DATE: 1944-50 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Detroit Tigers SUBJECT: Bob 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 Bob Swift, pictured in his Detroit Tigers uniform circa 1944-50. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1944-50, 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: Robert Virgil Swift was born in Salina, KS and died in 1966 in Detroit, MI. He played major league baseball from 1940 to 1953 as catcher for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, and Detroit Tigers, and appeared in the 1945 World Series. Swift went on to manage the Detroit Tigers from 1965 to 1966. SKU: GB12844
Item: GB12844
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