This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/31/2011
Milwaukee Braves right fielder Hank Aaron receives a silver bat & the John Hillerich Memorial Award from National League President Warren Giles in recognition of his 1956 NL batting crown. Measures 6.5" x 9". May 20 1957 stamp on reverse. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (M0483)
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)