22-year-old Henry Bennett "Benny/Bennie" Tate was one of two seldom-used, back-up catchers to Muddy Ruel for the 1924 Senators. My favorite memorabilia item in my 1924 Senators collection is this huge team photo that I acquired in a 2012 auction. The LOA from the consignor states the he acquired this framed photo directly from the family of Benny Tate.
AFAIK, there were no cards of Tate issued during the 1920's and only a few during the 1930's. BTW, the bio info on the back of Tate's World Wide Gun card shown below is incorrect - Tate never player for the Browns - he played 6 years for the Senators, 2 years for the White Sox, and 1 year each for the Red Sox and Cubs.
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, W575-1 E. S. Rice version, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also T216 Kotton "NGO" card of Hugh Jennings. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo.
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