| Description |
[1932] - Lindbergh Kidnapping Ransom Money Serial Number Broadside. Framed. Fine. A large folio size sheet, originally folded for transmittal, framed with the serial numbers of the ransom money in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case. On March 1, 1932, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., the son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne, was kidnapped in New Jersey. Although the ransom was paid, the baby was found dead in May 1932. Eventually, Bruno Hauptmann would be executed for what at the time was called the "Crime of the Century." An approximately 42.5 cm by 65 cm, full-sheet listing on newsprint of the serial numbers of the notes that made up the ransom. Divided into $5, $10, and $20 denomination groups, within which the notes are arranged by the last four digits of the serial number. It was printed by the Government Printing Office in 1932. The New Jersey State Police Colonel H.N. Schwarzkopf listed on the sheet was the chief investigator of the kidnapping. The condition within the frame appears excellent and this is one of the finest we have seen. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20205, realized $540. |
