Lot # 281: 1910's-20's Major League Ballpark Postcard Collection (25)

Category: Baseball Postcards

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 15 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
Lot / Auction Closed




This lot is closed. Bidding is not allowed.

Item was in Auction "Spring, 2022 Premier Auction",
which ran from 3/16/2022 9:00 PM to
4/2/2022 9:00 PM



Outstanding collection of 25 vintage stadium postcards.  Collection includes: 

1) National League "Cubs" Ball Park, Chicago (2 different): Pair of postcards, one mailed in 1911 and the other in March of 2012.  Both well-worn, largely due to the aforementioned postal use.

2) Baseball Grounds, Chicago: Attractive card, mailed in October of 1911, picturing fans walking across the ballfields.  GOOD condition, considering the aforementioned writing and postal use.

3) 1909 West Side Ball Park, Chicago: Hammon Co. postcard GOOD condition with chipping and some edge and corner wear, price written on the reverse.  Postally unused.

4) Forbes Field, Pittsburgh (Interior - 2 different): Pair of postcards, one mailed October 12, 1913, the other unused.  Both FAIR condition.

5) Forbes Field (Exterior - 2 different): Pair of postcards, one mailed August of 1919, the other unused.  Postally used example is in FAIR condition, the unused appears VG/EX but with a price ($1.00) written very lightly in pencil on the reverse.

6) Forbes Field (Exterior): Contains the seal of the city of Pittsburgh.  Postally used in August of 1910, FAIR with light edge chipping, corner wear and a few small, stray wrinkles.

7) New Base Ball Stadium and Park, Pittsburg, PA: Colorful, unused Forbes Field postcard, VG condition.

8) Shibe Park: Attractive and colorful heavy paper postcard, postally unused, GOOD condition with overall wear.

9) National League Ball Park, Philadelphia, PA (2 different): Very slight variations between the two, one postmarked 1919 and one postmarked 1924.  Published by P. Sander, Philadelphia and Atlantic City.  Both in F-G condition due to the postal use.

10) National League Baseball Park, New York: Published by the Success Postal Card Co of New York, attractive Polo Grounds image, VG condition save for light pencil notations on the reverse.

11) Polo Grounds, New York City.  Home of the New York Giants: Well-known postcard with an inset photo of John McGraw (HOF).  Postmarked 1923, attractive but technically FAIR due to postal use and cancellations on both front and back.

12) Redland Field, Cincinnati, Ohio: 1912 postal use, attractive postcard with a colorful sunset image of the ballpark.  FAIR condition.

13) American League "White Sox" Ball Park, Chicago: Postal use from 1915, with resultant wear, FAIR condition.

14) American League "White Sox" Ball Park, Chicago: Similar postcard with white borders, 1921 postal use.  Appears GOOD.

15) American League "Sox" Ball Park, Chicago: Similar postcard with White Sox owner Charles Comiskey superimposed in the bottom-right corner, observing the game.  Postal use in 1916, Comiskey's presence is noted in the handwriting on the card.

16) Yankee Stadium, New York: Postal use in 1928, GOOD condition otherwise.

17) Yankee Stadium, New York: Black and white photographic card, postally unused, VG/EX.

18) Yankee Stadium, New York City: Color illustrated photo, postally unused but with light pencil writing on the reverse, otherwise VG/EX.  

19) League Ball Park, Cleveland, OH: Postally used in 1923 (with the simple note "Don't eat to(o) much while I am away."  Attractive, technically FAIR.

20) American League Ball Park, Cleveland: Postally used in 1916, Corner clips and signs of wear.

21) Fenway Park, Boston, MASS: Postally used in 1915, includes message referencing a game attended between Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins on September 3, 1915.  FAIR condition.

25 postcards total.

Views: 337