PC798-71 (1909) $$
Richard Carle Baseball Series
Sixteen cards; about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches
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Notes from Keetz 1983 Reference:
The Richard Carle Baseball Series (1090, KOSMOS ART CO., Boston, Mass., black and white)
All cards in this set feature waist-up photos of Richard Carle (1871-1941), a well known vaudeville comedian, stage actor, playwright, producer, songwriter, and later, an actor in both silent and sound films. Based on the card set, he no doubt was also an avid baseball fan.
The photos show Carle in various poses depicting his facial reactions to the various baseball-related situations that are printed in the captions on the cards.
The set is unique in that the cards are real photo postcards.
Cards in this set include the following captions:
- "Play Ball"
- A Hit
- (example unknown)
- "Umpire's a Corker"
- "Right in his Mitt"
- "Out!"
- One Ball
- Two Balls
- Three Balls
- Base on Balls
- Two Out
- Three Out
- Another Run
- "Umpire's Rotten"
- Bases Full
- Over the Fence
- "I told you so".
PC798-72 (1913) $$
S. & W. Series 133
Six cards; about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches
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Notes from Keetz 1983 Reference:
S & W (Series 133, green printing on postcard back, multicolored)
Cards in this set include the following titles: