ORIGINAL TEXAS RANGER FRANK A. HAMER US CITIZENS ID CARD.

ORIGINAL TEXAS RANGER FRANK A. HAMER US CITIZENS ID CARD. This official card was used by Frank Hamer Sr. and was used when crossing the border into Mexico. It was issued to Hamer when he went back into the Ranger service in 1919 after recouping from gun fight in 1918 with G. McMeans in Sweetwater. The photo not only depicts Hamer, but also his wife, two daughters and son, and also bears his thumbprint. Hamer lived in Brownsville, where the card was issued until 1921, when they moved to Del Rio and became Capt. of Company C in 1921. Hamer as a ranger during those years, usually patrolled the border alone, as he states in his book “I am Frank Hamer”. On page 61, one of his orders was to halt the smuggling of arms and supplies to the forces of Poncho Via, and other Mexican Revolutionary bands. Hamer was of course the famous ranger who unrelentingly pursued Bonnie & Clyde across various states. Hamer persisted and eventually obtained information about their whereabouts and set up an ambush that resulted in the death of both Bonnie & Clyde. Hamer is unquestionably one of the great all time Texas Rangers. Accompanied by a notarized affidavit signed by Frank Hamer Jr, wherein Hamer identifies the card as that of his father’s Frank Hamer Sr. and “gave the the following item to my friend, Raymond Brown, in 1973, with the understanding that it would remain in my mother’s possession until her death..” SIZE: This identity card, when opened, is 8-1/2” w x 6-1/2” h. PROVENANCE: Frank Hamer, Charles Schriener III CONDITION: Paper is torn but otherwise in very good condition. 4-45631 JJ15 (12,500-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2457	$0.00	ORIGINAL TEXAS RANGER FRANK A. HAMER US CITIZENS ID CARD. This official card was used by Frank Hamer Sr. and was used when crossing the border into Mexico. It was issued to Hamer when he went back into the Ranger service in 1919 after recouping from gun fight in 1918 with G. McMeans in Sweetwater. The photo not only depicts Hamer, but also his wife, two daughters and son, and also bears his thumbprint. Hamer lived in Brownsville, where the card was issued until 1921, when they moved to Del Rio and became Capt. of Company C in 1921. Hamer as a ranger during those years, usually patrolled the border alone, as he states in his book “I am Frank Hamer”. On page 61, one of his orders was to halt the smuggling of arms and supplies to the forces of Poncho Via, and other Mexican Revolutionary bands. Hamer was of course the famous ranger who unrelentingly pursued Bonnie & Clyde across various states. Hamer persisted and eventually obtained information about their whereabouts and set up an ambush that resulted in the death of both Bonnie & Clyde. Hamer is unquestionably one of the great all time Texas Rangers. Accompanied by a notarized affidavit signed by Frank Hamer Jr, wherein Hamer identifies the card as that of his father’s Frank Hamer Sr. and “gave the the following item to my friend, Raymond Brown, in 1973, with the understanding that it would remain in my mother’s possession until her death..” SIZE: This identity card, when opened, is 8-1/2” w x 6-1/2” h. PROVENANCE: Frank Hamer, Charles Schriener III CONDITION: Paper is torn but otherwise in very good condition. 4-45631 JJ15 (12,500-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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