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One of a kind Steve McQueen Autographed Press Release *LOA b

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We have a wonderfully preserved 2 page press release signed by Steve McQueen. The document is also signed by his wife Barbra Minty McQueen, Dr. William Kelley, Dr. Rodrigo Rodriguez and Dr. Rodelfo Alverez. On September 15, 2014 we had the document authenticated by JSA. The certificate number is Y26606 and can be verified at spenceLOA.com on the main page of the site. This amazing piece has received a new custom frame to display it in.

We researched the path of this document. We know it went from Mexico to California but we are unclear how it then proceeded to Canada where it was put in an auction. A Texan purchased the document at that auction and brought it here to the Dallas Fort Worth area where it has been in their private estate for the past 2 decades. After the passing of this owner his family offered it for private sale to the current owner.

This document was written during the time when Mr. McQueen was under the care of Dr. Kelley in Mexico for the non FDA approved treatments. We know that Dr. Kelly was in fact a dentist who had his license pulled in 1976. After much research on the timing between his arrival at this hospital and his death, we believe that this was written in early fall of 1980. He had been at the clinic for months and was feeling better. We think the possibility is high that this press release was from 1 to 2 weeks before he died. Resources we used to verify all this were old news reports, wiki and other interviews done by Mrs. McQueen.

Of all the signers of the document only Mrs. McQueen and Dr. Rodrigo Rodriguez are still alive. Mrs. McQueen was unavailable for comment on the possible timing of it and Dr. Rodriguez only stated that it appeared to be what he remembered signing.

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