DATE: 1940 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Philadelphia Phillies SUBJECT: Charlie Frye 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 Charlie Frye, pictured in his Philadelphia Phillies uniform circa 1940. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1940, 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: Charles Andrew Frye was born in 1914 in Hickory, NC and died in 1945 in Hickory, NC. He played major league baseball for a single season in 1940 as pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. After his stint with the Phillies, he went back to the minors and was with Allentown PA and Wilmington DE of the Class B Interstate League until he went into the Army. He died shortly after being discharged in 1945. SKU: GB12570
Item: GB12570
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