Question about Item- Baseball Stamp Template
 

Posted By: <b>Chris</b><p>Hi, I am new to the forum. I aquired what the seller referred to as a &quot;type block.&quot; it appears to be some sort of template as can be seen in the picture. It says &quot;1923&quot; and &quot;Athletics,&quot; presumably the philadelphia athletics. Has anyone ever seen something like this, let alone put a value on it?<img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1237162663.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

Question about Item- Baseball Stamp Template
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>It's an old printing block used in the printing of something like a book, magazine or such. The printing plates like this were usually metal with wood backing.

Question about Item- Baseball Stamp Template
 

Posted By: <b>Chris</b><p>Thanks. How much do you think it is worth?

Question about Item- Baseball Stamp Template
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>I don't know. Though relatively rare, those types of items don't usually sell for a lot due to the obscurity factor. The date and Athletics are good, as most of these items have no date and the team names makes it a bit less generic. Most times, you know its old but can't be certain of the decade much less the year. Having the date on yours is an uncommon luxury.