About 3-4 years ago, I sold off most of my post-1950 Pirates memorabilia (aside from the majority of my game used/worn collection), and concentrated on early Pirates photography, with a concentration on team/ballpark images.
I have spent anywhere from $50-thousands on vintage photos, and it is truly the only sector of any hobby where you can have that big of price range and still have a very quality item.
The majority of items I get framed and matted for display. I picked up a nice fold out photo of a 1909 scene of Forbes Field I have never seen before. This image came out of a book. I bought it off of Rhys for I believe $25. I got it framed and matted and it looks great.
Here's another example of a cheap photo I bought with Pirates relation. This was a plate in an 1889 book. I am going to get it framed and matted, as well. I spent under $100 for this and several other team images from the same book.
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