Lot 1179: Max Baer

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo, signed and inscribed in person in fountain pen, "To Saul-My pal & a great fellow, Sincerely, Max Baer 7/4/34." Reverse of photo bears collector's ink date notation of July 4, 1934, the date the signature was acquired. In very good condition, with mild rippling and irregular emulsion to top right, and some scattered creases and surface marks. Less than a month earlier, Baer had knocked out Primo Carnera to capture the heavyweight title. Provenance: Saul Goodman Collection.

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