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Medium:
Paper; ink
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/16 in. (8.89 x 6.35 x 0.16 cm)
Type:
Crime Evidence
Date:
Before 2012
Description:
Mickey Cochrane baseball card with forged autograph. Sold as authentic; evidence from a sports memorabilita mail fraud case by US Postal Inspection Service. Carl Meyer was convicted of mail fraud in 2012.
Display limit: 10 month rotation at 5 fc.
Display aspect: front with signature
Credit line:
2013.2011.424, Transfer from the United States Postal Inspection Service
Object number:
2013.2011.424
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm824ccc4ee-2c95-4bc8-b7d4-115f4a2fc446
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2013.2011.424