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Catalog 371 - October, 2026
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NEW YORK POST - EXTRA, Dec. 9, 1980
- John Lennon assassination
- "The Beatles" front man
- From the city of the murder
- Nice headline for display
Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of John Lennon - it
...NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 6, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Removal of Gen. Butler" "The Affair Off Charleston Harbor" "The Affair at Fort Donelson" "The Rebels Driven in Great
...CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Jan. 3, 1979
- John Wayne Gacy in custody
- Hunt for dead bodies in the area
- Survivor and key witness Jeff Rignall
- Best title to be had ? - very rare
Here is nice issue on the discovery of John Wayne
...LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 26, 1987
- United States Supreme Court decision
- John v. Transportation Agency - SCOTUS
- Affirmative action re. Women in the workplace
- Employers can hire based on gender over expertise
The top of
...THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1942
- Post Battle Of Midway results
- United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
- Details of Japanese loss coming to light
The front page has a six column headline: "NEW LIST BY NAVY OF
...Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1987
- Early MADONNA concert advertisement
- Singer - songwriter - actress - model
- "Who's That Girl World Tour" "True Blue"
- Madonna's first major world stadium
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 25, 1985 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible
...NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 7, 1945
- Jewish holocaust coming to an end
- Extermination of Jews collapsing
- Russians gaining ground in Germany
Page 6 has a small one column heading: "A New Nazi Pogrom Upset by Russians" (see
...Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 13, 1995
- Courtney Love - American singer & guitarist
- Alternative & grunge rock music - Hole (band)
Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the
...THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 14, 1987
- The Cure - English rock cult band
- Robert Smith - gothic new wave music
- 1st Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
- "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss