Lot 197.  1905 Rotograph/ U.S. Souvenir Postcard of 1903 Champion N.Y. Giants. Card features 16 cameos based on Horner photographs and made into a real photo composite post card. Easily identifiable are McGraw, Bresnahan, Wiltse, Ames, “Dummy” Taylor, Donlin, Dahlen, etc. Card was postally used in 1905 and the front carries the neatly written pen message “They look good to me”. Excellent. Minimum Bid $200.

Lot 198.  Rare H.M. Rose Company postcard of Shibe Park. Embossed with City of Philadelphia seal and gold trim around the black and white photo of the new park. Colorfully presented with “Greetings from Philadelphia” below. Postally used in 1910, shortly after the issue date. One of the great stadium post cards. Minimum Bid $250.

Lot 199.  PC757-1 A.C. Dietche Detroit Tiger set of 15 with difficult Cobb. There were two different A.C. Dietche sets issued in 1907. The only differences are the color and the Cobb card. One set is in black and white and one has a distinct purple tint to it and the Ty Cobb cards are different, one is a batting pose (b & w set) and one is fielding (purple) , The fielding Cobb is much more difficult (despite the opinion of the Standard Catalog) as is the entire purple set, which I believe was issued in Canada. The set here is that tougher version. The Cobb card is (ex+), Jennings is vg+ with a corner crease and the balance of the set is ex-mt. Minimum Bid $500.

Lot 200.  Champion Boston Red Sox 1917 spring Training real photo post card with Babe Ruth. Very rare, possibly on of a kind card commemorating the World’s Champs, shows Ruth and other Red Sox players including Mike McNally, Chuck Shorten, Chet Thomas, Dick Hoblitzell, Clarence Walker and Jack Barry. The players names have been written on the card in ink. Ruth is identified as “Mr. Ruth”. The back of the card, which was not sent through the mail, obviously was meant to, with a meaningful message “Dear Pearlie, Here is a picture of “The World’s Champions” of Boston taken in Laconia, N.H. Mayor Park Munsey presenting the Red Sox with the gold key to the city on ther LakesÉ” Excellent. Minimum Bid $500.

Lot 201.  Rare Rabbit Maranville real photo postcard showing Maranville with the Boston Braves. Produced by the Comet Studios in Boston. Unused post card is in excellent + condition. Minimum Bid $250.

Lot 202.  Complete set of 38 Dormand Postcards plus five variations. All are the regular size and include the rare Gil Hodges card, both Mantles, two Rizzutos, two McDougalds, both Johnny Sains and a third Collins used to advertise automobiles. Highlights: Hodges (vg+), Mantle-bat off (nr mt), Mantle-bat on (ex+), Sain-winding up (nr mt), Stengel (ex), Ford (nr mt), Campanella (ex+), Reese (nr mt), Slaughter (ex+-mt), Konstanty (nr mt), Howard (ex); Balance: Average ex-mt. The Eddie Robinson and Frank Crosetti are autographed. Minimum Bid $1,000.

Lot 203.  Dormand Gil Hodges SGC 96 Mint 9. Near perfect copy of the most desirable and rarest Dormand post card until a find of a dozen or more cards was made. Still a very rare card. Minimum Bid $200.

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