HOF Cards That Pre-date RC
 

I'm interested in seeing cards / postcards featuring HOF players that pre-date the cards that are considered their rookie cards.

You'll see several that fit this bill in the next LOTG Auction :D

Probably not what you want but on the post war side here are a few.

I'll play along!
 

excluding multi-player / team postcards and cabinets, here's a few individual player postcards/cards that pre-date their established "rookie cards":

1909 RPPC in Superior Blues Uniform - Dave Bancroft:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekg...Bancroft_1.jpg

1967 Cincinnati Reds Team Issue PC - Johnny Bench:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekg...67%20Bench.jpg

1955 JD McCarthy PC (postally used in 1955) - Jim Bunning:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekg...%20Bunning.jpg

c1943 RPPC in Monterrey Uniform - Roy Campanella:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekg...Campanella.jpg

1914 University of Michigan Photo Card - George Sisler:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekg...20Sisler_1.jpg

1950 Coppedge Studio Winston-Salem Cardinals Team Issue - Earl Weaver:
https://photos.imageevent.com/derekg...0%20Weaver.jpg

You mean like a 1951 Bowman Mantle, and Mays?

;)

Derek - That's a great Sisler!

Peter - That Gossage displays one horrible hairdo.

...and I type that on the day we say goodbye and RIP to one Oscar Gamble.

That Sisler is so cool. Of course, I’m biased as a Wolverine.

Yeah, I've got a few:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...20Cochrane.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...ner%20Paul.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...%20Lazzeri.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...0Waner.tif.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...%20Averill.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...20bancroft.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...20Lombardi.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...29%20Gomez.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...20portrait.jpg

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Are you talking about Major League Rookie cards, such as the 1947 Bond Bread, or Minor League Pre-Rookie cards like all of the great Zeenuts that have been pictured?

I am pretty sure that this postcard was issued before the 1955 Topps high numbers came out which contains his traditional rookie card. This one is postmarked August 30, 1955, but I know that they were available in early July of that year.

Cards or postcards that feature HOF players in major league uniforms that pre-date "RC" cards. Thanks for helping me clerify.

Beautiful Clemente!! Perfect.

People are probably tired of seeing it, but here is my 1908 Rose Co. postcard of WaJo again along with a Los Angeles Herald newspaper article from the winter of 1908 which pictures an example of this card.

Nope. Not tired. Gorgeous.

agreed! Super special card! Love that '55 Clemente as well!

Keep posting those pictures. Those are some awesome cards!!

c'mon Kevin - you know you want to re-share that Weiser Wonder WaJo! There is literally not a better card in the hobby, IMHO!

Derek

Thanks for props, but I think that the OP is just looking for Major League rookie cards.