DATE: 1938-39 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Pittsburgh Pirates SUBJECT: Paul Waner 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 Paul Waner, pictured in his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform circa 1938-39. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1938-39, 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: Paul Glee Waner (Big Poison) was born in Harrah, OK and died in 1965 in Sarasota, FL. He went to college at East Central University. He played major league baseball from 1926 to 1945 as outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves and the New York Yankees, appeared in the 1927 World Series, was selected 4 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952. In 1999, he ranked Number 62 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. For most of the period from 1927 to 1940, Paul patrolled right field at Forbes Field while his younger brother Lloyd covered the ground next to him in center field. Paul was known as "Big Poison" and Lloyd was known as "Little Poison." A possibly apocryphal story claims that their nicknames reflect a Brooklyn Dodgers fan's pronunciation of "Big Person" and "Little Person." SKU: GB12740
Item: GB12740
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