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Barnum’s Freaks CDV with Museum Cancellation. New York: E & H.T. Anthony, 1865. Vintage sepia toned CDV photograph of eleven of P.T. Barnum’s side show attractions, all of whom were exhibited at his famous New York museum. The verso names each of the subjects on the recto, including Anna Swan, John and Hannah Batterby, Genl. Grant Jr., and others, “All at Barnum’s Museum.” Below the text is a 2 cent orange George Washington stamp, bearing the rare cancellation, of Nov. 27, 1865 at Barnum’s Museum. One corner chipped, else good.