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Billionaire Oil Magnate ''J. Paul Getty'' Signed Check Wiring Money to His Son

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Billionaire Oil Magnate ''J. Paul Getty'' Signed Check Wiring Money to His Son

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Auction Date:2013 Feb 06 @ 17:00 (UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd. #555, Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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Oil billionaire ''J. Paul Getty'' check signed in blue ink. Dated 10 July 1942, the check is made out in type to Western Union in the amount of $100. The memo line reads ''Money Order to Geo.F.Getty II / Princeton, N.J.'' George Franklin Getty II was Getty's firstborn of five children and the father of George F. Getty III, who was kidnapped in 1973. Known for his penny-pinching, Getty initially refused to pay ransom in the kidnapping of his grandson, and only acquiesced after the kidnappers mailed his ear to the Getty family. Check measures 8.25'' x 3.25''. With standard bank cancellations and filing punch holes, else near fine.