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Old 03-25-2023, 07:43 PM
FrankWakefield FrankWakefield is offline
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As a snot nosed kid, I first collected coins, then added stamp collecting, and eventually added baseball card collecting (kid style, not what we now do). I still look at stamps once in a while, and covers (envelopes). I once got an early US Airmail cover that was also sent as Special Delivery. For stamp collectors, it had a C5 airmail stamp, and a special delivery stamp, and lots of backstamp cancellations showing the cover's progress.

With all that said, I saw this air mail Registered cover on eBay several weeks ago.


https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1679794853

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1679794922


In the eBay listing, neither W. C. Matthews, nor the Chicago Cubs, was mentioned. But I could see that whoever Matthews was, he was in the front office for the Chicago Cubs. Obviously, I won the cover, just under $10. So now I'm curious about who was W. C. Matthews.




He was the GM for the Cubs, I read... he was the GM that had a big trade to get Ralph Kiner away from the Pirates. And he played baseball in his younger days. Great... Can I find a picture of him? Can I find one of his cards? Yes, and Yes.


https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1679794954

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1679794976

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1679794995
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File Type: jpeg 1 Matthews cover.jpeg (111.8 KB, 293 views)
File Type: jpeg 1 Matthews cov back.jpeg (84.6 KB, 290 views)
File Type: jpeg 1 Matthews pic.jpeg (121.8 KB, 287 views)
File Type: jpeg 1 Matthews pic back.jpeg (109.2 KB, 286 views)
File Type: jpg 1 Mattews back enlarg.jpg (53.8 KB, 288 views)

Last edited by FrankWakefield; 03-26-2023 at 07:39 AM. Reason: replacing 'Special Delivery' with 'Registered'
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