Postcard Question

[vintagetoppsguy]

This was posted on the SGC boards, but nobody had an answer. Here are two postcards that are identified by SGC as being from the same issue, but they are clearly different. Can anybody help clear up the confusion? Thank you!

http://users.zoominternet.net/~rowe/07cobbteam.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x137/vintagetoppsguy/Personal/untitled.jpg

[Robextend]

Hey David,

I saw the thread on the SGC boards and was thinking that maybe it is possible that there are different variations of the H.M. Taylor postcard?

I can't give an example now, but I believe I have seen postcards that are ever so slightly different being labeled the same.

Rob

[atx840]

OldCardobard has the second one listed as a Taylor (http://www.oldcardboard.com/pc/pc773-2/pc773-2gal.asp)

Second photo is categorized at the Boston Public Library.

Title: Detroit Tigers, Champions of the American League in 1907
Creator/Contributor: Heimer Co. (photographer)
Date created: 1907
Description: Top row, left to right: John Eubanks, Claude Rossman, Sam Crawford, Bill Donovan, George Mullin, Ed Willett, Fred Payne and Ed Killian. Center: Davy Jones, Red Downs, Ty Cobb, Bill Coughlin, Germany Schaefer, and Elijah Jones. Front: Ed Siever, Jimmy Archer, Hughie Jennings, Boss Schmidt and Charley O'Leary.
Subjects: Baseball players; Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)
Notes: Photo caption: Detroit's Champions of the American League, 1907.; McGreevey no. 81

[bcbgcbrcb]

Looks like an identical image with a little different font, not sure if the shading/color difference is just due to the lighter exposure of the photo when one was printed as compared to the other. Basically, the same thing in my opinion.

[atx840]

The dog is looking in a different direction :D

Looks like a few postcards used it
http://i.imgur.com/mkS0T.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/TQh8z.jpg

I think the OPs card is a true Taylor
http://i.imgur.com/mU8da.jpg

Second image is slabbed as Anonymous Postcard and not a Taylor

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=111336

[vintagetoppsguy]

The dog is looking in a different direction :D

Exactly. Also, the guy in first row second from the end does not have his arms crossed in the first photo, but does in the second photo. The photos were definitely taken at the same time, but are two different photos.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Woops, you're right, guys. Guess I didn't look close enough.