Hi Folks, I've had the pleasure of purchasing this photo/premium of Vinegar Bend Mizell. The autograph is Genuine and not a stamp. It measures about 3 1/4 by 5 1/2
The back is blank.
Listed below the photo It says:
Compliments of Susman's
1114 North Market St.
Furniture - Appliances - Jewelry - Sporting Goods - Toys
Whatever person/kid owned it did not like Susmans advertisment being there. And scribbled it out in blue pen.
The uniform Mizell is wearing is from the 1956 season where the Cardinals removed the birds on the bat and added a small sleeve patch of a bird holding a bat. His last season with the cards was only a few starts into 1960.
So that would date this photo/premium somewhere between 1956 and 1960 maybe 1961 at the very latest.
I scrubbed the internet and couldn't even find this release mentioned. Looked back through the history of net54 and the word Susman/Susmans or Susman's has never been mentioned before. The only thing I could find was an old newspaper ad for the store.
Has anyone ever seen another one of these before? Or heard of the release in general?
I'm going to simply Dub the Issue as "Susmans Department Store"
It makes the most sense to me.
Would love you alls input!
Thanks,
Lucas
