1905 to 1948 Baseball Team Postcard Collection (9)

Sold For:

$420

Year:

1910

Auction:

2018 Spring

Lot #:

729

Category:

Prewar Baseball - 1910s and 1920s Cards

Collection of nine different team postcards, eight of which date from between the years 1905 and 1910. Five of the cards picture Major League clubs, with the others representing either minor league or local teams. Unless otherwise noted, all of the cards measure approximately 3.5 x 5.5 inches and have not been addressed or mailed on the reverse. 1) 1905 American League Champion Philadelphia Athletics. Each player is identified in print along the base, including Waddell, Bender, and Plank. Numerous written notations along the front borders. Addressed and mailed, with the postmark dated "Oct 18 1905." Vg. 2) 1905 American League Champion Philadelphia Athletics. Each player is identified in print along the base, including Waddell, Bender, and Plank. This postcard is slightly different than the previously listed card in that the stadium backdrop has been removed from the photograph. Fr-Gd, with moderate staining. 3) 1906 World Champion Chicago White Sox. Each player is identified in print along the base, including team owner Charles Comiskey, manager Fielder Jones, and Ed Walsh. Gd, with creases and tiny abrasions. 4) 1907 Williamsport Tri-State Club. The name of the club and year are printed along the base, as is a secondary identification of the club as "The Millionaires." The players are identified in pencil along borders. Fr, with a heavy vertical crease and tiny ink notation along the base. 5) 1907 Nazareth Base Ball Club (Pennsylvania). The club is identified along the base as the "Pennant Winners of the Blue Mountain League 1907. The card displays an address on the reverse and a few stray ink notations, but it was never mailed. Fr-Gd, with light creases. 6) Circa 1909 Indianapolis Indians. The team, which was a member of the American Association, is pictured posing at their spring training facility in Plant City, Florida (as indicated by the text along the top border). Ex. 7) 1910 "Portsmouth 'Ohio State' League Ball Club Portsmouth, O." as identified in print along the base. Addressed and mailed, with the postmark dated "Oct 2 1910." Vg. 8) 1910 Chicago White Sox. As noted in print along the top border, this color image pictures the club posing in front of a train at the Royal Gorge in Colorado. The team was en route to San Francisco for spring training when this famous image was taken. Vg, with a price written in pencil on the reverse. 9) 1948 National League Champion Boston Braves. Color image. All of the players are identified in print along the base, including Spahn, Southworth (Mgr.), Sain, and Elliott. Nr-Mt, with a price written in pencil on the reverse. Total: 9 postcards. Reserve $300. Estimate (open).