Lot 4061

Description

Dallas Police Officer captor of Lee Harvey Oswald signature, on a first day of issue envelope for the President John F. Kennedy 22cent stamp, with John F Kennedy facsimile signature and postal cancellation for Chicago May 22 1986, at the top edge is signed in black felt tip pen, 'Officer M. "Nick" McDonald/Captor of Oswald/11-22-63'. Fine.

Officer McDonald was the Dallas Police Officer who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theatre on November 22, 1963 after an employee of the Texas Theatre told him that Oswald might be in the building. During his search of the theatre, Oswald was spotted. 'I was just inches from him and said get on your feet,' Officer McDonald later testified before the Warren Commission. Oswald stood and replied, 'Well, it's all over now.' At that point, Oswald made a fist with his left hand and struck Officer McDonald between his eyes, while reaching for a gun with his right hand and then they struggled over the weapon. Officer McDonald grabbed the pistol over the cylinder and both men fell into the theatre seats. 'As we fell, I could feel the hammer come back on his pistol, and then it returned. The firing pin on the hammer struck me on the hand between the forefinger and thumb.' Lee Harvey Oswald was taken into custody by Officer McDonald a 1:50 p.m. on November 22, 1963, approximately 90 minutes after the assassination of President Kennedy.