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The Eastcastle Street Robbery, 1952

A page from the Illustrated London News, detailing the Eastcastle Street Robbery of 1952, when a Post Office van was hijacked and its contents, £200, 000 in soiled notes, were stolen. The scene of the crime, the stolen mail van, the bolt cutters and raincoat found at the scene of the crime are detailed. The crime was never solved, and the money never recovered

Picture No
13732060
Media ID
45395274
Size
3700px x 5158px (4.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photographs in The Illustrated London News, 31 May 1952, page 913 Image digitally colourised using AI
Date
1952

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