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Al Capone letter showing his soft side sells for $62,000

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Chicago mobster Al Capone at a football game in 1931. An intimate letter he penned from prison suggests the ruthless racketeer had a soft side. The three-page letter, which is to be auctioned next week in Cambridge, Mass., is addressed to Capone’s son, Albert “Sonny” Capone. The mobster signed it, “Love & Kisses, Your Dear Dad Alphonse Capone #85,” which was his number at the Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay.
Chicago mobster Al Capone at a football game in 1931. An intimate letter he penned from prison suggests the ruthless racketeer had a soft side. The three-page letter, which is to be auctioned next week in Cambridge, Mass., is addressed to Capone’s son, Albert “Sonny” Capone. The mobster signed it, “Love & Kisses, Your Dear Dad Alphonse Capone #85,” which was his number at the Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay. Associated Press, file
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

An intimate letter gangster Al Capone wrote while imprisoned at Alcatraz has sold at auction in Massachusetts for $62,500.

Boston-based RR Auction says the winning bid came Monday at an auction in Cambridge. The buyer is a collector from the Chicago area who wishes to remain anonymous.

Auctioneers had expected the letter to fetch around $50,000.

The three-page letter was addressed to Capone’s son, Albert “Sonny” Capone. The mobster signed it, “Love & Kisses, Your Dear Dad Alphonse Capone (hash)85,” which was his number at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay.

Experts say it shows the notorious mobster who ruled gangland Chicago during Prohibition had a soft side.

This story was originally published September 26, 2016 at 7:15 PM with the headline "Al Capone letter showing his soft side sells for $62,000."

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