MEARS Auction #32, Ends November 26th, 2011, 9:00 CST w/15-Minute Rule

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Lot #104:

1963 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees "Boston Herald Archives" Original 7" x 7" Photo (Boston Herald Hologram/MEARS LOA)

Mickey Mantle is pictured here taking some batting practice swings while preparing to return to the New York Yankees lineup following an injury suffered during the 1963 season. Measures 7" x 7". Cutline affixed on reverse with United Press International Photo and Aug 1 1963 stamps. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (L0374)

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)