DATE: 1941 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Cleveland Indians SUBJECT: Jim Bagby Jr 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 Jim Bagby Jr, pictured in his Cleveland Indians uniform circa 1941. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1941, 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: James Charles Jacob Bagby Jr. was born in 96 in Cleveland, OH and died in 988 in Marietta, GA. He played major league baseball from 938 to 947 as pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and the Pittsburgh Pirates, appeared in the 946 World Series, and was selected in 942 and 943 as an All-Star. The son of Jim Bagby, Sr., both Jim Bagby and his father spent the bulk of their careers pitching for the Cleveland Indians. Jim Jr. had success before World War II and after the war, but his greatest success was during the war. SKU: GB12311
Item: GB12311
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