Early Vintage Card Identification

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by vintagerookies51

Don't know about the card but I'm curious whether the /99 means it was signed in 1899 or 1999

Me either, but he was a pitcher (toe plate on shoe)

[Buythatcard]

Wow, I didn't even notice the toe plate.

[judsonhamlin]

I checked nemec's 19th century encyclopedia and Mark Okkonen's 1900-09 photo book and came up empty. The uni looks like the Philly NL teams at the turn of the century, but no names seem to match H S Shapes if that is close to being the sig.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by judsonhamlin

I checked nemec's 19th century encyclopedia and Mark Okkonen's 1900-09 photo book and came up empty. The uni looks like the Philly NL teams at the turn of the century, but no names seem to match H S Shapes if that is close to being the sig.

I also checked all the minor leagues teams in MLB Reference starting with 'P' that had any pitchers with either of those first initials in '98-'00, and also came up empty. Don't worry - someone will figure it out.

[Buythatcard]

I am not worried. I know that someone on Net54 will solve this mystery.

I enjoy reading all the leads and really appreciate the help.

[e107collector]

I would assume it was signed in 1899, not 1999.

The name looks like "H S Shepid or Sheped/99?

Tony

[Jcfowler6]

1315 columbia ave Philidelphia was a photo studio in Philidelphia in 1899. If this helps.

[Jcfowler6]

That second line does it say "in-hair" or "in-kair" or something else?