This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/31/2011
Most scouts will tell you a hitter has to trust his eyes and hands above all else, here we see the eyes and hands of Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris as they chased the ghost of Babe Ruth during their 1961 season. Measures 6.5" x 7.5". "Roger Maris" handwritten on reverse with United Press International Photo & Jul 29 1961 stamps. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (M0644)
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)