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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Harry Houdini Handwritten Postcard. Postmarked Bradford, England, March 7, 1903, and addressed in Houdini’s own hand in ink to Detective Sergeant Rastruck, the color lithographed card depicts a scene from Cologne, Germany on the recto. In the margins, Houdini has written, quite humorously, “The police carry a sword over here! To cut cheese? March 2/03. Notice the Kings [sic] Policeman looking for Houdini. Hope he does not jail him. How are the card trix??” Underneath the policeman at the center of the scene, Houdini has marked his position with a thick black “X.” General wear from mailing and handling; still a rare and humorous postcard written during Houdini’s early years of success.