Lot 45 , The Krays: autograph letters from Lord Boothby and ephemera related to the Frank Mitchell murder trial

The Krays: Autograph letters from Lord Boothby and ephemera relating to the Frank Mitchell murder trial, including: a hand-written postcard from Eaton Square, June 6, 1963 to 'Mr Kray' (conclusively proving Boothby's social acquaintance with the Krays prior to his 1964 libel action against the Sunday Mirror); a list of 'Points' in Boothby's hand relating to the action; an ALS to Ronnie, April 10, 1965 concerning his defence of the Krays in the House of Lords; a TLS to 'Tom Brown', April 20, 1965; an ALS, Feb 19, 1965 to Mr & Mrs Kray in the hand of Boothby's valet, Gordon Goodfellow (all on House of Commons notepaper); an Old Bailey tie (one of 12 made solely for the jurors on the murder trial); and a montage print of portrait sketches by Sir Ivan Lawrence QC, second silk for the Defence (number 9 of 10 given to leading participants in the trial), 19 x 23in (montage print)
Estimate £400-600


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Sold for £380