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Posted By: hankron

In photographs there are 'in betweens.' An original Charles Conlon of Ty Cobb would be the top. If UPI reprinted the image in the 1950s, the photograph would be official and collectable, just not worth nearly as much as the original.

For me, the issue usually turns on what was paid. Even if advertised as the original, if a collector paid $50 for the 1950s UPI Cobb because he thought it would look great on his office wall, the price is fair and there's no big deal. If he paid $700, then there would be an issue.