Postcard featuring the Detroit Tigers during their American League pennant run in 1907. The clarity and tone can vary widely with this postcard, this one has a particularly rich sepia tone and outstanding clarity.
Ty Cobb, during his first full season, is seen in the center of the image with his trademark stare.
Here is one of the early uses of this photo.
For the stories of other 1907 Cobb rookie postcards see these two items:
A.J. Shumann double panel postcard depicting the New York Giants playing the Chicago Cubs on August 29, 1908 in Chicago’s West Side Grounds. This was a critical game between the league leaders and featured a Hall of Fame duel as the Cubs’ Mordecai “Three Finger”…
Cartoon postcard with what we believe is Mathewson’s head superimposed over the cartoon figure of a baseball player. In 1910 Mathewson had become one of the few player’s in baseball earning a salary of $10,000 a year.
Game action postcard with Mathewson on the mound in the Polo Grounds in New York. His distinctive pose is reminiscent of his T3 card pose. Analysis of the scoreboard establishes this was during the August 23, 1913 game against the Cincinnati Reds. The second postcard,…