Flamboyant showman whose exotic exhibits included midget Tom Thumb, Swedish Nightingale Jenny Lind, and the counterfeit Feejee Mermaid. Ink signature, “Truly yours, P. T. Barnum, Waldemere, Bridgeport, Conn,” on an off-white 5 x 8 sheet, dated April 3, 1882. In very fine condition. R&R COA.
