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Lot # 258: 1892 Johnny Poe, "Princeton Football and Military Icon" Rare Photo

Category: Football

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 0 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "October Collectors Auction 2021",
which ran from 9/26/2021 9:00 PM to
10/9/2021 8:00 PM



A movie could be made on the life of Johnny Poe and it you would think it had to be fiction. He was the best football player in the world, a descendant of Edgar Allen Poe, and after flunking out of school, be became a war hero on several fronts before dying in 1915 before America was even officially part of WWI. This is his most famous image and despite being a restrike from the 1930's (pre WWII) this is one of the few we have ever seen from anywhere near the original release date!

Size: 7.5x9.75
Designation: Non-Vintage (1930's)(b)
Condition: 3/5
Quality: 4.5/5
Overall Grade: 7.5/10

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