Let's see some postcards

[rmacpa]

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1909 barr-farnham series photo of d.e. keeley

from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge

1909 barr-farnham series photo of jess tannehill

from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge

1909 barr-farnham series photo of w.m. shipke

from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge

1909 barr-farnham series photo of o.e. clymer

from player owned 1909 washington senators presentation album - possibly unique - click on image to enlarge

1908 detroit free press postcard of ty cobb

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walter johnson "the weiser wonder" player owned postcard

copyright 1907 - blue tone version - click on image to enlarge

walter johnson, weiser wonder, weiser idaho postcard

copyright 1907 - sepia tone version - click on image to enlarge

1912 underwood & underwood postcard of rube marquard

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1906 western bloomer girls postcard with joe wood

as pictured in ken burns book (baseball, an illustrated history) on page 19 - one of two currently known to exist - click on image to enlarge

1911 addie joss day

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[Kawika]

Wow!

[Bicem]

I'd kill for the Underwood Rube.

[seablaster]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Wow!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Don't have a working scanner right now or I would post a Negro League postcard or two. I'll spare everyone the boredom........

[h2oya311]

Yummy postcards!!

Personally, I'd kill for the '07 Joe Jax, but Jeff would probably kill for just about any PC he doesn't have!!

[Bicem]

That's correct.

[LincolnVT]

I've posted this elsewhere, but thought I'd add it to this thread...

Ethan

[LincolnVT]

And the back...

[bbpostcards]

A couple more. For early postcards and more - always buying! - visit http://www.sportingoregon.com

[clydepepper]

rmacpa - Those Johnson's are incredible!

[bobbvc]

1909 World Series

[ValKehl]

Here's another WaJo PC (trimmed, unfortunately) that I have never seen another example of. Has anyone (Jeff, show me yours!)? Also, can anyone tell me where/when this picture was or might have been taken?
Val

[Bicem]

You got me this time, never seen it before, great postcard!

[Hankphenom]

I think that might be in Brea, California, in October, 1924. I've seen a picture of Walter and the Babe in front of some chicken wire similar to that in your PC before their exhibition at the Brea Bowl. And he did wear that sweater in 1924. He played in many exhibitions after the 1924 world series, though, and I'm sure that kind of wire was common to local ball parks at that time.

[clydepepper]

I have seen hundreds of Cobb photos, but I have never seen him looking 'happy' before...he must be standing on top of someone.

[RichardSimon]

I posted this one in the Giants thread but it belongs here too.

[rainier2004]

Some gorgeous stuff here...I finally have another contribution after receiving it in the mail today. I love that emblem in the background.

[Bicem]

finally...

[talkinbaseball]

I picked up the Joe DiMaggio postcard when he was the service during WWII, in the Bagger's Auctions.

Being Italian he was my Dad's favorite player when he followed the Yankees.


john guzze

[Bicem]

Cool US Souvenir postcard with the names written in like that, I like the note about how Matty is missing.

[seattlerainiers]

Thought I'd resuscitate this great thread with some RPPCs from north of the border, the 1908 and 1909 Northwestern League Vancouver Beavers. Included here are team composites, along with individual cards of Northwest/west coast legend Lou Nordyke, and soon-to-be Pittsburgh Pirate Ham Hyatt with his nine bats. Love this card!

Note that the individual RPPCs are the same images used in the team cards (Hyatt, bottom left in 1908 team card, and Nordyke 2nd from right, middle row in the 1908 card, and third from left, middle row in the 1909 team card).

The 1909 Card is also noteworthy due to the presence of Dick Brookins. Many of you know of Jimmy Claxton, perhaps not of Brookins.

Here's a post from Jay Dell-Mah's excellent site which tells his story:

http://www.attheplate.com/wcbl/profi...kins_dick.html

Enjoy.

[joeadcock]

Seattlerainiers

Nice stuff

[bbpostcards]

Smoky Joe Wood earned a 34-5 record with a 1.91 era in 1912, the year Underwood & Underwood published this rare postcard. Even more remarkable is that he began 1912 with a 3-2 record, after which he went 31-3. For early baseball postcards and more, visit http://www.sportingoregon.com/ (always buying!)

[BradH]

I picked up a nice selection of sports postcards while visiting relatives in Indiana last week. Most of the cards were from the 1940s/50s – baseball ballparks, college football stadiums and some baseball spring training scenes.

One that caught my eye for its military appeal was this 1920 RPPC of what appears to be crewmen from the USS Oklahoma. It has three things that are cool to me – the military, baseball and a dog! I actually noticed the sailors and the “Oklahoma” flag before I saw the baseball players and the dog.

I knew that the Oklahoma was sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941, but in my research I found that she had escorted President Wilson back-and-forth to France in 1918-19, then spent most of 1920 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (maybe where this photo was taken?). She sailed around South America and joined the Pacific Fleet in 1921, 20 years before she was hit in Hawaii.

My grandfather was in the Pacific for WWII and said that baseball games and small tournaments among the troops were common, but this photo looks as if it was from an event that was maybe a little bit more “official?”

Anyway, just wanted to share one of the more interesting items I’ve picked up in recent months.

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by seattlerainiers

Thought I'd resuscitate this great thread with some RPPCs from north of the border, the 1908 and 1909 Northwestern League Vancouver Beavers.

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Enjoy.

Seattlerainiers, is that the best you've got?

[jb217676]

Big thanks to Jeff P. for these!

• 1907 Freeport Pretzels Real Photo Postcard of Frank Devlin
• 1931 PV Reyes Real Photo Postcard of Hack Wilson
• 1931 PV Reyes Real Photo Postcard of the home of Mrs. William Wrigley Jr. on Santa Catalina Island

[aelefson]

I think I want just about every postcard shown in this thread! Below is a postcard from a Trenton NJ photographer. Maybe it is a Trenton Tigers player? Even if it is just a local high school student I really like the image.

Alan

As always, great stuff seattlerainiers. Great image of "Big Chief" Dick Brookins. My apologies, not strictly baseball, but a strange 1907 leather postcard of my alma mater. Washington State Normal School of Ellensburg (WSNS), now known as Central Washington University. The banner is made of some type of heavy felt, or denim that was once dyed red, but it is seamlessly attached to the leather postcard. I have no idea how this was done.

[pencil1974]

Shonen Ruth and single signed Ruth postcard. I'll add my other Ruth postcard too with these two to make it a trifecta. Was going to sell the last one but talked the wife out of making me doing it with a few "boy I don't think I'll ever get another one of those again" lines. Thank god that worked. lol.

[vintagehofrookies]

Just saw this thread and had to go thru all 38 pages and all I can say is WOW!!! Here is my contribution:

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by vintagehofrookies

Just saw this thread and had to go thru all 38 pages and all I can say is WOW!!! Here is my contribution:

Nice Dan!! I had never seen an autographed 1923-24 Simmons before! Very, VERY nice! Congrats on a gorgeous card!

[vintagehofrookies]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Nice Dan!! I had never seen an autographed 1923-24 Simmons before! Very, VERY nice! Congrats on a gorgeous card!

Thanks Derek! Whenever I see a signed HOF rookie I have to pick it up.

[Dto7]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

Yes, it's the one recently sold on ebay. I found another image of one other member of the team. The Capt. Powell.

They appear in the 1920 UNC yearbook of the 1919 baseball team and 12 photos were taken.

[MikeGarcia]

.....Not an active current player so the kids didn't bother saving him ; difficult to find in this set....

[joeadcock]

1909 Wisconsin vs Japanese Baseball Team RPPC.......recording both teams from Wisconsin baseball team trip to Japan

[pencil1974]

Picked this one up today off of eBay

[lharri3600]

one more

[vintagehofrookies]

can't believe I forgot about my 2 favorite PC's:

[chipperhank44]

That Seamless Steel Ty Cobb is my favorite postcard of all time. Something about the pose just perfectly represents everything Cobb was. Amazing PC!!

[Kenny Cole]

Here are a few more

[bcbgcbrcb]

WOW, you've been on a roll lately, Kenny.........

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

WOW, you've been on a roll lately, Kenny.........

+1

Kenny - what year are the Bell and Yawkey PCs??

[JeremyW]

I've always thought & heard/read the "Cobb fielding" was kind of rare, but the signed "Cobb Fielding"... that's not easy to find. I like that one.

[Kenny Cole]

Derek,

The Bell is from the 30's but I don't know what specific year. The Yawkey is from 1959 I believe.

[vintagehofrookies]

Trey- Thats the exact same way I felt when I first saw his pose on the card and because of that I just had to have it

Jeremy- Thank You and I agree as I have seen/owned quite a few Batting Cobb's but I rarely see the fielding one

Kenny- That Cool Papa is sick, congrats!

[ooo-ribay]

I have binders full of what I consider Giants postcards......but what does this thread consider as "postcards"? I don't want to embarrass myself....

[BradH]

I was able to get about 20 old postcards in Cooperstown during Induction weekend. Here are a few of my favorites...

--First, a pair of 1920s Polo Grounds postcards, both of very similar views and featuring manager John McGraw. The first one is older and has writing on the back, but no stamp and no postmark (guessing it was likely addressed, but never sent?). The second one has a 1925 postmark and has the white border with a different font. It is clearly a copy of the first. Tough to tell in the scan, but the picture has been artificially enhanced and McGraw's name is hard to read. Also, McGraw's pic is in a slightly different place on the card.

--Second, a few Cooperstown postcards circa 1939 - one featuring the newl-opened Hall of Fame and two featuring Doubleday Field, including the opening ceremonies on June 12, 1939.

--Lastly, as a collector of anything to do with old Comiskey Park, I had to pick up this early 1940s Comiskey card.

[FourStrikes]

my latest acquisition...

*NOT available for sale or trade*

DS

[joeadcock]

La Cuba bella