DATE: 1939 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Philadelphia Phillies SUBJECT: Kirby Higbe 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 Kirby Higbe, pictured in his Philadelphia Phillies uniform circa 1939. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1939, 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: Walter Kirby Higbe was born in Columbia, SC and died in 1985 in Columbia, SC. He played major league baseball from 1937 to 1950 as pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Giants, appeared in the 1941 World Series, and was selected in 1940 and 1946 as an All-Star. SKU: GB12583
Item: GB12583
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