PC798   Baseball Comic Postcards
Group C   (Baseball Comic PC's in Mostly Non-Baseball Sets)

Group A   (The Basic 12 -- Sets Cataloged in the ACC) Group B   (Baseball Comic Postcard Sets -- Other) Group C   (Baseball Comic PC's in Mostly Non-Baseball Sets) Group D   (Baseball Comic PC Singles -- Not Part of Sets)

The Baseball Comic Postcards on this page are part of other basically non-baseball sets. The set numbering is based on that used by Frank Keetz in his booklet "Baseball Comic Postcards" (August, 1983), Part V, beginning on page 37. PC798-C1   (1906 copyright)   $$ Boy in Four Seasons Series Sixteen cards (1 BB); about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (different seasons of the year) (signed McCutcheon, copyrighted 1903 for John T. McCutcheon. No. 1 multicolored) This card is Number 1 in a numbered series of 32 cards. The attractive series is illustrated by well known cartoonist John McCutcheon and features a boy in each of the four seasons (8 cards per season). This card is the only baseball-related card in the set. The baseball-related card is: A Boy In springtime ("Dog gone it! I wish they hadn't found her till after the baseball season.") Two copyright dates are printed on all cards in the series. A 1903 date on the card front is believed to refer to the illustrations themselves. A second (1906) copyright date within the stamp box on the reverse likely refers to the date of production for the divided-back postcards, since divided-back cards could not be mailed before 1906. John Tinney McCutcheon (1870-1949), illustrator for this set, was an American newspaper political cartoonist and war correspondent. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1931 editorial cartoon, "A Wise Economist Asks a Question." PC798-C2: The Balligan Series PC798-C2 is now considered an all-baseball related set and has been re-cataloged as Set PC798-80. PC798-C3   (1913)   $$$$$ Campbell Kid Series Twelve+ cards (4 BB); about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches (Set Gallery) Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (vertical series, multicolored) The baseball-related cards in this set include: "A forceful Campbell boy am I, ..." "Curve them over how you please ..." "Now you out-field chasers ..." "These Soups instil such force and skill ..." A Campbell's ad on the postcard back of these cards offers that "A series of six of these cards will be mailed to any address upon receipt of 6 cents in stamps." We now know that there are at least 12 cards in the set (including the 4 that are related to baseball). It remains unclear which six cards would be mailed as part of the promotion. PC798-C4   (1907)   $$ The Sports Girl Series Six+ cards in set (1 baseball) About 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (Comic Series No 131; black girl in various sports, embossed, multicolored) The only baseball-related card in this set is: The Baseball-Girl The verse on this card reads: "When at the bat, I'm always right, to knock 'em out, yes out of sight." Note: this card is part of a set that features black girls in a variety of sports and activities. Other cards, for example, are titled "The Football Girl," The Yachting Girl," The Chorus Girl" and more. PC798-C5   (1907)   $$$ Cracker Jack Bears Series Sixteen cards in set (1 baseball) About 3 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (E 147) (set of 16 postcards, multicolored) The only baseball-related card in this set is: #12 -- batter and catcher This is the only card with a baseball theme in a set of 16 cards issued in 1907 to promote Cracker Jack snacks. The card is labeled No. 12 and carries a 1907 copyright by B. E. Moreland. The verse on the front of the card reads: "We're a great success upon the field, And with effect the bat can wield, But playing ball grows rather slack, When we can eat good 'Cracker Jack'." Text printed across the back left end of the card explains the promotion of the card set in some detail (see scan below; click to enlarge): Note: The cards in the Cracker Jack series are: 1) Lincoln Zoo 2) Dropping Cracker Jack from Hot Air Balloon, 3) Niagara Falls, 4) Statue of Liberty, 5) Coney Island, 6) New York, 7) Meeting Teddy Roosevelt, 8) Jamestown Fair, 9) Peanut Farm, 10) Husking Corn, 11) Circus, 12) Baseball, 13) Cracker Jack Factory, 14) Cracker Jack Cooks, 15) Teddy Roosevelt Hunting, and 16) Mars. PC798-C6   (1905)   $$ Dog and Diapered Boy Series Two cards (1 BB); about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (1905, Ullman, multicolored The baseball-related card in this set is: Play Ball (1495) Titled simply "Play Ball," this postcard displays a young curly-haired boy in diapers wielding a baseball bat. His Cocker Spaniel looks on. The card was produced in 1905 by the Ullman Manufacturing Company of New York, and carries the number 1495 printed on the front. The card back is undivided and uses a simple postcard template. A shield with the letter "U" is printed in the upper left corner. At least one (golf related) card is also known, but it is not currently known how many other cards are in the set (needs further research). PC798-C7   (1907)   $$$$ Cubs At the Bat Series; 1 bb card; about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (1907, G. C. Tather, brown and multicolored cubs at the Bat (bright red bat and glove, 312) PC798-C8   (1906)   $$$$ Frogs Series; Six+ cards (1 bb); about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (green and white, The Peninsular Engraving Co.) Going Some (The Toledo Frog, No 1.) (frog diving to first base) This is the only seemingly baseball-related postcard in a series of at least six cards. PC798-C09   (1917 postmark)   $$$ Ginks Series; Sixteen cards (1 bb); about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches (Set Gallery) Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (copyrighted by Geo. R. Brill, multicolored) The baseball-related cards in this set include: A home run for this Gink This is one of a set of sixteen cards and the only baseball-related card in the set. The Set Gallery displays all sixteen cards. PC798-C10   (1909 postmark)   $$ "How Can You Do It ...?" Series Five+ cards (1 BB) about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (Signed DWIG, Series No. 49) The baseball-related cards in this set include: How Can You Do It On 4 30 Per? The "DWIG" that signed the cards in this set was C. V. Dwiggins (1874-1958). Dwiggins was an American cartoonist that created a number of comic strips and cartoons for various newspapers and syndicates from 1897 until 1945. PC798-C11   (19xx)   $$$ I Married My Wife ... Series Six cards (1 BB) about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (#2202, I Married My Wife To Avoid Going To War, multicolored) The baseball-related cards in this set include: Ticket To Ball Game This is the only baseball-related card in a series titled: "I Married My Wife to Avoid Going to War." PC798-C12   (19xx)   $$ Helen E. Jeffers Series; Four+ cards (2 BB) about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (Series 89, red border, embossed, Stecher Lith. Co., Rochester, valentine motif, colorful) There are two baseball-related cards in the multicard series illustrated by Helen E. Jeffers. Scans of both are shown here. Features common to all cards in the set include a very thin red border, a large heart in the right or left upper corner with two smaller hearts below, and a verse that begins: "If I were ..." Some of the cards are signed by Jeffers but some are not. All cards are embossed and share the same postcard back. The baseball-related cards in this set include: If I were a "Freshman" young and green, I'd send ... If I were known as "Sweet Sixteen" I'd send ... PC798-C13   (1912 postmark)   $$ J. Johnson Series; Five+ cards (1 BB); about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: ("Valentine" Series No. 407, red border, multicolored, cute children, various sports) The baseball-related card in this set is: To My Sweetheart (Do I Make a Hit with You?) (ball in the shape of a valentine) The above is the only known baseball-related example from a set of Valenting postcards illustrated by J. Johnson. A non-baseball exammple is shown at left. PC798-C14   (1983)   $$ Kut Karads Series; 1 bb card; about 4-1/4 x 6 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (printed in Canada, 4-1/4" x 6" but irregularly shaped, multicolored) Produced in Canada, this oversized card is cut in the shape of young baseball player. There is no caption or copyright information printed on the front. The baseball-related cards in this set include: No title, baseball boy, ball in left hand, "Major League" on cap PC798-C15   (1906)   $$ N B C Series; 1bb cards; about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (copyright 1906, J Tully, multicolored, undivided backs) The baseball-related cards in this set include: #249, no title, young boy at bat, crosshanded Attractively designed with a color image placed over a white borderless background, this card carries the 1906 copyright of J. Tully. An identification number of 249 is also printed on the front of the card. Fine print on the card back indicates that it was printed by the A. T. F. Company of Chicago. Interestingly, the postcard was printed in 1906 with an undivided back designed to be used for address only. The United States postal code changed, however, effective March 1 of the following year. Taking advantage of these newly instituted postal rules, the sender of this card manually added a dividing line and wrote a message on the left side of the card back. Note: this card is the same as "single card" PC798-D060 except without an advertising overprint. PC798-C16   (1909 postmark)   $$ Roller Skate Craze Series; 1bb card; about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (multicolored) The baseball-related cards in this set include: Baseball Lion Cards in this series have a roller skate theme; this is the only baseball-related postcard in the set. PC798-C17   (1908)   $$$ Sports Series; 1 bb cards; about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (PC798-26) (U. S. F. von Bardeleben, multicolored, interesting facial grimaces, various sports) The baseball-related cards in this set include: 720 Baseball Other sports featured in this set include: 717 Athletics xxx More This card is very similar in design to those in the PC798-63 series. The PC798-63 cards are produced by the same producer and use the same red fonts for labeling. PC798-C18   (1907 copyright)   $$$ Sporty Bear Series; 1 bb card; about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: --"Sporty Bears" (Series Number 83, Ullman Manufacturing Co., New York, copyright 1907, multicolored) The baseball-related card in this set is titled: Here's For A Home Run Other sports represented in the series include hunting, fishing, surfing, golf and tennis. PC798-C19   (1909)   $$ That's What They All Say! Series; 1 bb card; about 3-1/2 x 5-3/8 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (Series No. 25, copyright by L. Gulick, 1909, HSV Litho. Co. multicolored) I Didnt Want To Hit It That Time This relatively widely distributed postcard of the early twentieth century dipicts a common baseball occurance--missing a strike ball. A "Copyright by L. Gulick-1909" tag line is printed in the lower right corner of the card. The card back is labeled "Series No. 25" and carries a coat-of-arms logo for "HSV Litho. Co." The card is part of a larger non-baseball set that makes fun of excuses people come up with. The artwork for the series has been credited to "Dwig," although the cards in the series are unsigned. Marketing staff at the Coca-Cola Company no doubt liked the card, because some 40 years after the set was first released, Coca-Cola apparently secured the copyright for a modified version of the card. The example at left displays a 1949 copyright date by the Coca-Cola Company. PC798-C20   (1906)   $$ Boston Herald's Series Five+ cards (1 BB); about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches (Set Gallery) Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (set of five postcards signed by Jack Lorimer, multicolored, various sports) The baseball-related card in this set is: We're not beaten until the game is over. (Sub. No.4., batter and catcher) Other sports represened include ice hockey, rowing and football. Note: Jack Lorimer was a prominent sports personality in New England during the period that these cards were produced. PC798-C21   (1907 postmark)   $$ The Coming Champs Series; 1 bb card; about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (Beaty, Commercial Colortype Co., Chicago, multicolored) The baseball-related card in this set is: 325, boy with bat surrounded by children This card is part of a series featuring multiple activities including baseball, boxing, football, pool, hunting and outdoor bowling. PC798-C22   (1910 postmark)   $$ There's A Reason Series; 1 bb card; about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (Ill., sepia, Roth & Langley, 1910) The baseball-related cards in this set include: Why do they wear that joyful air ... PC798-C23   (1910)   $$ Walk-Over Shoe Series Nineteen cards; about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Set Gallery Notes from Keetz 1983 Reference: Walk-Over Shoe (Advertisements, many different backs but all have a rectangular design of man and shoe on front side of postcard, multicolored) Note: this is the same card that was previously also cataloged in Set PC798-28. "Team Work" is the only postcard that features a baseball theme in this nineteen-card set. It is the same card that was previously also cataloged in Group B as Set PC798-28. Because it is part of a primarily non-baseball issue, the entry under Group B has been removed and redirected here in Group C. Cards in this set include the following titles: A Critical Moment A Good Looking Hand A Good Start A Tight Pinch Breaking The Record Determination Hard To Stop Joining The Frat Near The Goal One Too Many September and June Tackling The Dummy Take Your Cue Team Work The College Widow Says The Dreamer The Editor The Leader Thin Ice Note: The Walkover Shoe brand and sponsor for this set traces its origins all the way back to 1758. The brand was manufactured throughout the twentieth century by the the George E. Keith Company of Brockton, MA. In the early 1900s, the brand issued several different postcard sets, including this PC798-28 comic sportscard set described above, to help promote its product. About the same time, it also sponsored its own baseball team, as illustrated in the team photo at left (click to enlarge). The Walkover brand continues today, but according to its website, does not produce any products at this time. *****Note: as a mostly non-baseball series, this set belongs in Group C. PC798-C24   (1910)   $$ Will I? ... Nix? Series Five+ cards (2 BB) about 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches Notes from Keetz 1983 reference: (Series Number 36, copyrighted 1910 by A. S. Meeker, N. Y., green and orange trim, colorful) The two baseball-related cards in this set are: Will I? Ever again take her to a Ball game--Nix! Will I? Ever again umpire another Ball game--Nix! These cards are part of a larger non-baseball set with wide gold borders and the question posed: "Will I ever again ... ?" The answer is always: "Nix!" Group A   (The Basic 12 -- Sets Cataloged in the ACC) Group B   (Baseball Comic Postcard Sets -- Other) Group C   (Baseball Comic PC's in Mostly Non-Baseball Sets) Group D   (Baseball Comic PC Singles -- Not Part of Sets) Reference and Background: 1) Lyman Hardeman and Frank Keetz, "Old Cardboard SPECIAL ISSUE: Baseball Comic Postcards," Old Cardboard eMagazine, Issue #180 (December 2021), Item #2 See also:   Baseball Comic PCs on eBay           Google Search           Baseball Comic PC Website           US Postcard History

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