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Post by jgmp123 on Jan 10, 2024 10:41:15 GMT -5
Hello - I am new to the trial board here, but have been collecting Lindbergh related items (specifically trial) for a while. I thought I would share a few of the items and if there are any additional Lindbergh trial collectors here. The items attached include: 1. Original Wanted Poster 2. Original Trial Ticket (issued to the court stenographer) 3. Trial "Stamped" Louis Werner Commemorative Coin...Yes he set up outside the courthouse and pressed pennies to commemorate the trial as a souvenir. Happy to hear/see any other items folks have related to the trial.
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Post by Michael on Jan 10, 2024 21:15:53 GMT -5
Welcome to the Board! I have many different items. Some I've collected myself, and some that were given to me by some very kind and generous friends. The Poster with the Child on it is probably the most sought after piece of memorabilia. One that is in good shape can fetch up to $500 but I've seen them go as high as $1000 nowadays. One of my prized possessions that I snatched off of Ebay way back in 2002 was the Mexican version of that poster. The Mexico City Police authorities, run by Chief Manuel Rubio Oviedo, had his director of the Identification Lab, Professor Banjamin Martinez, create and print 50,000 posters sometime in March of 1932. They were stapled to all of the telephone poles in the city to make its citizens aware should the abductors take him across the border into Mexico. As far as I know, I have one of the only two known to exist the other being at the NJSP Archives. There might be a third but I haven't confirmed it yet.
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Post by Joe on Jan 27, 2024 8:56:02 GMT -5
I recently found this Item online and just received it yesterday. These envelopes were printed to commemorate the last day of the trial and this one was postmarked about 20 minutes after Hauptmann had been sentenced to death. The envelope is still sealed and holding it up to the light, I can see that there is a note inside. As much as I'd like to keep the envelope intact, I wonder how long it'll be before my curiosity gets the better of me.
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Post by IloveDFW on Jan 28, 2024 8:54:28 GMT -5
I recently found this Item online and just received it yesterday. These envelopes were printed to commemorate the last day of the trial and this one was postmarked about 20 minutes after Hauptmann had been sentenced to death. The envelope is still sealed and holding it up to the light, I can see that there is a note inside. As much as I'd like to keep the envelope intact, I wonder how long it'll be before my curiosity gets the better of me. View AttachmentView Attachment Cool, Joe! I would have to sit on my hands to not try to peek. Wish the ink was dark enough to be able to read through the envelope with a strong light.
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Post by Joe on Jan 28, 2024 9:12:01 GMT -5
I recently found this Item online and just received it yesterday. These envelopes were printed to commemorate the last day of the trial and this one was postmarked about 20 minutes after Hauptmann had been sentenced to death. The envelope is still sealed and holding it up to the light, I can see that there is a note inside. As much as I'd like to keep the envelope intact, I wonder how long it'll be before my curiosity gets the better of me. View AttachmentView Attachment Cool, Joe! I would have to sit on my hands to not try to peek. Wish the ink was dark enough to be able to read through the envelope with a strong light. As these were essentially cachet type sealed souvenirs, I'm now thinking that the inside contents were perhaps just a folded piece of paper to give the envelope some added form and robustness. And that it might have just had some generic greeting for the buyer if he or she ever decided to slit the envelope open. But I'll definitely try a stronger light! Update: I put it under my LED plant light and it's definitely a folded sheet of paper that moves around inside the envelope, but it looks blank, with no writing.
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