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Sought-after partly-printed DS, signed twice by legendary Chicago Outfit gangster Al Capone, "Alphonse Capone," and also twice-signed by his mother, "Theresa Capone," and his wife, "Mae Capone," one page, 8.75 x 3, November 18, 1926. An interest note for "Loan No. 6223," in part: "Due to the order of Ourselves…$45.00 in gold coin of the United States of America of the present standard of weight and fineness, on the 18th day of May A.D. 1931 without grace, at the office of Lawndale National Bank in the City of Chicago…with interest after maturity until paid, at the rate of seven percent, per annum, being for an installment of interest on our principal and note No. 4 being of even date herewith for the sum of $1500.00." Signed at the conclusion by Al Capone, his mother Theresa Capone, and his wife Mae Capone, and also endorsed on the reverse by all three. In fine condition.
Capone rose to prominence throughout the 1920s, making a name for himself as a leader of the Chicago underworld. This document carries an intriguing connection to Capone’s power base: Lawndale National Bank was located on West 26th Street, Chicago, just east of Cicero, where Capone established his headquarters and wielded considerable influence over local government. Among the bank’s attorneys was Cicero mayor Joseph Z. Klenha, whose notoriously corrupt administration was preserved with the aid of Capone gunmen during the violent municipal election of 1924.
Increasingly implicated in the corruption of political, law enforcement, and labor officials, Capone was convicted of income tax evasion in 1931 and sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment, serving part of his sentence on Alcatraz. His autograph is scarce in any format, and this extraordinary example—a twice-signed "gold coin" Chicago bank document boasting two full-name autographs, plus the signatures of two members of the Capone crime family—would be the 'kingpin' of any collection of 20th-century Americana.
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