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GAMBINO, CARLO

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GAMBINO, CARLO
(1902 - 1976) Mafia family boss, described as the ""boss of all bosses"" and said to be the model for the film ""The Godfather"", he was an early associate of Luciano and Lansky and soon built the largest, most powerful crime family in America. D.S. ""Carlo Gambino"" 1p. oblong 12mo., New York, Sept. 9, 1960, a check drawn on Chase Manhattan Bank ordering payment of $400.00 to Gambino from S.G.S. Associates, his own company, boldly endorsed on verso. Cancellation punches are close to but do not affect signature, folds, otherwise good.