Boss of New York’s most powerful crime family and model for The Godfather. Having gained control of various businesses, many illegal, including garbage disposal, stock price manipulation, pornography distribution, topless bars, loansharking, supermarkets, mattresses, pizza parlor equipment, and countless others, Gambino amassed such business acumen that he was persuaded to enter a partnership with Schiller and Henry Saltzstein. The result was a consulting service, S. G. S. Associates, with Gambino charging $40,000 per session. Business check drawn on his “labor consulting” firm, S.G. S. Associates, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Gambino and countersigned by his partner George Schiller, payable to Harvey’s Sea Food House for $3.15, December 6, 1961. Cancellation holes to body and a couple of light bank stamps slightly touching the signature, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.
