Lot # 1525: 1920s New York Yankees News Service Photo Lot of (6) with Rare Shot of Mascot/Batboy Eddie Bennett

Category: Baseball Items

Starting Bid: $200.00

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Item was in Auction "November 2018 Auction",
which ran from 11/2/2018 12:00 PM to
11/15/2018 11:30 PM




Travel back to the decade the New York Yankees first established themselves as a Major League powerhouse, with this 1920s news service photo lot of (6). All of these nearly century old photos are stamp-dated on the reverse and all report in pleasing condition, with:


9/29/22 Urban Shocker, irregularly trimmed to 3-1/4 x 5", the word "traced" is written on the front and the head is outlined, likely the result of professional editiorial cropping, otherwise presents EX detail


10/28/24 Joe Bush, irregularly trimmed to 2-3/4 x 4-7/8", presents VG detail


10/28/24 Everett Scott, irregularly trimmed to 3-1/8 x 5-1/4", with 1-1/2 x 1/2" triangle of surface loss at bottom right corner, presents VG detail


10/11/26 Benny Bengough 5x7 with "The Cleveland News" credit stamp on reverse (GD-VG)


10/11/27 Benny Bengough, irregularly trimmed to 2-1/4 x 3" with "The Cleveland News" credit stamp on reverse, presents VG-EX detail


10/1/28 Eddie Bennett 5x7 rare photo of longtime Yankees mascot/batboy, with "The Cleveland News" credit stamp on reverse (EX+) with abundant gloss and clean surface

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