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IN THE CENTER RING: CIRCUS POSTERS!

ake your ticket to the Big Top, because vintage circus posters are here to amaze. Circus memorabilia has always been collectible but interest has skyrocketed in recent years. A sale at Freedom Auction Co. in Sarasota, Florida, featured 858 lots of circus and carnival memorabilia. For circus collectors, lithographed posters with unusual artwork are prized finds at auction. Prices ranged from $25 to

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