DATE: 1942 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Washington Senators SUBJECT: John Paul 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 John Paul Sullivan, pictured in his Washington Senators uniform circa 1942. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1942, 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 Paul Sullivan was born in 920 in Chicago, IL and died in 2007 in Homewood, IL. He went to college at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He played major league baseball from 942 to 949 as shortstop for the Washignton Senators and the St. Louis Browns. Although he suffered a broken back when he drove a Jeep over a cliff in Japan during the post-war occupation, he managed to return to the major leagues in 947. SKU: GB12003
Item: GB12003
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