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

[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.

[tolstoi]

I think you guys are right about keeping it all together. So, if I was to put this on Ebay, you think I should lot all the bills together including the lindbergh? I probably should at least sell the Lindbergh because I could use the extra cash and it will be fun to see how it does. Thanks for all the contacts, advice, and info everyone

[whitey19thcentury]

Very cool! The only time I got a "find" like that was at an area auction about 10 years ago. I was there with my parents and my mom bought a box lot of paper ephemera that was mostly vintage Valentines. I think she bought the box for like 40-50 bucks.

The runner brought it back to us and I was rooting through the other paper. I came across an old blank check from a bank in California. I looked on the back and saw "Curly - 3 Stooges" signed on it.

Needless to say, that by piecing out the Valentine's and flipping the Curly sig on eBay, my mom got a nice return.