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Is this a c. 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates team postcard?
I purchased a group of sports postcards yesterday and found this card. It's a real photo postcard. Looking closely, I wonder if it shows some members of the c. 1907 Pirates, I ask this because: the player in the center has a P on his jacket that looks like the one used in 1907. The player on the far right has a P on his cap that looks like the one used 1900-06. The player to the front has his jacket open with the letters R, A and E showing. There's room between the A and E to allow for a T. That would mean RATE which fits PIRATES. Opinion welcomes. Thanks.
http://jacockscollectibles.com/net54/pirates.jpg http://jacockscollectibles.com/net54/piratesa.jpg |
Not the Pittsburgh Pirates
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Appears to be a generic town team
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Guy in the center reminds me of Mike Simon. He came up to the Pirates in 1909. Not saying it's him. Would feel a little better if he were wearing a catcher's mitt. Lots of Pirates team photos out there to try to match faces. Good luck.
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Thanks to all. It looks like the next thing to do is to try to match faces with names. It's a long shot but who knows?
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Well, that clears that up.
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The visible jersey doesn't even say "Prates" (not enough of a fold to hide the "T"), and even if it did, that would not match what they wore during the claimed period.
This can be any town team starting with "P." |
Again, thanks to everyone. I knew it was a long shot but I had to ask.
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