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October 04, 2012

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LOT 25

Lot 25

Russell Gibson, ‘Sim Gray’, Division of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1933

Russell Gibson, ‘Sim Gray’, Division of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1933
Lot 25 Details
Russell Gibson, ‘Sim Gray’, Division of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1933

Barker-Karpis gang member, issued by J. Edgar Hoover, director, addressed to D. O. Draper, Chief Constable, Toronto, Canada and postmarked at Grand Central Annex, N. Y., December 6, 1933
8" x 8" — 20.3 x 20.3 cm.

Estimate $50-$100

Realised: $24
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Note:

Wanted for robbing the American First National Bank messenger at Oklahoma City. Born Russell Gibson, alias Rusty Gibson

CONDITION DETAILS

Previously mounted, glue and paper residue to back.

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