French PostCard w/HOUDINIs Inscription&Signed!! Start Price USD 1,500.00 Current Price USD 1,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 24, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 31, 2008 Location Spring, Texas See more about 'French PostCard w/HOUDINIs Inscription&Signed!!' Description FRENCH POSTCARD WITH HOUDINIs INSCRIPTION AND SIGNATURE FRENCH POSTCARD WITH HOUDINIs INSCRIPTION AND SIGNATURE. Postcard showing line drawing of jail cell with door open.On other side is written in pencil:Suspended in crouching position.Then it’s signed:Harry Houdini.The French text under the jail cell reads:100 LOCHES. - Le Donjon. - LL.Cage du Cardinal de la Balue, Ministre de Louis XI, qui en avait saitson confident. Il vendit les secrets de son maitre au Duc de Bourgogne. Lavengeance du Roi fut terrible. La Balue fut enferme dans une cage de ferdepuis Avril 1469 jusqu'en Decembre 1480.The English translation is:100 LOACHES. (medieval city in Tours) - The Dungeon. - LL. (part of Loire river)Cage of the Cardinal of Balue, Minister of Louis XI, whom the king had madehis confidant. He sold the secrets of his master to the Duke of Burgundy.The vengeance of the King was terrible. Balue was locked up in an iron cagefrom April 1469 until December 1480.Just exactly this postcard has to do with Houdini, I don’t know. The only thing I can figure is Houdini must have visited this cell, was ‘suspended in a crouching position’ and escaped.The postcard isn’t dated, but it DOES have Houdini’s handwritten inscription and Signature!!Good Luck to All Bidders!!!!If you'd like to see Rare Houdiniana from my personal collection (shown in 40 photos) and Biography on myself - click the "ME" above - which is located just after my Ebay ID name of: Gran*Houdini. I hope you'll enjoy reading about this Ebay Seller.PayPal, Personal Checks, Money Orders -but- PayPal is preferred.Payment via PayPal or a Postal Money Order gets your order sent within 48 hours of receipt. Unless it arrives on a Friday or Saturday, then it's mailed on the following Monday.If you have questions, click: Houdini374@aol.com. Shipping to be paid by the Winning Bidder. Insurance and Delivery Confirmation optional. I reserve the right to cancel ANY Ebayer's bid. Weather in Spring, Texas: Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!