Wilbert Smith Archives Files Box 1131 03 1131-03-p085

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40 in our possession showing the same kind of extra mark. (6) Klass also claims that a forensics expert (a former CIA man at that!!) says the type is that of a Smith Corona typewriter not available until the mid-1960s. This is a very difficult call and other examiners disagree. There seems to be no doubt, however, that the typewriter used for the "24, 1947." portion of the date does predate 1947. Surely if a forger had such an old typewriter, why would he use it only for that portion of the...