ca.1939 Reds Team Issue (real photo) cards??
 

Posted By: <b>fkw</b><p>Anyone have or ever seen these??? I just picked up 2 of them.<br /><br />ca.1939 Cincinnati Reds Team Issue (uncataloged)<br /><br />Modern card size 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"<br /><br />Real Photo (w/facsimile signature)<br />Back stamp from the team, along with a card number.<br /><br /><img src="http://centuryoldcards.com/images/unc1930reds.jpg"><img src="http://centuryoldcards.com/images/unc1930redsb.jpg">

ca.1939 Reds Team Issue (real photo) cards??
 

Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Yep....someone had about 30 of them in one lot on ebay either last year or two years back....I specifically search for snapshot photos and that's how they were listed. I was the underbidder on that lot, and I don't remember who won them, but it looks like they got broken up...or more were found?<br /><br />I'm guessing internal photos used for programs, newsletters or whatever else the Reds needed them for.

ca.1939 Reds Team Issue (real photo) cards??
 

Posted By: <b>Tim James</b><p>If those photo's are autographed,that would be a sweet set of photographs !! Very desirable !!

ca.1939 Reds Team Issue (real photo) cards??
 

Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>They are facsimile autographs....not real.

ca.1939 Reds Team Issue (real photo) cards??
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>They could be press photos, sent out to the press, though press photos usually aren't that small. Also, fascimile signatures are rarely put on press photos. Fascimile sigs are usually for commercial items-- for the fans.<br /><br />In cases, teams made player/team photos that they both sold to fans and sent to the press. I had the press photo collection of a sportswriter and it included team issues. So it's not always an either/or situation.