View Full Version : Interesting Postcard -T206 Historical signifigance
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11-21-2006, 02:47 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>I picked this postcard up off of ebay last week - doing a little research I found that it is the same image used for Roy Ellam's T206 card. I originally thought that the postcard showed him in his Cincinnati uniform but on the back is written "Roy Ellam Connellsville"...I have an obituary that came with the card that confirms he played his first year as a professional in Connellsville...anyway I thought this might be of interest to those T206 collectors who like to see the original images that were used for the cards.<br /><br /><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/3064/royellampcsmallmv9.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/3813/ellamsmalliu0.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a>
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11-21-2006, 02:57 PM
Posted By: <b>Mark Tylicki</b><p>Interesting, image was changed...the letter on his hat (Nashville) is different.
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11-21-2006, 02:59 PM
Posted By: <b>Jeff Drum</b><p>Could be Nashville.
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11-21-2006, 02:59 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Nashville - Ellam is in the Southern League subset of the T206 set even though he played for Cincinnati briefly in 1909.
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11-21-2006, 03:29 PM
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>what did you end up paying for the photo, i'm trying to locate some myself.
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11-21-2006, 03:41 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>I won it for $40, but it had a buyers premium so I ended up paying $56 shipped. I was the only internet bidder - I was surprised that this didn't get more action, but I may have been the only one who noticed that this was an image used in the T206 set.
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11-21-2006, 03:44 PM
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>great photo, i would have payed 40 too..
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11-21-2006, 04:25 PM
Posted By: <b>John S</b><p>Nice pick-up Dan and great info.
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11-21-2006, 04:40 PM
Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>been watching TVLands Trek marathon all weekend...
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11-21-2006, 07:19 PM
Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>Always love ancillary pieces. I think a lot of collectors like things that go with what they collect.....nice pick up...
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11-21-2006, 07:24 PM
Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>Thank you for sharing the postcard image, and the information... The Nashville Vols were quite a team back then. And congratulations on a great eye and good buy. Hollar if you decide to part with it.