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Wanted Poster Online Auction

October 04, 2012

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LOT 8

Lot 8

Dr. Joseph P. Moran, Division of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1934

Dr. Joseph P. Moran, Division of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1934
Lot 8 Details
Dr. Joseph P. Moran, Division of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice Wanted Poster, 1934

emergency care physician to Chicago underworld, plastic surgeon, fingerprint removal, disappeared in 1934 after boasting about his knowledge of the men he treated, issued by John Edgar Hoover, director, addressed to D. O. Draper, Chief Constable, Toronto, Canada and postmarked at Buffalo, N. Y., September 25, 1934
8" x 8" — 20.3 x 20.3 cm.

Estimate $100-$200

Realised: $48
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

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Wanted for questioning in connection with the kidnaping of Edward G. Bremer. Born Dr. Joseph P. Moran, aliases Joseph B. Moran, Joseph C. Moran. Believed to have been murdered by Alvin Karpis and Fred Barker.

CONDITION DETAILS

Previously mounted, glue and paper residue to back.

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