Auction 85 Part 2
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 2
Oct 29, 2020
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 1577:
JAMES EARL RAY
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Start price:
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70
Estimated price:
$140 - $200
Auction house commission: 30%
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JAMES EARL RAY
(1928 - 1998) Assassin of Martin Luther King whom he killed in Memphis in 1968. A.N.S. 'James', 3pp. 8vo., [Tennessee State Penitentiary, Nashville, TN], June 11, 1980, a card to his wife and courtroom artist Anna Sandhu Ray, who sketched Ray during his trial for a prison escape attempt and married Ray in prison in 1978. Ray writes in part: '..this morning I received all the paint supplies, brown pen, mixing bottles, paints...I'll start on some paintings again...try to have someone get you an appointment with Schuggs - it won't be too much longer before we give the state the choice of how I am leaving here.' James signs at the bottom in black ink. Some creases and spots of soiling, else very good.
