Type 1 photographs have grown in popularity and have become ever present at auction houses as of late especially.
A rare type 1 photograph of legendary baseball player Mickey Mantle sold for a whopping $843,750, making it the most valuable type 1 photo ever sold at auction.
“What I love most about the type 1 photos is their proximity to history,” Joe Maddalena, Heritage Auctions Executive Vice President, said in a release. “This isn’t just any Mickey Mantle photo: It’s the one that has become emblematic of his ascension from rookie to legend — when he was just the fresh-faced kid from Oklahoma who wasn’t yet The Mick, a Hall of Famer, a legend. I’m thrilled collectors now see Type 1 photos for what they are: artwork to be collected, cherished, coveted.
“It was found among his keepsakes in a plain brown envelope bearing the New York Yankees’ logo, Yankee Stadium’s Bronx address and a handwritten note: ‘Pictures of 1952 New York Yanks all individuals,'” according to Heritage. The sold Mantle photo remained in the brown envelope for decades, sealed in a Ziploc bag and stored in a cedar chest, the auction house added.
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