DATE: 1935-36 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Detroit Tigers SUBJECT: Joe Sullivan 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 Joe Sullivan, pictured in his Detroit Tigers uniform circa 1935-36. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1935-36, 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: Joe Sullivan was born in 1910 in Mason City, IL and died in 1985 in Sequim, WA. He played major league baseball from 1935 to 1941 as pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Bees, Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. SKU: GB12842
Item: GB12842
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