DATE: 1938 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Philadelphia Phillies SUBJECT: Al J Smith PHOTOGRAPHER: George Burke APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2"x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: Handwritten identification of photo's subject. Has standard postcard back but remains postally unused. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an approximately 3-1/2"x5-1/2" real photo postcard of Al J Smith, pictured in his Philadelphia Phillies uniform circa 1938. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1938, but this card was produced some time later (no earlier than the 1950's judging by the standard Kodak back). Comes from a large collection of such postcards that we will be listing over the coming months, all having standard postcard backs but being postally unused. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual item being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Alfred John Smith was born in 1907 in Belleville, IL and died in 1907 in Belleville, IL. He played major league baseball from 1934 to 1945 as pitcher for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Cleveland Indians, appeared in the 1936 and 1937 World Series, and was selected in 1943 as an All-Star. SKU: GB12645
Item: GB12645
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