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insidethewrapper
12-17-2018, 01:37 PM
Postcard Experts etc . : What is the earliest Baseball Postcard ? Any from the 19th Century ? Also earliest Postmark on a baseball postcard ?
Bicem
12-17-2018, 07:50 PM
Are you including all one-off RPPC's or just postcards from known sets?
dbrown
12-18-2018, 07:15 AM
Fun question. First thought is that the earliest possible would be 1898, the birth of the "private mailing card," the precursor to postcards.
But here's a 2013 net54 thread about an 1888 "postal card." It'll be hard to beat 1888 but maybe not impossible.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=171578
jchcollins
12-18-2018, 07:53 AM
What are the Peck and Snyder team cards from 1869? Those aren't considered post cards? I remember seeing them described as "trade cards."
CDV or trade card but definitely not postcards. I was thinking mid 1890s for the first postcards and I don't know about the first baseball set of postcards. The one shown in the link above, from a deceased member, is the oldest I think I have seen.
What are the Peck and Snyder team cards from 1869? Those aren't considered post cards? I remember seeing them described as "trade cards."
barrysloate
12-18-2018, 08:19 AM
I have photocopies of three postally used postcards, issued by the Troy B.B. Association, inviting stockholders to a meeting of the club, and sent by the secretary of the Troy BBC.
One is dated Oct 8, 1878; one Dec 9, 1878, and the third looks to be Mar 30, 1878 but the ink is a bit smudged. These were all pre-printed with blank lines to fill in pertinent information in ink. I can scan these later if anyone is interested in seeing them.
ksfarmboy
12-18-2018, 10:19 AM
I’d be more interested in the first baseball postcard that features a player or team photo. Has anyone seen any predating the 1904 Astoria Giants card?
I would love to seen them, Barry. If you need help posing the pics just let me know. I have mostly mastered it after 25000+ posts.
I have photocopies of three postally used postcards, issued by the Troy B.B. Association, inviting stockholders to a meeting of the club, and sent by the secretary of the Troy BBC.
One is dated Oct 8, 1878; one Dec 9, 1878, and the third looks to be Mar 30, 1878 but the ink is a bit smudged. These were all pre-printed with blank lines to fill in pertinent information in ink. I can scan these later if anyone is interested in seeing them.
1880nonsports
12-18-2018, 10:42 AM
"mostly"..... Nothing like two aging hobby stalwarts helping each other for the good of the community.
I have somewhere in my archive a few RPPC's - nothing approaching such early dates. I'd enjoy seeing them as well.
barrysloate
12-18-2018, 11:11 AM
I would love to seen them, Barry. If you need help posing the pics just let me know. I have mostly mastered it after 25000+ posts.
Thanks, but Judy knows how to do it, and will be back shortly. If I tried I would start a fire.
barrysloate
12-18-2018, 12:30 PM
Here are the three postcards. They went through the mail and all are postmarked. Although not visual, these are extremely early baseball postcards. And I have no idea where they are right now, all I have are these photocopies.
h2oya311
12-18-2018, 01:11 PM
whoa! Those are awesome Barry!
ramram
12-18-2018, 01:13 PM
Wow!
insidethewrapper
12-18-2018, 06:06 PM
I found this item in the book: Tuff Stuff's Baseball Postcard Collection by Ron Menchine ( 1999), it states "This extremely rare item is the earliest known postcard to feature major league baseball players." Year 1900
That is a great postcard.
I found this item in the book: Tuff Stuff's Baseball Postcard Collection by Ron Menchine ( 1999), it states "This extremely rare item is the earliest known postcard to feature major league baseball players." Year 1900