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Old 10-20-2014, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by GasHouseGang View Post
Funny, it kind of looks like someone might have taken the stamp and left the card! It's nice to see a postmark so you know it was actually out in the year listed.
Game 4 was played October 24, 1911 @ Shibe Park and the October 25, 1911 postmark from Philly means the sender - according to the message - witnessed Bender vs. Matty.

thankfully, whoever wanted the penny stamp simply peeled it rather than clipping the stamp box from the card - unfortunately I've seen cards missing a chunk of the corner too many times, including the 1912 "Thorpe of Carlisle, PA" Olympic postcard in my collection.
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