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Lot #2109
Jacob Shapiro and Louis Buchalter Wanted Poster

Estimate: $400+
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Description

Original 10.5 x 16 wanted poster for Jacob Shapiro and Louis Buchalter, issued by the United States Department of Justice, November 8, 1937, offering a $5,000 reward for "information furnished to the Federal Bureau of Investigation resulting in the apprehension" of both men, or $2,500 per man. The poster features mug shots of both men with physical descriptions, and outlines the charges as follows: "Jacob Shapiro was convicted in Federal Court at New York, New York, on November 8, 1936, of violating the Federal Antitrust Laws, and was sentenced to serve two years in a Federal penitentiary and to pay $10,000 fine. On appeal, this conviction was affirmed, and on June 14, 1937, upon his failure to surrender to the United States Marshal, as ordered, his bail in the amount of $10,000 was declared forfeit and a warrant issued for his arrest. An indictment was returned by the Federal Grand Jury at New York, New York, on November 6, 1933, charging Shapiro and Buchalter, and others, with violating the Federal Antitrust Laws. Both Shapiro and Buchalter failed to appear in federal Court for trial on July 6, 1937, and bail in the amount of $3,000 for each was forfeited and warrants issued for their arrests on July 7, 1937." In fine condition, with multiple intersecting folds.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Gangsters, Outlaw & Lawmen
  • Dates: #503 - Ended June 23, 2017