Autograph Letters, Historical Documents & Manuscripts
Mar 26, 2020
Russia
 Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN
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LOT 584:

[BONNIE & CLYDE]: [PARKER BONNIE] (1910-1934) & [BARROW CLYDE] (1909-1934) American Outlaws and Crim...

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120
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[BONNIE & CLYDE]: [PARKER BONNIE] (1910-1934) & [BARROW CLYDE] (1909-1934) American Outlaws and Criminals. An original printed small 4to Wanted poster (in the form of a folding mailshot) issued by J. Edgar Hoover and the United States Department of Justice, Washington D.C., 21st May 1934, under the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act. The poster features individual portraits of Bonnie and Clyde as well as descriptions of each (including scars, peculiarities, marks etc.) and a list of their relatives and details of their criminal records. The printed text also states 'Clyde Champion Barrow and Bonnie Parker constantly travel together and extreme caution must be exercised by arresting officers...' A list of telephone numbers of the various state Department of Justice offices is printed to the verso. Some light staining and minor age wear, VG £100-150

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