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Unknown Reproduction from a Sealed Envelope container secretly attached to envelope Later Magic 292
Louis Nikola The Flight Card to Impossible Location At Any Number: Card vanishes from inside an envelope to be found in a deck sealed also in another envelope, at a location named by the spectator The Nikola Card System 62
Oswald Rae Bending a Piece of Glass framed piece of glass is put in large envelope and bent, when removed, glass is unharmed Sub Rosa 54
Oswald Rae Card and Cigarette three pieces of a signed and torn card in envelope transform into tobacco, card is found restored in cigarette, last piece fits More Practical Patter 8
Oswald Rae Simple Silk Sorcery chosen one of four different colored silks vanishes from paper cone and appears in desired envelope, with standVariationsAlso published here
  • "Simple Silk Sorcery" in "The Sphinx"
 Original Magic 57
Nat Scherzer A Neat Publicity Trick address chosen from different envelopes is predicted The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 5) 20
Franklin M. Chapman Selectosilko one of three handkerchiefs travels into one of three envelopes Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1, No. 6) 2
Burling Hull, Theodore Annemann New Sheet Reading questions in numbered envelopes answered by medium, Q&A The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 73) 491
Tom Sellers Change Over Cards two different colored cards in two envelopes change places Scots Magic 12
Tom Sellers The Spirit Guide thought of number vanishes from a card, this number was predicted as well Scots Magic 5
Edw. C. Jochens Your Mind Has Told Me So cards with songs, in envelope Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944) 20
R. M. Jamison Invisible Flight signed jumbo card in envelope transposes with jumbo card held and signed by performer Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2, No. 7) 90
Unknown Single-Slate Writing flap, big envelope Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 4 390
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Larsen and Wright Double Message one slate, flap, large envelope Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 4 394
Unknown Chinese Comedy Slate Message message appears on signed slate, corner cut flap Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 4 408
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Tests in a Gold Fish Bowl fifteen spectators write a simple task on a paper, seal it in envelope and sign it, envelopes are selected and names read aloud, performer does the tasks Gems of Mental Magic 38
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Second Sight at First Glance performer is blindfolded, accurate description of the people who put a personal object in an envelope Gems of Mental Magic 54
William S. Groom Clock Dial Card Prediction prediction in envelope Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947) 36
Lu Brent Flighty Aces No. 50, Ace Assembly, aces travel from envelope to join leader ace in other envelope Scarne on Card Tricks 89
Royal Vale Heath Tap Tap Tap selection and five other cards are put in envelopes, performer taps the envelopes and spectator mentally spells his card, when he stops the performer his hand is on the correct envelope, using deck with different backs (rainbow) The Phoenix 201 - 250 (Issue 201) 802
John Hamilton Force force of a color, several pieces of colored paper in different envelopes The Phoenix 251 - 300 (Issue 259) 1035
Bob Somerfeld Switchcraft billet switch with envelope Pieces of Mind 6
Gene Grant Message Reading without a Clue message sealed in pay envelopeRelated to Phantini's Lost Book of Mental Secrets 2
Tony Corinda No. 15. Another Publicity Stunt sent prediction of the name of an audience member The Swami Gimmick 22
Tony Corinda (8) Planting of Envelopes and Slips answering questions that are planted by performer and are not by an actual audience member Question and Answer (Readings) 347
Dick Johnson Impromptu Headline Prediction prediction in envelope, opened with pair of scissors Still More Miracles in Mentalism 30
North Bigbee Secret of the Flame message in envelope, secret reading method, candle Still More Miracles in Mentalism 41
Howard A. Adams Predictremens two predictions, with stack of coin envelopes and business cards The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 362) 276
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks Kuvert-Mysterium several spectators get an envelope, three cards are added and total written on a fourth card, those cards are put in one envelope along with a ribbon, color of ribbon, total, fourth card and person holding the cards are divinedAlso published here Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse 71
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks magische Kraft six ESP cards are secretly put in six envelopes, performer divines where the cards are by writing them on the envelopes with chalkRelated toVariations Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse 92
Dr. Stanley Jaks Eine Reincarnation signed piece of paper is burnt and later found in nest of envelopesAlso published here Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse 142
Si Weigan ESP one ESP card is divined and one predicted in envelope The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 398) 421
Alan Shaxon Triple Reading three cards in envelopes, color, number and amount of lose change is divined My Kind of Magic 43
Fredric Kolb Annemental reading message from sealed envelope The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 39) 191
Paul Siegel Trance Image signed prediction in envelope, prediction of named date, name ant telephone number Doorway to Delusion 30
Steve Spillman Dollar Delusion close-up version, with coin envelopes and metal washers The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 45) 222
Walter B. Gibson Without a Shadow of a Doubt double facer with two indices on each side, prediction of one of four cards The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 57) 281
James G. Thompson Jr. Another Dimension single card prediction in envelope, partial two-way forcing deckInspired by The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 69) 343
Jack Kent Tillar Shock Waves three sealed envelopes in which are three billets with two-digit numbers, freely named number is found in chosen envelope The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 75) 371
Gary Kurtz Diabolique! card prediction in envelope, number is named and card at that position in deck is used, half forcing deck The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 76) 379
Bascom Jones Mirror Image! several symbols drawn and sealed in envelopes, one is chosen and symbol duplicated by performer The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 105) 521
Ray Cox Odd Cards Out four cards in a envelope, suit is chosen and card turns blank, gag The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 109) 543
Ronnie Gann Tele-kin-'easy' chosen ESP card falls over, selection with second set in envelopes The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 136) 677
Sydney Bergson 81-Cent Mystery cards with numbers, one is selected, prediction in form of coins The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 139) 693
Basil Horwitz The Burning Question bill in one of five envelopes, spectator names a number and finds bill, other envelopes are burnt The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 142) 707
John Bragoli Mental Jigsaw a page from a book is torn in pieces, those pieces put in envelopes and shuffled, the perform describes the pieces Pabular (Vol. 2, No. 6) 222
Olof Jonsson, Al Mann Clairvoyance spectator puts cards in envelopes and those envelopes in a bigger envelope, light is turned off and performer names the cards The Third Ecstasy 31
Al Mann The Telepathic Artist design divination of five people, with slate, flap Master Slate Secrets - Part I 23
Jack Bridwell The Door! ten numbered cards in envelope, one is selected and placed in a bag, number is divined The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 145) 723
Marvin Miller Cop-Out! center tear, billet in envelope The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 154) 768
Paul Rylander Psi Traveler bills in envelopes, performer finds only envelope containing foreign currencyRelated to The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 154) 769
Cicardi 'Super' Mental Image five ESP cards are secretly put in six envelopes, performer divines where the cards are by drawing the symbols on the envelopesInspired byRelated toVariations The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 157) 781
Paul Rylander Psi Traveler... Revisited follow up for Psi Traveler, serial number divinationRelated to The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 157) 782
Erwin Schussel Cigmental five cigarettes from different brands in envelope, performer divines chosen cigarette The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 165) 822
Erwin Schussel Mind's Eye! with number cards and a torn page from duplicate magazine in envelope as a prediction The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 179) 893
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Stuck! two numbered envelopes, change as prediction matches change from spectator The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 180) 898
David Douglas Mental 3 Cards Across! three jumbo cards travel from envelope to other envelope, selections, envelopes numbered The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 190) 947
Elizabeth Warlock Gypsy Witch prediction of two Tarot Cards, with envelopes and glasses The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 199) 991
Barry Wiley Psi-Search paper is signed and sealed in envelope, mixed among others performer destroys all envelopes except the one with the paper The Compleat Magick - Volume III (Issue 217) 1081
Larry Becker The New Math Miracle six cards with numbers on both sides in envelopes, shuffled and turned over by spectator, total is divinedInspired by World of Super Mentalism 29
Larry Becker Effect No. 2 five symbols drawn on cards and put in envelope, selected one is predicted World of Super Mentalism 37
Thomas Alan Waters Burning Questions questions are written on paper and put into envelopes, after the questions have been answered the envelopes are burnt in a bowlInspired by Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old) 20
Thomas Alan Waters Burning Questions II questions are written on paper and put into envelopes, after the questions have been answered the envelopes are burnt in a bowlInspired by Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old) 22
Thomas Alan Waters The Psychic Coercion of the Interrupted Schoolboy slate in envelope, first the name of a card appears then a number, flap, Mental Masterpiece gimmick, chalk band-writerRelated to Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old) 41
Paul Rylander Strangers seven Spades are shuffled, secured with a rubber band and placed in an envelope, performer manages to order seven Clubs in same order The Compleat Magick - Volume III (Issue 239) 1193
El Duco Bill Prediction five numbered envelopes in glasses, remaining envelope contains bill and remaining number is predicted El Duco's Lecture Notes 9
Al Mann One Message one of five envelopes is selected and it's the only one containing a message, the number of the envelope is also predicted, Himber Wallet The "H" Factor 15
Gene Grant Into the 4th Dimension spectator's credit card is sealed in an envelope and put in a book, then it travels in an envelope in an other book Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 50
Gene Grant The Audience Hits Back ESP cards sealed in envelopes and divined, majority of spectators guess always correctlyInspired by
  • Ned Rutledge's "Mass Miracle"
 Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 63
Gene Grant Supreme Psychometry pseudo psychometry, different objects in envelopes, serial number divination of a bill Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 71
Gene Grant A Sense of Color five envelopes with different colored sheets, spectators guess them correctly Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 77
Thomas Alan Waters Seller's Markcut prediction in index card is in a window envelope, spectator selects a card which comes in the envelope too, then the deck is shuffled and cut and the performer names a card, he puts the envelope somewhere in the deck, under it is the named card and the prediction inside matches the card chosen earlier Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue) 226
Thomas Alan Waters Spyhole mask prediction / revelation, word on a card is chosen and prediction is another card with holes on it, when held on a text it reveals the chosen wordVariations Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm) 313
Thomas Alan Waters Thinky seven glass vials in envelopes, spectator finds the one filled with inkInspired by
  • Orville Meyer's "Think Ink" in "Magic in the Modern Manner"
 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm) 334
Norman Houghton Love Match spectator and performer shuffle envelopes and pair them up, inside are names of celebrity pairs, they match Fork Full of Appetizers 65
Stephen Tucker, David Britland Adder spectator write numbers on paper in envelope, performer removes some they add up to any named number Spell-Binder (Vol. 1, No. 10) 188
M. B. Grierson Lost Fumbulators joke, pull pants pocket out and showing the elephant "impersonation"
joke with an envelope		 Pabular (Vol. 8, No. 8) 1265
Joseph Dunninger The Single Handed Method without assistant Publicity Secrets 11
Unknown Card Switch with Envelope double lift, with deck in hand Fork Full of Appetizers - Book 2 54
"Fast Mike" Lewinski The Simple Killer card in signed envelope changes into ashes and is found in nest of boxes, Himber Wallet, duplicate Fork Full of Appetizers - Book 2 32
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks' Incredible Prediction billet knife handling
- The Double Envelope Method		Related to
  • Hugh Miller's "Al Koran's Legacy"
 The Incredible Dr. Stanley Jaks 10
Thomas Alan Waters Mutattle question written on a card is put inside two envelopes and is sealed, performer answers the question and when the envelopes are open, the question is gone and a spirit message is found on the card Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Myxtyr) 663
Terry Seabrooke Seabrooke's Cards Across with two spectators and cards in envelopes Seabrooke's Book 95
Basil Horwitz £100 ESP Test shuffled ESP deck, top three cards are predicted The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz - Volume 3 39
Basil Horwitz £100 Card Test blindfolded, card prediction in envelope The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz - Volume 3 77
Jon Allen Get the Point prediction in envelope, spectator sits on it, with funny gag The Minotaur (Vol. 7, No. 2) 10
Dan Harlan Business Sense several names in a category are called out by the spectator's and noted on business cards, chosen one is predicted in envelopeInspired by
  • Jim G. Thompson, Jr. & Eddie Clever's "Aforesaid" in "The Linking Ring", June 1947
 The Minotaur (Vol. 8, No. 3) 10
Ron Bauer Second Sight comedy triple prediction, heads or tails, total of numbers from date of the coin and a card, three envelopesInspired by
  • David Britland's "Second Sight" in "Sorcerer Vol.1"
 L.I.N.T. - Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians 77
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy May the Force be with You prediction in envelope Entertaining ESP 17
Philip T. Goldstein Normal Mailer six addressed envelopes, the spectator chooses the only one addressed to him Penumbra (Issue 6) 10
Philip T. Goldstein Normal Mailer six addressed envelopes, the spectator chooses the only one addressed to him Applecture 3
Philip T. Goldstein Normal Mailer six addressed envelopes, the spectator chooses the only one addressed to him Notes You Covet 4
Philip T. Goldstein Normal Mailer six addressed envelopes, the spectator chooses the only one addressed to him MINDvention Notes 4
Philip T. Goldstein Normal Mailer six addressed envelopes, the spectator chooses the only one addressed to him Easthournotes 4
Robert E. Neale The Treasure Hunt Five envelopes with names of countries printed on them. Placed in a circle, spectator spells the names of the countries by counting around the circle. Every envelope is empty except the last one with a messageRelated to This Is Not a Book 54
Aldo Colombini Predict-A-Twist seven picture cards with objects, card with envelope is selected via down-under-deal, an envelope is the predictionInspired by
  • "Basicdu" (Howard Adams, Mindspa)
Related to		 Prolix (Issue 5) 275
Dr. Stanley Jaks Envelope Mentalism several spectators get an envelope, three cards are added and total written on a fourth card, those cards are put in one envelope along with a ribbon, color of ribbon, total, fourth card and person holding the cards are divinedAlso published here The Incredible Dr. Jaks 143
Dr. Stanley Jaks Mental Image five ESP cards are secretly put in six envelopes, performer divines where the cards are by writing them on the envelopes with chalkRelated toVariations The Incredible Dr. Jaks 187
Dr. Stanley Jaks Reincarnation signed piece of paper is burnt and later found in nest of envelopes, with ideas by Bert AllertonAlso published here The Incredible Dr. Jaks 219
Roberto Giobbi One of Four forcing one of four envelopes or flat objects, down-under deal Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 3) 5
Roberto Giobbi, Dr. Jacob Daley Card to Envelope and Wallet addressing the envelope to spectatorRelated to
  • "Card to Envelope Wrinkle" (Daley's Notebook, #565)
 Hidden Agenda (Issue Apr 17) 112