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On The Block: Madoff's Things

  • As Bernard Madoff sits in a North Carolina prison serving a 150-year sentence, remnants of the fallen financier's once lavish lifestyle went on the auction block at a Manhattan hotel Saturday.
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    As Bernard Madoff sits in a North Carolina prison serving a 150-year sentence, remnants of the fallen financier's once lavish lifestyle went on the auction block at a Manhattan hotel Saturday.
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  • His personalized New York Mets baseball jacket was one of roughly 200 items on auction in the grand ballroom at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers.
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    His personalized New York Mets baseball jacket was one of roughly 200 items on auction in the grand ballroom at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers.
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  • Also on the block: A vintage Rolex "Monoblocco" chronograph wristwatch, also known as the "Prisoner Watch," made for Allied prisoners during World War II.
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    Also on the block: A vintage Rolex "Monoblocco" chronograph wristwatch, also known as the "Prisoner Watch," made for Allied prisoners during World War II.
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  • His 1960 Hofstra College school ring is engraved with "BLM - BA."
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    His 1960 Hofstra College school ring is engraved with "BLM - BA."
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  • A water rescue ring buoy painted with "Bullship N.Y."
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    A water rescue ring buoy painted with "Bullship N.Y."
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  • A luggage tag from his golf bag.
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    A luggage tag from his golf bag.
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  • Silver pre-Victorian diamond earrings and a platinum Edwardian-era diamond and emerald bracelet.
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    Silver pre-Victorian diamond earrings and a platinum Edwardian-era diamond and emerald bracelet.
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  • A collection of Rolex watches.
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    A collection of Rolex watches.
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  • Three monogrammed beige canvas duffel bags with "Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Montauk 1993" and a Macanudo cigar box.
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    Three monogrammed beige canvas duffel bags with "Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Montauk 1993" and a Macanudo cigar box.
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  • Madoff's golf clubs.
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    Madoff's golf clubs.
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  • The personalized paper stationery of Bernard Madoff and his wife Ruth Madoff, along with pens showing the logo "Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities."
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    The personalized paper stationery of Bernard Madoff and his wife Ruth Madoff, along with pens showing the logo "Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities."
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