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JOEY A. (GIUSEPPE ANTONIO DOTO) ADONIS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 05/03/1935 - HFSID 254872JOEY A. (GIUSEPPE ANTONIO DOTO) ADONIS This check for $542 to the City Collector is signed by the Seven Group mobster Check signed: "Joseph Doto" by Adonis, 6½x2¾. New York, 1935 May 3.
Sale Price $1,190.00
$1,400.00
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JOEY A. (GIUSEPPE ANTONIO DOTO) ADONIS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 10/11/1937 - HFSID 179351JOEY A. (GIUSEPPE ANTONIO DOTO) ADONIS The mob boss signs this check for $566 to the State Tax Commission, dated 1937 Check signed: "Joseph Doto" by Adonis, 6½x2¾. New York, 1937 October 11.
Sale Price $1,275.00
$1,500.00
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JOEY A. (GIUSEPPE ANTONIO DOTO) ADONIS - CHECK ENDORSED 06/21/1939 - HFSID 256886JOEY A. (GIUSEPPE ANTONIO DOTO) ADONIS The mob leader is paid back the balance of a loan plus interest from a company he later owned. Check endorsed: "Joseph Doto" on verso, 8¼x3. Cliffside Park, New Jersey, 1939 June 21. Check for $2,813.
Sale Price $1,190.00
$1,400.00
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JOSEPH BONANNO - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 03/14/1978 - HFSID 293933JOSEPH BONANNO A 1978 check for $5.45 signed by the mob boss who wrote A Man of Honor (1983). Check signed "Joseph Bonanno" in blue ink. 6x2¾. March 14, 1978. Check No. 1637 for $5.45, made out to Wilma Pelland. Drawn on the North Stone and 2nd Street branch of the Arizona Bank in Tucson, Arizona.
Sale Price $1,190.00
$1,400.00
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LENNY BRUCE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 08/03/1962 - HFSID 226584LENNY BRUCE Partly Printed Check filled out and signed: "Lenny Bruce," 8x31/8. Beverly Hills, 1962 August 3. Drawn on the Union Bank for $49.65 payable to Southern California Gas Co. "Lenny Bruce" printed in ink above signature. Light bank stamping over signature.
Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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LENNY BRUCE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 12/06/1962 - HFSID 153484LENNY BRUCE. Check filled out and signed: "Lenny Bruce", 5¾x2¾. Chicago, Illinois, 1962 December 6. Check No. 108, drawn on his personal account at The Cosmopolitan National Bank of Chicago, payable to "Cash" for $10.
Sale Price $1,275.00
$1,500.00
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LENNY BRUCE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 12/20/1962 - HFSID 168992LENNY BRUCE The comedian signs a check with his birth name in Chicago in December 1962 - the month and year he faced prosecutors on obscenity charges in the city. Check signed: "Leonard A. Schneider", 6¼x2¾. Chicago, Illinois, 1962 December 20. Not numbered.
Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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SYDNEY CHAPLIN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 08/06/1956 - HFSID 345214SYDNEY CHAPLIN The brother of famous actor Charlie Chaplin signs this check for $50.00 in blue ink Check Signed: “Sidney Chaplin” in blue ink. 6½x2¾. September 6, 1956. Check no. w/n. Drawn from the account of Sidney Chaplin at City National Bank in Hollywood, California. Payable for $50.
Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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ROBERT CLEAVES - CHECK ENDORSED 01/15/1970 - HFSID 38497ROBERT CLEAVES The infamous actor who was convicted of second degree murder endorses this check from 1970, in the amount of $158.33 Check endorsed: "Robert Cleaves", in black ink, 3½x8½ check from Los Angeles Aftra Federal Credit Union in Hollywood, California, in the amount of $158.33. Dated January 15, 1970.
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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JAY COOKE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 03/30/1868 - HFSID 265819JAY COOKE The financier signs on this check for $252.24, dated in 1868! Check Signed: "Jay Cooke & Co", 8x3¾. Philadelphia, 1868 March 30. Check No. 5163, drawn on Jay Cooke & Co. Bankers payable in gold to "Theo. Kitchen Cash'r" for $252.24.
Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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CARLO "DON CARLO" GAMBINO - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 06/25/1962 CO-SIGNED BY: HENRY SALTZSTEIN - HFSID 264644CARLO “DON CARLO” GAMBINO Co-signed by HENRY SALTZSTEIN Check payable signed by the crime boss and one of his business associates Check signed: "Carlo Gambino" and "Henry H Saltzstein", 8¼x3. New York, New York, June 25, 1962. Check No.
Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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CARLO "DON CARLO" GAMBINO - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 09/25/1957 CO-SIGNED BY: GEORGE SCHILLER - HFSID 255129CARLO GAMBINO. Partly Printed Check signed: "Carlo Gambino" and "George Schiller", 8¼x3. New York, 1963 December 5. Drawn on the Chase Manhattan account of S.G.S. Associates, 141 East 44th Street, New York City. Payable to Chase Manhattan Bank for $118.22. S.G.S.
Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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CARLO "DON CARLO" GAMBINO - CHECK DOUBLE ENDORSED 08/25/1961 CO-SIGNED BY: HENRY SALTZSTEIN, GEORGE SCHILLER - HFSID 264403CARLO “DON CARLO” GAMBINO Co-signed with HENRY SALTZSTEIN and GEORGE SCHILLER Check payable to the crime boss by associates Saltzstein and Schiller Check Signed: "Carlo Gambino”, "C or K Gambino", “Henry Saltzstein”, and “George Schiller”, 8¼x3.
Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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CARLO "DON CARLO" GAMBINO - CHECK ENDORSED 01/23/1963 CO-SIGNED BY: HENRY SALTZSTEIN, GEORGE SCHILLER - HFSID 264404CARLO GAMBINO. Check endorsed: "Carlo Gambino" and "Catherine Visconti", 8¼x3. New York, New York, 1963 January 23.Signed: "George Schiller" and filled out and signed "Henry H Saltzstein" on front. Check No. 2003, drawn on the account of S.G.S.
Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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CARLO "DON CARLO" GAMBINO - CHECK ENDORSED 04/01/1962 CO-SIGNED BY: HENRY SALTZSTEIN, GEORGE SCHILLER - HFSID 257035CARLO GAMBINO. Partly Printed Check endorsed: "Carlo Gambino" on verso, 8¼x3. New York, 1962 April 5. Drawn on the S.G.S. Associates account at The Chase Manhattan Bank for $400. Signed: "George Schiller" and "Henry H. Saltzstein".
Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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CARLO "DON CARLO" GAMBINO - CHECK ENDORSED 06/08/1961 CO-SIGNED BY: HENRY SALTZSTEIN, GEORGE SCHILLER - HFSID 280343S.G.S. Associates check for $400, endorsed by Carlo Gambino, the model for The Godfather, and signed by business associated Henry Saltzstein and George Schiller in 1961. S.G.S. was one of the few businesses financed by and registered to Gambino. Accompanied by an unsigned b/w photo of a smiling Gambino in handcuffs.
Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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CARLO "DON CARLO" GAMBINO - CHECK ENDORSED 10/04/1962 CO-SIGNED BY: HENRY SALTZSTEIN, GEORGE SCHILLER - HFSID 283128S.G.S. Associates check for $400, endorsed by Carlo Gambino, the model for The Godfather, and signed by business associated Henry Saltzman and George Schiller in 1961. S.G.S. was one of the few businesses financed by and registered to Gambino. Matted to 12¼x8 in a beige matte.
Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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THOMAS E. HAYDEN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 04/01/1991 - HFSID 317485TOM HAYDEN The liberal activist wrote this $92 check to the State of California while serving in the California State Assembly. Check signed: "Tom Hayden", 6x2¾. Sacramento, California, 1991 April 1. Check #460, drawn on the account of Tom Hayden, c/o Taylor & Lieberman, A.A.C.
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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THOMAS E. HAYDEN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 04/25/1991 - HFSID 280559TOM HAYDEN He fills out and signs a $130.18 check to a trendy LA green grocer. Check signed: "Tom Hayden", 6x2¾. Los Angeles, California, 1991 April 25. Check #383, drawn on Hayden's account, c/o Taylor & Lieberman, A.A.C., at City National Bank, payable to Mrs. Winston's for $130.18.
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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ANNE LANSKY - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 01/05/1939 - HFSID 179324ANNE LANSKY. Check filled out and signed: "Anne Lansky", 6¼x2¾. Boston, Mass., 1939 January 5. Drawn on the National Shawmut Bank of Boston, payable to "Cushing Lyons Ins." for $6. Anne Lansky, the former Anna Citron, married mob financial wizard Meyer Lansky in 1929.
Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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ANNE LANSKY - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 01/10/1939 - HFSID 342424ANNE LANSKY The wife of mobster Meyer Lansky signs check for $11.43 in black ink Check signed: "Anne Lansky" in black ink. 6¼x2¾. January 10, 1939. Check drawn from the account of Anne Lansky at The National Shawmut Bank in Boston, Massachusetts. Payable for $11.43 to the Boston Edison Co. (not endorsed on verso).
Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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ANNE LANSKY - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 11/15/1939 - HFSID 254603ANNE LANSKY. Check filled out and signed: "Anne Lansky", 6¼x2¾. Boston, Mass., 1939 November 15. Drawn on The National Shawmut Bank of Boston, payable to "Chandler & Co." for $20. Anne Lansky, the former Anna Citron, married mob financial wizard Meyer Lansky in 1929.
Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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ELIJAH MUHAMMAD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 06/07/1971 - HFSID 84465Special PriceELIJAH MUHAMMAD The Minster of Islam signs on a check for $6,177.00, drawn from The honorable Elijah Muhammad's Poor Fund account Check signed: "Elijah Muhammad", 7½x3. Chicago, Illinois, 1971 June 7. Check No.
Sale Price $900.00
$1,200.00
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SAM H. SHEPPARD - CHECK ENDORSED 07/03/1947 CO-SIGNED BY: MARILYN R. SHEPPARD, THOMAS S. REESE - HFSID 265823SAM SHEPPARD, MARILYN REESE SHEPPARD and THOMAS S. REESE. Rare Partly Printed Check signed:"Thos. S. Reese", endorsed on verso: "Marilyn Reese Sheppard/(Mrs. Sam H." and "Sam H. Sheppard", 6¼x2¾. Cleveland, Ohio, 1947 July 3.
Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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SAM H. SHEPPARD - CHECK ENDORSED 08/02/1946 CO-SIGNED BY: MARILYN R. SHEPPARD, THOMAS S. REESE - HFSID 264405SAM SHEPPARD, MARILYN REESE SHEPHARD and THOMAS S. REESE. Rare Partly Printed Check signed:"Thos. S. Reese", endorsed on verso: "Marilyn Reese Sheppard" and "Sam H. Sheppard", 6¼x2¾. Cleveland, Ohio, 1946 August 2.
Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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HARRY K. THAW - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 05/08/1903 - HFSID 251594HARRY K. THAW Killer of prominent architect Stanford White. Partly Printed Check filled out and signed: "H.K. Thaw", 7¾x2¾. Washington, D.C., 1903 May 8. Drawn on The Riggs National Bank, payable to Andrew Wells for $20. Someone else has penned the payee's name.
Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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HARRY K. THAW - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 12/05/1925 - HFSID 252218HARRY K. THAW Signed a week after the opening of the new Madison Square Garden built to replace the demolished one designed by Stanford White. Partly Printed Check filled out and signed: "H.K. Thaw", 8¾x3. Pittsburgh, Pa., 1925 December 5.
Sale Price $552.50
$650.00