This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/1/2012
The Splendid Splinter, Ted Williams, autographs a bat for a the Sears Roebuck Board Chairman after signing on with the company as a spokesman for their sporting goods line. Measures 6.5" x 8". "Ted Williams" handwritten on reverse with affixed cutline & Dec 29 1960 stamps. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (M0635)
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.