DATE: 1932 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: St. Louis Cardinals SUBJECT: Charlie Wilson 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 Wilson, pictured in his St. Louis Cardinals uniform circa 1932. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1932, 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 Woodrow Wilson (Swamp Baby) was born in 1905 in Clinton, SC and died in 1970 in Rochester, NY. He went to college at Presbyterian College. He played major league baseball from 1931 to 1935 as shortstop and 3rd baseman for the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals. SKU: GB12521
Item: GB12521
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