Jim Rowe Postcards

[abrahamrudy]

Can anyone shed some light on Jim Rowe postcards for me? When were they printed, issued, what are they worth, etc?

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by abrahamrudy

Can anyone shed some light on Jim Rowe postcards for me? When were they printed, issued, what are they worth, etc?

1960s-1970s...He used Burke and Brace photos and put them on Kodak backed postcard paper. They are not worth a whole lot and you can pick up most of them for a buck or two when you find them in lots. It's a cheap way to get photos of early 20th century players, but sometimes the quality is lacking.

[abrahamrudy]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

1960s-1970s...He used Burke and Brace photos and put them on Kodak backed postcard paper. They are not worth a whole lot and you can pick up most of them for a buck or two when you find them in lots. It's a cheap way to get photos of early 20th century players, but sometimes the quality is lacking.

Is there a catalog of them anywhere? I found one of a player (Sam Nahem) who last played in 1948. Was that likely printed in the 60's and 70's? Or before?

[slidekellyslide]

There is no catalog for them...They were definitely made in the 1960s or 70s. Not sure how he went about selling them...he may have advertised in the Sporting News or something like that. In 1977 he apparently sold sets of the 1956 Braves and 1929 Cubs..The SCD lists the original price for the sets so he must have advertised them somewhere. I've heard lots of people say that the Rowe postcards go back to the 1950s, but I have yet to see any proof of that.

I think if you were trying to collect all the postcards that Rowe put out it could be a neverending task.

[abrahamrudy]

I'm not trying to collect all of them, but I am trying to identify this one particular postcard. It strikes me as odd that he would sell a postcard of a no-name player 20 years after his retirement, which is why I'm suspicious that it dates from the late 40s or 50s.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by abrahamrudy

I'm not trying to collect all of them, but I am trying to identify this one particular postcard. It strikes me as odd that he would sell a postcard of a no-name player 20 years after his retirement, which is why I'm suspicious that it dates from the late 40s or 50s.

Almost all of the Jim Rowe postcards are of players who were retired...and it's not odd to see a "no-name" player...I see them all the time and have owned many. Jim Rowe was not making postcards in the 1940s or 50s and I'll stand by that until someone offers proof.

[jason.1969]

I probably overpaid handsomely, but look at this fabulous Hank Aaron postcard I grabbed last week. Seems to be part of this same collection.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

I probably overpaid handsomely, but look at this fabulous Hank Aaron postcard I grabbed last week. Seems to be part of this same collection.

Jason,

Yes; sure looks like a Rowe postcard to me. That's definitely a nice picture of Hank. I have a few examples of Brooks Robinson in my collection and the writing is similar.

Congrats on the pickup!