What is Feller's True American Rookie?

[rhettyeakley]

As long as we are stretching the definition of “card” there is also the 1937 Goudey Thum Movies as well. It has an ACC #, pictures him and was produced by a Gum maker (Goudey)

[h2oya311]

Good point, Rhett. And if we take it even further, we could always include his early 1930's Woltz Studio Cabinet. I'll see if I can muster up an image of it later.

[jp1216]

R326 Feller

[jp1216]

How about the M114? Not sure the year it came out. 1937, right?
edit - a quick Google search says the pin stripe jersey version is from '37.

[bcbgcbrcb]

So again, we are back to....the only 3 items mentioned in this thread that are "cards" and qualify for rookie card status are the Goudey Wide Pen, OPC and 4-on-1 Exhibit. If we take it a step further, only considering American "cards", we are down to 2, Goudey Wide Pen and Exhibit. Both are essentially the size of a standard postcard. Before debating whether a postcard should be considered a "card", remember the exorbitant prices being paid these days for the 1925 Exhibits Lou Gehrig. Do you think this would be happening if the hobby did not consider that card to be Gehrig's rookie card?

[JLange]

I was really hoping the 1936 Boston American Sport Stamp of Bob Feller would surface on this thread. I have not seen one before.

Here's a larger pic of the 1937 Cleveland Press Indians Album Bob Feller cutout - maybe its not in the running for Feller's US rookie card, but still one heck of a collectible.

[The Nasty Nati]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

So again, we are back to....the only 3 items mentioned in this thread that are "cards" and qualify for rookie card status are the Goudey Wide Pen, OPC and 4-on-1 Exhibit. If we take it a step further, only considering American "cards", we are down to 2, Goudey Wide Pen and Exhibit. Both are essentially the size of a standard postcard. Before debating whether a postcard should be considered a "card", remember the exorbitant prices being paid these days for the 1925 Exhibits Lou Gehrig. Do you think this would be happening if the hobby did not consider that card to be Gehrig's rookie card?

Yeah, I guess the conclusion is the American rookie is the Goudey Wide Pen and 4-on-1 Exhibit.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by The Nasty Nati

Yeah, I guess the conclusion is the American rookie is the Goudey Wide Pen and 4-on-1 Exhibit.

..Stretching the definition of "card" , there's this 1937 Dixie Ice Cream Premium ; this is a pre-production printers' proof /office copy which was preserved by a family in New Jersey many years ago ; note that there are no punched holes in the left border ; there are salesmens' samples that show up once in a while but they are from a spiral-binder and have about twenty-five small perforations on the extreme left edge. The first small Feller Dixie lids were I believe 1938.....I guess we could say this is his rookie premium ?? I love this hobby.....

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