I way overpaid for this postally used PC.................

[Kawika]

Love used postcards with baseball content, fountain pen writing and old-fashioned penmanship, postmarks a bonus. Here's a random assortment of scans hiding at the bottom of my computer, some of which meet the criteria.











This Ullman was mailed to the sister of Christy Mathewson. I believe it might have been sent by brother Henry but haven't sleuthed it out enough to be sure.

[slidekellyslide]

Nevermind...saw my answer right above the postcard. Didn't even notice it earlier.

[Jobu]

This is a great thread.

One of my favorite things about these old used PCs is my amazement that they ever reached their intended recipients given the simplicity with which they were addressed.

[bnorth]

Had to buy this one as soon as I noticed the name on the back.

[Michael Peich]

David--As usual, spectacular examples from your collection.

Cheers, Mike

[btcarfagno]

Postmarks are tremendous, on postcards or GPC's. Dating the card to an important year or event can be so awesome. I had a signed GPC from Don Drysdale which was postmarked on the date of his first major league appearance. Stuff like that is just so cool.

Tom C

[h2oya311]

I was thrilled when I found this Jim Bunning JD McCarthy PC w/ a date stamp of 1955, two years prior to his Topps "rookie" issuance and only a month after his major league debut:

[seattlerainiers]

Love the postally-used PCs with baseball content, particularly if they are to and/or from a team member.

The 1909 Seattle Turks Northwestern League card was sent from future major leaguer Lee Magee, and references the championship medal presented to the players by the mayor of Seattle at the game that day. I'm lucky to have one of those championship medals, and have included pics.

Magee was later banned from baseball, a precursor to the Black Sox scandal. It's a lesser known but interesting gambling story from that infamous era, and not surprisingly, involves Magee's teammate Hal Chase.

The 1909 SF Seals card was sent from J Cal Ewing, on of the original founders of the Pacific Coast League, and an early owner of the Seals.

[2dueces]

All my postcards have been mailed and I have about 100 baseball and the same Cobb as you. Seriously who really cares what the back looks like? Unless you're really OCD.

[wondo]

Originally Posted by 2dueces

All my postcards have been mailed and I have about 100 baseball and the same Cobb as you. Seriously who really cares what the back looks like? Unless you're really OCD.

I really care about what the back looks like - more importantly what's going on the reverse. It's the history that makes the post card exceptional . The day of the World Series game, the early date of a HOFs career, my birthday, etc. it makes the piece more than a card. It's something we can identify at a different level.

[Bicem]

Think Joe meant condition wise.

[Buythatcard]

I love the vintage postmarked cards. Always got a kick out of the addresses. It would contain only the person's name, city and state. How it ever got delivered to the correct address is beyond me.

[wondo]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Think Joe meant condition wise.

Of course he did!