DATE: 1941 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Pittsburgh Pirates SUBJECT: Lefty Wilkie 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 Lefty Wilkie, pictured in his Pittsburgh Pirates 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: Aldon Jay Wilkie was born in 1914 in Zealandia, CAN and died in 1992 in Tualatin, OR. He played major league baseball from 1941 to 1946 as pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wilkie played several seasons in the Pacific Coast League before joining the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1941. After serving in the Army during World War II, he returned to the Pirates briefly in 1946. SKU: GB12746
Item: GB12746
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