DATE: 1935 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Boston Red Sox SUBJECT: Roy C Johnson 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 Roy C Johnson, pictured in his Boston Red Sox uniform circa 1935. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1935, 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: Roy Cleveland Johnson was born in 903 in Pryor, OK and died in 973 in Tacoma, WA. He played major league baseball from 929 to 938 as outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and the Boston Bees, and appeared in the 936 World Series. Like his younger brother, Indian Bob Johnson, Roy was one-quarter Cherokee and grew up in Tacoma, Washington. From 926 to 928, he teamed with Earl Averill and Smead Jolley to give the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League one of its most feared hitting-outfields in minor league history. SKU: GB11193
Item: GB11193
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