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Melvin H. Purvis autographed personal bank check, dated March 3, 1943, drawn on the First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The check, numbered 72, is made payable to the American Red Cross in the amount of $1.00 and is personally signed "Melvin H. Purvis" in ink along the lower right.

The reverse bears multiple period bank cancellation stamps and endorsements, including markings from the National Bank of Detroit and the Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank, dated March 1943.

An interesting financial document from one of the most celebrated FBI agents of the 1930s, whose pursuit of America's most notorious Depression-era outlaws made him a national celebrity.

Very good condition with original bank cancellation perforations, scattered ink stamps, light age toning, and handling wear.

Melvin Horace Purvis II (1903–1960) was an American FBI agent best remembered for leading the federal investigation and manhunt that resulted in the death of notorious bank robber John Dillinger outside Chicago's Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934.

Nicknamed "Little Mel" by the press, Purvis became one of the most recognizable law enforcement officers in America during the FBI's campaign against Depression-era gangsters. He also played a prominent role in the pursuit of other notorious criminals, including Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd and Lester "Baby Face" Nelson.

Purvis resigned from the FBI in 1935 following his extraordinary rise to national fame. His exploits remain closely associated with the FBI's early history and the notorious American gangster era of the 1930s.

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