Signed Card & Mystery Card

276 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Signed Card & Mystery Card
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Theodore Annemann The New Nightmare Effect selected card vanishes and turns out to be card previously removed
Variations 1935 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 7) 27
Unknown Seeing is Believing card put in envelope turns out to be later selection
 		1936 Card Manipulations (Issue 5) 155
Unknown The Unseen Card spectator pockets unseen card, later selection is this pocketed card, svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 250
Unknown The Dream Card card placed in envelope in beginning turns out to be later selection, index
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 333
S. H. Wimbrough Card from the Pocket - Another Presentation lazy man's card to pocket, pocketed card in beginning is later selection
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 342
Theodore Annemann The Ghost Card stranger card, card is put in envelope
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 363
Laurie Ireland Magician's Lucky Card card in pocket turns out to be selection
 		1940 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1940) 14
Theodore Annemann The New Nightmare Effect selected card vanishes and turns out to be card previously removed
 		1943 Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks 74
Harry Lorayne, Al Leech One-Eyed Jack Sandwich card sandwiched, sandwich in middle of deck, turns out to be later selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1965 My Favorite Card Tricks 4
Tony Kardyro The Ultimate Transfer card is put in envelope or card case, turns out to be later selection
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 132
Roy Walton Card Case mystery card in case, four queens are found and mystery card turns out to be selection
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1969 The Devil's Playthings 57
Gray Leese 4-Card Quadrille signed prediction card turns out to be card selected & initialed by spectator
Related to 1970 Epilogue (Issue 9) 66
Karl Fulves Quadrille Notes
Related to 1970 Epilogue (Issue 9) 70
Edward Marlo The Reversible Peek openly turned over card turns out to be later peeked card
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 109
James G. Thompson Jr. Joint Signature "based on a card problem entitled Two-Card Quadrille", card signed on back by spectator as prediction, turns out to be later selection which is signed on the face
Variations Oct. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 12) 365
Allan Ackerman Lunch several methods for "One-Eyed Jacks" sandwich effect, with loading techniques
Tilted Sandwich:
  • Gaffed
  • Ungaffed #1
  • Ungaffed #2
The Ultimate Approach:
  • The Load In
  • The Palm Switch
  • The No Palm Approach
  • Ungaffed #3
Variations 1971 The Esoterist 34
Karl Fulves In The Sleeve card openly placed in performer's sleeve turns out to be later selection
Variations 1971 The Book of Numbers 29
Jerry K. Hartman Fast Draw spectator’s card is reversed in deck unseen, magicians displays another card for himself, faceup deck is dealt through to see whose card turns up first, when spectator thinks he won, turn over his reversed card to show it is also your card, letter to Karl Fulves dated 9/29/69
Inspired by 1971 Odd Lifts 18
Edward Marlo Signature Rush unknown sandwiched card turns out to be later signed selection, four methods
 		1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 12) 92
Karl Fulves Direct Sandwich
Related to 1973 Packet Switches (Part Two) 88
Karl Fulves Gambler's Switch card sandwiched at beginning
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part Two) 90
Alex Elmsley, Michael Skinner Miracle Worker between your palms
 		1973 Super Subtle Card Miracles 204
Karl Fulves "X" Card To Wallet card with X on back is put in wallet in beginning, turns out to be signed card later
 		1973 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two 38
Karl Fulves Theory Transpo unknown card on table, Ace between Jacks, Jacks vanish and card on table turns out to be the two Jacks
 		1973 Notes From Underground 25
Karl Fulves Cased Card card in case turns out to be later signed selection, Between Your Palms variation
 		1973 Notes From Underground 40
Karl Fulves Locked Room card in metal box turns out to be later signed selection, second method with card case or envelope
 		1973 Notes From Underground 49
Jerry K. Hartman Teleapathy Reversed card at the beginning shown to be the thought of card impossibly, something like Mystery Card
 		1973 Means & Ends 66
Harvey Rosenthal Tilt Prediction previously reversed card turns out to be later selection, two methods
 		1974 Epilogue (Issue 20) 183
Jerry K. Hartman Transcollectors three unknown cards are alternated facedown between Aces, three cards are selected and lost in deck, the three cards between the Aces are shown to be the cards just selected
Inspired by
  • “Reverso” (Edward Marlo, The New Tops, Aug – Sep 1973, p. 41)
  • Reverso (Edward Marlo, 1995)
Related to 		1974 Super Dupes 4
Jerry K. Hartman No Way top card placed on bottom of deck reversed without showing it, spectator notes new top card of deck and it is buried in middle, reversed card on bottom is shown to be spectator’s card
 		1974 Super Dupes 48
Jerry Mentzer In Case kings and "mystery card" placed in case in beginning
 		1975 Card Cavalcade 3 11
Jim Lee Into the Case "Magical Lee" card placed in case in beginning is later selection, double backer
 		1975 Card Cavalcade 3 21
Karl Fulves Revised Prophecy joker turned over at beginning turns out to be later selection
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 1 57
Karl Fulves Using Sleeves two cards placed in sleeve, then card signed in deck, two cards removed from sleeve and one is signed selection, tape on sleeve for steal
Inspired by 1975 Methods with Cards — Part 3 199
Karl Fulves Speed With 7's card sandwiched in beginning in deck turns out to be later signed selection
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 3 222
Michael Carrion Mirage card placed under close-up mat, two cards chosen, one signed, card under mat turns out to be later signed selection, duplicate
Inspired by Aug. 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10) 1044
Roger Smith Open Paper Clip Surprise card openly paper clipped, card chosen in IF condition turns out to be clipped card
Inspired by 1975 The Faro Sorcery Trilogy — Number 1 14
Edward Marlo Marlo's Deal Switch
1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 3
Edward Marlo No Way previously tabled card turns out to be later selection, becomes second selection, first from pocket
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 5) 69
Peter Duffie Card In Case... Transposition transposition with signed odd back card
 		Aug. 1976 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 12) 289
Jerry Mentzer, Jim Lee In Case Magical Lee prediction put in case, turns out to be later selection signed by spectator on face and performer on back
 		1976 Second Lecture 18
Edward Marlo More Reversos three cards between four Aces turn out to be later selected card (collectors type)
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 270
Larry Jennings A Handling of "Between your Palms"
Also published here 1977 Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling 39
Harvey Rosenthal A Sandwich Switch
1977 Packet Switches (Part Three) 124
Harvey Rosenthal Tilt Sandwich I - V sandwiched card on top of deck
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Three) 144
Gene Maze Signed Card To Wallet signed card - effect
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 324
Karl Fulves Soliloquy single card on table turns out to be later signed card, sleeving, see also top of p. 36 for lapping method
 		1977 Impromptu Holdouts 33
Karl Fulves One Card Isn't two cards place face-down on table, then selection made and signed, one of original cards becomes selection
 		1978 Transpo Trix 68
Jerry K. Hartman Betricks and Between Card placed between two Jokers turns blank, card placed aside previously is now the card
Inspired by 1978 Loose Ends 56
Martin A. Nash The Sandwich Center mates on top, signed card presentation
 		1979 Sleight Unseen 393
Karl Fulves Null And Void card placed into case, selection underneath vanishes and earlier card inside is selection
 		1979 Jack In The Box 12
Roy Walton Kartenetui mystery card in case, four queens are found and mystery card turns out to be selection
Also published here Dec. 1979 Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3&4) 148
Roy Walton Transpositionsvariante different colored back
Also published here Dec. 1979 Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3&4) 150
Edward Marlo The Unknown Card - It Can't Be card placed aside is later chosen selection, two methods
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 291
Gene Maze An Open Sandwich
1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 32
Kevin Davie Sign There signed card travels to other deck and changes back color
 		Apr. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 4) 826
Don Costello The DC Sandwich sandwiched card
 		1981 Side Steal 40
Karl Fulves Trapped in the Past sandwiched card
 		1981 Side Steal 40
Karl Fulves Past Performance sandwiched card
 		1981 Side Steal 43
Roger Crosthwaite The Eidetic Prediction card is placed in the box, spectator think of a card, that card is divined and later found to be the card put in the box in the beginning
 		1981 The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite 11
Roger Crosthwaite The Geiger Mystery card is located by sound, then it vanishes between two others and is found to be the card put in the case in the beginning
Inspired by 1981 The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite 18
Roger Crosthwaite The 2nd Geiger Mystery
Related to 1981 The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite 22
Bob Chesbro Card in the Eye folded unknown card stuck in eye, turns out to be later signed selection
 		1982 The Tipnician 26
Edward Marlo The Money Card
Inspired byRelated to 1983 Marlo without Tears 29
Edward Marlo A Hull of a Trick
Inspired by 1983 Marlo without Tears 102
Edward Marlo Future Classic Double-Cross duplicates are produced, see Regal Aces
 		1983 Marlo without Tears 114
Edward Marlo The Four Eightses Classic four cards change to Aces, duplicates, Kings, with selection in pocket
 		1983 Marlo without Tears 214
Brother John Hamman The Signed Card
VariationsAlso published here 1983 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 14) 125
Jon Racherbaumer Future Trap faro, two handlings
Inspired by 1983 Facsimile (Issue 1) 24
Reinhard Müller Off Colour Jack-Which with two odd-backed jokers
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 25) 484
Stephen Tucker Behold odd back card in pocket is signed card
Inspired by
  • Horace Bennett's "Comedy Card to Pocket" in "Bennett's 4th Book"
 1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32) 627
Philip T. Goldstein Sans Fronds without palming
Inspired byAlso published here 1984 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3 96
Jerry Sadowitz Why Not
1984 Cards Hit 14
Larry Jennings The Mystery Card see also issue 2, p. 3
VariationsAlso published here 1984 West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1) 9
Earl Nelson The Flying Signature odd-backed card turns out to be same as signed selection, then signature appears on it
Related to 1984 West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1) 56
Frank Simon The Flying Signature, No Palm Method odd-backed card turns out to be same as signed selection, then signature appears on it
Related to 1984 West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1) 64
William P. Miesel Signa-Flite odd-backed card turns out to be same as signed selection, then signature appears on it, simplified variation
Inspired by 1984 West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 2) 41
Peter Duffie Signus X II no duplicate of selection, but two Jokers
Inspired byVariations 1984 Close-Up to the Point 9
Peter Duffie Signus X 1 using two Jokers
Inspired byVariations 1984 Contemporary Card Magic 9
Brother John Hamman The Signed Card
Also published here 1984 Seven Deadly Miracles 22
J. C. Doty, Brother John Hamman Thanks to JH "The Signed Card" with a new switch
 		Aug. 1985 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 8 No. 8) 1101
Tom Craven Blank(et) Prediction
1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 524
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1985 FISM Madrid 1985 5
Frederick Braue FB Change card placed aside at beginning is later selection
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 4
Frederick Braue Pre-Choice sandwiched unknown card becomes later selection
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 19
Justin Higham A Case for the Mystery Card without switch at the end
Inspired byVariations Sep. 1985 The Card Man-uscript (Issue 1) 3
Larry Jennings The Mystery Card
VariationsAlso published here 1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 34
Larry Jennings The Pacoima Solution no signature
 		1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 50
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1986 Mix '86 6
Terri Rogers T.T.F.N. (or The Gambler's Cure) "Tri-Tetra-Flexagon"
card put in flexagon himber type wallet, spectator also puts a signed selection in the card, the first card is shown to be signed selection and spectator's card has funny message
Also published here 1986 Secrets 64
David Regal The Divining Card
1987 Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal 176
David Regal The Divining Card
Jan. 1987 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 10 No. 1) 1301
Peter Duffie Envelope Prediction after Ambitious Card sequence, an odd-backed card in an envelope turns out to be signed selection
Related to
  • "Black Envelope" (Bob Kohler)
 1987 Inspirations 13
Peter Duffie No Case to Answer odd-backed mystery card, Jacks produced as well, red/blue double backer
Inspired by 1987 Inspirations 93
Roberto Giobbi Die seltsame Schleife
Also published here 1987 CardPerfect 135
Darwin Ortiz The Dream Card odd-backed "signed card" type effect, card to wallet
Related toVariations 1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 81
Larry Jennings Long Distance Sandwich sandwiched card from beginning becomes later selection
 		1988 The Cardwright 14
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1988 Lecture 9
René Lavand Perhaps, Some Day four chosen cards to wallet, Himber Wallet
Also published here 1988 Slow Motion Magic 63
Kevin Bethea It's a Steal card in pocket turns out to be later signed one
 		Mar. 1989 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 12 No. 3) 1613
Brother John Hamman The Signed Card
Related to 1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 47
Karl Fulves Kid Trix some blue-backed cards torn in half, card selected and signed from red deck, two blue-blacked halves restored and turned over - it is the spectator's signed card
 		1989 Prototype 44
Philip T. Goldstein Sans Fronds without palming
Also published here 1989 A Phil Goldstein Collection 11
Randy Wakeman The Emergency Card card signed and lost, odd-backed "emergency card" removed from pocket turns out to be previous signed selection
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 4
Terri Rogers T.T.F.N. "Tri-Tetra-Flexagon"
card put in flexagon himber type wallet, spectator also puts a signed selection in the card, the first card is shown to be signed selection and spectator's card has funny message
Also published here July 1989 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4&5) 140
Gary Kurtz Hypothetical Possibilities ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears, wallet
Variations 1990 Unexplainable Acts 11
Edward Marlo Marlo's Lost Hull Version nine methods, some with double backer
Related toAlso published here 1990 The Olram File (Issue 1) 1
Jay Sankey "#*@!" folded paper clipped card turns out to be later signed selection
Related toVariations 1990 100% Sankey 36
Edward Marlo Satirical Signed Card two methods, with commentary on "The Signed Card"
Related to 1990 That's It 40
Edward Marlo Satirical Signed Card two methods
Related to 1990 Finally! 54
Brother John Hamman, Arturo de Ascanio, Jean-Pierre Garnier, Gary Ouellet Maneater
1990 Close Up Illusions 294
Michael Powers The Nightmare Card odd-backed version of the Dream Card Plot where the card apparently stays on the table in full sight, red/blue double backer
Inspired by 1990 Top Secret Stuff 5
Michael Powers Bonus Plot variation of Brother John Hamman's Signed Card where the card is odd backed
Inspired by 1990 Top Secret Stuff 8
Michael Powers The Trap Door Card card with business information and trapdoor printed on it used for card-through-table, blank side of trapdoor card becomes signed selection
 		1990 Top Secret Stuff 115
Jon Racherbaumer Strange Siamese Strangers two cards tabled, they turn out to be later selection and though-of card
Inspired by 1990 Cardfixes 115
Karl Fulves "X" Card to Wallet
1991 Card to Wallet 26
David Harkey Thunder and Lightning unknown card torn in half, one half put in performer's and one spectator's wallet, another card is chosen and signed, the torn halves turn out to be that signed selection
Also published here 1991 Card to Wallet 64
Randy Tanner The Dream Card Revisited no palming
 		1991 Card to Wallet 107
Alex Elmsley Serendipity two unknown cards sandwiched between three of a kind turn out to be later selections
 		1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 61
John Bannon Heart of the City card spectator cuts to is predicted, another signed selection travels to envelope which has been on table
Variations 1991 Smoke and Mirrors 13
Edward Marlo, Darwin Ortiz Day-Dream Card odd-backed card to wallet
Inspired by 1991 The Olram File (Issue 9) 1
Edward Marlo Commercial Method odd-backed card to wallet, rough-smooth Mene-Tekel
Inspired by 1991 The Olram File (Issue 9) 3
Jon Racherbaumer, Eric Eicher Road-Runner Sevens "Fast/Faster/Fastest", three phases, last phase "Hull Version" (signed card type), Six & Seven pseudo duplicates
Inspired by 1991 Synergistic Sandwiches 8
Tony Cachadiña Card in the Purse (Prediction) folded card in purse shown in the beginning turns out to be signed selection
 		1991 Lecture Notes 6
David Harkey Thunder and Lightning unknown card torn in half, one half put in performer's and one spectator's wallet, another card is chosen and signed, the torn halves turn out to be that signed selection
Also published here 1991 Simply Harkey 149
Ken Krenzel The Fabulous Jumping Card two handlings
 		1992 The Collected Almanac (Issue ) xiv
Jon Racherbaumer The Future Ain't What it Used to be
Related to 1992 Card Finesse II 235
Jon Racherbaumer, Peter Duffie Time-Warp Sandwich
1992 Card Finesse II 239
James Swain Technicolor Mystery red backed selection vanishes from between four blue backed kings and revealed to be mystery card previously put in pocket
 		1992 Don't Blink 107
Karl Fulves A Trap Cut sandwiched card in deck turns out to be later selection
 		1992 Deceptive Practices 42
Karl Fulves By Proxy prediction card reversed on top of face-up deck turns out to be later selection
 		1992 Deceptive Practices 68
Bob Gill The Race Is On odd-backed
Inspired by 1992 New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 3) 15
Marty Martini The Postcard prediction card in envelope turns out to be selection
Also published here 1992 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 45) 807
Gary Kurtz Hypothetical Possibilities ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears, wallet, revised handling
Inspired by 1992 Prinzipien in der Praxis 7
Jerry Sadowitz Impossible Prediction reversed card turns out to be selection made later
 		1993 The Marenzel Reverse 5
Marty Martini The Postcard prediction card in envelope turns out to be selection
Also published here 1993 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 45
Muneo Yokoi Split Prediction signed on the back by magician, sealed in envelope. Freely selected card signed and placed in another envelope, signed on the back by spectator. Envelope opened to show the faces match, but that they are also halves of the same card.
 		1993 Volum 5 Lecture Note 26
Alexander de Cova Ordered Surprise shuffled deck ends up in order, at the position of selection is the Joker reversed and signed selection is found folded and secured with cloth pin, brief explanation
Inspired by 1993 Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993 4
Karl Fulves Glass House card chosen and signed, odd-backed prediction in glass matches, then it also has signature
 		1993 Verbatim (Issue 5) 46
Peter Duffie Jointly Does It odd-backed card signed on back by performer, another card signed on face by spectator, odd-backed then has this face
Inspired by 1993 Applications 11
Charles T. Jordan, Vanni Bossi Charles Jordan's Paradox - The Dream unknown chosen card put in envelope, turns out to be later selection, with commentary by Vanni Bossi
Related to
  • "The Dream" (No. 33 in Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks)
 1993 Escorial 1993 — The Hofzinser Year 12
René Lavand Perhaps, Some Day four chosen cards to wallet, Himber Wallet
Also published here 1993 Magic From The Soul 152
Allan Ackerman, Roger Klause The 76 Sandwich
1994 Las Vegas Kardma 112
Alex Elmsley A Problem with Duplicate Identities two cards are put on table, two selections are shown to be the same, then table cards are turned over and are unchanged
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 166
Alex Elmsley Pocketpick visible card in breatpocket turns out to be later selection
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 207
Billy McDonnell Tuned Fortune card put in box then two black queens change into red queens and card in case turns out to be selection
Inspired by 1994 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 53) 971
Karl Fulves First Future card sandwiched in center with sandwich cards outjogged, top card shown and moved to bottom, when sandwiched card is pulled out it is this selection
Related to 1994 Rigmarole (Issue 8) 94
Darwin Ortiz The Psychotronic Card combo
Variations 1995 Cardshark 14
Darwin Ortiz The Phantom Card signed card at two positions at the same time
 		1995 Cardshark 124
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1995 Connotes 7
Simon Aronson This Side Up playing card with "Instructions" written on them becomes signed selection on one side
Inspired by
  • "Emergency Card" (Randy Wakeman, Randy Wakeman Presents)
 1995 Simply Simon 87
Ken Beale Set Off Trap "Three Impromptus"
sandwiched card on table, card chosen, sandwich cut in deck side-jogged, sandwiched card turns out to be later selection
 		1995 Underworld (Issue 1) 10
Edward Marlo Reverso four Aces with three reversed cards between them on table, those turn out to be three later signed selections, two methods
  • Marlo's Added Notes on "Reverso"
Variations 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 126
Edward Marlo Reselection sandwiched card in deck turns out to be later selection
Variations 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 136
Paul Gordon Emergency Deam Card to pocket with color changing back
 		Apr. 1996 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 19 No. 4) 2634
Joe Rindfleisch Signed Sandwich Special
Aug. 1996 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 19 No. 8) 2680
Harold Cataquet No-Wallet Card to Pocket
Aug. 1996 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 19 No. 8) 2682
Tom Daugherty Misdirection Segue
Nov. 1996 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 19 No. 11) 2718
Karl Fulves Jagged Edge prediction in case, selection made, it jumps out of deck halfway when riffled and is "torn off", second half is in case, with second "No Duplicate Method"
 		1996 New Card Rises 27
Tom Stone Occhamman Card "signed card" with mark on isolated card
 		1996 The Warpsmith Returns 39
Dominique Duvivier Past-Tense Prediction Card placed reversed in deck at the start of the trick turns out to be selected card all along, illogical
 		1996 Magie Duvivier 125
James Swain The Airmail Card Triumph done with signed card, this card is then removed from wallet with different back design and stamp
Inspired by 1996 Miracles with Cards 1
Baltazar Fuentes The Hyper Space Card card in envelope turns out to be later signed selection, Elmsley-style, two methods
Inspired byRelated to 1996 Arempi 26
Peter Duffie Psychographicalisationalism unknown card between spectator's hands, signed card lost, two blank cards are also inserted between hands, unknown card is shown to be signed selection
 		1996 Open Secrets 3
Lou Gallo New Signed Card gaffed or ungaffed
 		1996 Lou Gallo: The Underground Man 65
Richard Paddon Mystery Card To Pocket handling of Jennings' Mystery Card
Inspired by Feb. 1997 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 20 No. 2) 2755
Karl Fulves The Chosen unknown sandwiched card cut in new pack order deck, card selected, in its place appears a blank card with X and sandwiched card is selection
Variations 1997 The Vampire Chronicles 16
Karl Fulves I, Vampire blank sandwiched card becomes chosen card, sandwich in deck, impromptu handling of "The Chosen", two methods
Inspired by 1997 The Vampire Chronicles 74
Christoph Borer Die Traumfrau card with different colored back in wallet, turns out to be later signed selection
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 Seminar 1997 24
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Twins two cards stapled face-to-face on table, they turn out to be two later signed selections
  • Twinterior Design (handling variation)
 		1997 Ah-ha! 25
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Bottom Feeder cased sandwiched card turns out to be later selection, featuring an strip-out addition type handling to add cards from deck to cards that are taken out of case
 		1997 Ah-ha! 50
Stephen Clark Event Horizon "Impromptu Time Paradox"
sandwiched card turns out to be later selection, future trap
Related to 1997 The Fine Print (Issue 6) 132
Peter Duffie Spirits Between Your Palms
1998 The Looking Glass (Issue 4) 149
Karl Fulves Red Snapper Ace through Seven of Spades put in frying pan, red-backed mystery card as well, then named card and put in from blue-backed deck, Ace through Seven removed again, only one card remains, it is now red-backed named card
 		1998 The Fine Print (Issue 9) 282
Dave Campbell Fusion selection signed on face, odd-backed card signed on back by performer suddenly has the spectator's signed face
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1998 Five Times Five — Scotland 20
Peter Duffie, Roberto Giobbi Trapped in the Future an unknown prediction card proves to be one of two selections
Inspired by 2000 Card College — Volume 4 834
Karl Fulves Unsolved Disappearances two cards paper clipped face to face on deck, top half cut and turned over, spread and cards next to clipped cards remembered, they vanish and now are the clipped cards
 		2000 Lost Vampire Secrets 145
Steve Bedwell CARDiac Emergency dream card plot, card with emergency sticker on back
Inspired by
  • "Emergency Card" (Randy Wakeman)
 2000 Thick Schtick! 18
Baltazar Fuentes Two Intuitions card spectator cuts to is predicted with three mates, another previously tabled card turns out to be later signed selection
Inspired by 2000 I'm Dancing 23
Jerry Mentzer Card to Card Case unknown card in case, card signed in deck, Kings added into card case, unknown card later turns out to be signed card
 		2000 Card File Two 158
Steve Pressley, Aldo Colombini Same Time, Same Place card reversed in center turns out to be later selection
 		2000 Standing Room Only 8
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2000 San Francisco Notes 8
Harry Lorayne Das einäugige Bubensandwich card sandwiched, sandwich in middle of deck, turns out to be later selection
Also published here 2000 Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 4&5) 163
Karl Fulves Paradox No. 18, sandwiched card turns out to be later selection
Inspired byRelated to 2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 29
Harry Lorayne Direct Collect three unknown cards between Aces turn out to be later selections
Inspired byAlso published here 2001 Personal Collection 269
Terry LaGerould Mental Photography unknown card placed aside, card lost, unknown card placed between black Aces, they become red Aces and unknown card is selection
 		2001 Pasteboard Presentations II 26
David Regal Exhibit "A" red-backed card placed on table in beginning turns out to be later signed selection
 		2002 Penumbra (Issue 3) 6
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Can't be bad emergency card placed aside, Aces found instead of selection, emergency card turns out to be selection
 		2002 Ahead of the Pack 108
Roberto Giobbi The Endless Loop finding a card before it is selected
Related toAlso published here 2003 Card College — Volume 5 1269
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Signature Peace card signed on back by spectator as prediction, turns out to be later selection which is signed on the face
Inspired by 2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 105
Wesley James Ham and Ace Sandwich "beta", sandwiched prediction on top of deck, "kind of matches" selection a few times, then finally it is a selected card
 		2004 Enchantments 428
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2004 Applecture 9
Dave Campbell Fusion selection signed on face, odd-backed card signed on back by performer suddenly has the spectator's signed face
Also published here 2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 37
Dave Campbell Direct Transfer selection signed on face, odd-backed card signed on back by performer suddenly has the spectator's signed face, red/blue double backer, partial roughing
Related to 2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 341
Patrik Kuffs Under The Table card folded to stabilize shaky table, turns out to be later selection
Related to 2004 Seven By Patrik Kuffs 7
Patrik Kuffs Signed Card Under Table Leg card folded to stabilize shaky table, turns out to be later selection, signed version
Related to 2004 Seven By Patrik Kuffs 10
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Chroma Zone odd-backed card placed in half deck which is tabled, spectator signs face of a selection from other half, tabled half spread and odd-backed card removed, it is the signed one
 		2004 Diamonds from Coal 32
Jay Sankey Group Hypnosis three people select a card from a third of the deck each, they turn out to be the same card which turns out to be a previously pocketed card
 		2004 Sankey Unleashed 57
Jay Sankey House Bound card taped to case turns out to be later signed selection
 		2004 Sankey Unleashed 158
William Duncan The MacGuffin script for Jennings's routine
Inspired by 2005 Tubthumping 18
Christoph Borer Die Traumfrau card with different colored back in wallet, turns out to be later signed selection
Inspired byAlso published here 2006 Compilation 52
Karl Fulves Mystery Card "An Unsolved Problem"
two sandwiches, one with mystery card, named card put in other sandwich, named card vanishes and mystery card is named card, posed as a problem
Variations 2006 Prolix (Issue 1) 21
Peter Gröning, Michael Powers Signed Sealed and Delivered unknown card signed on back, sandwiched with red Jacks and put in card case, another card is signed on face, cased card turns out to be signed on both sides later
  • Signed, Sealed and Delivered the Easy Way
Inspired by 2006 Power Plays 80
Jack Parker Trial Separation Two spectators selects a card each - realise they both somehow impossibly selected the same card, and Joker changes into selection.
 		2007 52 Memories 95
Karl Fulves Sticker Shock "Unexplained"
tabled odd-backed card turns out to be later signed selection, certain conditions and a solution, posed as a problem
 		2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 177
David Solomon Christian's Prediction three prediction cards put aside, they turn out to be three later selections
Inspired by
  • effect by Christian Erhart on TSD website
 2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 201
Edward Marlo Second Application Trapped Mexican switch
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Dec. 1983
 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 171
Paco Rodas La Carte Gafe four cards shown to be selection, turn into Aces and selection is found to be the card previously placed inside the pocket
 		2007 El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 2) 22
Jerry K. Hartman Deuces & Don'ts two sandwiches, one with mystery card, named card put in other sandwich, named card vanishes and mystery card is named card
Inspired by 2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 276
Steve Reynolds Unsigned Card Reworked handling of Hamman's Signed Card plot
 		2009 Route 52 31
Tyler Wilson Inspected Gadget signed selection appears folded in envelope that's put out at beginning
Also published here 2009 Hello Columbus! 1
Tyler Wilson Inspector Gadget signed selection appears folded in envelope that's put out at beginning
Also published here 2009 Green Eggs & Cam 19
Daniel Garcia Time Line v2.0 Mystery Card plot, mystery card vanishes from box and indifferent card transforms into mystery card
Related to 2009 Limited 28
Stephen Clark Transpositive mystery card between Jokers in one half, card chosen from other half, sandwich travels to second half and sandwiched card is selection
Inspired by 2009 Prolix (Issue 6) 351
Unknown Moment's Notice two cards pocketed by performer, then two cards chosen and one of them signed, the pocketed cards turn out to be those cards
 		2009 Prolix (Issue 6) 395
Anthony Owen The Light Bulp odd-backed "signed card" type effect, card to wallet
Inspired by
  • Jean Boucher's "The Dark Card"
  • Alan Wakeling's "The Autograph Exchange" in Jim Steinmeyer's "The Magic of Alan Wakeling"
  • The Dream Card (Darwin Ortiz, 1988)
Also published here 		2009 The Sticky Blue Book 14
Tyler Wilson Inspected Gadget signed selection appears folded in envelope that's put out at beginning
Also published here 2010 Reinventing the Real 41
Tyler Wilson Schlorange unknown card is stuck to shirt, signed selection appears on deck, transforms into named four of a kind, shirt-card is signed card
 		2010 Reinventing the Real 49
John Guastaferro, Jack Carpenter Mr. E. Takes a Stroll in-the-hands variation
Inspired by 2010 One Degree 25
Rich Aviles Middle Man card sticking out from deck turns out to be later selection by two spectators
 		2010 Above the Fold 30
Oliver Meech Unfolded Prediction Folded blank card in pocket has written predictions on it, it is unfolded later to show it is the signed selection itself
 		2010 Plot Twists 16
Karl Fulves Future Self cased card turns out to be later signed selection, half a Joker is cloned
 		2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 433
Robert Byrne Any Named Card named card put face-down on table, another card in pocket, tabled card replaced in deck, pocketed card is now named card
Related to 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 448
Román García El Enigma del Huevo y la Gallina red-backed card is unseen, signed and put it spectator, blue-backed card is signed and placed in the deck, card in pocket has both signatures
 		2010 Nanomagias 25
Tom Stone Waiting for a Sign thoughts, followed by handlings
Inspired by 2011 Maelstrom 151
Tom Stone Sign of the Count "signed card" with mark on isolated card
 		2011 Maelstrom 152
Tom Stone Crossed Sign "signed card" with mark on isolated card
 		2011 Maelstrom 153
Tom Stone, Henrik Holmberg Time Operator I joker placed aside, selection transforms into joker with card identity written on it, isolated joker is selection, no signature
 		2011 Maelstrom 154
Tom Stone Time Operator II joker placed aside, selection transforms into joker with card identity written on it, isolated joker is selection, no signature
 		2011 Maelstrom 158
Tom Stone Signed Transformation
2011 Maelstrom 161
Tom Stone Sign of the Boxer
2011 Maelstrom 162
Tom Stone Occhamman Card "signed card" with mark on isolated card
 		2011 Maelstrom 166
Tom Stone Occhamman Now! "signed card", isolated card marked with paper clip
 		2011 Maelstrom 171
Tom Stone Wooden Sign "signed card" with isolated card stapled to piece of wood
Inspired by 2011 Maelstrom 178
Tom Stone The Collective Blink byplay with joker that travels from table back into deck
 		2011 Maelstrom 180
Tom Stone Hip Hip Hurray! using hinged/flap card box
 		2011 Maelstrom 185
Denis Behr The Green Card folded odd-backed card turns out to be later signed selection
Inspired byVariations 2011 Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 2 12
Helder Guimarães Cart Before the Horse
2011 Ontology Project 27
Denis Behr, Alexander de Cova Die Grüne Karte folded odd-backed card turns out to be later signed selection
Inspired by 2011 Seminar-Leviten 5
Karl Fulves Intervention unknown card in case, signed card appears in sandwich, then sandwich cards put in case, unknown card there then is selection
Related to 2012 Prolix (Issue 10) 666
Tom Crosbie Hawkwind Prediction card in wallet as prediction, wrong card but correct prediction written on back, when turned over again it is signed selection
Inspired by
  • Simon Aronson's "Side-Swiped"
 2013 Just Be Croz 47
Simon Aronson About Face Hofzinser Ace Problem combined with elements of Between Your Palms / The Signed Card
 		2014 Art Decko 101
Harry Lorayne Double Uni(Re)Versal unknown card reversed in deck, turns out to be later selection
Inspired by 2015 JawDroppers! 93
Harry Lorayne Preferred One-Eyed Jack Sandwich sandwiched card turns out to be later selection
Inspired by 2015 JawDroppers! 236
Alexander Hansford Mystery Card Card is selected and signed, odd-backed card shown to be the same card with different signature, signature then changes into spectator's signature
 		2016 Sprezzatura 22
Roberto Giobbi, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser's Triple Prediction three cards in handkerchief in spectator's hands, they turn out to be later signed selections, dropping double backers
Inspired by
  • "Die Drei Kräfte" (Hofzinsers Kartenkünste)
Related to
  • "Winter-Sommer" (Hofzinser's Zauberkünste)
 2016 Standup Card Magic 178
Ryan Schlutz Secret Sauce Switch sandwich switch without deck
  • Further Thoughts ("mystery card" routine outline)
  • Additional Tip (ambitious card finale)
Also published here 2017 False Anchors — Volume One 10
Bob Farmer The Magic Red Card of Mystery odd-backed card is put on deck and vanishes, turns out to be later signed selection in center of deck, red/blue double backer
 		2017 The Bammo Gaffus Maximus 27
Michael Feldman Merely Impossible spectator hides card anywhere, apparent misunderstanding, another card turns out to be signed selection under impossible circumstances
Related to 2017 The Pages are Blank 23
Michael Feldman Impromptu Merely Impossible same but with Eight/Ten as duplicates, index is torn off
Related to 2017 The Pages are Blank 33
Ricky Smith The Runcible Card Trick accidentally torn card is put away and spectator selects it again from deck, then it turns out to be paperclipped card from beginning
Inspired by
  • "Torn & Restored Card" (Bill Woodfield, Michael Skinner's Professional Close-Up Magic)
  • "#*@!" (Jay Sankey, 1990)
 2017 Threeve 36
Harry Lorayne Direct Collect three unknown cards between Aces turn out to be later selections
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 JawDroppers! Two 188
Mike Pisciotta Jokers Thru Time signed card type effect with four Jokers and four-for-one transposition
Related to
  • "Time Traveler" (Ramon Rioboo)
Also published here 		2017 The Workshop — The Notes of Mike Pisciotta 10
Anthony Owen The Light Card odd-backed "signed card" type effect, card to wallet
Also published here 2017 Secrets 51
Brother John Hamman The Future Card different switch handling
Inspired by 2018 A Hint of Hamman 43
Jason Ladanye Lucky Charms die, coin and odd-backed folded card in box, card chosen and signed, die and coin fail to find it but folded card turns out to be signed selection
Inspired by 2018 Game Changer 89
David Solomon A Great Effect four cards on table, chosen one changes into signed selection, using five Jokers
Inspired by
  • "The Affable Aces" (Jacob Daley, Genii, August 1941)
 2018 Solomon's Secrets 156
Ryan Murray Ultra Memoria three cards chosen from thirds that are shuffled together by performer, apparently memorized, numbers of first two named, third selection found to be previously cased card, using Triple Faro
  • Arranging the Set-up (from new deck order)
 		2018 Curious Weaving 36
Mike Pisciotta Jokers Thru Time signed card type effect with four Jokers and four-for-one transposition
Also published here 2019 As Within, So Without 7
Tom Gagnon Mystery Card unknown card with paper clip set aside, card signed and lost, deck placed on clipped card, deck spread and gathered, card shown to be selection
Variations 2019 Gagnon Unfiltered 86
Tom Gagnon Mystery Card Revisited different handling
Inspired by 2019 Gagnon Unfiltered 89
Tom Gagnon Clipped Triple Prediction three cards with paper clip on them, turn out to be later selections
 		2019 Gagnon Unfiltered 95
Helder Guimarães Unexplained Understandable "Preserving the Mystery"
unknown card in glass, three cards chosen, Joker transforms into each selection, all chose the Queen of hearts, it is shown as card in glass
 		2019 Secret Language — Volume 1 334
Edward Marlo Marlo's Lost Hull Version - Third Method
Also published here 2019 Output (Issue 1) 18
Tony Chang The Mystery Touched You Where? a card appears between sandwich cards and vanishes again, it is then found to be card that has been placed under spectator's hand previously
 		May 2020 Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2)) 190
Ryan Schlutz Secret Sauce Switch sandwich switch without deck
  • Further Thoughts ("mystery card" routine outline)
  • Additional Tip (ambitious card finale)
Also published here 2020 False Anchors 10
Giorgio Tarchini Lulu Lyme face-down prediction is in packet of face-up cards, turns out to be later signed selection
Inspired by
  • "Lulu Lemon" (Chris Mayhew, Ryan Pilling, Genii, Sep. 2011)
Related to 		May 2020 Epoch (Vol. 1 No. 1) 2
Sebastian Midtvaage One Shot folded card dumped out of shot glass and switched in the process
 		2020 Magic for BLM 172
Peter Gröning Knock on Wood unknown odd-backed card stapled to block of wood, turns out to be later signed selection, presented as faces transposing, credit information
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here
  • TheSecondDeal website, Feb. 2001
 2020 Resigned to Miracles 97
Peter Gröning Signed, Sealed and Delivered unknown card signed on back, sandwiched and cased, later it has the signature of a later signed card as well
VariationsAlso published here
  • TheSecondDeal website, July 1999
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 82 No. 3, Mar. 2002
 2020 Resigned to Miracles 108
Jamie Masterson Optional Ending 2 - The Signed Card Climax as finale after Daley type routine
Related to 2020 Shadow & Shake 24
Jamie Masterson Hamman Switch Variation for Signed Card routine
Related to 2020 Shadow & Shake 25
Jamie Masterson Final Thoughts
2020 Shadow & Shake 27
Larry Jennings In Two Places at the Same Time unknown sandwiched card turns out to be later selection
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 104
Larry Jennings Faceless Mystery Card double-backed card shown, it changes into later signed selection
  • Version One
  • Version Two
Inspired by 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 406
Larry Jennings Your Palms Between - Method One with duplicate
Also published here 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 441
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