DATE: 1935-36 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Brooklyn Dodgers SUBJECT: Babe Phelps 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 Babe Phelps, pictured in his Brooklyn Dodgers uniform circa 1935-36. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1935-36, 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: Ernest Gordon Phelps (Blimp) was born in 908 in Odenton, MD and died in 992 in Odenton, MD. He played major league baseball from 93 to 942 as catcher for the Washington Senators, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and was selected 3 times as an All-Star. SKU: GB11216
Item: GB11216
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