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Lot # 703: The Carl Mays Collection (3 photos)

Category: Dead Ball Era

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "April 2007 Catalog",
which ran from 4/30/2007 12:00 AM to
5/3/2007 9:00 PM



Three photographs of Carl Mays, the Major League pitcher best known for killing Ray Chapman with a pitch to the head. A 3.5"x5" print from 1926 has Mays looking directly into the camera. 5"x7.5" print shows Mays in 1928 throwing the ball in a Mets uniform. A 5.5"x8" print with paper caption on the back pictures Mays at the beach with his son Dilly in 1928. It is missing a small portion from the lower left corner. Overall the photos are EX.

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