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REWARD Poster, November 18, 1912

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"Murdered under peculiarly atrocious circumstances..."

November 18, 1912, "REWARD!" Poster Signed in Print by the Governor of California, Choice Near Mint.
Near Mint quality $500 Reward Poster for the murderer of H.C. Pingrey, who was "murdered under peculiarly atrocious circumstances, by an unknown person" on November 3, 1912. Signed in Print by Hiram W. Johnson, California Governor, on November 18, 1912. At the bottom of the 13.75" x 9.5" document is a printed "DESCRIPTION OF FUGITIVE: Height, 5 feet, 7 or 8 inches; weight, 165 to 170 pounds; age, about 30 to 35 years." Extremely Rare and vivid display piece ready for matting and framing.



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