In the 1920’s Chicago gangsters were shooting each other so it was no surprise police questioned Al Capone to see what he knew about the attempted murder of mob boss John Torrio. In a 50-page deposition Capone said he knew nothing and wouldn’t tell if he did. That document (signed 4 times by “Alphose Capone”) is for sale next month at a New Hampshire auction.At the Nashua sale staged by RR Auction there’s also a song Big Al wrote for his wife while he was in Alcatraz called, “Madonna Mia.” There’s a personal .25 caliber vest pistol he gave to one of his bootleggers, and some guns from the stash of Bonnie and Clyde are also offered. The Sept.30 event is billed as items from “Gangsters, Outlaws, and Lawmen.”
Capone’s Deposition On Murder Attempt For Sale
August 22, 2012
Bizarre Topless Photo of Jolie, $45,500
May 16, 2013A bizarre topless photo of Angelina Jolie called “Horseplay” sold at Christie’s London auction last night for $45,500. The “Wild Side of Photography” sale was scheduled well before Jolie’s double mastectomy announcement. Taken when she was 25, the photo also prominently displays a “Billy Bob” tattoo, referring to former husband Thornton who has since been removed from her shoulder and her life.
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Milton Berle’s Jokes Laugh To The Bank
May 8, 2013For $158,000 a bidder got Milton Berle’s library, including books and boxes of bound scripts and personal correspondence, but he didn’t get the comedian’s thousands of one-liners and jokes carefully catalogued over the decades. That file went for another $65,000 at Bonham’s Entertainment auction this week.
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“Woz” Signed Apple 1 Appears At German Auction
May 3, 2013There are only some fifty surviving examples of the handmade Apple 1, the first computer sold by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, and they’ve been rapidly gaining in value. Last year one sold for $624,000 at Team Breker in Cologne.Later this month the German auction house will offer another, one of only six still in working order. As a bonus, this motherboard sports Wozniak’s signature as “Woz.” It’s expected to sell for $260,000-$400,000.
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Rising Value of Unrestored Cars
By Malcolm Welford, Vintage Car Specialist
