Upcoming Auctions

Join us for Weird Tales! Explore rarities of tattooing, enter a crypt of the odd and curious, and prepare to believe that life exists beyond our world. Featuring narrative art of UFO abductions by David Huggins, rarified tattoo flash and memorabilia, and curios across several categories, Weird Tales! is one of Potter & Potter’s most eclectic auctions to date. (And that's saying something.)

Featuring the collection of lifelong coin-op enthusiast and bon vivant Tim LaGanke, our fall auction features arcade machines, carnival rides, automatons, animated window displays, and all manner of unusual mechanical novelties. Complementing these animatronic and coin-operated marvels are a host of vending and slot machines, gambling devices, magic tricks, masks, and unusual objects from days gone by.

Marking 100 years since the death of Harry Houdini, Potter & Potter will present a landmark sale of Houdini memorabilia on October 31, 2026 at the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. The sale brings to the public for the very first time 100 historic items from the collection of Kevin Connolly, many of which were personally owned by Houdini.

This second session of our Houdini-focused October sale features books, ephemera, and Houdiniana - as well as selected magic memorabilia - for beginning and advanced collectors alike from the collection of Kevin Connolly. Over 150 lots will cross the block, all offered with low starting bids, and no reserves. Please note that this is a TIMED AUCTION - no live auctioneer will conduct this sale.

Highlights in this curated auction will include mid-to-late 19th-century photography, political campaign material, Presidential documents, and other pieces of American history. Please join us on November 12th for this exciting journey through America's material culture.

Our fall sale of fine books & manuscript focuses on rare horror and mystery first editions, scarce pulps and zines, manuscripts, and more by the most famous creators of modern horror and mystery. Among the highlights are the true first edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula and other cornerstones of the genre.