1910 Cleveland Naps Team panorama question

[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

[Hankphenom]

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?

[murphusa]

Similar ones that were akin to the size stated for the Phila A's were gifted to players, etc during reunions in the 60's

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by murphusa

Similar ones that were akin to the size stated for the Phila A's were gifted to players, etc during reunions in the 60's

I recall hearing the same thing about 15 years ago. Not sure if it applies to this particular piece, but is a potential scenario.

[Angyale]

Wouldn’t most of these guys have been in their 70s to 90s (or already dead) in the 1960s? As such, realistically, how many players would have even shown up for a reunion say even in 1960? Would it have even been worthwhile to print these for a reunion? Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.

Angyale

[perezfan]

I think I read it in a Mastro or Leland’s description back in the day. Could have been 1950s as opposed to ‘60s… not positive.

[murphusa]

My source was Eddie Collins Jr.