Legendary organized crime leader (1902-1983) who headed the notorious ‘enforcement’ syndicate Murder, Inc., which emerged in the early 1930s as successor to the warring Prohibition gangs and the old-line Mafia, and continued to operate into the 1950s. Rare collection of nine Manufacturer’s Trust Company bank checks, each 6.25 x 2.75, all filled out and signed by Meyer Lansky, dating from June 1 to September 24, 1936, with payees including Hospital for the Ruptured & Crippled, The Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Allied Cleaning Contractors, The Consolidated Edison Company of New York, the Treasury Department. One check made out to “Cash” for $600 on September 24th is endorsed on the reverse, “Meyer Lansky,” and the reverse of two other checks bear annotations by Lansky. Included is a Manufacturer’s Trust Company bank statement, one page, 6.75 x 11, issued to “Mr. Meyer Lansky, 115 Central Park West, New York, N. Y.,” which contains a list of deposits for September 1936; the statement lists a total balance of $1,315.41, which includes the aforementioned “Cash” check for $600 on September 24th. In overall fine condition, with some staining to the bank statement.
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