Gerhard & Reed were a clothing manufacturer and retailer, so I assume the backing was taken from another box to back the frame. The stamps date to 1920s. Are you sure that is Jack Rothfuss from the 1897 Pirates? The picture looks closer to 1910s to me, and that guy is fairly young - appears to be too young to have been playing for the Pirates in 1897 - but, I could be off.
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