Auction 80
Historical Militaria, Autographs, and Ephemera Auction, July 14 & 15, 2020
Jul 15, 2020
(your local time)
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
Terms of sale
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1,400 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 1391:
JAMES EARL RAY
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Sold for: $140
Start price:
$
50
Estimated price:
$100 - $150
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.L.S. "James" on Hotel Sheraton letterhead, 1p. 4to., [Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Petros, TN], Dec. 3, 1978, to his wife Anna Sandhu Ray whom he married in jail less than two months before this letter was written. Ray writes somewhat cryptically, probably about wedding-related matters. In part: "�It was a nice visit with you today angel, although you did appear a little tired � please don't worry too much�Tomorrow I will have finished & mailed the affidavit to the committee, then I will have more time for you� we will succeed with the alter [?], we are not teenagers but we have plenty [of] time what with all of my you know what & they will always be just for you�" He signs at the conclusion in blue ink. Sold with transmittal envelope, which bears Ray's prisoner number, the abbreviation "B.M.P.", and the address of the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary.
