1888 Joseph Hall Cabinet and Possibly Related Real Photo Postcard

[griffon512]

unlikely that it's ward: take a look at how he writes an "f" in the letter (scroll to sixth picture) shown in this link: https://www.psacard.com/autographfac...john-ward/462/

not even close unfortunately, but i suppose his handwriting of an "f" could have changed markedly over time.

[Directly]

***The seller was an elderly woman, and the person referenced on the real photo postcard is supposedly her grandfather, and was supposedly a baseball player.****


---If possible you might try to contact the lady for her grandfathers name--

[rockthree]

Yeah, I've tried going through the Auctioneer but she moved away and he doesn't have any way of contacting her.

[rockthree]

You're probably right, although there is a big difference between the "f" in the first PSA example, and the ones in the last example.

[rockthree]

No further thoughts from anyone?

[Leon]

Here is a cut from a different Jos Hall photo that was enlarged a bit more. I am leaning to it not looking like him but maybe someone with better identification skills will know more.

[RCMcKenzie]

It's an odd thing for a famous person to write on the back of a postcard. I might write it on the back of a group picture that I was in, but Jeff Bagwell would write something like "Here I am with the gang."

[oldjudge]

Does not look like Ward to me

[rockthree]

For those who expressed interest, this Joseph Hall cabinet is up for sale in the current REA auction that ends Sunday:

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=64744