Walter Johnson 1907 Postcard--Wow!

[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?

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

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

I thought I remembered seeing the sepia card with a different caption at the bottom, but couldn't find any evidence of it in a Google search, so perhaps my memory is playing tricks on me.