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Wanted Poster Online Auction

October 04, 2012

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LOT 12

Lot 12

Kathryn Thorne Kelly, Division of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1933

Kathryn Thorne Kelly, Division of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1933
Lot 12 Details
Kathryn Thorne Kelly, Division of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1933

wife of ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd Kelly, issued by J. Edgar Hoover, director, addressed to D. C. Draper, Chief Constable, Toronto, Canada and postmarked at Grand Central Annex, N. Y., August 31, 1933
8" x 8" — 20.3 x 20.3 cm.

Estimate $50-$100

Realised: $48
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Note:

Charged with kidnaping Charles F. Urschel at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on July 22, 1933. George R. Kelly’s wife, aliases Catherine Thorne Kelly, Catherine Thorne, Dolores Cannon, Dolores Whitney, Mr. Ora l. Shannon

CONDITION DETAILS

Previously mounted, glue and paper residue to back.

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