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Originally Posted by glchen
With the threads on the original photo used in the 1952 Topps Mantle card going on ( Link and Link), it got me thinking of what would be the most valuable original photo from baseball, if it still existed? I believe it is known that the Horner photo for the T206 Wagner still exists. How about the photos used to create other iconic cards such as:
Baltimore News Ruth
M101-4/5 Ruth
Just So Cy Young
T210 Jackson
Would these photos (or others) break 100K?
Edit: Caveat is that it would be known that these photos used to exist (for example, they were known to have created a card) rather than fantasy photos. |
The two that come to mind are the Horner Wagner and the Conlon Cobb sliding. I think large premiums are and will be had in the following TYPE 1 forms.
A)By GREAT photographers/artists-Conlon, Thompson, Bain, Burke, Van Oeyen, Horner..etc[/B]
These should be treated like artwork much like other well know photographers commanding 100s of thousands of dollars outside of the sports world which I find very interesting.
B) IMPORTANT IMAGES used for baseball cards, important publications and/or other baseball memorabilia.
Horner-Wagner, The 1951 Mantle image used for 52 card, the Gehrig used for his 1941 memorial day ticket(just finished in legendary)..etc.
C) IMPORTANT EVENTS in Baseball History-i.e. Maris 61st, Jackie's slide, Gehrig Day, BABE BOWS OUT,1927 Yankees etc.
D) ROOKIE IMAGES
E) Other ARTISTIC/GREAT images which do not fall under the above categories most likely of HOFs or popular players.
Obviously certain players under all of these will command higher premiums..i.e. Ruth, Gehrig , Joe Jackson, Mantle, etc.. Some images will fall under 2 or more of the categories above.
Great photos usually exhibit most if not all marks of the 4 C'S -Contrast, Clarity, Content, Condition. This is a great tip found in "A Portait of Baseball Photography".
This is what I see in the photo market today and what I think will be the cream of the crop in the future. Ben