TYPE PHOTOS - HOW TO FIND RAW PHOTOS & IDENTIFYING THEM

TYPE PHOTOS - HOW TO FIND RAW PHOTOS & IDENTIFYING THEM
Submit your photos to PSA:
www.psacard.co...
To combat counterfeiting and provide peace of mind to collectors, PSA employs a four-level Authentication System.
STEP 1
Examination
Each photograph is examined to determine if it was made from the original negative, a duplicate negative or a wire transmission. The stampings on the reverse of the photograph are identified in order to date the photograph to the approximate era of production. As a final step of analysis, each genuine photograph is given a classification from Type 1 to Type 4 based on its characteristics.
PSA Photograph Type Classification
Type I - A 1st generation photograph, developed from the original negative, during the period (within approximately two years of when the picture was taken).
Type II - A photograph, developed from the original negative, during the period (more than approximately two years after the picture was taken).
Type III - A 2nd generation photograph, developed from a duplicate negative or wire transmission, during the period (within approximately two years of when the picture was taken).
Type IV - A 2nd generation photograph (or 3rd or later generation), developed from a duplicate negative or wire transmission, during a later period (more than approximately two years after the picture was taken).
Type 1 photographs are the most desirable and valuable of the four photograph types because of their vintage and originality.
Many Type 4's were issued after 1970, either for latter-era publication of earlier original images or for the general public consumption.
Duplicate negatives are produced by taking a photograph of an existing original photograph thereby creating a second negative that is of inferior quality to the original
All photograph types are collectible; a Type 3 photograph of a Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle may be worth considerably more than a Type 1 photograph of a common player from the 1920's.

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Thank you. I will be posting more type photo videos all week.

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[@Merlincollects]

Thank you! More type photo videos to come this week!

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Great video and appreciate the breakdown of the types

[@Merlincollects]

Following this up with a Type 1 & 2 reveal and how to identify those types.

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I enjoy collecting original photos. They are definitely rarer than sports cards.

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