• The Golden Age of Baseball, Se auction at Christies

    Sale 13326

    The Golden Age of Baseball, Selections of Works from the National Pastime Museum

    New York

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    19 - 20 October 2016

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    • EDDIE COLLINS PHOTOGRAPH
    Lot 273

    EDDIE COLLINS PHOTOGRAPH

    CARL HORNER (1864-1926)

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    USD 1,250

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    USD 1,000 - USD 1,500

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    EDDIE COLLINS PHOTOGRAPH
    Carl Horner (1864-1926)
    Original studio portrait photograph of Hall of Famer Eddie Collins (1887-1951) as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics, c.1906. The verso is inscribed Eddie Collins in pencil. This image is notable for being used to create Collins’ portrait style T206 tobacco baseball card.
    4 x 5 1/2 in.

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