October Legends Closing November 1
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/2/2014
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 #1997 from the account of S.G.S. Associates in the amount of $400 was made payable to the order of: Carlo Gambino and co-signed by Gambino himself and George Shiller, and was written on January, 17 1963. Check is in perfect condition and mounted in a hard-plastic slab with PSA/DNA certification #8304405.