Lot 364. 52 New York Mets Photos from 1962-1963. Three photos are original Kodak 3.5” x 3.5” color shots, dated May 1962, from a Mets game at the Polo Grounds. Two are action shots. The third shows Rogers Hornsby (#53), Solly Hemus (#52) and Sherman Jones (#36). Most of the collection comprises 47 photos (46 different), each 8” x 10”, issued by the team in 1962-63: Craig Anderson, Richie Ashburn, Gus Bell, Ed Bouchee, Elio Chacon, Harry Chiti, Joe Christopher, Choo Choo Coleman, Galen Cisco, Roger Craig (2), Ray Daviault, John DeMerit, Jesse Gonder, Tim Harkness, Solly Hemus, Jim Hickman, Joe Hicks, Dave Hillman, Gil Hodges, Jay Hook, Rogers Hornsby, Ron Hunt, Sherman Jones, Al Jackson, Rod Kanehl, Red Kress, Hobie Landrith, Cookie Lavagetto, Felix Mantilla, Ken MacKenzie, Jim Marshall, Bob Miller (righty), Herb Moford, Bob Moorhead, Charlie Neal, Grover Powell, Don Rowe, Red Ruffing, Ted Schreiber, Norm Sherry, Duke Snider, Tracy Stallard, Casey Stengel, Sammy Taylor, Frank Thomas and Don Zimmer. Also included are one 8” x10” photo of the 1962 team and an 8 x10 of a dog posing on the pitcher’s mound of the Polo Grounds, apparently after a Reds-Mets game. The photos are somewhat curved at the top and bottom and average vg-ex. Fourteen have staple holes at the top, and slightly more than one-half exhibit some toning. They constitute a good start on a comprehensive Mets photo collection. Winning Bid $301.
