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Lot #2221
NYPD Wanted Posters: 1929

NYPD Wanted Posters: 1929

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NYPD Wanted Posters: 1929

Seven wanted posters issued in 1929, each 8 x 8, featuring images and fingerprints of the suspects. Four of the men were wanted for murder, one for embezzlement, one for robbery, and one for grand larceny. One poster is for Hyman Biller, charged “with the shooting at the Park Central Hotel…of Arnold Rothstein, who subsequently died from the wounds inflicted.” Rothstein was a mob kingpin thought to have had a hand in fixing the 1919 World Series. In overall fine condition, with central storage folds. Provenance: Eugene Canevari Collection. RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #410 - Ended June 19, 2013