This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/10/2004.
Walter Winchell was the original gossip columnist in Hollywood. He was both feared and respected, as his commentary could make or break a career. This lot of 48 checks, each signed by the great Walter Winchell on checks from the Irving Trust Company, have each been marked in the lower right corner with red colored pencil. They have been endorsed and deposited, the majority dating back to 1938. They range in amount from as low as $4 to as high as $965. Winchell's signatures rate between 8s and 9s and the checks come with a letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA.