1908 Rose Co. Postcards During the Day...

[Baseball Rarities]

I was geeking out and doing some research on the 1908 Rose Company Postcard set and came across the following article on Walter Johnson. It appeared in the December 7, 1908 issue of the Los Angeles Herald newspaper. I am sure that there are other instances of actual baseball cards (or postcards) being used in a newspaper article, but I thought that this was pretty neat.

[Bicem]

That's awesome Kevin, his rookie card none the less!

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by Bicem

That's awesome Kevin, his rookie card none the less!

Yes, I did not want to get into the whole "rookie card" thing, but the 1908 Rose Co. postcard was definitely the first "card" of Johnson in the Major Leagues.

[sb1]

first "post card"

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by sb1

first "post card"

Exactly.

[rainier2004]

So his Weiser doesn't count?

[Leon]

That is cool.

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

I was geeking out and doing some research on the 1908 Rose Company Postcard set and came across the following article on Walter Johnson. It appeared in the December 7, 1908 issue of the Los Angeles Herald newspaper. I am sure that there are other instances of actual baseball cards (or postcards) being used in a newspaper article, but I thought that this was pretty neat.

[Hankphenom]

Very cool. One of his really great cards.