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Lot # 45: 1948 "Number 3 Retired by the Yankees", Cliff Mapes Hangs Up the Iconic Number!

Starting Bid: $15.00

Bids: 6 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "MEGA Collectors Auction 2019",
which ran from 4/23/2019 12:00 AM to
5/11/2019 8:00 PM



1948 Poignant photograph of New York Yankees player Cliff Mapes (who had been wearing number 3 for the Yankees) officially hangs up his jersey in the locker of Babe Ruth symbolic that nobody would ever wear the number again. Mapes would start wearing number 13 instead. A dramatic and artistic image that presents a powerful story, taken by a photographer at Acme and with a loose but present paper caption as well.

Size: 7x9
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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