PetaPixel Two of World’s Most Infamous Hoax Photos Sold for Over $3,400


A vintage black-and-white photo of a girl outdoors with paper cutout fairies placed in front of her, blending into the natural background. The caption reads, A Slide and the Fairies.

Two original photographs from the legendary Cottingley Fairies series have sold at auction for $3,440 (£2,600), nearly doubling their estimated value and reigniting public fascination with one of the 20th century’s most enduring hoaxes.

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