1906 Chicago White Sox Postcard Question (in HUNTS Auction)

[caramelcard]

No, I don't think it's trimmed.

I believe this particular postcard is not normal pc size, but much larger. I have a Cubs of the same style that cabinet size.

Rob

[iggyman]

Thank you Gentleman! Good info which makes alot of sense and is definitely appreciated.

Lovely day...

[deebro041]

I just got my hunt's catalogue in the mail today! I was watching the auction anyways, but still nice to get it before the auction.

[Bicem]

It is a larger than normal postcard but the cropping of the photo looks very strange to me, could very well be trimmed. The ones I've seen (from memory) show more of the players on the right.

Don't want to highjack the thread but what would a 1906 Chicago cubs team pc go for?

[iggyman]

Found the postcard in an old 2008 Heritage auction. Here is the link....

http://sports.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=48123&lotNo=43148

The Heritage auction had a pic of the back side (perhaps Hunt can learn something here).

1906 ws.jpg

Thus, my conclusion; the modern prewar card collector is a finicky animal who is constantly in need of displaying his macho manhood by flipping cards (at a lost). Apparently, the same holds true for prewar postcard collectors. Oh well, live and learn.

By the way, the postcard was not trimmed (if we are to believe two different auction houses)................just a lazy 19th century worker who had some centering issues (from my own experiences, they are not extinct (of course, not on this forum......).

Lovely Day...

[zljones]

I am drooling over that photo right now.

[iggyman]

Upon further review, apparently laziness and centering issues did not exist in the 19th century. It is a modern phenomena, that seems to hit auction houses extremely hard.

Found a Legendary auction of a 1906 Chicago White Sox 5X7 over-sized postcard. I believe both Hunt and Heritage owe us postcard collectors an apology on this one.

http://legendaryauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=70920

1906 PC.jpg

Lovely Day...