Let's see some postcards

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by rickalaska

Dan,

Nice job and great pics!

What made you focus on collecting Nebraska Indians memorabilia? They must have been a talented bunch to go 100+ games over .500 in a season

Thanks again for the info!

Rick

Thanks, Rick. They originated in my hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska. I collect anything baseball related to Lincoln.

[robertsmithnocure]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

I have very few postcards

But here is 2 Wagners I just picked up I will post here (may have already posted in the August or Sept Pickups

But wanted to join the PostCard Parade

I love this thread.

Jeff, those have to be two of the best postcards in the hobby. If I were to come up with a “Top 10” postcard list, those would definitely both be on it.

[BeanTown]

Originally Posted by robertsmithnocure

I love this thread.

Jeff, those have to be two of the best postcards in the hobby. If I were to come up with a “Top 10” postcard list, those would definitely both be on it.

+1. Congrats Jeff.

[mrreality68]

Thanks Robert and Jay Cee

Funny all these years of collecting I only had 1 Postcard in my collection and in last 45 days I picked up 4 for my collection.

Besides those 2 Wagner’s I added a Cobb and a Mathewson to my original Ruth postcard

Now I find myself looking more and more for them

[rickalaska]

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[Frankish]

Added a few Japanese postcards to the collection. I realize they aren't as popular as the American pcs, but maybe somebody will enjoy them or at least find them marginally interesting.

From top top bottom: Japanese folding stadium postcard (from 1933 I think), another postcard from the same set, and 1908 card of the Tokyo and Kobe baseball clubs before a match.

[robertsmithnocure]

Originally Posted by rickalaska

1926-29 Exhibits - rookie of Hack Wilson (HOF) w/ Green Background. This is the only "Green Background" I have ever seen. The Blue background is more common, but would be interested to see what the Brown and the Purple background Hack Wilson cards look like, if anyone wants to post.

Very nice Exhibit, but wouldn’t his 1925 W504 Novelty Toy card be his rookie?

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[robertsmithnocure]

Originally Posted by rickalaska

Rob,

You are right - however, most collectors appear to consider the exhibit as his RC. Some also date it 1925-29 (Old Cardboard). Similarly, the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle seems to get more credence as Mantle's RC then his 1951 Bowman card...

OK. Not sure why anyone would consider a card that pictures Wilson with the Cubs as a rookie card over a card that pictures him with his earlier team, the Giants, but to each his own.

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[Jobu]

Deleted because I don't think it is Frisch

[h2oya311]

Hey Bryan - I saw that one on eBay. I didn't think it was Frisch though. If I did, I can assure you that the final price would have been significantly higher than what you paid. What makes you think it's him?

That said, I'm horrible with facial recognition so maybe...

[Jobu]

Deleted b/c I don't think this was Frisch.

[Kawika]

I'm always wrong when it comes to IDing players so I will not opine as to whether this is Frisch or not. It's a close call. I found this photo in the 1919 Fordham Maroon yearbook. If I have the story straight he was class of 1920 but left school after his junior year to join the Giants. Beautiful postcard regardless.

[Michael B]

Ernst Pistulla won a silver medal in boxing at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Lightweight champion of Germany. Killed in action on the Russian Front, September, 1944.

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by Jobu

Hey Derek,

The Fordham uniform helps, but obviously isn't sufficient. Frisch has a very distinctive nose and nostrils, which this guy has. Also same jaw, chin, ears, lips, face shape, hair - it really all looks good to me. I made a composite with my RPPC in the middle.

Nice "composite". I'm tending to agree with you. I saw that Fordham uniform and immediately thought to myself, wouldn't that be awesome if it's Frisch? Looked at one pic online and convinced myself it wasn't him...looks good though when compared to some of the photos in your composite.

Thanks for putting that together.

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[rainier2004]

Great card Rick.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

We wound up with kind of a cool selection of postcards in the auction in addition to the Rose Co.

[BeanTown]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

Great card Rick.

+1

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by rickalaska

Tough to find "Blank Back" version of 1926-29 Exhibits Jimmie Foxx (HOF) rookie card. PSA pop. 4

Great looking Card

[BeanTown]

I was excited to get this 1951 All Star Tour of Japan PC which features Joe DiMaggio and Lefty O’Doul. Makes a great companion piece to when they played together for the minor league team of the San Francisco Seals back in 1935. The player in the middle of them is Kaoru Betto HOF from Japan. Baseball along with commerce got the US and Japan back being Allies quickly after WW2. As an added bonus it came from an advertiser of the board in Prestige Collectibles auction.

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[robertsmithnocure]

Originally Posted by rickalaska

Highest graded with only one equal - 1926-29 Exhibits - PSA 6 - Lefty Grove RC - this card has started to take off - a PSA 5 just sold for $8,400 at Love of Game Auctions

Great card. I love the postcard version.

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[Exhibitman]

You're killing it, Rick. I agree re the Grove RC; great potential there even now.

Jay Cee, I guess I ran you up on that O'Doul PC. Sorry, had to chase it for my O'Doul collection. BTW, nice way to photo bomb the Japanese PC with the Pebble Beach Clothiers cards without mentioning them directly.

[DeanH3]

In 1922 Hornsby was a beast. Hit .401, 46 2B, 141 R, 250 H, 42 HR, 152 RBI, .459 OBP, .722 SLG, 1.181 OPS, 207 OPS+, 450 TB. All league bests. Not too shabby.

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[Vintagedeputy]

Picked this one up recently.

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[Vintagedeputy]

Picked these up last week in an online auction that I stumbled upon. The Polo Grounds with John McGraw and the Home of the Giants are unused. The Valentines Day and Municipal Stadium postcards are postally used and dated 1910 and 1934, respectfully.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by rickalaska

Edd Roush (HOF) - Oakland City Walkovers - circa 1909. Roush would debut with the Chicago White Sox in 1913. He played most of his career with the Cincinnati Reds, who defeated those same White Sox in the infamous 1919 World Series. He had a .323 lifetime batting average and won two batting titles during his 18-year career.

What a cool RPPC team postcard! I love the backdrops that some of these studios used. Roush (back row, middle) looks so young.

[ThomasL]

Just was given this nice rppc of Nebraska players...dont know if this was an all-star team or what...any Nebraska experts out there are free to chime in

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by ThomasL

Just was given that nice rppc of Nebraska players...dont know if this was an all-star team or what...any Nebraska experts out there are free to chime in

Looks like probably a barnstorming or all star type game filled with players from the Nebraska State League and the Western League in 1912. The player third from right with the antelope on his uniform is a Lincoln player. Lincoln played their home games at Antelope Park. Too bad he is looking down or I may have been able to identify him. Ty Cobb's brother Paul played on that 1912 team.

[T206Jim]

Rick, here is the companion piece to your Walk-Overs team shot. Nice to see the 1909 postmark on yours. Looks like different uniforms, but the same backdrop.

Roush-front.jpg

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by T206Jim

Rick, here is the companion piece to your Walk-Overs team shot. Nice to see the 1909 postmark on yours. Looks like different uniforms, but the same backdrop.

Attachment 494859

As you may know Jim, this postcard image was used in the famous “Glory of Their Times” book by Ritter.

[T206Jim]

Indeed it was Derek. It was also used a a cover for this book.

Book-cover.jpg

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[ThomasL]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Looks like probably a barnstorming or all star type game filled with players from the Nebraska State League and the Western League in 1912. The player third from right with the antelope on his uniform is a Lincoln player. Lincoln played their home games at Antelope Park. Too bad he is looking down or I may have been able to identify him. Ty Cobb's brother Paul played on that 1912 team.

Thank you Dan, that was the uniform I couldnt really pinpoint.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by rickalaska

Very nice. With Edd being a lefty, it's interesting to see the right-handed throwing glove - but then come to think of it, we couldn't find left-hand gloves when I was a kid either. It's a great photo.

The bats and glove could just be props - notice the extra set of cleats in front of Ed.

[Vintagedeputy]

Couple of Yankee Stadium postcards that I picked up a few months ago.

[joejo20]

Here is a nice one I found recently

[rickalaska]

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[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by rickalaska

1936 St. Louis Cardinals - "The Famous Gas House Gang" w/ 6 HOF'ers, including Frankie Frisch, Leo Durocher, Joe Medick, Jessie Haines, Dizzy Dean, and rookie Johnnie Mize

That is amazing!

[KMayUSA6060]

1910 Hopkins Bros Champion Postcard featuring Hall of Famer JL Wilkinson

[ValKehl]

I just picked up this graded Eastern Exhibit PC to complement the raw example with an Exhibit Supply overprint that I've had in my collection for years.

[effe]

If anyone on the board won this lot last evening in the Hunt Auction, nice pickup. If you plan on selling some of them off I am interested in the 1909 WI Badgers tour of Japan card.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

I just picked up this graded Eastern Exhibit PC to complement the raw example with an Exhibit Supply overprint that I've had in my collection for years.

Big-time card of the Big Train, Val, congratulations!