DATE: 1944-47 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: St. Louis Cardinals SUBJECT: Freddy Schmidt 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 Freddy Schmidt, pictured in his St. Louis Cardinals uniform circa 1944-47. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1944-47, 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: Frederick Albert Schmidt was born in 1916 in Hartford, CT and died in 2012 in Bethlehem, PA. He played major league baseball from 1944 to 1947 as pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, and appeared in the 1944 World Series. SKU: GB12504
Item: GB12504
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