1910 Cleveland Naps Team panorama question

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Originally Posted by MEARSAUCTIONS

I am not making a claim that the photo discussed is authentic, as I have not reviewed it. I am just stating that I have seen paper versions which can be traced to directly to players, which leads me to believe these are not premiums but issued to players. I know the one we auctioned several years ago was original, and not a repro.
troy

The OP posted that this IS the one from a Mears auction several years ago, so I guess you are in effect authenticating it. I would go back to the original question of how you know this: is it because Dave said it was, or the player said it was, or it came from a player's estate, or you've seen similar examples from other player's estates, or what? You're about as knowledgeable a hobby dealer as there is, and your certitude is impressive, but if it was my piece, especially in light of the prevalence of all those similar looking repros/fakes some years ago, I'd want some backup. How about another example, or even a similar example, with ironclad provenance from one of the hundreds of auctions over the years?