Earliest Baseball Postcard

[jchcollins]

What are the Peck and Snyder team cards from 1869? Those aren't considered post cards? I remember seeing them described as "trade cards."

[Leon]

CDV or trade card but definitely not postcards. I was thinking mid 1890s for the first postcards and I don't know about the first baseball set of postcards. The one shown in the link above, from a deceased member, is the oldest I think I have seen.

Originally Posted by jchcollins

What are the Peck and Snyder team cards from 1869? Those aren't considered post cards? I remember seeing them described as "trade cards."

[barrysloate]

I have photocopies of three postally used postcards, issued by the Troy B.B. Association, inviting stockholders to a meeting of the club, and sent by the secretary of the Troy BBC.
One is dated Oct 8, 1878; one Dec 9, 1878, and the third looks to be Mar 30, 1878 but the ink is a bit smudged. These were all pre-printed with blank lines to fill in pertinent information in ink. I can scan these later if anyone is interested in seeing them.

[ksfarmboy]

I’d be more interested in the first baseball postcard that features a player or team photo. Has anyone seen any predating the 1904 Astoria Giants card?

[Leon]

I would love to seen them, Barry. If you need help posing the pics just let me know. I have mostly mastered it after 25000+ posts.

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I have photocopies of three postally used postcards, issued by the Troy B.B. Association, inviting stockholders to a meeting of the club, and sent by the secretary of the Troy BBC.
One is dated Oct 8, 1878; one Dec 9, 1878, and the third looks to be Mar 30, 1878 but the ink is a bit smudged. These were all pre-printed with blank lines to fill in pertinent information in ink. I can scan these later if anyone is interested in seeing them.

[1880nonsports]

"mostly"..... Nothing like two aging hobby stalwarts helping each other for the good of the community.
I have somewhere in my archive a few RPPC's - nothing approaching such early dates. I'd enjoy seeing them as well.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Leon

I would love to seen them, Barry. If you need help posing the pics just let me know. I have mostly mastered it after 25000+ posts.

Thanks, but Judy knows how to do it, and will be back shortly. If I tried I would start a fire.

[barrysloate]

Here are the three postcards. They went through the mail and all are postmarked. Although not visual, these are extremely early baseball postcards. And I have no idea where they are right now, all I have are these photocopies.

[h2oya311]

whoa! Those are awesome Barry!

[ramram]

Wow!