DATE: 1936-38 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Boston Red Sox SUBJECT: Johnny Marcum 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. Note the hard crease across the middle of this one. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an approximately 3-1/2"x5-1/2" real photo postcard of Johnny Marcum, pictured in his Boston Red Sox uniform circa 1936-38. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1936-38, 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: John Alfred Marcum (Footsie) was born in 909 in Campbellsburg, KY and died in 984 in Louisville, KY. He played major league baseball from 933 to 939 as pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, and in 939, the Chicago White Sox. SKU: GB12308
Item: GB12308
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