That says it all...
 

certainly to the point

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/jacksonpc1.jpg">
<br /><b>1907 victor mills s. carolina team postcard with joe jackson</b>
<br />back row (standing) second from left - click on image to enlarge</p>

arlie latham

Thread over.

WOW!!!!!

Yep - we all lose!

Pretty impressive for your 5th post ever on this forum!!

to those that have sent e-mails in regards to the victor mills postcard, thanks for your inquiries.

in that this postcard represents the earliest jackson related item ever recognized (and likely ever to be recognized) by psa or sgc, i would prefer to retain it at this time. that said, if an offer were to be made that was too good to pass up, i would be foolish not to accept it. absent that, it is not being offered for sale at this time.

Well, then...
 

Where do you live?

Burke Postcard
 

posted in the June pickups but picked this up. It's a bit rough.

Spargo, Hartford team
 

These are toughies:

Beautiful postcard. What did you have to do to get SGC to authenticate it?

Guessing nothing, they weren't so crazy strict on player identification back in the day like they are now.

1914 State Champs (possibly Indiana) with Edgar Burch (French Lick Plutos, Indianapolis ABCs) holding the bag. If anyone has any information on any of the other players or this team, please let me know.

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/...eChampions.jpg

Some real beauties folks! Here's a 1933 Wheaties postcard of Art Ruble.

An eclectic trio
 

1. Most "Japanese Tour" postcards are of the printed vs. real photo variety. Here's a fun game action RPPC, Iowa vs. Waseda.

2. Nick Altrock clowning, RPPC.

3. Kinda ugly, but still neat 1906 Chicago WS related PC, front and back.

world series postcards
 

World Series scoreboard images are unusual. Here are five more.
1. 1906 World Series (a variation on the one above)
2. 1915 World Series and Chicago City Series
3. 1933 World Series
4. 1935 World Series
5. 1937 World Series
For more, including a gallery of World Series-related postcards, visit http://www.sportingoregon.com . Always buying!

Shoeless in Carolina...
 

Simply stunning. Thank you for sharing. I would love to hear the back story on this pc. Did you find it in a Carolina flea market? Where did it come from?

Congrats on a wonderful team image. Southern teams are hard to find pre 1910. Adding Joe to it, is utterly ridiculous. :eek:

Postcard-ish, I think:
 

I believe this is the earliest card for him- I couldn't tie my shoes at this age:

Attachment 150431

Yup, Feller RC, Raymond.

Haven't checked-in with this thread in about a week. Thanks for the amazing surprise RMACPA. I was scrolling down and my eye went to Joe Jackson and my jaw dropped. Would have written about nine minutes sooner but was in a catatonic state.

Would love to know anything more you feel like telling about this card. Mainly did you find it in S. carolina area and is there any interesting note if postally used?

Thanks for posting.

(Okay so now it's Christy shaking hands with Rube followed by Joe Jackson Victor Mills. No, no, it's Joe Jackson first THEN I would want the Christy..... sigh.)

peter

Ty and Cy
 

Image 1: Game action real photo postcards of Ty Cobb taken by spectators are exceedingly scarce (I know of just one other). Image 2: I don't recall ever seeing a real photo postcard of Cy Young from during his playing days, and this one is noteworthy as it is among his last photos as a major leaguer.

In the first image, Ty Cobb is shown at bat in an outstanding photo snapped by a spectator who wrote on the back of the postcard, "I may not be able to Ty Cobb but I can snap him. Taken at the Wilkes Barre and Detroit game Sunday, Sept. 24-11." Just before the end of the 1911 season, at about the time the Detroit Tigers were eliminated from the pennant race, the Tigers visited Boulevard Park for a game with the home town Wilkes Barre Barons, champions of the New York State League. The Tigers prevailed 3-2, according to a box score of the game. Cobb went 0-3, so this image probably shows him recording an out. His teammate Sam Crawford was 4-4. Behind the plate that day for the Barons (and behind Cobb in this image) was Joe Briger, whose minor league career spanned 1907-1925.

In the second image, Cy Young stands wearing a Boston Braves uniform in 1912. His statistics show his last year as 1911, but he was a member of the 1912 team until he effectively retired after arm trouble prevented him from making his first appearance on May 23 at Pittsburgh. That makes this image among the last taken of him as a major leaguer. The year 1912 can be isolated by the word Boston appearing across the uniform front and an Indian head logo on the left shoulder. The team surrounding him is unidentified. If you have any information on their identity please let me know.

For more rare postcards and other early baseball items visit http://www.sportingoregon.com . Always buying!

Those are AWESOME!!!

What great pieces of history!

Not an understatement. Beautiful pieces.

IMHO, this is one of the all-time-great threads - hope it never dies!
Val

This photo of WaJo dates to the late summer of 1912, when the Senators players wore black arm bands following the death of team co-owner and president Thomas C. Noyes. A 3'+ tall rendition of this photo hung inside Griffith Stadium for many years, and it was auctioned by Legendary in November 2010 - http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...ntoryid=111077

A WaJo fan has written of the back of this PC, "pitched his first World Series game on the below date" - the date this fan wrote, October 3, 1924, is incorrect - WaJo pitched the first game, which took place on October 4th. But, the fan did correctly note that WaJo lost 2 games and won 1 game (the 7th game) of the Series.

Despite its pathetic condition, I really like this PC. Unless my "CRS" memory is failing me again, I have never seen another example of this PC. Has anyone else ever seen one?
Val

http://photos.imageevent.com/bicem/johnson/Johnson.jpg

Mine was was mailed by former New York Yankees catcher Pius "Pie" Schwert during the 1925 World Series.

First in War, First in Peace, and (very infrequently!) FIRST in the American League!

Jeff, many thanks for showing your very-nice example of this striking WaJo PC.
Best,
Val

WaJo
 

Love that Johnson postcard, Val and Jeff. Really great.
I posted this first one in the Weiser Wonder PC thread too.

postcards
 

some of the postcards I have sold/consigned or traded over the years

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/johnson2.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of washington team</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/johnson1.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of walter johnson</b>
<br />as pictured in ken burns book (baseball - an illustrated history) - from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/cantillon12.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of joe cantillon</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/eddinger1.JPG">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of j.w. eddinger</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/smith1.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of c.e. smith</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/hughes.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of t.j. hughes</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/groom.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of robert groom</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/freeman.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of jerry freeman</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/burns.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of bill burns</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/gray.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of w.d. gray</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/mcbride.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of g.f. mc bride</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/street.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of c.e. street</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/unglaub1.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of r.a. unglaub</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/delahanty1.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of jim delahanty</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/blankenship.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of c.d. blankenship</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/kahoe.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of m.j. kahoe</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/milan.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of j.c. milan</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/conroy.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of william conroy</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

postcards
 

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<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/keeley2.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of d.e. keeley</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/tannehill2.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of jess tannehill</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/shipke2.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of w.m. shipke</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/clymer22.jpg">
<br /><b>1909 barr-farnham series photo of o.e. clymer</b>
<br />from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/detroitfreepresscobb.jpg">
<br /><b>1908 detroit free press postcard of ty cobb</b>
<br />click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/johnsonpc4.jpg">
<br /><b>walter johnson "the weiser wonder" player owned postcard</b>
<br />copyright 1907 - blue tone version - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/johnsonpc1b.JPG">
<br /><b>walter johnson, weiser wonder, weiser idaho postcard</b>
<br />copyright 1907 - sepia tone version - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/underwood1.jpg">
<br /><b>1912 underwood & underwood postcard of rube marquard</b>
<br />click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/bloomerwoodfront1.jpg">
<br /><b>1906 western bloomer girls postcard with joe wood</b>
<br />as pictured in ken burns book (baseball, an illustrated history) on page 19 - one of two currently known to exist - click on image to enlarge</p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/rmacpa/baseball/huge/jossday4.JPG">
<br /><b>1911 addie joss day</b>
<br />click on image to enlarge</p>

Wow!

I'd kill for the Underwood Rube.

:eek:

Don't have a working scanner right now or I would post a Negro League postcard or two. I'll spare everyone the boredom........

Yummy postcards!!

Personally, I'd kill for the '07 Joe Jax, but Jeff would probably kill for just about any PC he doesn't have!!

That's correct.

1915 Red Sox RPPC With Ruth Rookie
 

I've posted this elsewhere, but thought I'd add it to this thread...

Ethan

1915 Red Sox RPPC With Ruth Rookie
 

And the back...

connie + one
 

A couple more. For early postcards and more - always buying! - visit http://www.sportingoregon.com

Wow!
 

rmacpa - Those Johnson's are incredible!

1909 World Series

Here's another WaJo PC (trimmed, unfortunately) that I have never seen another example of. Has anyone (Jeff, show me yours!)? Also, can anyone tell me where/when this picture was or might have been taken?
Val

You got me this time, never seen it before, great postcard!

I think that might be in Brea, California, in October, 1924. I've seen a picture of Walter and the Babe in front of some chicken wire similar to that in your PC before their exhibition at the Brea Bowl. And he did wear that sweater in 1924. He played in many exhibitions after the 1924 world series, though, and I'm sure that kind of wire was common to local ball parks at that time.

I have seen hundreds of Cobb photos, but I have never seen him looking 'happy' before...he must be standing on top of someone. :D

I posted this one in the Giants thread but it belongs here too.

Some gorgeous stuff here...I finally have another contribution after receiving it in the mail today. I love that emblem in the background.

finally... :)

no scanner
 

I picked up the Joe DiMaggio postcard when he was the service during WWII, in the Bagger's Auctions.

Being Italian he was my Dad's favorite player when he followed the Yankees.


john guzze

Cool US Souvenir postcard with the names written in like that, I like the note about how Matty is missing.

Rekindling the postcard thread
 

Thought I'd resuscitate this great thread with some RPPCs from north of the border, the 1908 and 1909 Northwestern League Vancouver Beavers. Included here are team composites, along with individual cards of Northwest/west coast legend Lou Nordyke, and soon-to-be Pittsburgh Pirate Ham Hyatt with his nine bats. Love this card!

Note that the individual RPPCs are the same images used in the team cards (Hyatt, bottom left in 1908 team card, and Nordyke 2nd from right, middle row in the 1908 card, and third from left, middle row in the 1909 team card).

The 1909 Card is also noteworthy due to the presence of Dick Brookins. Many of you know of Jimmy Claxton, perhaps not of Brookins.

Here's a post from Jay Dell-Mah's excellent site which tells his story:

http://www.attheplate.com/wcbl/profi...kins_dick.html

Enjoy.

Seattlerainiers

Nice stuff

1912 Smoky Joe Wood, Underwood & Underwood baseball postcard
 

Smoky Joe Wood earned a 34-5 record with a 1.91 era in 1912, the year Underwood & Underwood published this rare postcard. Even more remarkable is that he began 1912 with a 3-2 record, after which he went 31-3. For early baseball postcards and more, visit http://www.sportingoregon.com/ (always buying!)

1920 Naval/Baseball RPPC
 

I picked up a nice selection of sports postcards while visiting relatives in Indiana last week. Most of the cards were from the 1940s/50s – baseball ballparks, college football stadiums and some baseball spring training scenes.

One that caught my eye for its military appeal was this 1920 RPPC of what appears to be crewmen from the USS Oklahoma. It has three things that are cool to me – the military, baseball and a dog! I actually noticed the sailors and the “Oklahoma” flag before I saw the baseball players and the dog.

I knew that the Oklahoma was sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941, but in my research I found that she had escorted President Wilson back-and-forth to France in 1918-19, then spent most of 1920 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (maybe where this photo was taken?). She sailed around South America and joined the Pacific Fleet in 1921, 20 years before she was hit in Hawaii.

My grandfather was in the Pacific for WWII and said that baseball games and small tournaments among the troops were common, but this photo looks as if it was from an event that was maybe a little bit more “official?”

Anyway, just wanted to share one of the more interesting items I’ve picked up in recent months.

Seattlerainiers, is that the best you've got? :p

Big thanks to Jeff P. for these!

• 1907 Freeport Pretzels Real Photo Postcard of Frank Devlin
• 1931 PV Reyes Real Photo Postcard of Hack Wilson
• 1931 PV Reyes Real Photo Postcard of the home of Mrs. William Wrigley Jr. on Santa Catalina Island

I think I want just about every postcard shown in this thread! Below is a postcard from a Trenton NJ photographer. Maybe it is a Trenton Tigers player? Even if it is just a local high school student I really like the image.

Alan

As always, great stuff seattlerainiers. Great image of "Big Chief" Dick Brookins. My apologies, not strictly baseball, but a strange 1907 leather postcard of my alma mater. Washington State Normal School of Ellensburg (WSNS), now known as Central Washington University. The banner is made of some type of heavy felt, or denim that was once dyed red, but it is seamlessly attached to the leather postcard. I have no idea how this was done.

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/...psc302e241.jpg

Just picked these two up
 

Shonen Ruth and single signed Ruth postcard. I'll add my other Ruth postcard too with these two to make it a trifecta. Was going to sell the last one but talked the wife out of making me doing it with a few "boy I don't think I'll ever get another one of those again" lines. Thank god that worked. lol.

Just saw this thread and had to go thru all 38 pages and all I can say is WOW!!! Here is my contribution:

Nice Dan!! I had never seen an autographed 1923-24 Simmons before! Very, VERY nice! Congrats on a gorgeous card!

Thanks Derek! Whenever I see a signed HOF rookie I have to pick it up.

They appear in the 1920 UNC yearbook of the 1919 baseball team and 12 photos were taken.

Another Minneapolis Millers Wheaties 1933 Postcard ,unused
 

http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/204295...ILLERS_NEW.JPG




.....Not an active current player so the kids didn't bother saving him ; difficult to find in this set....

1909 Wisconsin vs Japanese Baseball Team RPPC.......recording both teams from Wisconsin baseball team trip to Japan

Added to the Ruth postcard collection
 

Picked this one up today off of eBay

one more

can't believe I forgot about my 2 favorite PC's:

That Seamless Steel Ty Cobb is my favorite postcard of all time. Something about the pose just perfectly represents everything Cobb was. Amazing PC!!

Here are a few more

WOW, you've been on a roll lately, Kenny.........

+1

Kenny - what year are the Bell and Yawkey PCs??

I've always thought & heard/read the "Cobb fielding" was kind of rare, but the signed "Cobb Fielding"... that's not easy to find. I like that one.

Derek,

The Bell is from the 30's but I don't know what specific year. The Yawkey is from 1959 I believe.

Trey- Thats the exact same way I felt when I first saw his pose on the card and because of that I just had to have it

Jeremy- Thank You and I agree as I have seen/owned quite a few Batting Cobb's but I rarely see the fielding one

Kenny- That Cool Papa is sick, congrats!

I have binders full of what I consider Giants postcards......but what does this thread consider as "postcards"? I don't want to embarrass myself.... :confused:

Cooperstown Induction Weekend Pickups
 

I was able to get about 20 old postcards in Cooperstown during Induction weekend. Here are a few of my favorites...

--First, a pair of 1920s Polo Grounds postcards, both of very similar views and featuring manager John McGraw. The first one is older and has writing on the back, but no stamp and no postmark (guessing it was likely addressed, but never sent?). The second one has a 1925 postmark and has the white border with a different font. It is clearly a copy of the first. Tough to tell in the scan, but the picture has been artificially enhanced and McGraw's name is hard to read. Also, McGraw's pic is in a slightly different place on the card.

--Second, a few Cooperstown postcards circa 1939 - one featuring the newl-opened Hall of Fame and two featuring Doubleday Field, including the opening ceremonies on June 12, 1939.

--Lastly, as a collector of anything to do with old Comiskey Park, I had to pick up this early 1940s Comiskey card.

my latest acquisition...

*NOT available for sale or trade*

DS

La Cuba bella