This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/29/2012
Legendary slugger Mickey Mantle is pictured in this pair of photos which discuss the details of the contracts he signed for his 1959 & 1963 seasons with the New York Yankees. Measurements range from 6.5" x 8.5" to 7" x 8". Photos contain United Press International Photo and date stamps on their reverse. Boston Herald Archives Holograms. (M0610)
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.