Collectibles Filing System Helps Keep Circus Ephemera in Order (9/6/11)
When I was a young boy, I decorated my bedroom walls with circus posters and cut circus pictures out of … More >>

Jumbo the Elephant Toys Lived Long After the Great Pachyderm Passed On (7/18/11)
Jumbo the Elephant arrived in 1882 from England to appear as a feature attraction in The Greatest Show On Earth. … More >>

New Circus Poster Exhibit Features Storied Strobridge Lithographs (6/13/11)
Circus posters are highly prized by collectors. They have always been the lifeblood of circus advertising. Among the most treasured … More >>

The Circus In Art (5/31/11)
Even for circus collectors, only a privileged few will ever own an original painting by one of the great masters, … More >>

Mysterious Ringling Bros. Coloring Book – Is It Authentic? (5/18/11)
Most kids enjoy spending time coloring inside the lines of images in simple, inexpensive coloring books. Circus coloring books may … More >>

The Circus When America Was Young (4/4/11)
The “Golden Age of the Circus” is a perplexing period of time that historians have difficulty pinpointing. One historian identified … More >>

Another Year’s Worth of Collectibles at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair (3/22/11)
Each March, I spend a three days at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, hunting circus memorabilia for my collection. Last … More >>

A Circus Collector’s Connect-the-Dots Find: Paul Anka Promotional Postcards (3/8/11)
Totally unexpected, there in the middle of a shoebox full of postcards, were several promotional postcards for pop singer Paul … More >>

Mail-Order Circus: The Greatest Show on Earth in Cardboard Miniature (2/7/11)
Twenty-five cents and two box tops from Lever products and once got you a 35-piece, punch-out circus by mail; and … More >>

Circus Super Stars: Wild Animal Trainers (2/1/11)
Circus purists will tell you, “A circus isn’t a ‘real circus’ unless it features animals.” Many of the greatest circus … More >>