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Baseball Postcards
5 Lots
 Lot 35. Cubs Team “Error” Postcard Postmarked on the 1906 World Series Opening Day. Heavily favored to defeat the White Sox, their cross-town rivals, in the 1906 World Series, the talent-laden Chicago Cubs fell in six games to the “Hitless Wonders.” This picture postcard, which erroneously, or prophetically, identifies the Cubs as “Champions 1907 – National League,” was postmarked in Chicago on Oct. 9, the opening day of the World Series. The postcard sender wrote a “6” over the “7.” The postcard includes Evers, Tinker and Chance, as well as Brown, Kling, Reulbach and, of course, Steinfeldt. Technically f, looks better.
Winning Bid $75.
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 Lot 45. 1911 Max Rigot Jumbo Three-Panel Panoramic Postcard of Comiskey Park. Measuring 5” x 24”, this triptych black & white postcard says “American League ‘White Sox’ New Ball Park” in the center at the top. It provides a panoramic view of the grandstands from the third base side, the field with a game in progress and the Chicago skyline. The ballpark opened on July 1, 1910. The postcard has been professionally reinforced at the two folds; these repairs are noticeable only on the back. Otherwise, various light creases make the card technically grade g-vg. Its appearance and eye appeal are much, much better, and unlike many cards from this series by Rigot, it is free of heavy creases or pin holes.
Winning Bid $321.
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 Lot 49. 8 Different Postcards of the Polo Grounds Including 7 Pre-Linen Cards. Three cards share a photo taken from right center field toward home with a game in progress. Two of these cards have John McGraw superimposed. A borderless card by Manhattan Post Card says “Polo Grounds, New York City, Home of the New York Giants” in the upper left. It has back damage that affects some type; vg+ to ex front. The second card with McGraw, by American Art Publishing, says “Polo Grounds, National League Baseball Park, New York” in the top border. Minor back damage, vg-ex front. The third card from this basic image is cropped tighter and carries a Brown Bros. copyright. Postmarked 1926; vg. Two cards use a photo taken in the grandstands from the first base side and show a cane in the foreground. The version with a Success Postal Card copyright has McGraw superimposed; postmarked 1915 and f. The example without McGraw copyrighted in 1912 by the New York Times is vg-ex. The sixth card in this group has a scene from right field with a large, decorative grandstand façade in the foreground. From Manhattan Post Card, it says “Polo Grounds, New York City. The Home of the New York Giants” in the top border, is postmarked 1924 and grades f-g. Also, a pre-linen with a scene from right center with no stands in the foreground, game in progress, “Polo Grounds, N.L. Baseball Park New York” in the upper right, postally used, g-vg. And a linen, #157 and 7A-H2098, scene from center field, gold border, vg-ex.
Winning Bid $72.
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 Lot 54. 3 House of David Baseball Postcards. Two are from the 1930s, and the third is more recent, likely from the 1960s. A card trimmed to 3 3/8” x 5 3/8” shows five members of the barnstorming House of David team in Hot Springs, AR, in 1930. The players (not identified on the card) are Walter “Dutch” Faust, Hans “Barney” Dalager, Dave “Eggs” Harrison, Percy Walker and Tom Dewhirst. Vg+ to ex as trimmed. The seven players on the second card are unidentified, f (ex with a crease and two ¼” tears in the upper left). A real-photo postcard pictures three members of the 1934 or 1935 team (identified separate from the card), George “Andy” Anderson, Long John Tucker and Jesse Lee “Doc” Talley, vg-ex.
Winning Bid $55.
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