DATE: 1933-37 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Pittsburgh Pirates SUBJECT: Bill V Swift 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 V Swift, pictured in his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform circa 1933-37. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1933-37, 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 Vincent Swift was born in 1908 in Elmira, NY and died in 1969 in Bartow, FL. He played major league baseball from 1932 to 1943 as pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Bees, Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago White Sox. SKU: GB12733
Item: GB12733
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