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Posted By: David

Though they are obscure and mostly unctalogued, circa 1940s-60s, there were small photographs made by photographers like Jim Rowe. They were commercially issued, often sold mail-order perhaps in person. A photo of an early player, like Jackson, would have to be a second generation image and in some cases were photos of an old print or card. This might explain why to the seller this item has both the feel of a photo and appearance of a print (perhaps he can see the tiny dots in the photo) I have not seen such issues with deckle edges, but I wouldn't be surprised if they exist.

For these types of Rowe-like photos (not saying the auctioned item is one), which usually were of iffy image quality, it's a matter of how much one should bid. Obviously Joe Jackson is Joe Jackson, so any old item of his is worth a bid. To me, the current bid is getting high for my taste.