Lot 4528
(Kennedy Assassination) Shaw, Clay. New Orleans businessman and alleged acquaintance of Lee Harvey Oswald who was arrested by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison and charged with conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. Shaw was acquitted two years later. He is the only individual ever prosecuted for conspiracy to assassinate JFK.
Typed Letter Signed ("Clay") with holograph notes, on French Market Corp. letterhead, New Orleans, January 13, 1972, two pages, quarto. To Thomas Dawson, setting forth details of an anticipated trip to Vera Cruz for business purposes and to enjoy Carnival. He closes, "…I had a call from the CBS-TV station in Houston who want me to appear on a TV Talk Show on March 1st. That date, as you may recall, is the 5th Anniversary of my arrest and the 3rd of my acquittal….It's good to be gainfully employed again…." Fine condition. Both pages are double matted with various images of Shaw, Oswald, and David Ferrie, all housed in a 27 x 33½ in. frame.
Estimated Value $200 - 400.
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| Realized $437 |
