1948 KELLOGG'S POSTCARD ROBERTO ORTIZ SGC 40 VG 3 280 (RICHARD MERKIN COLLECTION).
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Item Description
3.5x5.25" w/glossy photo front and postcard back. We believe there are 10 in this set despite less being listed elsewhere. Front features facsimile signature as well as text block at bottom left "Cortesia De Kellogg's Corn Flakes." All cards in this set are scarce.

Roberto Gonzalo Ortiz Núñez  was a Cuban professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of six seasons (1941-44, 1949-50) with the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a .255 batting average in 659 at bats, with eight home runs and 78 runs batted in. Designated by SGC as being from the "Richard Merkin Collection" and comes with Hake's COA.
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