McCarthy Postcards

[mybestbretts]

These are the only Brett's I have ever seen, doesn't mean there are more.george brett mccarthy 1.jpg

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[JLange]

I am wondering more about how long the JDM postcards would have been made for a particular player with a particular team. If JD McCarthy was making these to sell to fans, then he would probably have had an easier time with current player / current team PCs then reproducing players from years earlier. Same thing if he were making these to provide to the players directly so they could answer fan mail. While its possible, I can't help but think players wouldn't be ordering PCs from him in the 70s depicting them with their teams from the 50s-60s. And, even if they did, it seems likely to me that JDM wouldn't print them in the same way as before, especially without zip codes, etc. I suspect that if certain players cards were available well into the 70s with original production in the 50s-60s, then it was old inventory that never moved - similar to baseball magazine player posters.

[Zach Wheat]

I have alerted Bob Lemke to this thread....I suspect he can shed light on this....hopefully he will chime in with additional information.

Regards,

[h2oya311]

As discussed, besides postally used examples, there are a few distinctions that can be made to help with the dating of these issues. The 1950s PCs are slightly larger in size than the later issues. Pre-1963 PCs do not include the zip code on the studio address line. Other than that, uniform style might be the next best option.

Here are a few of mine. Origination dates are due to other existing postally used examples:

Error ("Ronald") - 1969:


Corrected ("Rollie") - 1969:


Reggie - 1969:


Catfish - 1965:


LaRussa - 1964:


Interesting that all of my examples happen to be A's players (although LaRussa and Hunter are w/ KC A's and the others are from Oakland A's). It's probably coincidence, but interesting nonetheless!!

On my Want List is a pre-1963 example of Willie Stargell. I know at least one exists, since I was the under-bidder in mid-2013 on eBay. If anyone has one available for purchase/trade, please let me know.