Help from any photo experts on a Sporting News photo

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Not unusual, my point being that unless a photo depicts a fairly significant event or subject matter that can be pinned down to a specific date and then is coupled with a reliable date stamp or such on the back then it is an educated guess as to the Type.

Photo authentication is more scientific than just about any memorabilia genre there is. The image can be dated by countless things; sig event, sub matter, uniformers, stadium signs..to name a few. The photo print date can also be dated by numerous things and the type determined; paper(fibers/ amount of chemical in paper under lack light that changes more often by era then one thinks), date stamps, news stamps, under magnification if a wire or original ect. Yes, to determine the type.. You need to know the date of image and when it was printed but it is far from a guess. This photo is an international news photo that was used by the sporting news. If the image is from 23( have not researched but trust what was said on here is accurate) and that is in the timeframe of the date stamp per the research of Henry and fogel's book. So far, by JUST seeing sans, i would say it has all the indicators of a type 1. It amazes me why people seem to think photo authentication is not based on scientific research and provable. These seem to be the same guys who collect cards that can be doctored/trimmed, jerseys that can be manufactured/restored and autographs(talk about a guess)to name a few(or people that are simply misinformed). Make no mistake, there is more to it than a guess. At the very least, the guess is a more educated one than just about every other area in this hobby. There are times where it is inconclusive through facts, thus a guess, but that goes for every memorabilia genre but with less subjectivity. In these situations, PSA or a legit/educated authenticator will state as such.