HOF Cards That Pre-date RC

[LincolnVT]

I'm interested in seeing cards / postcards featuring HOF players that pre-date the cards that are considered their rookie cards.

[h2oya311]

I'm interested in seeing cards / postcards featuring HOF players that pre-date the cards that are considered their rookie cards.

You'll see several that fit this bill in the next LOTG Auction :D

[Peter_Spaeth]

Probably not what you want but on the post war side here are a few.

[h2oya311]

excluding multi-player / team postcards and cabinets, here's a few individual player postcards/cards that pre-date their established "rookie cards":

1909 RPPC in Superior Blues Uniform - Dave Bancroft:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1909%20Bancroft_1.jpg

1967 Cincinnati Reds Team Issue PC - Johnny Bench:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1967%20Bench.jpg

1955 JD McCarthy PC (postally used in 1955) - Jim Bunning:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1955%20Bunning.jpg

c1943 RPPC in Monterrey Uniform - Roy Campanella:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1943%20Campanella.jpg

1914 University of Michigan Photo Card - George Sisler:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1914%20Sisler_1.jpg

1950 Coppedge Studio Winston-Salem Cardinals Team Issue - Earl Weaver:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1950%20Weaver.jpg

[Stampsfan]

You mean like a 1951 Bowman Mantle, and Mays?

;)

[clydepepper]

Derek - That's a great Sisler!

Peter - That Gossage displays one horrible hairdo.

...and I type that on the day we say goodbye and RIP to one Oscar Gamble.

[mechanicalman]

excluding multi-player / team postcards and cabinets, here's a few individual player postcards/cards that pre-date their established "rookie cards":

1909 RPPC in Superior Blues Uniform - Dave Bancroft:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1909%20Bancroft_1.jpg

1967 Cincinnati Reds Team Issue PC - Johnny Bench:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1967%20Bench.jpg

1955 JD McCarthy PC (postally used in 1955) - Jim Bunning:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1955%20Bunning.jpg

c1943 RPPC in Monterrey Uniform - Roy Campanella:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1943%20Campanella.jpg

1914 University of Michigan Photo Card - George Sisler:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1914%20Sisler_1.jpg

1950 Coppedge Studio Winston-Salem Cardinals Team Issue - Earl Weaver:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofrookies1/websize/1950%20Weaver.jpg

That Sisler is so cool. Of course, I’m biased as a Wolverine.

[Exhibitman]

Yeah, I've got a few:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/dropins/websize/E137%20Zeenuts%201924%20Cochrane.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/dropins/websize/E137%20Zeenuts%201924%20Waner%20Paul.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/dropins/websize/E137%20Zeenuts%201925%20Lazzeri.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/dropins/websize/E137%20Zeenuts%201926%20Waner.tif.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/dropins/websize/E137%20Zeenuts%201927%20Averill.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/dropins/websize/E136%20Zeenuts%201914%20bancroft.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/dropins/websize/E137%20Zeenuts%201928%20Lombardi.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/dropins/websize/E137%20Zeenuts%201929%20Gomez.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous4/websize/1947%20Bond%20Bread%20Robinson%20portrait.jpg

[Brian Van Horn]

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[Baseball Rarities]

I'm interested in seeing cards / postcards featuring HOF players that pre-date the cards that are considered their rookie cards.

Are you talking about Major League Rookie cards, such as the 1947 Bond Bread, or Minor League Pre-Rookie cards like all of the great Zeenuts that have been pictured?

[Baseball Rarities]

I am pretty sure that this postcard was issued before the 1955 Topps high numbers came out which contains his traditional rookie card. This one is postmarked August 30, 1955, but I know that they were available in early July of that year.

[LincolnVT]

Cards or postcards that feature HOF players in major league uniforms that pre-date "RC" cards. Thanks for helping me clerify.

[LincolnVT]

Beautiful Clemente!! Perfect.

[Baseball Rarities]

People are probably tired of seeing it, but here is my 1908 Rose Co. postcard of WaJo again along with a Los Angeles Herald newspaper article from the winter of 1908 which pictures an example of this card.

[orly57]

Nope. Not tired. Gorgeous.

[h2oya311]

Nope. Not tired. Gorgeous.

agreed! Super special card! Love that '55 Clemente as well!

[Baseballcrazy62]

Keep posting those pictures. Those are some awesome cards!!

[h2oya311]

c'mon Kevin - you know you want to re-share that Weiser Wonder WaJo! There is literally not a better card in the hobby, IMHO!

Derek

[Baseball Rarities]

c'mon Kevin - you know you want to re-share that Weiser Wonder WaJo! There is literally not a better card in the hobby, IMHO!

Derek

Thanks for props, but I think that the OP is just looking for Major League rookie cards.