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8 Different Postcards of the Polo Grounds Including 7 Pre-Linen Cards.
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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