DATE: 1938 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Philadelphia Phillies SUBJECT: Bill Hallahan 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 Bill Hallahan, 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: William Anthony Hallahan (Wild Bill) was born in 1902 in Binghamton, NY and died in 1981 in Binghamton, NY. He played major league baseball from 1925 to 1938 as pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies, appeared in the 1926, 1930, 1931 and 1934 World Series, and was selected in 1933 as an All-Star. SKU: GB12576
Item: GB12576
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