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thatsawinner

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Does anybody know much about Team Issued Press Photos? I have several and have seen others for Ozzie Smith, that I will share. I'm figuring, but don't know for sure, that teams issued these every year for each player? I'd love to learn more about these and see some of your pics of your players team issued press photos. Thanks.

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1979 Padres Press Photo

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1982 Cardinals Press Photo

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1984 Cardinals Press Photo

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1987 Cardinals Press Photo

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1991 Cardinals Press Photo

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1992 Cardinals Press Photo

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1993 Cardinals Press Photo

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1996 Cardinals Press Photo

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RStadlerASU22

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I can't help with Ozzie stuff really, but this type of stuff is great. I have 20+ different Will Clark team issued postcards, and a half dozen team issued photos. However the photos I have are "team" ones, where there are say 6 small images (like your Ozzies) on them of different players. What size are these you posted?

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DaClyde

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Hmm...that 1979 photo implies the existence of a Dave Winfield photo. Must start searching...

So far, the only press photos I've found for any of my players are these things:


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RStadlerASU22

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Hmm...that 1979 photo implies the existence of a Dave Winfield photo. Must start searching...

So far, the only press photos I've found for any of my players are these things:


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That's basically what I was stating I've found with Clark. Is that 8x10 size? I'm curious if 5x7 exist just for certain teams.


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DaClyde

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That's basically what I was stating I've found with Clark. Is that 8x10 size? I'm curious if 5x7 exist just for certain teams.

Ryan

Yes, it's 8x10. I would have a couple more of these in my Meulens and Kelly collections, but sometimes Mattingly drives up the price. I lucked out on this one and snagged it for under $10 shipped awhile back.
 

sierra79

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Awesome run of Ozzie! I too wish there were more info on these cards.

Not a Cardinal or a Padre (but I would love to see if the Padres issued a team photo card for Maddux), but here are a couple. Sorry for the poor image quality.
While the '87 Canon is his rookie year the '88 is much more difficult to find, and the I've only seen three of the '89's surface. The 1990 Old Style appears to use a much younger photo. The last one is a Dodgers Foundation card from 2008. I happened to find it off of COMC and haven't seen another Maddux since - no idea as to how much were made or distributed. I'm not sure what the last one titled "Chicago Cubs No. 2". The only thing I can think is it was used by the club house for something as some of the players are x'd though and Sandberg is circled. If anyone has ideas on that particular one let me know.
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Kid4hof03

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I love these! I have to scan my Gary Carter's. Here is a Bernie Williams I recently go, took me years to find a copy:
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mrmopar

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A lot of time, these were made to hand out in fan mail. Tracking a year of issue after the fact can be brutal too. I have a Garvey similar to that Smith Padres, in fact i have a tablet of them, but have never seen a single photo like it anywhere else. if they were handed out for some event or fan mail, they are all tucked away somewhere.

Team issue items can be a nightmare to catalog. The Dodgers had photo packs (5x7), postcards and 8x10 color photos that were sold at their concession stands, but often the photos would be used across multiple years. I went through dozens of photo packs to find different poses and variations and still probably don't have all of them and figuring out a year is almost impossible!

http://s9.photobucket.com/user/mrmo...on/Dodgers BW 5x7 Photo Library?sort=9&page=1
 

Therion

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The Astros used the same photos over multiple years until 2010 or so, at which point they changed them on a yearly basis. Luckily the Astros' postcards have been very well cataloged.
 

predatorkj

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The Astros used the same photos over multiple years until 2010 or so, at which point they changed them on a yearly basis. Luckily the Astros' postcards have been very well cataloged.

I've got some weird variations for Deshaies and Bagwell. And I've never seen a full list for anything but the postcards which don't seem to make an appearance on my checklist until the late 90's.
 

mrmopar

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i dug up the Garvey tablet.
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Therion

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I've got some weird variations for Deshaies and Bagwell. And I've never seen a full list for anything but the postcards which don't seem to make an appearance on my checklist until the late 90's.

I'll find the website. There is an Astros fan that has a very extensive list, but the name is escaping me right now.
 

weight333

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RStadlerASU22

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As soon as [MENTION=10106]weight333[/MENTION] posted those, I do have some. Unlike the Ozzies they are 8x10. I'll post them and the postcards that were issued Tuesday. Still wonder if 5x7 versions exist.


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Greg Cleveland

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The Twins did team issues card sets and postcards from 1982-1987. Perfect for my Gaetti collection.




The Twins also issued team card sets from 82-87. 1987 has the distinction of having a post-World Series stamp on cards re-issued after the WS victory (listed in SCD Annual as a 1988 set.)



But I digress from the OP...

1987 Twins set of 9x6 color mug shots w/facsimile autograph



1988 Twins b/w 4x5 photos



1991 Cali Angels PhotoMation 4x8 glossy w/facsimile auto



1994 (95?) KC Royals 3 1/4x5 b/w




1996 St. Louis Cardinals 5x7 b/w glossy Bought an autographed one, but would love to find an unauto'ed one.



Have seen other issues from KC on eBay, but haven't pulled the trigger on them yet.
 

Mark70Z

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I know the Orioles had picture pack photo's starting in 1954 when the Orioles arrived as a MLB team. The O's picture pack photo's are roughly 5X7 in size. They did also have 8X10's and even 11X14 photo's of Orioles players that were used as giveaways and/or selling within the souvenir stands. I also know some teams included photo's of players in their programs/scorecards. Like others have said it's difficult to really nail down years on some of them since they used some for multiple years and some have slight variations.
 

Mozzie22

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The Cardinals and Padres did issue Ozzie team photos every year. I don't have all of them scanned but here are the ones I have scanned:

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