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Post Cards
46 Lots
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 Lot 236. Very rare and early (1906) RPPC of Miller Huggins The pose shows Huggins in uniform and sweater with his left arm extended up. Below the photo is a signature “Miller J. Huggins “ and dated March 1906. The right margin of the card notes Marlin Springs, Texas. The stamp area shows a hand with an “X” on it and the notation “Place 1-Cent stamp here”, a notation I’ve never seen before. The card is unused and has the letters “BOB” written in red felt tip pen on the rear in the corner. I’ve had a long time autograph collector and a former authenticator look at the card. He compared it to exemplars of Huggins he had on hand and felt it was good. I also had Kevin Keating look at it and he felt it was not good noting “the vintage writing on the front is in the hand of an unknown person not as an autograph ... but to identify Huggins who is pictured. We respect Kevin's opinion but can't help noting the writing is remarkably similar to Huggins’ signature (see Lot 9). It is offered as an extremely rare postcard with a possibility of being autographed. If so, the value of the signature would exceed the value of the post card which is the first example known.
Winning Bid $1,000.
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 Lot 239. Very rare John Wanamaker souvenir postcard of “Home Run Baker”. Very few cards have even been seen from this set, if in fact, it is a set. The back which is postmarked “Philadelphia 1911” and indicates the card is a “Souvenir of the World Series, 1911 and of the John Wanamaker Photographic Supply Store”. The card has a horizontal crease.
Winning Bid $500.
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 Lot 240. Original Baseball Art for 1911 Lotis Publishing Comic postcard. 9 ½” x 6 ½” artwork shows a popular and rare postcard with a man waking up in his room which is filled with baseball references including 4 posters with comic depictions of “Honus” (Wagner), “Muggsy” (John McGraw), “Big Six” (Christy Mathewson) and Bugs Raymond “Stealing Home”. Also shows Three Fingered Brown’s hand print and a battered Ty Cobb bat. In near mint condition and neatly displayed in a 15 ½” x 11 ½” frame.
Minimum Bid $300.
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 Lot 241. Two very similar 1905 Philadelphia A’s postcards. A roster check dates the two cards to 1905. Both cards do not indicate a manufacturer. One is blank backed and one has been sent through the mail. Player ID’s are on the bottom of both cards and feature Waddell, Bender and Plank. The team poses are identical although one shows a blank background while the other shows a real stadium background. Very good.
Winning Bid $303.
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 Lot 242. 1905 Cleveland Souvenir Shop real photo post card of Terry Turner. Extremely rare postcard set with the card of Turner appearing to be in ex-mt condition with note of a small stain on the rear and a pencil mark noting “Bray ‘60” in Buck Barker’s hand writing. The card was previously owned by two hobby greats Charles Bray and Barker.
Winning Bid $1,610.
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 Lot 244. Four very rare and Early Ullman Postcards. Issued to commemorate the New York Giants Championship in 1905 and are among the rarest of early postcards. A set of 18 (the only known set) went for over $10,000 in our 2009 Auction. The cards were issued with light brown and green borders and there are two of each here. The four players are Ferguson (unused, brown border, good), McGann on 1st Base (unused, brown border, good-very good), Wiltse (unused, green border, good, spot of paper loss in top border ) and Strang and Bowerman (green border, postally used, good).
Winning Bid $2,925.
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 Lot 245. Two Philadelphia Athletics team postcards. An oversized Burke & Atwell of the Champion A’s with Mack, Collins, Bender, Plank, and Baker. Unused but with a spot of paper loss on the rear and a light horizontal crease towards the bottom. (fr-gd). Also a Sporty Postcard from 1910 showing a composite of the A’s on an elephant. Postally used in 1911, (Poor to Fair).
Winning Bid $267.
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 Lot 246. Circa 1905-1910 real photo post card of the Huntington Avenue Grounds. The first home of the Boston Red Sox and the site of the first World Series in 1903. Extremely rare and in wonderful condition. Would be near mint except for the pencil writing “Huntington Av Grounds A.L. Boston” on rear in collecting great Buck Barker’s handwriting. “AZO” indicator in the stamp area with the arrows pointing upwards.
Winning Bid $1,463.
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 Lot 248. 1909 PC773-1 Topping postcard of Bill Donovan. Set of 20 issued to commemorate the champion Tigers. The offered card of Donovan is in excellent condition with minor spots of wear on the black bordered sides. The back is clean with some light toning.
Winning Bid $300.
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 Lot 249. Very rare real photo PC-unc. “Billie Jones” postcard of George Mullin. An extremely rare set, probably issued in 1909 when George Mullin, who posted a 29-8 record, led the Tigers to the AL Championship. The few cards seen in the set all featured Mullin. It is not known how many there are. The small circle to the left of a rectangle with Mullin’s name has “Copyright Billie Jones, Wabash Ind.” Mullin, who died in Wabash, apparently lived in Wabash, though born in Toledo. The rectangle has “Geo. Mullin throwing spit ball” inscribed and the “of Wabash - Leads American Le” added on in black pen. The card was postally used in 1909 from Wabash, naturally. The front of the card is excellent with note to the pen addition.
Winning Bid $500.
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 Lot 250. 3 very rare 1909 Dietche postcards of Detroit. While the 1907 Dietche Detroit Tigers are relatively common and the 1908 are significantly scarcer, the 1909 version is even more so. The players offered here are Ralph Works, Tom Jones and Jim Delehanty. The three average very good appearances on the front and show two rubber stamps of the same name on the rear.
Winning Bid $440.
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