performer in the late 1940s and early 1950s! If anyone knows more about this circus act or this poster, please e-mail us and we will post it here. 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: F.F. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster was never folded and had the most minor of border defects. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was well backed, and looks great! Learn More about condition grades
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