HOF Cards That Pre-date RC

[LincolnVT]

I'm interested in seeing cards / postcards featuring HOF players that pre-date the cards that are considered their rookie cards.

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by LincolnVT

I'm interested in seeing cards / postcards featuring HOF players that pre-date the cards that are considered their rookie cards.

You'll see several that fit this bill in the next LOTG Auction

[Peter_Spaeth]

Probably not what you want but on the post war side here are a few.

[h2oya311]

excluding multi-player / team postcards and cabinets, here's a few individual player postcards/cards that pre-date their established "rookie cards":

1909 RPPC in Superior Blues Uniform - Dave Bancroft:


1967 Cincinnati Reds Team Issue PC - Johnny Bench:


1955 JD McCarthy PC (postally used in 1955) - Jim Bunning:


c1943 RPPC in Monterrey Uniform - Roy Campanella:


1914 University of Michigan Photo Card - George Sisler:


1950 Coppedge Studio Winston-Salem Cardinals Team Issue - Earl Weaver:

[Stampsfan]

You mean like a 1951 Bowman Mantle, and Mays?

[clydepepper]

Derek - That's a great Sisler!

Peter - That Gossage displays one horrible hairdo.

...and I type that on the day we say goodbye and RIP to one Oscar Gamble.

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

excluding multi-player / team postcards and cabinets, here's a few individual player postcards/cards that pre-date their established "rookie cards":

1909 RPPC in Superior Blues Uniform - Dave Bancroft:


1967 Cincinnati Reds Team Issue PC - Johnny Bench:


1955 JD McCarthy PC (postally used in 1955) - Jim Bunning:


c1943 RPPC in Monterrey Uniform - Roy Campanella:


1914 University of Michigan Photo Card - George Sisler:


1950 Coppedge Studio Winston-Salem Cardinals Team Issue - Earl Weaver:

That Sisler is so cool. Of course, I’m biased as a Wolverine.

[Exhibitman]

Yeah, I've got a few:

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by LincolnVT

I'm interested in seeing cards / postcards featuring HOF players that pre-date the cards that are considered their rookie cards.

Are you talking about Major League Rookie cards, such as the 1947 Bond Bread, or Minor League Pre-Rookie cards like all of the great Zeenuts that have been pictured?

[Baseball Rarities]

I am pretty sure that this postcard was issued before the 1955 Topps high numbers came out which contains his traditional rookie card. This one is postmarked August 30, 1955, but I know that they were available in early July of that year.

[LincolnVT]

Cards or postcards that feature HOF players in major league uniforms that pre-date "RC" cards. Thanks for helping me clerify.

[LincolnVT]

Beautiful Clemente!! Perfect.

[Baseball Rarities]

People are probably tired of seeing it, but here is my 1908 Rose Co. postcard of WaJo again along with a Los Angeles Herald newspaper article from the winter of 1908 which pictures an example of this card.

[orly57]

Nope. Not tired. Gorgeous.