T200 Fatima Premiums

[bcbgcbrcb]

Good luck. Those are exceedingly rare and usually in wretched condition when they are found due to size. If that’s the one you bought in the picture, it looks way too clean to be real without anything else to go by.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Good luck. Those are exceedingly rare and usually in wretched condition when they are found due to size. If that’s the one you bought in the picture, it looks way too clean to be real without anything else to go by.

Looks like it's matted and framed. That could be covering up a lot of corner and edge wear.

[bcbgcbrcb]

No folds, creases, marks anywhere on there? I don’t think so.

[trib01]

I completely agree with everything said...Should be easy to tell if it is real once received especially if they are exactly like the regular versions only bigger.

[x2drich2000]

To answer one of your direct questions, these did come with a mount though quite a few have been trimmed down. That mount extends the image out about 1" in all directions. For comparison, here are links to a few other Pittsburgh ones sold by REA over the years.

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=33636

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=39342

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=41544

[puckpaul]

I dont have much to add, but i do have this one i picked up framed in the Halper Auction. Has a crease but presents beautifully. I never opened the frame.

Love these. I had wanted to add more to my collection, but so few come up and i didnt buy the ones that did. Collecting them has probably passed me by. There was a large set/grouping that came for auction quite a few years ago now, they went strong as expected (before the current explosion). But ungraded (lol)!

[trib01]

I have reviewed as many photos as I could find on these items. Once I get mine I don't think it will be hard to determine if it is real or not. The photo on the normal fatima team cards are easy to distinguish unless really good reprints have been made before. I was worried as I saw a very minor differences in the one I bought versus some that I have seen, but have since located a few others that have these minor differences as well so that makes me feel a little better for now. Once it arrives next week I will make sure to let you know the result LOL Fingers crossed.