Legendary organized crime leader who led the notorious “enforcement” syndicate Murder, Inc., which emerged in the early 1930s as successor to the warring Prohibition gangs and the old-line Mafia and continued to operate into the 1950s. Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Lansky, payable to Bialystoker Synagogue for $100.00, December 2, 1948. Four noticeable vertical creases, two affecting single letters of signature, cancellation holes to top left and banks stamps to reverse, otherwise fine condition. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
