Nice old 1866 photo ended early on the bay

[smokelessjoe]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

one sold on ebay looks nicer!

Are you saying that, because it has the same stains as the one in Cowans Auction? I really like all the reprint Ruths and Wagners that he has sold!

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by smokelessjoe

Are you saying that, because it has the same stains as the one in Cowans Auction? I really like all the reprint Ruths and Wagners that he has sold!

Shit... I did not look that closely ! I noticed that the borders had a different color but the one in the Cowan auction looked like it had more damage than the other?

[khkco4bls]

So now there's 2 of them

[bgar3]

I like that the Cowan one has a photographer I'd on the back, eBay was blank. The background is almost certainly the Lawn housing area of UVA, where Poe once lived and is still in use.

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Shit... I did not look that closely ! I noticed that the borders had a different color but the one in the Cowan auction looked like it had more damage than the other?

that ebay photo definitely looks cropped compared to the Cowan.

[packs]

Maybe it's just me, but the eBay example looks very washed out to my eyes. The Cowans example is clear, even when you magnify the view. Also, the guilding on the eBay example is faded, which could be natural, but might also be an example of a poor copy.

[sgbernard]

I was just going to post that this is an amazing image. But now I read the last few posts on this thread, and I'm happy I didn't pay any money for the ebay one!

[khkco4bls]

Originally Posted by sgbernard

I was just going to post that this is an amazing image. But now I read the last few posts on this thread, and I'm happy I didn't pay any money for the ebay one!

You got that right..

[prewarsports]

No wonder he was so eager to take the BIN!