This American Circus Issue stamp honors the American circus and commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Ringling. One of eight children, Ringling worked with four of his brothers to form the Ringling Brothers Circus. The brothers purchase the Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1907; their two circus troupes performed separately until they merged their shows in 1919.
United States; Iowa; circus; John Ringling; Ringling Brothers; Barnum and Bailey; troupe; performance; family; clown
