DATE OF IMAGE: 1948 PRINT DATE: 1970 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: Brooklyn Dodgers SUBJECT: Bobby Thomson APPROXIMATE SIZE: 2-7/8"x4-1/8" MARKS / STAMPING: Signature is a facsimile, NOT hand-signed by Thomson. Note that this has been trimmed from its original dimensions. Please bid accordingly. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an approximately 2-7/8"x4-1/8" printed photo postcard of Bobby Thomson, pictured in his New York Giants uniform circa 1948. Produced by Sports Cards For Collectors as part of their 1970 Old Timer Postcards series. Has divided postcard back but remains postally unused. Please see scans of the actual card for further details including condition. BIO: Robert Brown Thomson (Flying Scot, The Staten Island Scot) was born in 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland and died in 2010 in Savannah, GA. He played major league baseball from 1946 to 1960 as outfielder for the New York Giants, Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, and the Baltimore Orioles, appeared in the 1951 World Series, and was selected in 1948, 1949 and 1952 as an All-Star. In 2004, he was inducted into The Scottish Sports Hall Of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments. SKU: L09981
Item: L09981
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