How rare are ROSE Postcards

[phlflyer1]

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

Yes, those were made for customers to make their own do-it-yourself postcard. They consist of two parts - the front part with a round cutout area with a white border that would frame a photo that you put in from the behind along with a back flap that would be glued down to secure the photo. Here is an example that the Springfield Ponies of the Connecticut State League did for their team.

Thanks Kevin,

Makes sense. I thought I had heard/read a similar explanation for the blank Rose postcards in the past but have never seen an example of a DIY card filled in like that.

Thanks for sharing it!

Scott

[Leon]

A generic one..

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by Leon

A generic one..

Pretty leon

[nickedson]

Back in1979, I walked into a coin store here in Traverse City. They had just picked up a big batch of old baseball postcards and pins. They wanted $400 for everything. We really didn’t have the money, but my supportive wife urged me to go for it. Among the postcards were 52 Rose Co. postcards, with only 2 doubles. I sold them to Frank Keetz of New York, who is a postcard expert from New York. We were both pleased with the deal.

[pete zouras]

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[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by nickedson

Back in1979, I walked into a coin store here in Traverse City. They had just picked up a big batch of old baseball postcards and pins. They wanted $400 for everything. We really didn’t have the money, but my supportive wife urged me to go for it. Among the postcards were 52 Rose Co. postcards, with only 2 doubles. I sold them to Frank Keetz of New York, who is a postcard expert from New York. We were both pleased with the deal.

wow, statistically that would almost have to be the biggest single find.

[nickedson]

Luckily, I made a checklist of all 52 Rose Co. postcards. When I saw on this thread how few of the Rose postcards had benn accounted for, I figured my “find” - 43 years ago, had to be one of the biggest.