I Just Discovered A Very Rare Autograph In A Very Surprising Place

[tolstoi]

Here is a scan of the snorter with the sig. I am really curious if anyone might recognize any of the other sigs? This was also one of about four or five short snorters in the roll.

[edtiques]

Wow!! Great item.Congratulations on your find.

[tolstoi]

Here are some of the pics of the other short snorters i discovered in the roll. I also was surprised at the dealer who offered me so little, but I think it was because i had a lot of foreign currency which he said wasn't worth much and he was trying to explain how he needed to make a profit too. I figured pretty quickly to say I just wanted to collect them, and than the dealer told me some useful info about the Hawaii stamped currency in case of Japanese invasion, etc.

Thanks!

[IronHorse2130]

Most short snorters sell for $10-$20.00 each. Of course ones with famous signatures or those signed by members of special units will go for more. I like looking up the names of the soldiers, sailors and airmen to see if I can find the unit they were in.

[tolstoi]

here are some close up pics as requested

[David Atkatz]

Nice find!

(BTW, the entire roll of signed bills, taped together is a "short snorter," not each individual bill.)

[ChiefBenderForever]

That is an awesome story !! I grew up 20 miles from where Lindberg was born and raised, his house was right on the mighty Mississippi, it was always cool to go to where he played as a kid and see a lot of his stuff. In the 1990s a class did an escavation project down by the river and found marbles and toys that were dated to most likely being things Lindberg played with as a kid, the coolest thing was a little civil war soldier. Being in the middle of nowhere was nice to know someone who escaped the midwest and traveled the world. 17 miles the other direction born and raised was Sinclair Lewis, was fun to play sports againts the Flyers and Mainstreeters growing up ! And of course from 30 miles north my favorite Chief Bender !!

[GrayGhost]

Another reason why collectibles, especially when they cross history like this, are so awesome. That whole story/bills/sigs is AWESOME. I agree keeping them together is a great plan, unless you feel you have to sell the Lindbergh at this point.