Let's see some postcards

[BeanTown]

just picked up this RPPC which shows a game at Rock Island. Bryan and Derek nice cards as always.

[Jobu]

1909 RPPC of Connie Mack and Philadelphia Inquirer World Series Tourists (ticket winners in a contest sponsored by the newspaper) at Shibe Park.

Arrived postage due, but the address is pretty funky. Looks like it says something like:

Base Ball Mt.
Letter Carrier (?)
City

One of the fun things about many mailed PCs is that I have no idea how they ever got to their intended recipients.

[Brian Van Horn]

Paul Waner:

[BaltOrioles]

I know this postcard is newer than most on this thread, but hoping someone can give me more information.

I always believed this Ken Hubbs postcard was issued by James Elder based upon the #365 on the back. However, the front doesn't seem to match any photos I've found on the internet. The Elder Ken Hubbs postcards I've found show him in a batting pose. The postcard has the look and feel of an James Elder issue.

Can anyone verify if this is a James Elder postcard and is it Ken Hubbs? I'm not aware of any Elder variations. I assume the autograph on the back isn't Hubbs, but thoughts/opinions on the autograph are appreciated.

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[slidekellyslide]

Yes it is Ken Hubbs without a doubt. Probably an Elder card, the number matches up with his "set" number for Hubbs, but it is a different photo. On the signature I would post this in the autograph section and ask for the expert opinion over there. Elder's "set" is attributed to 1966 which would make it impossible for Hubbs to have signed it, but I don't know how they came to the conclusion the set is from that year...I suspect he put those cards out over a number of years.

[edjs]

I posted this in the pickup thread, but so excited to add the team RPPC to go with my "in action" RPPC. Watsonville Pippins.

[jerrys]

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[Michael B]

Originally Posted by Jobu

1909 RPPC of Connie Mack and Philadelphia Inquirer World Series Tourists (ticket winners in a contest sponsored by the newspaper) at Shibe Park.

Arrived postage due, but the address is pretty funky. Looks like it says something like:

Base Ball Mt.
Letter Carrier (?)
City

One of the fun things about many mailed PCs is that I have no idea how they ever got to their intended recipients.

Just catching up on this thread. When something was mailed within the limits of a town or city you could address it to city and it woud get to where it was intended. I have a number of Christmas cards from about 1948-51 mailed to an Olympic gold medalist. He lived in Cleveland and many of them have the street address and also say 'city'. If the town was small enough as I suspect Bridgeton, NJ was back then it would probably be very easy for the letter carrier to know where the baseball meeting was.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

just picked up this RPPC which shows a game at Rock Island. Bryan and Derek nice cards as always.

The card looks like it says the game is in Davenport, IA not Rock Island, IL.

[brianp-beme]

Here is the only postcard I have ever owned. I love that it looks like Hollywood central casting was called in to assemble this rag tag (but tidy and uniformly uniformed) crew, with the kindly Father Finnegan leading them down the straight and narrow both on field and off. Of course, the player at the upper left may have to ask for forgiveness in confession based upon his suggestive batting stance.

Brian

[BeanTown]

Classic Image and mailed in 1908

[AstroJake09]

Hi all,

Here is my addition! This postcard shows what is now Folsom Field on the campus of the University of Colorado. The image dates from 1925-1935 and can be narrowed down to the years of 1925-1929 based on aspects of the stadium that are, and are not present in the photo. Colorado opened what was then University of Colorado Stadium on 10/11/24 by stomping Regis 39-0 and was offically dedicated two weeks later on 11/1/24 as Colorado battled Utah to a 3-0 win.

When the stadium was constructed in 1924, it was barely ready for the team to move in, therefore it was not actually finished till sometime during the following year, in 1925. Most likley spring or summer when the running track was installed.

The postcard brand that is labled on the back is that of NOKO. NOKO produced this particular typer of postcard from 1907-1929. Being that the stadium was not completed with the track until 1925, we can date the image between 1925-1929. This very well may represent one of the first images of the 100% completed stadium.

Attached is the postcard as well as a photo of Folsom taken in July of this year. It is amazing how far CU athletics has come.

[Baseballcrazy62]

Happy to add this Wolverine News Herman Schaefer.
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[Shoeless Moe]

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