This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/27/2011
The changing of the guard, Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle are pictured here with the New York Yankees in 1951, Joltin' Joe's final year and the Commerce Comet's first. Measures 7" x 7.5". "Joe DiMaggio Mickey Mantle" handwritten on reverse with affixed cutline and Associated Press Wirephoto & Mar 1951 stamps. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (L0294)
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)