MEARS Auction #33, Ends December 30th, 2011, 9:00 CST w/15-Minute Rule

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Lot #219:

1927-28 Ty Cobb Philadelphia Athletics "Boston Herald Collection Archives" Original Photos (BH Hologram/MEARS LOA) - Lot of 2

Hall of Famer Ty Cobb is pictured in this lot of 2 photos signing his first contract with the Philadelphia Athletics and at a conference of Hearst Newspaper executives. Photos measure 7.5" x 8.5" & 7.5" x 10". Handwritten notations on reverse with affixed cutlines and date stamps. Boston Herald Archives Holograms. (M0603)

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.

(MEARS Auction LOA~SB)