C. 1907 LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA RED ROSES BASEBALL TEAM POSTCARD.
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$16.22 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Richard Merkin Auction #3
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Item Description
3.5x5.5" vintage matte postcard depicts 17 team members in full uniform standing/seated on a ballfield w/stadium advertising signage visible in bkg. Conestoga Publishing Co., Lancaster, PA printing credit on back. A perfect accompanying piece to the previously offered 1906 postcard of the same ball club. The 1907 Lancaster Red Roses finished their Class B Tri-State League season w/a record of 73-53, good for another third place finish under Manager Pop Foster. A total of 12 ballplayers from this team would go on to play MLB, most prominently - Tom Downey, Bull Durham, Doc Reisling, Wilbur Good and Pop Foster. Postcard exhibits only lt. corner wear. Undivided back of postcard remains blank and unused. VF. From the Richard Merkin Collection and comes with Hake's COA.
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