DATE: 1938 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Cleveland Indians SUBJECT: Skeeter Webb 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 Skeeter Webb, pictured in his Cleveland Indians uniform circa 1938. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1938, 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: James Laverne Webb was born in Meridian, MS and died in 1986 in Meridian, MS. He went to college at University of Mississippi. He played major league baseball from 1932 to 1948 as infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics, and appeared in the 1945 World Series. SKU: GB12403
Item: GB12403
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