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Spring Premier Auction 2015

Wed, Apr 8, 2015 08:00PM EDT - Mon, Apr 27, 2015 12:30AM EDT
Lot 178

CIRCA 1870 HALF PLATE TINTYPE OF A BASEBALL PLAYER (EX-MARK RUCKER)

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Circa 1870 Half Plate tintype featuring a portrait of a young baseball in uniform. Letter on bib front could be either an "I" "J" or "S". Striking crystal clear image. A small amount of flaring at the upper top left of image. Tintype housed in a 5" by 6" leather frame. Originally sold in Mark Rucker's November 7th 1995 Auction. Outstanding photographic glimpse almost 150 years into baseball's past.

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