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- Ronnie Biggs
- "The Brain of the Great Train
Robbery"
- Rare Signed British
One Pound
- Armed Forces Note
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- BIGGS, Ronnie (b. 1929). The Great Train Robber. Biggs and his band of men
electrified the world on August 8, 1963 (his Birthday) pulling
off the largest robbery in history known as "The Great Train
Robbery." The total haul was 2,631,784 pounds worth over
30 million at today's rates. Biggs was the only one to escape
prison (July 1965) and managed to elude the world's police until
1974. His successful battle against arrest in Brazil by Scotland
Yard made world headlines. However Brazilian law allowed Biggs
to stay in Brazil. Biggs was listed in the Guinness Book of Records
as the world's longest outstanding fugitive. He was dubbed by
Scotland Yard as "The Brain of the Great Train Robbery."
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Document Signed, a British one
pound Armed Forces note, Special Voucher issued by Command of
the Army Council. Hand signed by Ronnie Biggs during a private
signing at his home in Rio de Janeiro. This is one of only three
British notes known to have been signed by Ronnie Biggs. Together
with an original photo of Steve Koschal with Ronnie Biggs at
his home in Rio. A true rarity .SOLD-
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