Question for the auto experts

[perezfan]

Here's a link to a Chief Bender Letter currently in REA....

http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...x?itemid=14148

REA's pre-auction estimate was $400 - $600, but perhaps that was low, considering it already sits at $800 (plus the juice). This Letter is really nice, but so is the one posted above. I know REA realizes top dollar, but perhaps it's still worth a bit more than I initially thought.

Hope this is of some help, and best of luck!

[ChiefBenderForever]

Thanks for the link Mark I didn't see that letter, all of my stuff is in storage in West Hartford as we just moved here from Minneapolis, how odd is that, one letter to W. Hartford and the other to Brockton. To bad I can't get both !! Thanks for all the help and info.

Thanks for the info on the picture Mike !!

[Forever Young]

AWESOME LETTER...I have just started to realize how much I enjoy these letters and I do not even own one yet!

As for the photo, the press stamp IS NOT of the type 1 variety unfortunately. The image is from 1913 but the stamp has a zip code(first thing I notice). Secondly, UPI was not even around then so no variation of their stamp would suffice. The evolution of United Press can be viewed on "A Portrait of Baseball Photography" by Fogel, Oser and Yee on page 162.

It is a GREAT image and has value..just not Type 1 value. In any case, the two would look awesome framed up together. Congrats before hand if you land the letter!!!

[drc]

As already noted, most old letters have mailing folds in them. So neat mailing folds in and of themselves, aren't a defect.

[mr2686]

Ben, that's great info regarding the press stamp. I've learned more from this site and from Ben and Jimmy in the last few months then at anytime before.