Odd Gabby Hartnett Postcard

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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

Anyone know what company issued this postcard? I couldn't find anything on the Old Cardboard website.

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Posted By: Paul

I believe that's a Worch Cigar. They came with many different type faces, some with natural backgrounds, some with blank backgrounds. So it's tough to know for sure. But I believe I've seen the Hartnett before and it looks like yours.

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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

Were the Worch Cigar cards postcards?

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Posted By: Greg Ecklund

Worch Cigars are roughly postcard size, but I've never seen a Worch with lettering that stands out that much - all the ones I have seen have a player's name in script or in black print inside a small white box - that lettering seems too large to me.

I have never seen the Harnett, so it's possible that Paul is right.

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Posted By: leon

I too believe it's a Worch card. I do believe there were some that had postcard backs but am not positive. I've handled several Worch's and this does look like one although the paper looks a little darker than normal..I've never had one with a postcard back..regards

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Posted By: T206Collector

...at my former place of business was Gabby's grand niece. (I also once ran into Kid Elberfeld's granddaughter in a copy center.)

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Posted By: Greg Ecklund

Paul was correct that the postcard is a Harnett Worch Cigar - David Bryan (davidbvintage) just listed one on EBay tonight.

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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

Thanks fellas. That pretty much seals the deal. Interesting that the one on ebay is a blank back and mine is a postcard back.