This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/1/2012
Hank Aaron isn't signing any ordinary baseball in this photo. The ball penned by Hammerin' Hank was also signed by Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. This image measures 7 1/2" x 10" and has these notations on reverse: production notes, "Apr 9 1974" date stamp and Boston Herald Archives hologram.
The original Boston Herald was founded in 1846 by a group of Boston printers jointly under the name of John A. French & Company. The paper was published as a single two-sided sheet, selling for one cent. This is an original photo, in many cases a Type 1 printed at the time of the event. File copies or type 2 photos are also found, and can be distinguished by the markings on the reverse.
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