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Originally Posted by rickalaska
Rabbit Maranville (HOF) made his major league debut on 10 Sept 1912 with the Boston Braves. This postcard was issued by the Boston American newspaper that same year. To date, it is the only graded example in the hobby - population 1.
His earliest mainstream card did not come out until 1914.
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Awesome Maranville postcard. Great pose.
How are you and SGC able to date it to 1912? It seems odd that Boston American Souvenir would produce a postcard at the end of 1912 featuring a little know shortstop from a last place team who was not called up until the end of that season. I could not imagine there being much of a demand for a postcard like this in 1912.
Whatever the date, that is one of the best Maranville cards out there.
Also, is he the only known Boston National player known in the set?
It would make more sense that the postcard was issued in 1914 after the Boston Nationals swept the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series and Maranville came in second in the MVP voting to teammate Johnny Evers.