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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1649

Houdini, Harry Legendary American stage magician and escape artist, real name Ehrich Weiss (1874-1926) combined daredevil stunts, spectacular illusions, and a keen instinct for self-promotion to become the greatest stage magician of his and perhaps any era; invented or perfected many of the illusions that still thrill audiences today; killed at age 51 when a fan punched him to test his claim that he could handle any blow, and inadvertently ruptured his infected appendix. Rare Document Signed "Harry Houdini" as president of The Houdini Picture Corporation, 1 page, oblong 4to, NY, October 26, 1922. A stock certificate for $10 shares of the company, issued to Josephine Doelker, certificate #2118. Folds, minor toning, VG, as a collectible stock, about very fine+. The Houdini Picture Corp produced just two films before it folded in 1923.

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