Novelty Cutlery Postcard Dating - 1910?

[Rob D.]

Good, solid stuff, Kevin. It's always enjoyable to read research based on facts instead of theories.

Any clues why there aren't many Novelty Cutlery cards (relative to other postcard issues from the era) found postally used?

Thank you for posting.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Any clues why there aren't many Novelty Cutlery cards (relative to other postcard issues from the era) found postally used?

Rob,

I think that any postcards that were issued as part of a "set" were often collected that way - people collected them just like baseball cards and saved them as such.

From my experience, postcards issued in sets (Rose postcards, Novelty Cutlery, Sporting Life Team Composites, etc.) are generally found postally unused.

Just my opinion.

[Bicem]

I know it would have been really hard for me to write on one of those great looking postcards and send it off through the mail.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by Bicem

I know it would have been really hard for me to write on one of those great looking postcards and send it off through the mail.

Probably not if you could buy a stack for a nickel apiece.

[E93]

Excellent research Kevin. Thanks.
JimB

[benchod]

Great stuff Kevin,
I wonder how the Speaker would have fared if this info was widespread before the auction.
Still great postcards and images; for me I'm not so caught up in the "rookie" designation so it doesn't matter as much. I'm sure others feel differently.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Craig:

Not only the Speaker but how about the Cobb? Would it have sold for close to the same amount if not considered one of his Rookie Cards?

My guess is that the same person that bought the Speaker bought the Cobb also........