MEARS Auction #34, Ends January 28th, 2012, 9:00 CST w/15-Minute Rule

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Lot #208:

1962 Whitey Ford New York Yankees "Boston Herald Collection Archives" Original 6.5" x 8" Photo (BH Hologram/MEARS LOA)

Hall of Fame hurler Whitey Ford is pictured here shortly before his New York Yankees were to take on the San Francisco Giants in the 1962 World Series. Measures 6.5" x 8". AP Wirephoto cutline affixed on reverse with Oct 16 1962 stamp. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (M0621)

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.