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October 04, 2012

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LOT 18

Lot 18

Harvey J. Bailey, ‘The Dean of American Bank Robbers’ United States Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1933

Harvey J. Bailey, ‘The Dean of American Bank Robbers’ United States Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1933
Lot 18 Details
Harvey J. Bailey, ‘The Dean of American Bank Robbers’ United States Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1933

partner of ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly, Alcatraz inmate, probably involved in Kansas City Union Station Massacre, issued by J. Edgar Hoover, director, addressed to D. O. Draper, Chief Constable, Toronto, Canada
8" x 8" — 20.3 x 20.3 cm.

Estimate $100-$200

Realised: $36
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

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Wanted in connection with the murder of Otto Reed, Chief of Police of Mcalester, Oklahoma, William J. Grooms and Frank E. Hermanson, police officers of Kansas City, Missouri, Raymond J. Caffrey, Special Agent of the United States Bureau of Investigation, and their prisoner, Frank Nash, at Kansas City, Missouri, on June 17, 1933. Born Harvey J. Bailey, aliases J. J. Brennan, John Brown

CONDITION DETAILS

Previously mounted, glue and paper residue to back.

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