1943 Ringling Bros route cards, circus is coming to YOUR town! Ted Deppish stamp

Description

This is a very nice set of 7 route cards for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus for 1943.  They're about 5.3" x 6.3" and have a beautiful color logo.  Starting in April at Madison Square Garden, these cards record the history of the circus for the entire tour, ending in Tampa on Nov. 6.  The cards include the date, the town, the railroad taken to get from town to town, and the number of miles in the "jump" -- the distance between each town.  Card #4 is missing from the 8-card set.
See if your town was on the route that year.  These were:  Reading, Bridgeport, Hartford, Toledo, Detroit, Akron, Fort Wayne, Chattanooga, Birmingham, and many, many more.  Railroads listed include the PRR, the Reading, the Erie-NYNH&H, the CMStfP&P, the B&O, and others.  Condition is good:  light soiling, edge/corner bumps, and a few staple holes.
Two of the cards are special; they are stamped on the back "Property of Ted Deppish, official motion picture photographer, Pete Mardo Tent, Circus Fans Association of America."  Deppish was a Canton, Ohio resident who LOVED circuses, photographed/filmed many of them in the 1940-1960s, and who belonged to the Akron, Ohio chapter of the CFA.  He had an amazing collection of circus memorabilia, and he stamped EVERYTHING -- usually several times.  Some national auction houses actually play up certain items such as posters and photos that carry his stamp.
I've got a few more of these Ringling route cards for different years. All will be going up soon and all will be priced to sell.  Be the buyer!
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