[Lordstan]

Thanks to all who chimed in so far.

To fill in a few blanks:

I paid $131 for it. It's not truckloads, but not cheap either.

This is his description cut and pasted from the auction.

" Original Wire photo from 1938 - Official Type 1 Print. Gehrig touches Homeplate after a Home Run!

Great Condition and stamped by United Press International in 1938.

If you need any more shots of the photo, or have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!"

Cats and DRC, your points are all well taken.
The crux of the matter really is the price. The pic is really nice and clear with some "vintageness" to it though not of the original time period. I guess I will have to decide if $131 is too much to pay for a 1950-60's type 2 or re-strike of this pic. My initial instinct is to send it back and use the money for other stuff, but I am still torn.

I also don't get the vibe from the emails we exchanged that the seller is doing anything on purpose. My suspicion is that he may not understand, nor be able to identify, using stamps and the like, some of the differences between the photo types. If I do return it, I will be explaining this all to him.

Does anyone have any other differing opinions to add?