Harry Blackstone Sr. was one of the first magicians to truly embrace the media. He appeared on the radio, in newspapers, magazines and on television. He did not only perform or give interviews but instead starred in comic books and his own radio show. He also lent his appearance and name to advertising, including this poster for Baby Ruth candy bars. The poster currently being offered on eBay is actually a modern print, but it is still a fun (and much more affordable) bit of magic history.
If you are looking for real vintage Blackstone ephemera check out this auction instead.
A second affordable John Calvert poster is available over on eBay. This one is a bit different than the one we featured earlier this morning. It is from his 2001 Magic Spectacular and is actually a Spanish language poster. Much like the poster from this morning, it also features an unverified signature. The auction is scheduled to end on Friday and you will need to remember to add in about $13.00 for shipping. 
For anyone looking for a low cost way to get in to magic collecting or add some nice, visual pieces to their collection, there are a few auctions on eBay right now you should check out, Seller MagicCollectiblesPlus has a few vintage throw out card offerings, including pieces from 
A very cool magic poster popped up on eBay over the weekend: a 20 by 30 inch vintage PC Sorcar lithograph poster mounted on compressed wood (probably something like clipboards are made out of…) from the early 1950s. Sorcar stuff does not show up in the States as often as other performers of the era, which makes the price ($40 including shipping) of this Buy It Now offering even more tempting. This listing runs until Sunday (April 29); you can see more and 
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Potter and Potter’s next magic auction, the Spring Magic Auction, is scheduled for April 28. Not limited this time to a single collector’s items, this article will have several items of interest to the Houdini collector. Chief among them are, no doubt, two recently discovered Houdini scrapbooks. You can download a PDF of the catalog, get more information and learn how to bid (live or online) on