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Leleands Summer 2010 pick-up...
I took a chance on this one as Lelands didn't show a scan of the reverse (no surprise there).
Lot 1097: Ruth Hugs Gehrig On His Day ITEM DESCRIPTIONEvent: June 2010 Catalog Category: Photo Collection > Baseball Reserve: $100.00 Auction: 6/8/2010 12:00:00 AM EST - 7/9/2010 9:00:00 PM EST Winning Bid: $302.50 Price Realized: $361.49 Number of Bids: 9 Press photograph of Babe Ruth hugging Lou Gehrig as the New York Yankees honored him by celebrating "Lou Gehrig Day" on July 4, 1939. Photo still has the paper caption on the verso. There is a small chip in the lower right corner and some creasing on the upper right and lower left corners. 7 x 9". VG. 1939babelouhuggingLargeImage.jpg And was THRILLED to see the stamping and slug of the back! 1939babeandlouVERSO.jpg That bluish ACME stamp dates this photo to 1935-40. Which Equals... a TYPE I photo of Babe and Lou on July 4th, 1939 for $361.49 ! Been awhile since I made a score this big. Who says there ain't no more deals to be had? |
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