19c Baseball Postal Covers

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Michael Peich

Steve--That is a very cool image and exactly the type I am looking for, so please send me a scan when you have a moment. Higher resolution would be great.

Dan--Yours is very cool as well, and even though it is postmarked 1903, I would like a scan if you will send one.

Thanks to both of you!

Joe--Don't we all want to add covers like these to our collections?!

Cheers, Mike

Mike, I don't have the ability to scan at higher resolution. I got a new scansnap S1500 and I'm not sure if it can get better resolution. My old scanner which was great is unfortunately not compatible with my new computer running Windows 8.

[vintagesportscollector]

Mike - here is an 1867 invoice (unbelievable, wow) from Reach with that exact image you have on the Holcomb cover. (not mine)

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[Michael Peich]

Dan--That's fine. Please send me the scan you have and I am certain it will work. Thank you for your care.

Cheers

[Michael Peich]

Hi, Joe,

The Reach invoice confirms what I suspected--the Holcomb image was probably shared by others. I have sent you an email.

Thanks for sharing this!

Cheers,
Mike

[slidekellyslide]

Mike, you should be able to just right click and save the image above. It would be the same scan that I would send to you.

[seattlerainiers]

That graphic was "customized" and used by a lot of different ball clubs over a long number of years.
Here's the exterior of a leather-encased pass for the Seattle club in the first year of professional baseball in the Pacific Northwest.

[bbpostcards]

Stepping a few years into the 20th century...
In the envelope was a letter and a promotional insert related to his baseball guide. They can be seen here: http://www.sportingoregon.com/p799838731