Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Entertainment and Sports Auction December 9th
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/9/2021
August 9th, 1960 Carlo Gambino Signed Check. Notorious mob boss and head of the Gambino organized crime family named in his honor, Carlo Gambino was born in Palermo, Sicily in 1902 and died in Massapequa, Long Island in 1976. Although Gambino preferred to keep a low profile he was involved in some of the most infamous Mafia related activity of the 20th century; "Don Carlo" as he came to be known was considered the Boss of Bosses after the fall of Vito Genovese in 1959 and until his death in 1976. This Chase Manhattan Bank check #1431 from the account of S.G.S. Associates in the amount of $476.12 was made payable to the order of: Petty Cash and co-signed by Gambino himself and George Shiller, and was written on August, 9th 1960. Perfectly clean signature none of the usual cancelation stamps, great eye appeal remains strong. Framed and matted and a specially designed shadowbox frame with a photo of the mob boss the check and a prop gun, to an overall size of .
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Carlo Gambino Signed Check
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