Value of this Babe Ruth Wire Photo

[joed25]

Hi everyone, new member here. Someone I know has this wire photo of Ruth and he is looking to sell it. I mostly collect autographs and I know nothing about photos. Could someone help me out and tell me how much this is worth? He said its a photo of the first All Star Game and its from the 30's but the photo looks too white on the back to be that old. Thanks for the help.

[bobw]

As there is a zip code on the stamp, it couldn't be from the 1930s. zip codes started in 1963.

[GKreindler]

And, in case your friend wants to know for sure, the photo's actually from the second All-Star Game in 1934, the same one that saw Carl Hubbell fan Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession.

Regardless of the type, it's a beautiful shot!!

Graig

[thecatspajamas]

Though I can't find an exact match for that stamping style, it does closely resemble those used in the 1970's to mid-1980's. As Bob mentioned, with the presence of the zip code, it couldn't be before late-1962.

Following the merger of United Press and International News in 1958, a LOT of earlier photographs were "re-released" to subscribers over the following 25 years. Many are of equal quality to their earlier counterparts as UPI still had the original negatives, but if you're hung up on the Type 1 designation, be very careful when picking up early photos with UPI stamping.

[joed25]

Thank you everyone for your help. Does anyone know the approx value? He wants $100, is that a good deal? Thank you.

[ibuysportsephemera]

This is a nice photo but IMO is not worth anything close to $100. There is no caption, date stamps, other press markings, etc. You can check on eBay and will eventually find more vintage photos of the Babe that are a fraction of that price. I collect wire and press photos and my preference is for stamps, captions, markings, etc....the more the better.

Jeff

[D. Bergin]

Probably more in the $30-50 range with that type of stamping.