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2 Rare 1920s Newspaper Photos of Paul Waner with the San Francisco Seals.
Lot 270. 2 Rare 1920s Newspaper Photos of Paul Waner with the San Francisco Seals. Waner was a star of the Pacific Coast League 1923-25. After he batted .401 in 1925, the Pittsburgh Pirates paid the Seals $100,000 for him and Hal Rhyne. Waner, of course, went on to have a Hall of Fame career. He hit .309 or better for 12 straight seasons and compiled a lifetime .333 average. Casey Stengel said Waner was the best right fielder he ever saw. The photos are from a San Francisco newspaper or the SF Bureau of the photo service, Pacific & Atlantic Photos. Both have been retouched for newspaper publication. Both have small newspaper clippings on the back, including one that apparently refers to the Seals’ wanting at least $40,000 for Waner’s services. It calls him a “costly minor leaguer” who “is much in demand.” Both are about 6” x 8 ½”. Up close, the portrait shows some fine surface cracking where it was retouched. The batting stance photo is torn and creased along the left edge and has various editing marks. Waner’s image is unaffected by any tears or creases.
Winning Bid $75.
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