Sports Collectors Daily –
The market for vintage Type 1 photos continues to climb and Memory Lane’s auction included a record-setting price for an image identical to the one used to create Jim Brown’s 1958 Topps rookie card.
The black-and-white Henry Barr photo, one of only a few known to exist, dates to the Cleveland Browns training camp during the former Syracuse star’s rookie season of 1957. The 8×10 image sold for a whopping $68,125.
“Photos that represent a historical time in history are really being sought by top collectors,” explained Memory Lane’s J.P. Cohen. In all, his company’s auction generated over $2.5 million which included multiple records.
