Celtics champions team issued photo question
 

Hi, I picked up this grouping of Celtics team issue championship photos. I’m almost sure that these are original and am trying to understand them better. Were they reproduced? It seems like the 56-57 one might have been at one time.

I think all have been reproduced at one time for autograph signings. Those look like the standard Team issued ones from those particular years from what I can tell. So I think they appear to be original.

Boy, Lovelette was a monster...

Joe, thanks that makes sense in terms of the reasons for re printing. I was originally excited about the 56-57 being Russell’s rookie year and then saw a few online for sale for like 4 bucks and it just wasn’t adding up.

I have the exact same ones, but mine are definitely reprints. I bought them some years ago at about $3 per photo. The ones I purchased were each one was physically glued onto on a piece of large poster board or maybe mounted on a large wall or something for an advertisement for an autograph signing. You can tell on the back of each one had been removed from the wall or something. They're great for getting players autographs.

Thank you for the reply. These definitely have the look and feel of being real. Not sure if anyone grades them, not that I’d want to. It’s just hard to find any data on values for the real ones. I imagine only the earliest would have any real value.

You can get them graded by PSA/DNA and I think they would come back as Type III photos are they are Team issued. My limited understanding is that all Team issued photos are type III.

1973-74

1962-63

1965-66. Sorry about the glare.

Joe, thanks for the info and the pics, those are impressive to say the least.