DATE: 1941-43 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Boston Red Sox SUBJECT: Dick Newsome 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 Dick Newsome, pictured in his Boston Red Sox uniform circa 1941-43. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1941-43, 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: Heber Hampton Newsome was born in 909 in Ahoskie, NC and died in 965 in Ahoskie, NC. He went to college at Wake Forest University. He played major league baseball from 94 to 943 as pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. SKU: GB11297
Item: GB11297
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