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53Browns
04-15-2011, 11:58 AM
Are there any Josh Gibson baseball cards to collect? I'm not talking about cards issued after his death. Thanks!

~Bill

sbfinley
04-15-2011, 12:30 PM
If memory serves me, there is a known postcard from his playing days. It almost looks like an exhibit, but I think there are only one or two copies known. Other than that he didn't have a produced card until after his death. I could be incorrect though.

sbfinley
04-15-2011, 12:32 PM
Did some searching.

http://www.psacard.com/articles/article_view.chtml?artid=4596&universeid=314&type=1

triwak
04-15-2011, 12:39 PM
The 1950-51 Toleteros Puerto Rican card is the only remotely obtainable period card of Gibson, and even it was issued a couple years after Gibson's death. And it is VERY pricey! But they do appear in major auctions nearly every year or so.

Mollys Dad
04-16-2011, 07:51 AM
Thanks!

Vol
04-16-2011, 10:08 AM
Bill,

Great question. I have often wondered the same thing.

lhardem
04-16-2011, 07:21 PM
Old Cardboard published a mini-article on the Gibson postcard in eNewsletter Issue #20 (December 2005). The article can be viewed at http://www.oldcardboard.com/eNews/2005/eNews20/eNews20.htm#5 and also contains a link to a profile of the Harrison Studios set, of which the Gibson card is a part.

Hope this helps,
Lyman

prestigecollectibles
04-16-2011, 10:53 PM
http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/auction/2006/4.html