This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/27/2011
A pair of Hall of Fame sluggers, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox and Harmon Killebrew of the Washington Senators, share some tips of the long ball trade prior to a game between their clubs in 1959. Measures 7" x 7.5". "Harmon Killebrew" handwritten on reverse with affixed cutline and United Press International Photo & May 27 1959 stamps. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (L0203)
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)