Lot 143
A Quartet of Marvellous Buffalo Bill Visiting Cards (1846-1917) American showman of the wild west. Inscribed Visiting Card Signed. 3 x 1-3/4", on manilla card stock. A curious card from Cody's career as a Wild West showman, with the self-aggrandizing printed title "Judge Advocate General." The humorous inscription evidently concerns a special guest or repeat visitor to Cody's Wild West Show. He writes:"Madison Sq Garden/ Let this Man Keep Coming/ don't even try to stop him. W. F. Cody." . The upper left corner of the card is missing, still, the text and signature are intact.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,250.
Ushers often tore the cards to indicate the arrival of a guest.
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| Realized $1,725 |
