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gracecollector
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Looks like a J. D. McCarthy Postcard, but I could be wrong.
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gracecollector said:
this is what I think it is also.
hofmichael
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Is it autographed?You can see faint writing across the card.I can't tell if it is facsimile or a signature though.
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gracecollector
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Just for fun information. I researched JD McCarthy postcards a little while looking for Don Zimmer variations.
JD McCarthy was a photographer based in Detroit. He began making these postcards and printing them by the hundreds specifically to be purchased by ball players to use in their responses to fan mail, so they are often found autographed (my experience is unsigned ones are harder to find than signed, at least for Zim). He began in the 1950's and produced his postcards until the 1980's. Player photos would be updated when they switched teams, so multiple poses are available for many players. Some, but not all, had the stylized JDM mark you can see in photos below. The ones below are from 1957 and 1981. Still looking for unsigned Zimmer versions of Red Sox, Padres, and Mets.
JD McCarthy was a photographer based in Detroit. He began making these postcards and printing them by the hundreds specifically to be purchased by ball players to use in their responses to fan mail, so they are often found autographed (my experience is unsigned ones are harder to find than signed, at least for Zim). He began in the 1950's and produced his postcards until the 1980's. Player photos would be updated when they switched teams, so multiple poses are available for many players. Some, but not all, had the stylized JDM mark you can see in photos below. The ones below are from 1957 and 1981. Still looking for unsigned Zimmer versions of Red Sox, Padres, and Mets.
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Good that you got it in. Can you provide a better scan?
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fkw
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Your card looks to be signed on front, and faded.
With the postmark, its proof its from 1968, very rare find.
10X more impressive card than some extremely common '69 Topps Jackson, .....or '68 Topps Ryan Rookie to boot.
With the postmark, its proof its from 1968, very rare find.
10X more impressive card than some extremely common '69 Topps Jackson, .....or '68 Topps Ryan Rookie to boot.
fkw
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PS. Often the player fills out the address side too. See if it looks like his writing...
These were fan request postcards ordered in bulk by the team or player, usually so they could sign them and send them in the mail.
Used ones are worth more than "new" unused ones.
These were fan request postcards ordered in bulk by the team or player, usually so they could sign them and send them in the mail.
Used ones are worth more than "new" unused ones.
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