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Lot # 1098: 1940 Leon Trotsky, "Dead Body of Russian Revolutionary" Tracked Down in Mexico

Category: Military/Political

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 18 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Summer Premier Auction 2018",
which ran from 7/1/2018 12:00 AM to
7/14/2018 8:00 PM



Large 1940 photograph of dead body of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky as it lay in Mexico City. For years he had been hunted down by Josef Stalin and his thugs and was finally tracked down and beaten to death with a pickaxe. Issued by the International News and stamped on the back, this is the only example of this photograph we have ever seen.

Size: 8x10
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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