Nat King Cole & wife Maria Cole Type 1 PSA Graded 8x10 Photo Stamped & Slabbed Rare 1965 - A rare candid stamped original 8x10 photograph of the legendary singer at Santa Monica circa 1965. Professionally graded by PSA Type 1 Photo and slabbed. This is a rare vintage photograph that has been professionally graded by PSA and encased in plastic display holder (slabbed) to ensure its value and integrity. PSA developed a grading system for photographs as follows. 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. This collector's item is being sold from one collector to another, no rights are given or implied. Silver Screen Mementos are gradually releasing from their vast archives thousands of original photographs, transparencies, negatives, slides, lobby cards and other movie or television memorabilia.
