Walter Johnson 1907 Postcard--Wow!

[philliesphan]

absolutely amazing!

Really shocked by the price -- but three people in over $20k-

[h2oya311]

if I weren't closing on a house in April and if I had an extra $25k sitting around, I would have been all over that one! The 1907 postage date is absolutely awesome!

Congrats to the winner...hopefully it's a Net54 member!

[Jobu]

Thanks for posting that Hank, that is incredible. Great PC, great cancellation stamp, the only thing this is missing is a note about baseball on the back. I get visions of someone grabbing a stack of PCs at the general store, paying no mind to the strapping young lad on the front.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Jobu

Thanks for posting that Hank, that is incredible. Great PC, great cancellation stamp, the only thing this is missing is a note about baseball on the back. I get visions of someone grabbing a stack of PCs at the general store, paying no mind to the strapping young lad on the front.

Amazing to see an item of this quality on eBay, and also that the seller had the confidence and courage to let it run after several questions had alerted them that this was something special. Good for them, and I would say that the gamble paid off handsomely, I'm sure they were shocked by the price. I can't imagine a major sports auction doing better, but you never know, maybe we'll have a chance to find out. How many dealers wouldn't have pulled it from eBay and gone the auction route instead? Not many, I don't think. And wouldn't you love to know who got it?

[Baseball Rarities]

What an important postcard. This looks to be the third (and original) version of the "Weiser Wonder" postcard. I love it that stuff like this still pops up on eBay.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

What an important postcard. This looks to be the third (and original) version of the "Weiser Wonder" postcard. I love it that stuff like this still pops up on eBay.

Anybody have a feel for where this would rank on the list of highest prices for an unsigned postcard? Could this be tops for non-negro league? And it's not an example of two bidders driving it way up, there were three willing to pay at least 22K. Makes me wonder if a high-profile auction might have actually done better--how many high-end collectors look at eBay any more? Interesting that of the four variations of postcard I've seen with this image, it's the only one without an identifying caption of some kind, presumably because everyone in Weiser knew who it was. I would assume that the studio that took the photo produced the postcard from negative, based on the clarity of the image. A cousin of mine auctioned the original studio cabinet several years ago and it went for 11K. I'll try to attach a picture of that cabinet.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Interesting that of the four variations of postcard I've seen with this image, it's the only one without an identifying caption of some kind, presumably because everyone in Weiser knew who it was.

Are you considering the cabinet photo the fourth variation of the postcard or is there another version besides these three?

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Amazing to see an item of this quality on eBay, and also that the seller had the confidence and courage to let it run after several questions had alerted them that this was something special. Good for them, and I would say that the gamble paid off handsomely, I'm sure they were shocked by the price. I can't imagine a major sports auction doing better, but you never know, maybe we'll have a chance to find out. How many dealers wouldn't have pulled it from eBay and gone the auction route instead? Not many, I don't think. And wouldn't you love to know who got it?

The bidding started at $7,999 so clearly he must have known that he had something special.

[Shoeless Moe]

The winner is rolling in E-bucks like Fiddy Cent!

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

The bidding started at $7,999 so clearly he must have known that he had something special.

Oh, sure, he did his research, he was looking for what he thought was top dollar. If it didn't move, he could always find a nice auction for it. But I'm guessing he was blown away by the result.

[Bicem]

Price was a good deal compared to almost $8k for what is essentially a 10 year later reprint...

http://www.goodwinandco.com/extremel...-lot27844.aspx

Amazing postcard.