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Weird Circle

The Weird Circle presented 30 minute tales of horror, frequently inspired by classic horror or ghost stories.

Weird Circle

78 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 35 hours, 41 min)
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Mystery / Horror (1943 - 47)

In this cave by the restless sea, we are met to call from out of past, stories strange and weird.
Bell keeper, toll the bell, so that all may know that we are gathered again in the Weird Circle!

Along with Mercury Theatre on the Air, Columbia Workshop, Great Scenes From Great Plays, Screen Guild Theater, and Lux Radio Theater, The Weird Circle brought to life the works of great authors in the history of letters in the English language.

Weird CircleThe program adapted several Edgar Allan Poe works, as well as great treasures from Robert Louis Stevenson,  Guy de Maupassant, Hans Christian Anderson, and Charles Dickens.  However, The Weird Circle had a particular niche, the adaptation of horror stories or other chilling tales of the paranormal or supernatural.

For this reason, it is more-commonly linked to programs in this genre, such as Suspense, Inner Sanctum, and Lights Out.

The Weird Circle took the air in July of 1943, where it would live (by telling stories of the dead and un-dead) until 1945, airing 78 episodes.

Weird Circle AdIts maiden episode adapted Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher" and began with the ominous words, "Can the dead return to life?  Listen to The Weird Circle."

Often, programs begin with sounds of howling winds or creepy moans.  The announcer's voice was often augmented with plenty of reverb. The stories get started right away, without mention of sponsorship or any superfluous buildup.  The actors just get into it.

While we don't have as complete a list of the actors that contributed to this cult classic, they do include Lawson Zerbe, Gladys Thornton, Walter Vaughn, and Arnold Moss.

What sets The Weird Circle apart from other programs airing horror and ghost stories, or similar sci-fi fare, is that it focused so heavily on the works of classic, highly-revered authors.  Ghost stories were not just the province of the modern-day, even if many young radio writers were interested in them.  The producers did a great job of culling the repertoires of authors one would not necessarily expect, finding creepy tales that together would make a coherent and consistent line of programming.

The stories sometimes involve a character's life veering onto an uncharted path when he or she is visited by an apparition or monster of some sort.  Sometimes, the everyday is affected by the supernatural, and many of the episodes involve murder.  For some examples, in "The Knightsbridge Mystery," a person who seems to be in two places at once commits (or doesn't commit) double murder; in "The House and the Brain," a family is haunted by an ancient spirit; in "The Strange Judgment," an evil son terrorizes his parents; in "The Shadow," a man is threatened by his shadow, which has come to life; in "The Doll," a doll comes to life and has a murderous appetite for jewels.  

Many of the stories are intended to relate to people's fears of the unknown, of a past coming back to haunt one, of misdeeds being repaid in unexpected ways.  They are about dark parts of our psyches, brought to life in the form of ghosts, and brought-to-life objects, and other spectres.  These themes would be explored throughout the twentieth century, and still are today.

This is a collection not to be missed, since the show is not as well-known or well-remembered as many of its counterparts.  It is of high-quality, though, in no small part due to the greatness of the works on which it bases the episodes.

See also Dark Fantasy, Escape, Inner Sanctum, Lights Out, Mysterious Traveler, Mystery in the Air, Suspense, and The Whistler.

Edgar Allen Poe

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    78 recordings on 2 MP3 CDs for just $10.00. Total playtime 35 hours, 41 min
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    total playtime 35 hours, 41 min
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    1. Volume 1 - 39 shows - total playtime 17 hours 53 minutes
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    2. Weird Circle 01 1943 Fall Of House Of Usher.mp3
    3. Weird Circle 02 1943 House And Brain.mp3
    4. Weird Circle 03 1943 Vendetta.mp3
    5. Weird Circle 04 1943 Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym.mp3
    6. Weird Circle 05 1943 Declared Insane.mp3
    7. Weird Circle 06 1943 Terribly Strange Bed.mp3
    8. Weird Circle 07 1943 What Was It.mp3
    9. Weird Circle 08 1943 Knightsbridge Mystery.mp3
    10. Weird Circle 09 1943 Horla.mp3
    11. Weird Circle 10 1943 William Wilson.mp3
    12. Weird Circle 11 1943 Passion In Desert.mp3
    13. Weird Circle 12 1943 Mateo Falcone.mp3
    14. Weird Circle 13 1943 Man Without Country.mp3
    15. Weird Circle 14 1943 Dr. Manettes Manuscript.mp3
    16. Weird Circle 15 1943 Great Plague.mp3
    17. Weird Circle 16 1943 Expectations Of An Heir.mp3
    18. Weird Circle 17 1943 Hand.mp3
    19. Weird Circle 18 1943 Jane Eyre.mp3
    20. Weird Circle 19 1943 Murders In Rue Morgue.mp3
    21. Weird Circle 20 1943 Lifted Veil.mp3
    22. Weird Circle 21 1943 415 Express.mp3
    23. Weird Circle 22 1943 Terrible Night.mp3
    24. Weird Circle 23 1943 Telltale Heart.mp3
    25. Weird Circle 24 1943 Niche Of Doom.mp3
    26. Weird Circle 25 1943 Heart Of Ethan Brand.mp3
    27. Weird Circle 26 1943 Frankenstein.mp3
    28. Weird Circle 27 1944 Feast Of Red Gauntlet.mp3
    29. Weird Circle 28 1944 Murder Of Little Pig.mp3
    30. Weird Circle 29 1944 Spectre Of Tappington.mp3
    31. Weird Circle 30 1944 Strange Judgment.mp3
    32. Weird Circle 31 1944 Wuthering Heights.mp3
    33. Weird Circle 32 1944 Curse Of Mantle.mp3
    34. Weird Circle 33 1944 Cask Of Amontillado.mp3
    35. Weird Circle 34 1944 Rope Of Hair.mp3
    36. Weird Circle 35 1944 Falkland.mp3
    37. Weird Circle 36 1944 Trial For Murder.mp3
    38. Weird Circle 37 1944 Werewolf.mp3
    39. Weird Circle 38 1944 Old Nurses Story.mp3
    40. Weird Circle 39 1944 Middle Toe Of Right Foot.mp3

    1. Volume 2 - 39 shows - total playtime 17 hours 48 minutes
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    2. Weird Circle 40 1944 Dream Woman.mp3
    3. Weird Circle 41 1944 Phantom Picture.mp3
    4. Weird Circle 42 1944 Ghosts Touch.mp3
    5. Weird Circle 43 1944 Bell Tower.mp3
    6. Weird Circle 44 1944 Evil Eye.mp3
    7. Weird Circle 45 1944 Mark Of Plague.mp3
    8. Weird Circle 46 1944 Queer Client.mp3
    9. Weird Circle 47 1944 Burial Of Roger Malvin.mp3
    10. Weird Circle 48 1944 Fatal Love Potion.mp3
    11. Weird Circle 49 1944 Mad Monkton.mp3
    12. Weird Circle 50 1944 Returned.mp3
    13. Weird Circle 51 1944 Executioner.mp3
    14. Weird Circle 52 1944 Rappaccinis Daughter.mp3
    15. Weird Circle 53 1944 Wooden Ghost.mp3
    16. Weird Circle 54 1944 Last Day Of Condemned Man.mp3
    17. Weird Circle 55 1944 Warning.mp3
    18. Weird Circle 56 1944 Doll.mp3
    19. Weird Circle 57 1944 Diamond Lens.mp3
    20. Weird Circle 58 1944 History Of Dr. John Faust.mp3
    21. Weird Circle 59 1944 Duel Without Honor.mp3
    22. Weird Circle 60 1944 Spectre Bride.mp3
    23. Weird Circle 61 1944 Tapestry Horse.mp3
    24. Weird Circle 62 1944 River Man.mp3
    25. Weird Circle 63 1944 Ancient Mariner.mp3
    26. Weird Circle 64 1944 Oblong Box.mp3
    27. Weird Circle 65 1944 Mysterious Bride.mp3
    28. Weird Circle 66 1945 Thing In Tunnel.mp3
    29. Weird Circle 67 1945 Moonstone.mp3
    30. Weird Circle 68 1945 Pistol Shot.mp3
    31. Weird Circle 69 1945 Possessive Dead.mp3
    32. Weird Circle 70 1945 Goblet.mp3
    33. Weird Circle 71 1945 Case Of Monsieur Valdemar.mp3
    34. Weird Circle 72 1945 Shadow.mp3
    35. Weird Circle 73 1945 Bride Of Death.mp3
    36. Weird Circle 74 1945 Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde.mp3
    37. Weird Circle 75 1945 Red Hand.mp3
    38. Weird Circle 76 1945 Haunted Hotel.mp3
    39. Weird Circle 77 1945 Markheim.mp3
    40. Weird Circle 78 1945 Black Parchment.mp3
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    78 recordings on 2 MP3 Collection Downloads for just $10.00. Total playtime 35 hours, 41 min
    78 recordings on 2 MP3 Collection Downloads for just $10.00
    total playtime 35 hours, 41 min
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    1. Volume 1 - 39 shows - total playtime 17 hours 53 minutes
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    2. Weird Circle 01 1943 Fall Of House Of Usher.mp3
    3. Weird Circle 02 1943 House And Brain.mp3
    4. Weird Circle 03 1943 Vendetta.mp3
    5. Weird Circle 04 1943 Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym.mp3
    6. Weird Circle 05 1943 Declared Insane.mp3
    7. Weird Circle 06 1943 Terribly Strange Bed.mp3
    8. Weird Circle 07 1943 What Was It.mp3
    9. Weird Circle 08 1943 Knightsbridge Mystery.mp3
    10. Weird Circle 09 1943 Horla.mp3
    11. Weird Circle 10 1943 William Wilson.mp3
    12. Weird Circle 11 1943 Passion In Desert.mp3
    13. Weird Circle 12 1943 Mateo Falcone.mp3
    14. Weird Circle 13 1943 Man Without Country.mp3
    15. Weird Circle 14 1943 Dr. Manettes Manuscript.mp3
    16. Weird Circle 15 1943 Great Plague.mp3
    17. Weird Circle 16 1943 Expectations Of An Heir.mp3
    18. Weird Circle 17 1943 Hand.mp3
    19. Weird Circle 18 1943 Jane Eyre.mp3
    20. Weird Circle 19 1943 Murders In Rue Morgue.mp3
    21. Weird Circle 20 1943 Lifted Veil.mp3
    22. Weird Circle 21 1943 415 Express.mp3
    23. Weird Circle 22 1943 Terrible Night.mp3
    24. Weird Circle 23 1943 Telltale Heart.mp3
    25. Weird Circle 24 1943 Niche Of Doom.mp3
    26. Weird Circle 25 1943 Heart Of Ethan Brand.mp3
    27. Weird Circle 26 1943 Frankenstein.mp3
    28. Weird Circle 27 1944 Feast Of Red Gauntlet.mp3
    29. Weird Circle 28 1944 Murder Of Little Pig.mp3
    30. Weird Circle 29 1944 Spectre Of Tappington.mp3
    31. Weird Circle 30 1944 Strange Judgment.mp3
    32. Weird Circle 31 1944 Wuthering Heights.mp3
    33. Weird Circle 32 1944 Curse Of Mantle.mp3
    34. Weird Circle 33 1944 Cask Of Amontillado.mp3
    35. Weird Circle 34 1944 Rope Of Hair.mp3
    36. Weird Circle 35 1944 Falkland.mp3
    37. Weird Circle 36 1944 Trial For Murder.mp3
    38. Weird Circle 37 1944 Werewolf.mp3
    39. Weird Circle 38 1944 Old Nurses Story.mp3
    40. Weird Circle 39 1944 Middle Toe Of Right Foot.mp3

    1. Volume 2 - 39 shows - total playtime 17 hours 48 minutes
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    2. Weird Circle 40 1944 Dream Woman.mp3
    3. Weird Circle 41 1944 Phantom Picture.mp3
    4. Weird Circle 42 1944 Ghosts Touch.mp3
    5. Weird Circle 43 1944 Bell Tower.mp3
    6. Weird Circle 44 1944 Evil Eye.mp3
    7. Weird Circle 45 1944 Mark Of Plague.mp3
    8. Weird Circle 46 1944 Queer Client.mp3
    9. Weird Circle 47 1944 Burial Of Roger Malvin.mp3
    10. Weird Circle 48 1944 Fatal Love Potion.mp3
    11. Weird Circle 49 1944 Mad Monkton.mp3
    12. Weird Circle 50 1944 Returned.mp3
    13. Weird Circle 51 1944 Executioner.mp3
    14. Weird Circle 52 1944 Rappaccinis Daughter.mp3
    15. Weird Circle 53 1944 Wooden Ghost.mp3
    16. Weird Circle 54 1944 Last Day Of Condemned Man.mp3
    17. Weird Circle 55 1944 Warning.mp3
    18. Weird Circle 56 1944 Doll.mp3
    19. Weird Circle 57 1944 Diamond Lens.mp3
    20. Weird Circle 58 1944 History Of Dr. John Faust.mp3
    21. Weird Circle 59 1944 Duel Without Honor.mp3
    22. Weird Circle 60 1944 Spectre Bride.mp3
    23. Weird Circle 61 1944 Tapestry Horse.mp3
    24. Weird Circle 62 1944 River Man.mp3
    25. Weird Circle 63 1944 Ancient Mariner.mp3
    26. Weird Circle 64 1944 Oblong Box.mp3
    27. Weird Circle 65 1944 Mysterious Bride.mp3
    28. Weird Circle 66 1945 Thing In Tunnel.mp3
    29. Weird Circle 67 1945 Moonstone.mp3
    30. Weird Circle 68 1945 Pistol Shot.mp3
    31. Weird Circle 69 1945 Possessive Dead.mp3
    32. Weird Circle 70 1945 Goblet.mp3
    33. Weird Circle 71 1945 Case Of Monsieur Valdemar.mp3
    34. Weird Circle 72 1945 Shadow.mp3
    35. Weird Circle 73 1945 Bride Of Death.mp3
    36. Weird Circle 74 1945 Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde.mp3
    37. Weird Circle 75 1945 Red Hand.mp3
    38. Weird Circle 76 1945 Haunted Hotel.mp3
    39. Weird Circle 77 1945 Markheim.mp3
    40. Weird Circle 78 1945 Black Parchment.mp3
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    78 recordings on 39 Audio CDs. Total playtime 35 hours, 41 min
    78 recordings on 39 Audio CDs
    total playtime 35 hours, 41 min

    Weird Circle Disc A001

    1. Weird Circle 01 1943 Fall Of House Of Usher
    2. Weird Circle 02 1943 House And Brain

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    Weird Circle Disc A002

    1. Weird Circle 03 1943 Vendetta
    2. Weird Circle 04 1943 Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym

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    Weird Circle Disc A003

    1. Weird Circle 05 1943 Declared Insane
    2. Weird Circle 06 1943 Terribly Strange Bed

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    Weird Circle Disc A004

    1. Weird Circle 07 1943 What Was It
    2. Weird Circle 08 1943 Knightsbridge Mystery

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    Weird Circle Disc A005

    1. Weird Circle 09 1943 Horla
    2. Weird Circle 10 1943 William Wilson

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    Weird Circle Disc A006

    1. Weird Circle 11 1943 Passion In Desert
    2. Weird Circle 12 1943 Mateo Falcone

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    Weird Circle Disc A007

    1. Weird Circle 13 1943 Man Without Country
    2. Weird Circle 14 1943 Dr. Manettes Manuscript

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    Weird Circle Disc A008

    1. Weird Circle 15 1943 Great Plague
    2. Weird Circle 16 1943 Expectations Of An Heir

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    Weird Circle Disc A009

    1. Weird Circle 17 1943 Hand
    2. Weird Circle 18 1943 Jane Eyre

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    Weird Circle Disc A010

    1. Weird Circle 19 1943 Murders In Rue Morgue
    2. Weird Circle 20 1943 Lifted Veil

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    Weird Circle Disc A011

    1. Weird Circle 21 1943 415 Express
    2. Weird Circle 22 1943 Terrible Night

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    Weird Circle Disc A012

    1. Weird Circle 23 1943 Telltale Heart
    2. Weird Circle 24 1943 Niche Of Doom

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    Weird Circle Disc A013

    1. Weird Circle 25 1943 Heart Of Ethan Brand
    2. Weird Circle 26 1943 Frankenstein

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    Weird Circle Disc A014

    1. Weird Circle 27 1944 Feast Of Red Gauntlet
    2. Weird Circle 28 1944 Murder Of Little Pig

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    Weird Circle Disc A015

    1. Weird Circle 29 1944 Spectre Of Tappington
    2. Weird Circle 30 1944 Strange Judgment

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    Weird Circle Disc A016

    1. Weird Circle 31 1944 Wuthering Heights
    2. Weird Circle 32 1944 Curse Of Mantle

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    Weird Circle Disc A017

    1. Weird Circle 33 1944 Cask Of Amontillado
    2. Weird Circle 34 1944 Rope Of Hair

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    Weird Circle Disc A018

    1. Weird Circle 35 1944 Falkland
    2. Weird Circle 36 1944 Trial For Murder

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    Weird Circle Disc A019

    1. Weird Circle 37 1944 Werewolf
    2. Weird Circle 38 1944 Old Nurses Story

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    Weird Circle Disc A020

    1. Weird Circle 39 1944 Middle Toe Of Right Foot
    2. Weird Circle 40 1944 Dream Woman

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    Weird Circle Disc A021

    1. Weird Circle 41 1944 Phantom Picture
    2. Weird Circle 42 1944 Ghosts Touch

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    Weird Circle Disc A022

    1. Weird Circle 43 1944 Bell Tower
    2. Weird Circle 44 1944 Evil Eye

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    Weird Circle Disc A023

    1. Weird Circle 45 1944 Mark Of Plague
    2. Weird Circle 46 1944 Queer Client

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    Weird Circle Disc A024

    1. Weird Circle 47 1944 Burial Of Roger Malvin
    2. Weird Circle 48 1944 Fatal Love Potion

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    Weird Circle Disc A025

    1. Weird Circle 49 1944 Mad Monkton
    2. Weird Circle 50 1944 Returned

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    Weird Circle Disc A026

    1. Weird Circle 51 1944 Executioner
    2. Weird Circle 52 1944 Rappaccinis Daughter

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    Weird Circle Disc A027

    1. Weird Circle 53 1944 Wooden Ghost
    2. Weird Circle 54 1944 Last Day Of Condemned Man

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    Weird Circle Disc A028

    1. Weird Circle 55 1944 Warning
    2. Weird Circle 56 1944 Doll

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    Weird Circle Disc A029

    1. Weird Circle 57 1944 Diamond Lens
    2. Weird Circle 58 1944 History Of Dr. John Faust

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    Weird Circle Disc A030

    1. Weird Circle 59 1944 Duel Without Honor
    2. Weird Circle 60 1944 Spectre Bride

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    Weird Circle Disc A031

    1. Weird Circle 61 1944 Tapestry Horse
    2. Weird Circle 62 1944 River Man

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    Weird Circle Disc A032

    1. Weird Circle 63 1944 Ancient Mariner
    2. Weird Circle 64 1944 Oblong Box

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    Weird Circle Disc A033

    1. Weird Circle 65 1944 Mysterious Bride
    2. Weird Circle 66 1945 Thing In Tunnel

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    Weird Circle Disc A034

    1. Weird Circle 67 1945 Moonstone
    2. Weird Circle 68 1945 Pistol Shot

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    Weird Circle Disc A035

    1. Weird Circle 69 1945 Possessive Dead
    2. Weird Circle 70 1945 Goblet

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    Weird Circle Disc A036

    1. Weird Circle 71 1945 Case Of Monsieur Valdemar
    2. Weird Circle 72 1945 Shadow

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    Weird Circle Disc A037

    1. Weird Circle 73 1945 Bride Of Death
    2. Weird Circle 74 1945 Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

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    Weird Circle Disc A038

    1. Weird Circle 75 1945 Red Hand
    2. Weird Circle 76 1945 Haunted Hotel

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    Weird Circle Disc A039

    1. Weird Circle 77 1945 Markheim
    2. Weird Circle 78 1945 Black Parchment

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