DATE: 1940-41 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Detroit Tigers SUBJECT: Tuck Stainback 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 Tuck Stainback, pictured in his Detroit Tigers uniform circa 1940-41. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1940-41, 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: George Tucker Stainback was born in Los Angeles, CA and died in 1992 in Camarillo, CA. He played major league baseball from 1934 to 1946 as outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, and appeared in the 1942 and 1943 World Series. After retiring as a player, Stainback helped organize the first pension system for major league ballplayers in 1947. SKU: GB12839
Item: GB12839
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