DATE: Spring 1940 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Boston Bees SUBJECT: Ace Williams 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 Ace Williams, pictured in his Boston Bees uniform circa Spring 1940. The original photo was taken by George Burke in Spring 1940, 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: Robert Fulton Williams was born in 97 in Montclair, NJ and died in 999 in Fort Myers, FL. He played major league baseball from 940 to 946 in a total of 6 games as pitcher for the Boston Bees ( game) and the Boston Braves (5 games). SKU: GB11315
Item: GB11315
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