1907 Newark Sailors pitcher Hank LaBelle. Image shot by H.C. Weasner who photographed and issued large composite team photos of Minor Leagues in the 1900s. This image is from his 1907 Eastern League series. Postcards of Weasner images are very rare. LaBelle is in the…
Issued by the Rotograph company featuring Carl Horner images. Rotograph issued high quality postcards in the first decades of the 20th Century. This postcard features a composite of the individual RPPCs Rotograph produced for the New York Giants team. Also shown is a rare rotating…
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,…
Lee Stopple, a noted photographer, took this image of Mathewson and the similar image of Home Run Baker also in this collection. The clarity and composition of the photos is of exceptional quality and we can get a sense of Stopple from the accolades he…
Christy Mathewson shown in his 1913-1914 World Tour sweater. This photo was likely taken in Marlin Springs, Texas during Spring Training 1914. The postcard was addressed to, and owned by, Mathewson himself. It was sent to him c/o the Giants at the Polo Grounds by…
Great image of Rabbit Maranville in 1914. It is a distinct possibility that the signature is Maranville’s himself as this RPPC was removed from a Maranville family scrapbook.
Game action at League Park in Cleveland c. 1909 based on the uniforms. The opponent is the Detroit Tigers. Nap Lajoie, the Cleveland second baseman, is the player at right. The Tiger runner is unknown, but it is fun to think it could be Ty…
Jack Lapp appears in this 1911 postcard sponsored by a local Philadelphia camera store, Haworth’s, which specialized in Kodaks and also produced real photo postcards for customers as explained on the below advertising sample. The card is postmarked in October 1911 making it highly likely…
Hughie Jennings showing his trademark enthusiasm coaching the Detroit Tigers. Interesting advertising on the outfield wall.
The postcard is annotated on the front that it was taken during the August 3, 1911 baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox. It has an unposted back with period CYKO postcard markings. The Red Sox did indeed beat the Tigers…
Eddie Collins is seen sliding into second base at a game between the Red Sox and A’s at the Huntington Grounds in Boston circa 1909. This postcard has been trimmed to focus on the central action. Rare close in shot of game action during this…