MEARS Auction #22, Ends January 29th, 2011 - 9:00 CST, w/ 15-Minute Rule

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Lot #724:

1940s circa Ty Cobb Catch of the Day - Rex Teeslink Original First Generation 7" x 8" Personal Photo (LOA MEARS/Rex Teeslink)

Tigers legend and avid outdoors-men Ty Cobb poses proudly beside a school of fish he snagged on a fishing trip. The approximately 7" x 8" photograph is in NM condition and bears a Stanlaw Studios photo credit in its right bottom corner. 01957

Rex Teeslink served as Ty Cobb’s medical caretaker from May 24, 1961 until Cobb’s death on July 17 of the same year. In the waning weeks of the baseball great’s life, he and Teeslink forged a lasting bond. In fact, Teeslink indicates that he was among the few people Cobb trusted during the last days of his life, and the loyal caretaker was one of only two people present when the iconic Tiger took his final breath.

Upon Cobb’s passing, Teeslink was willed several items, including one of Cobb’s personal scrapbooks. These rarely seen, entirely original images come from that scrapbook. Each of these treasured photographs is accompanied by an individual Letter of Authenticity, written and personally signed by Mr. Rex Teeslink himself.

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