Old Judge Proofs?

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Posted By: Tom Boblitt

with Jay about the images.......they are clearly real images that have been around since the period. I would also subscribe to his theory that someone printed them--maybe the original owners--for display purposes. When someone told them they could get $5K apiece for them, they became 'proofs' from the period. Or....they could have been made to deceive.

Jay.....I've seen some of the negatives before and I'm sure you have some.....have you seen the negatives from the pieces where no known N172/N173 pose is known to exist? I find that odd.....didn't you say that for some of the 'proofs' there is no known N172/N173? The negatives I've seen were in some type of wooden frame that looked as though it was made for them expressly (at a later time).

They are cool as a display piece though--regardless of the value.