Melvin Purvis Autograph

Melvin Horace Purvis II (October 24, 1903 – February 29, 1960) is most noted as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who captured or killed bank robbers such as Baby Face Nelson, John Dillinger, and Pretty Boy Floyd. Purvis became the FBI's golden boy, having captured more of designated public enemies than any other agent but found himself sidelined after he began to enjoy better press than J. Edgar Hoover. All this overshadowed his later career in the military which saw him directly involved with General George Patton, Hermann Göring, and the Nuremburg Trials. More about Melvin Purvis

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Current items with a signature of Melvin Purvis

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thumbnailMelvin Purvis - WWII Autograph Letter Signed - To His Wife - Expresses His Love$750.00logo
Purvis was born in Timmonsville, South Carolina, to Melvin Horace Purvis, Sr. (1869–1938), a tobacco farmer and businessman, and Janie Elizabeth (née Mims, 1874–1927); he was the fifth of eight siblings. He attended Timmonsville High School where in 1920 he was the yearbook's business manager, historian for his graduating class, on the football team, on the baseball team, was a president of the literary society, on the debate team, and played drums in the school orchestra. He then enrolled in the University of South Carolina and joined the Rho Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order there in 1921. He received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1922. Upon graduating, he passed the bar examination in South Carolina and practiced law in Florence as a junior partner at the firm of Willcox & Hardee, now called Willcox, Buyck & Williams, PA, for two years and as an insurance adjuster for W. H. Clarkson & Co for 18 months.Seeking adventure, he went to Washington DC and unsuccessfully sought a job in the Foreign Service as a diplomat. He applied at the Justice Department and was hired by the Bureau of Investigation, the forerunner to the FBI, in December of 1926 and began serving there in February of 1927. BOI investigators looking into Purvis' character and background were told that he was honest and industrious and ambitious, but not brilliant or hard-boiled enough to be a "money maker."

Purvis' performance reviews always rated his appearance and loyalty to the Bureau at 100%. He rated lowest for his understanding of the Manual of Instruction and the Manual of Rules and Regulations, which stayed at about 80% and which Hoover once chided him for as being unacceptable. Just before becoming Special Agent in Charge of Chicago, his score on the rules and instruction rose to 100% and stayed there. He rose quickly through the ranks and by 1932 he had headed the Bureau of Investigation offices in Birmingham, Alabama, then Oklahoma City followed by a move to Cincinnati. In 1932, he was placed in charge of the Chicago office by Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover. He eventually led an investigation into the crash of United Airlines Trip 23, which uncovered foul play as the cause of the crash. Read even more about Melvin Purvis at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Melvin Purvis

In total, we tracked 69 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Melvin Purvis (Melvin Purvis G-Man Famous FBI Agent Captured John Dillinger Signed Typed Letter) was sold in April 2016 for $495.00 while the cheapest item (Melvin Purvis - Famed FBI Agent - Signed Memorandum, 1932) found a new owner for $10.50 in January 2021. The month with the most items sold (5) was January 2021 with an average selling price of $17.33 for an autographed item of Melvin Purvis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2013 with $495.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $15.50 was June 2020. In average, an autographed item from Melvin Purvis is worth $105.76.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Melvin Purvis were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnailMelvin Purvis - Famed FBI Agent - Signed 1931 Memorandum$15.82logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis - Famed FBI Agent - Signed 1936 Memorandum$17.50logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis - Famed FBI Agent - Signed 4 Page 1936 Memorandum$33.00logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis - Famed FBI Agent - Signed Memorandum, 1930$12.50logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis - Famed FBI Agent - Signed Memorandum, 1931$21.55logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis - Famed FBI Agent - Signed Memorandum, 1931$17.33logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis - Famed FBI Agent - Signed Memorandum, 1932$52.02logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis - Famed FBI Agent - Signed Memorandum, 1932$13.34logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis - Famed FBI Agent - Signed Memorandum, 1932$10.50logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis FBI Agent Lead on Dillinger & Baby Face Nelson Autographed Env.$192.49logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis FBI Agent Lead on Dillinger & Baby Face Nelson Autographed Letter$210.27logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis Full Check Signed (FBI John Dillinger)$100.00logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis G-Man FBI Agent Captured John Dillinger Signed Letter 1931 Rare$450.00logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis Signed Autograph 1943 Check PSA John Dillinger connection $180.50logo
thumbnailMelvin Purvis signed letter, FBI agent (Baby Face Nelson, Dillinger etc) w/coa$39.99logo