Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

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It been awhile since I highlighted one of my first loves, O's team issued postcards. Today I'm going to talk about the O's thin postcards. In the late 50's and early 60's the Orioles printed a few postcards on thinner paper than postcard stock. These definitely show up less often than their thicker counterparts. There are 15 known postcards from 1958-60 and 7 known from 1961-64.

I'm going to wait on the earlier issues and just show the ones printed between 1961-64. These were printed on a glossy paper and look much different than the earlier thins (facsimile autograph added). Brooks Robinson is part the group. An interesting inclusion to the group is Billy Hunter, who was a coach and not a player at the time.

I have heard several theories on why they were printed, but the two most probable are -

1. Inserted with season ticket renewals and mailings
2. Passed out in various areas as part of ticket drives, including businesses, to promote ticket sales.

If anyone knows more, I would love to be better educated.

196164 Postcards (Thin) 01.jpg 196164 Postcards (Thin) 02.jpg