Mar 15, 2012 - Sale 2273

Sale 2273 - Lot 357

Price Realized: $ 1,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
VERY EARLY BUFFALO BILL PLAYBILL (WEST.) Programme for this Evening! The Renowned Scout, Guide, Author and Actor Hon. Wm. F. Cody [in] Buffalo Bill at Bay. Letterpress playbill, 12 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches, printed in black, red, blue, and green; minor foxing. Boston: Boston Color Printing Company, circa 1879

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This playbill dates from early in Cody's career as a showman, before the formation of "Buffalo Bill's Wild West." It promises that "During the progress of the play, there will be introduced a band of genuine Indians!"