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Lot # 179: 1951 Willie Mays, "Welcome to the Big Leagues Rookie" Large Early Photo

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 30 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Holiday Collectors Auction 2022",
which ran from 12/2/2022 8:00 PM to
12/17/2022 8:00 PM



1951 Early photograph of rookie Willie Mays of the Giants as he appears to be welcomed to the team by pitcher Sal Maglie. While the exact moment of the photograph is not listed, it is clearly a 1951 example as the Giants only wore the patch on Maglie's sleeve during Mays' rookie season. A large and bold image from Brown Brothers, there is a pre-zip code stamp on the back which indicates this is a vintage 1950's example and the paper used is clearly 1950's as well. This is the only vintage example of this photograph we have ever seen

Size: 8x10
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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