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A couple recent pick ups for me, an Oakland City Walkovers, and one from the 3 game series between Prineville and Portland Oregon.
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New arrival, AZO postage marking puts it at between 1918 and 1930. Lots of sailors in their whites pictured here.
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Cobb RPPC
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Ty Cobb postcards are highly collectible, and gaining in popularity along with value every year. RPPCs are starting to come into play for postcard collectors as they are unique and it’s rare to find multiples of the same image. I was fortunate enough to pickup this 1916 RPPC (bottom picture) with a crystal clear image of the Georgia peach. It makes a great addition to my 1910 tour of Cuba RPPC (top left picture). The other card (top right) is a from a series of cards issued by the Hubel hotel of the Detroit Tigers team and few are known to exist.
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Not sure if this Fold out post card has been shown yet. I see more interest in Cy Young cards lately. 1908 H. N. Dickerman postcards are pretty darn rare and can also be found using political figures as well.
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Those are really nice, Jaycee....nice pick ups
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These don't seem worthy after the last few posts, but here they are anyway (some with 1911 postmarks) :
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Roger Peckinpaugh - 1910 New Haven Prairie Hens
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Ninteen-year old Roger Peckinpaugh with the 1910 New Haven Prairie Hens. In 1925, he was the American League MVP with the Washington Senators.
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Ed Walsh - Autographed HOF Postcard
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Happy to have just picked up this 1946-52 Artvue HOF postcard of Ed Walsh (PSA label incorrectly identifies it as 1953-55). Nice bold signature from September 1950 - that is also Ed Walsh's handwriting on the back of the postcard. Tough signature to find, as he died in May 1959.
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I’m looking for this RPPC of the 1910 Charleston, WV team. It previously sold twice in 2013. I’m doing family research and believe a relative is in this photo. Would be looking for a high resolution photo or willing to buy at the right price!
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I picked up the two baseball PCs a few years ago. The three football PCs I got a about a month ago, the middle one was a local pickup.
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New arrival today. Been missing in the mail for a few weeks. Postmarked 1910.
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Kid Nichols (HOF) - 1908 Oshkosh Indians
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Kid Nichols, player/manager of the Class-D, 1908 Oshkosh Indians - back row w/white sweater. It appears, the glass plate negative was cracked when this RPPC was printed in 1908.
Kid Nichols won 362 games in the major leagues - he won 30 or more games in a season seven times. |
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Picked up two new ones that arrived today. The “make a run for you” postcard appears to be early 1900s.
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I just received this in a nice trade.
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Frank "Homerun" Baker (HOF) - 1909 Philadelphia Athletics
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A rare 1909 RPPC of 23-year old third baseman Frank "Homerun" Baker (HOF) of the Philadelphia Athletics during his rookie season. Card is postmarked 30 July 1909 from St. Louis, MO.
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Not sure if I've already posted this one here.
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Top: 1972 Richard Petty signed PC
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Adam - those Richard Petty postcards are awesome! I didn’t even know those existed…
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One from my upcoming auction, right in the heart of Leon's interest of the odd and usual Postcard, a large group of players and fans from a 1909 western Kansas Baseball RPPC. The man in the center front row brandishing his six-shooter.
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Sam Crawford (HOF) autographed postcard
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Sam Crawford (HOF) autographed this card twice (front and back) in 1964. Interesting that he annotated his hit total at 3,051 hits, in contrast to 2,964 hits annotated on his HOF plaque. Another record Crawford still holds is for the most inside the park home runs for a season (12) and for a career (51)
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Any idea who the player in the dark uniform is? Looks like Walter Schmidt maybe
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Elmer Flick (HOF) - Autographed Postcard
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Hall of Fame postcard autographed on the front and initialed on the back by Elmer Flick (HOF) - on the backside he proudly boasts of the batting title he won in 1905, commenting that himself and Willie Keeler were the only two players that batted over .300 that year. Flick notes his batting average at .306, however, Baseball-Reference.com lists him at .308 in 1905
Signed in 1964, the 88-year old great, talks that these were the days of the "Spitter" and "Emery" ball in the hands of great pitchers like Jack Chesbro who won 41 games (1904) and Ed Walsh who won 40 games (1908) |
Richard Petty postcard
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Autographed postcard of "The King" Richard Petty from 1992. He raced from 1958 to 1992 - saying, "No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning." Richard Petty won 200 NASCAR races, including the Daytona 500 seven times - his father Lee, was the winner of the first Daytona 500 race in 1959.
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Eddie Collins (HOF) - Columbia University
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Eddie Collins (HOF) entered Columbia University in 1903. Although just 5 foot 9 inches, he was quarterback and captain of the school football team, and the starting shortstop on the University baseball team for three years.
I would guess this is a class team photo. I did notice, a couple players also appear to be in a 1905 varsity team photo with Collins. Although still in school, Eddie Collins joined a semi-pro team in the summer of 1906, playing under the name "Eddie Sullivan". The practice was not unusual among college players and he probably would have gotten away with it if his playing hadn't attracted the attention of the Philadelphia Athletics. They signed him to a contract and he actually got into six games before returning to Columbia for his senior year. Once his professional playing was discovered, Collins was declared ineligible for his senior season. He was allowed to stay on as a coach while he completed his degree. |
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Brush postcards (currently consigned to REA)
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KiKi Cuyler (HOF) - Cabinet Photo
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This is a cabinet photo, but thought it would be of interest on this thread.
Appears to be a young "KiKi" Cuyler (HOF) in the back row, second from the left. My research shows this ball team is the 1311 Elks of Willimantic, Connecticut. Cuyler was from Michigan, so not sure why he would be at this location - unless he had relatives nearby... I contacted the lodge but they had no information. Cuyler's father had at one time, worked on the Great Lakes in the Life Saving Service, so there may be a connection to Connecticut through the Coast Guard |
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Thanks to a great board member, I have a couple new postcards. First, a Guy Lafluer pre rookie card which has a very low pop, and second a Brush Postcard with my favorite player of Ty Cobb.
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The Brush is awesome! Congrats.
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Similar views of 1930s Davenport, Iowa, and its multi-sport ballpark on the banks of the Mississippi. These days, the Davenport park hosts baseball alone and added protection from recurring high waters. Note it retains that squared-off left field edge, echoing the former football end zone.
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Earle Combs (HOF) - Eastern Kentucky State Normal School
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Earle Combs (HOF) - Postcard of the 1918 baseball team for the Eastern Kentucky State Normal School (today, it is Eastern Kentucky University). Combs originally intended to become a school teacher. He is in the back row at the far right.
In the Major Leagues, he accumulated a .325 lifetime batting average in 12 seasons with the fabled New York Yankees of Ruth and Gehrig. He was the leadoff hitter and played centerfield where he was succeeded by Joe DiMaggio. |
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Here are some super rare Underwood and Underwood postcards which I don’t think have ever been shown. Joe Wood and Matty!!
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JC, these are the ones ending on Sunday in REA?
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Couple of new arrivals.
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I have always liked deadball era postcards - seems they have a more personal connection to that era.
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Jack Johnson & Bill Squires - 1907 Postcard
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Made in Australia, I believe this postcard of the legendary Jack Johnson was produced in 1907 (not C.1908 as indicated by SGC).
In early 1907, Jack Johnson went to Australia looking to fight the popular undefeated national champion Bill Squires; unable to get the match, he fought Peter Felix on 19 Feb 1907 and Bill Lang on 4 Mar 1907. Bill Squires opted to fight World Champion Tommy Burns in America on 4 Jul 1907. Although Squires was favored to win, he was knocked out in the first round and then went on to loose 9 of his next 10 fights. Bill Squires never did fight Jack Johnson. This divided-back postcard was most likely produced around Mar 1907 while Johnson was in Australia and Bill Squires was still the popular undefeated national champion - prior to a long string of losses beginning in Jul 1907. |
Cool postcard. Johnson would have obviously slammed Squires, according to Squires record.
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Kirby Puckett - 2001 Perez-Steele postcard
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Tough autographed postcard of HOF'er Kirby Puckett.
Kirby Puckett is one of three guys that come to my mind who could put a team on his back and carry it to a championship - Cal Ripken and George Brett are the other two |
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Here is a recent pickup from last RMY auction. Schaefer played 1 game for NY in 1916 and was a coach. He was not on roster in 1917 but if date is correct, might have been in spring training
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Great card, Pete.
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Love that card Pete!!! It has pazaaaz!!
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Nice Pete!
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If anyone has a Josh Gibson PC I'd love to see. Not many out there.
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Here is a Harrison RPPC of the 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords, including Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Oscar Charleston and Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe.
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Both those postcards are amazing.
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Tremendous postcards. Thanks for sharing. Interesting that there are no stats listed for 1931 Homestead Grays. I'm assuming those are lost.
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Hans Wagner and his Young Recruits. I have a thing for silly hats.
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Joe McCarthy (HOF) w/ Jake Daubert - 1909 Toledo Mud Hens
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Postcard of the 1909 Toledo Mud Hens of the American Association with Joe McCarthy (HOF and 7-time World Series champion) and future MVP and two-time NL batting champion Jake Daubert.
I believe that is McCarthy standing fourth from the left and Daubert laying down, second from the left. In 1909, the Mud Hens finished 6th out of 8 teams in the American Association. RPPC is postmarked 26 May 1909 from Ada, Ohio. |
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Kevin—The Crawfords and Homestead Grays RPPCs are spectacular!
I received the attached as a birthday gift from my friend David McDonald who felt it might assuage my trepidation at entering my ninth decade. I have never seen another RPPC of the Kelly Mascot, the seven-year-old son of Goldsboro’s 1910 manager, M. J. Kelly. What is also interesting is that this one is addressed to the wife of Fred Stoehr who was a pitcher on the team. I’m going to write more about the Kelly-Stoehr connection but wonder if anyone else has seen one of these? I have a few RPPCs from the Eastern Carolina League and they almost always feature photos that were used for T209 and T210. Does anyone else have any? Thanks for looking, Mike |
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1913-14 World Tour John McGraw
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Those are great postcards, Kevin.
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Just came in on consignment. We've had some nice luck with postcards!
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Paul Waner (HOF) - circa 1918
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Appears to be Paul Waner (HOF) sitting in the middle of the front row. My scanner is not great, but had a chance to compare features with an 8 x Lupe and they appear to be spot on - especially nice match on his unique ears and nose - as well as his mouth, chin, eyebrows, and overall build. AZO four triangles up would date this around 1918 - if him, Waner would have been 15 years old - the other guys all look older, but then Waner would have likely been the best player regardless, so it would not have been unusual to play with older men - also, looking at the different uniforms, this appears to be some sort of All-Star team. Paul Waner would have been living in Harrah or near the Oklahoma City area at this time.
The man sitting at the far right, appears to be the same player and teammate, from a different team photo that both Paul and Lloyd Waner are in. |
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Couple of recent returns from SGC, if you haven't seen them posted elsewhere.
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Umpire Bill McGowan (HOF) - 1913 or 1914
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Postcard of umpire Bill McGowan (HOF) produced in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware in 1913 or 1914 where he started his career with the Tri-State League (Del, PA, NJ) at age 17. He went to the Virginia League in 1915, the International and New York State League in 1916, and the Blue Ridge League in 1917... Following the war, he worked again in the International League and then the Southern Association, staying there until 1924.
He would go on to umpire 30 season in the major leagues, including the first All-Star game, eight World Series, and a record 2,541 consecutive games from 1925 to 1940. Umpire Bill McGowan was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992. |
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These have all been shown separately before, but I thought the group photo was pretty cool.
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The Princeton Tigers
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Appears to be a few major league players mixed in with a team called - The Princeton Tigers. Possibly a team of alumni. I initially thought the player third from the end might be Moe Berg, but he doesn't appear to have enough of a unibrow. The guy behind him might be King Lear, and the guy third from the front might be Duke Kelleher - the three players named all went to the actual Princeton University.
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1909 Swayne Field, Toledo - Inaugural Opening
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RPPC of the 1909 inaugural flag raising ceremony at Swayne Field in Toledo, Ohio. My best guess is that the player with his hands on his hips (in a unique way) is 22-year old future Hall of Fame manager Joe McCarthy of the Toledo Mud Hens. Note how he holds his hat in each photo.
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Here are three I just got back from SGC
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