Lot 11
[Americana] Wanted Poster for the Kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh, Jr.
Sale 2107 - Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller
Dec 5, 2024
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[Americana] [Lindbergh, Charles] Wanted Poster for the Kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh, Jr.
New Jersey, March 11, 1932. Printed broadside, 16 x 9 1/2 in. (350 x 242 mm). Law enforcement wanted poster for "Information As To The Whereabouts Of Chas. A. Lindbergh, Jr...kidnaped (sic) from his home in Hopewell, N.J., between 8 and 10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 1932..." Creasing from old folds, small two-inch tear along same repaired on verso with tape, very light foxing and offsetting.
On the evening of March 1, 1932, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. was abducted from his crib in his home in East Amwell, New Jersey. The 20-month-old baby was missing for over two months before his body was found along a nearby road, on May 12th. The crime and trial case caused a media frenzy, deemed by satirist H.L. Mencken "the biggest story since the Resurrection."
A remarkable survival from one of America's most notorious crimes.
On the evening of March 1, 1932, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. was abducted from his crib in his home in East Amwell, New Jersey. The 20-month-old baby was missing for over two months before his body was found along a nearby road, on May 12th. The crime and trial case caused a media frenzy, deemed by satirist H.L. Mencken "the biggest story since the Resurrection."
A remarkable survival from one of America's most notorious crimes.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
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From the collection of Justin G. Schiller
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