Magician Mark Wilson collectibles 50+ items rare world-class museum archive

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Magician Mark Wilson collectibles 50+ items rare world-class museum archive:
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Magician Mark Wilson collection of more than 50 items, with autographs, advertising premiums, promotional materials, membership cards, postcards, and trick booklets, with several rare and unique collectibles. Here's a partial list of the archive.

The rarest Mark Wilson poster, his first ever, from his brief campaign for Head Cheerleader at his college, humorous poster created by Mark’s fraternity brothers with funny pictures and “Mark’s Platform”; this was posted just a few days before the election, and it helped Mark win the position previously occupied by Aaron Spelling (famed TV producer); an unbelievable rarity and likely one of only a few that survived; the holy grail of Mark Wilson posters; fair condition with some wear, size 9 1/2” x 12 1/2”
Milk Carton for “Oak Farms “Grade A Pasteurized Homogenized Vitamin D Milk,” one half gallon, with side panel “Hey Kids! You can get your own Mark Wilson Magic Circus Kit”; the carton is unused and folded, size is 7 ½” x 13 1 /4” approximately, in great condition; kids could cut out a clown face stamp and send in 35 cents to Mark in Dallas, Texas, to get the kit; this is a rare artifact from one of the first television mail-in premium campaigns in history
Magic Kit, “A Complete Magic Show with Apparatus for 9 Big Tricks” from “Mark Wilson’s TV Magic Show,” “Complete Half Hour Magic Show,” still in package and never opened, cardboard never punched out, manufactured by Television Marketing Co. in Dallas, Texas; condition great but some wear shown on outside; one of the first magic kits sent out through television promotions
Autograph Souvenir postcard from the General Cigar Hall of Magic at the New York World’s Fair 1964-65, signed boldly by Mark Wilson in black felt pen, 5-panel postcard with tricks never punched out; condition good
Autograph book “Mark Wilson’s Complete Course In Magic” signed in black felt pen on the page after the cover, 7th edition printed 2002; entire 500+ page paperback book
Autograph brochure on “The Hall of Magic” from the World’s Fair presented by General Cigar, 1964-1965, signed inside by Mark; overall size 16” x 18 3/4” when unfolded, printed on both sides; good condition
Autograph check for the “Dinah!” television show dated Oct. 19, 1979, endorsed on the back “Mark Wilson” but likely signed by Nani; size 3 1/2” x 7 1/4” in good condition except for bank cancellations
Autograph contract for the American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., signed by Mark and dated July 1, 1983, for the program “AMLA” (AM Los Angeles), 2 pages, related to his trip to China, including one sheet with questions he would be asked by the host; size 8 1/2” x 11” in good condition with some wear
Autographed postcard signed by Mark, sponsored by Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola, picturing Mark, Nani, 2 showgirls and a gorilla holding sponsor products, with a map of the World’s Fair on the reverse and directions to the Cinillusion show; size 3” x 4” in good condition
Autograph of Mark Wilson and Nani Darnell Wilson on a playing card, Two of Hearts from a Red-backed Bicycle deck, signed in black felt pen
Autographed program signed by Nani Darnell Wilson titled “Nani Darnell Wilson and her San Diego History as NancyLou Arends” by Michael E. Johnson; created 2007 and only distributed at a meeting of Ring 76 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians in San Diego; 12 pages covering her early years with a brief history and lots of photos of Nani before she met Mark; in good condition; size 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” in good condition
Advertising incentive from Dr. Pepper, one of the first television incentive items ever distributed, “Watch ‘Time for Magic’ on Television” printed on two cards, one grey and one red, size 5” x 1 ½” approximately, excellent condition
Advertising incentive from The Builders’ Show, January 21-24, 1994, in Las Vegas, “Make the Mystery Builder/Contractor/Remodeler Magically Appear,” size 9” x 8” and never punched out
Advertising premium from Burger King, 1977, “Your friends will say it can’t be done” to balance the Burger King; size about 7” x 8 ¾” in great condition
Advertising incentive (4) from Frito Lay, “Trick Panels”, #1 “3 Magical Illusions,” #4 “You Can’t Believe Your Eyes,” #5 “The Vanishing Rabbit” and #6 “Master Magician’s Wand”; condition new and never punched out, size 3 ¼” x 9”
Advertising incentive (2) from Ocean Spray, Free Mark Wilson Magic Trick #6, “Rub your elbow and make a penny mysteriously disappear” and #7, “Hypnotize a handkerchief and make it dance magically back and forth; 2” x 3 ¾” printed on both sides, peeled from label
Advertising incentive from Pepsi and Frito Lay, panel trick booklet titled “Mark Wilson Star of the Magic Land of Alakazam Presents His Favorite Magic Tricks,” 5 panels of tricks never punched, size 3 ¼” x 7 ½” in great condition
Advertising incentive from U.S. Plywood, a booklet of magic tricks titled “The Professionals” from1970, size 3” x 5 ¾”, 20 pages
Booklet “The Magic of Cinillusion”, produced 1968 by Mark Wilson Magical Productions Inc., Los Angeles; with article, photos, tricks and optical illusions, including “The Mysterious Rope Trick” and “The Amazing Boomerangs”; 16 pages, size 5 3/8” x 8 1/2” in good condition with some cover discoloration
Booklet “Mark Wilson: More Than Magic”, 1982, 16-pages about his magic; color size 8 ½” x 11” in good condition; from the Billy McComb sale Sep. 7, 2008, Lot #212
Booklet “The phenomenal new way to penetrate your market!”; produced 1968 by Magical Productions, Inc., 30 pages spiral bound, size 11 1/2” x 10” in good condition; all about his magical attractions including The Amazing Hand Machine, The Half Humanoid, The Man From Mars, The Robot Girl and Cinillusion”; elaborate page cuts and heavy cardstock paper
Business card for “Mrs. Mark Wilson” for Magical Productions, Inc., located off Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, card folds open
Photo of Mark & Nani with printed signatures; early image with Mark wearing cape and pulling a rabbit from a top hat and Nani in a showgirl costume; size 8” x 10” in good condition
Comic Book for “Mark Wilson’s Magic Club”, 1965, illustrated by Glenn Schmitz; 16 pages with seven tricks inside and a photo of Mark, Nani and Rebo on the back; size 6 5/8” x 9 3/4” in good condition
Membership card, Mark Wilson’s Magic Club, unused, with printed signatures of Nani Darnel (spelled with only one “l”) and Mark Wilson, printed on both sides, with picture of them holding a rabbit in a hat on the reverse side; size 2 1/2” x 4” in good condition
Membership card, Mark Wilson Magic Club, with printed signatures of Nani Darnell & Mark Wilson; printed on both sides; on reverse side, a photo of Mark & Nani producing a rabbit from a hat with message “Watch the Magic Land of Allakazam Saturdays, CBS Television Network”; size 2 1/4” x 3 1/2” in good condition with some wear
Membership Card for the Scotch Brand Cellophane Tape Magic Club, with printed signatures of Nani Darnel (spelled with only one “l”) as Assistant Swami and Mark Wilson as Chief Conjuror, with moving picture sticker of a clown juggling, and on reverse side “Watch Mark Wilson’s Magic Circus on T.V.” with a photo of Mark, Nani and a young Mike; size 2 1/2” x 4 1/4” in good condition except for folds and stain on the back side caused by the sticker
Membership certificate for “The Magic Land of Allakazam” with an unused membership card, circa 1960, excellent condition
Postcard with color photo of Mark and Nani dressed in blue; size 3” x 5” in good condition
Postcard of Mark holding a large fan of cards, the first card sent to the first people who expressed an interest in the Mark Wilson Course in Magic, before the course was even available; size 4 1/2” x 7” in good condition
Postcard for Cinillusion, 1968, printed by The Mead Company on both sides, with 4 panel photos on front of Mark, Nani, Rebo a gorilla, show girls and a studio shot; size 6 1/4” x 8 7/8” in good condition
Postcard for TV show “Magic Circus” starring Mark Wilson, with Poppin’ Fresh, The Pillsbury Doughboy; size 4” x 7” in good condition; on this TV show Mark was the first to animate the Pillsbury Doughboy, now one of the most recognizable characters in television advertising history
Promotional stationary featuring Mark & Nani from one of their early TV shows; size 8 1/2” x 11” in good condition, printed on both sides
Cover “Gypsy Trader” newspaper, June/July 1995, with Mark on the cover in a montage of 4-different photos, with 2-page centerfold poster” Mark Wilson Worlds Greatest Illusionists”, entire issue in good condition with some wear
Cover “The Linking Ring” May 1981; Mark, Nani & Greg on the cover and inside a 4-page article “The phenomenal career of Mark Wilson” by John Booth; entire issue in good but used condition
Cover “Magic” Mar. 1998, with Mark leaning on several televisions showing different magic shows, and inside an 8-page article “Magic as seen on TV: Allakazam…And the Magic Lands of Mark Wilson” by Bill McIlhany; entire issue in good but used condition
Cover “The Spotlight” magazine, October 1972, Official Visitor’s Guide to Shreveport-Bossier city, with Mark, Nani & Rebo on the cover and mention of their appearance at the Louisiana State Fair, size 6” x 9” in great condition, entire issue
Collection of 4 articles including (1) “Forbes”, Dec. 1, 1975, half-page feature article and photo of Mark titled “Profits out of a hat” covering his business Mark Wilson Productions, entire issue in good condition; (2) “Cleveland Plain Dealer”, Mar. 4, 1961, “Sleight of hand Star finds bonanza on tube” by Charles Witbeck, photo of Mark levitating Nani while Rebo looks on and article about Alakazam, entire page in good condition except for yellowing and fold; (3) “Escondido Times-Advocate”, Nov. 13, 1975, “Magic business boom a real mystery”, big article about magic and Mark Wilson’s popularity; (4) “Vista Press”, Nov. 7, 1976, “Allakazam: Magic makes a comeback”, huge article about magic with quotes from Wilson
Catalog for “Mark Wilson’s Video Course In Magic, Magic Catalog Number 5,” 16 pages size 8 ½” x 11” in good condition, circa 1997
Catalog for “Mark Wilson Memorabilia” size 5 ½” x 8 ½” 4 pages in good condition, circa 1997
Promotional mailing for the first home-study Mark Wilson Course In Magic, sent to Magic Castle members, 5 pages of info and a return envelope, with original envelope in worn condition
Color flyer for “Mark Wilson’s new course in magic” with him levitating Nani, 4-pages of info size 8 ½” x 11”, with 2-pages of order forms
Press Kit for “Mark Wilson’s Magic Land of Allakazam”, collection of 5 items including (1) original envelope; (2) “Mark Wilson’s Magic Club” comic book; (3), Pepsi / Frito-Lay promotional booklet of tricks for “Magic Land of Alakazam”; (4) Connecticut Sunday Herald “TV Channels” August 13-19, 1961, with Mark & Nani on the cover for “AllaKazam”; (5) booklet “It Takes Magic”, 4 pages, 8 1/2” x 11” to promote the TV show to stations
Press Kit for “Pillsbury’s Magic Circus Starring Mark Wilson”, collection of 24 pages total including (1) folder; (2) photo of Mark with Poppin’ Fresh, The Pillsbury Doughboy; (3) news releases, testimonials and background 16 pages total; (4) publicity photos 6 different including levitation and sawing in half; condition great
Caricature from the book “The Magic Castle Walls of Fame”, art by Ted Salter, published by Nielsen Magic in 1988 (ISBN 0 9618 1750 X). This is a detached page in good condition from the book, size 8 ¼” x 10 7/8”. There is printing on the back of the page. There is a rough edge on the left-hand side of the page, from where the page was glued to the spine, but it doesn’t affect the image.
Caricature from the book “Magic Autograph Poster Gallery” by Gary Darwin, published by Geno Munari Associates in 1989. This is a cut page in good condition from the book, size about 8 ¼” x 11”. There is a different caricature printed on the back of the page. There is an irregular edge from where the page was cut from the book, but it doesn’t affect the image.
Article in “The Linking Ring” June 1981, 6-pages by John Booth on “A Magic Giant’s successful ways”; entire issue in good but used condition
Article in “The Linking Ring” Mar. 1997, 6-page article “Join the Celebration with Mark Wilson, Nani Darnell and Rebo” by Mindy Burden; entire issue in good but used condition

According to an internet search on Magic Biography, Mark Wilson was star of the 1st network television series; author of the best selling magic book in history; and a pioneer of television advertising premiums; he appeared on numerous magic magazine covers including “The Gypsy Trader” June/July 1995, "The Linking Ring" May 1981 (published by the International Brotherhood of Magicians) and “Magic” Mar. 1998. He was named AMA Magician of the Year in 1973 and 1975. IBM Ring 280 was named after him in Valencia, California. I’ve seen Mark perform and lecture, and he was incredible. He’s funny, his magic was great, and he was an excellent teacher. I think he was one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met, along with his wife Nani Darnell Wilson. Personally, I think you should buy your collectibles directly from the Wilsons. They have a lot of cool stuff for sale through a website. That way the profits go directly to the people who created it. But if you must have a massive collection, personally hand-picked by a passionate collector, then I have what you want.

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