Pre 1940 Joe DiMaggio card, New York A.L. question !

mart

I was at another card site & happened across a post from a lady who had received some cards from her aunts attic ! I know that alone sounds bad but she sent a very authentic looking scan of a very young Joe DiMaggio ! On the uniform front it had New York A.L. ! I am assuming that is New York Athletic League ? She was requesting info on the card !! The back was blank ! Her post was over a year old but I sent her an email anyway !! I am curious if they are authentic ! She evidently had several cards by the way the post read !! My question is where are these cards from, if they are authentic !! Are they the typical baseball cards or are they tobacco cards or what !! It sure piqued my interest !!!

WinPitcher

could you link? so we could see.

NY athletic club......doubtful

mart

It is on another card collecting site !! And the one she scanned in was huge !! Took forever just to load so I could see it !! Let me see if I can get it to my desktop & then I maybe could resize & email it !! Would that do ??

mart

<< <i>could you link? so we could see.

NY athletic club......doubtful >>




How do I do that?? I am not a computer whiz you know & mine is old !!!

WinPitcher

go to that site, right clik on your mouse. where it sez 'properties copy that info.....make sure u get it all.....paste that here and ill link it for u.


sd

mart

Those cannot be real !!! Gotta be repros !! But I will let you guys that know more than I look and tell me !! Try this
www.sharonmckenna.com/images/picture_020.jpg. Its just too good to be true !!!!! The one of Joe D I could believe but not the other !!!

WinPitcher

link



AL means American league..................i have no idea, they appear to be postcards....................
possibly exhibits..........
SD

mart

<< <i>link



AL means American league..................i have no idea, they appear to be postcards....................
possibly exhibits..........
SD >>



To say New York American League doesn`t read correctly !! But what do I know !!!! The one of Ruth looks like a postcard that has been cut !! Not so on Joe D !! I hope she emails me, I would like to see the others !! Not that I could afford them, but I can pass them on to you guys I guess !! Someone here might be interested !! Oh Well,,, I`d better see what my Mantle items are doing !! Its getting down to the wire !!

WinPitcher

believe me AL in this case means American league

NY also had a NL team too............

both appear to be from the same set................


steve

WinPitcher

sorry for the dbl post.........

ChrisStufflestreet

Ruth and DiMaggio never played for the Yankees at the same time...Ruth played the '35 season for the Boston Braves, and Joe D wasn't in pinstripes until 1936. I'd guess that this is from one of the dealers' issues that seemed to be everywhere during the 70s/80s...though it doesn't appear to be a Renata Galasso/Mike Cramer/TCMA issue. It could be an early Broder.

digicat

Picture of the reverse of these "cards"

They look like they were cut off of a larger post card.

pomobileclk

I believe the Ruth is from a 1929 4 in 1 Exhibit Card that was cut apart

mart

<< <i>Ruth and DiMaggio never played for the Yankees at the same time...Ruth played the '35 season for the Boston Braves, and Joe D wasn't in pinstripes until 1936. I'd guess that this is from one of the dealers' issues that seemed to be everywhere during the 70s/80s...though it doesn't appear to be a Renata Galasso/Mike Cramer/TCMA issue. It could be an early Broder. >>





She just said in her post that she thought they were before 1940. She did not say that they were acquired at the same time . Still, I would be curious to see the others ! My main question is , do they look authentic or more like modern reprints ? What is a Broder? I have never heard that term !!

Southsider

I agree with digicat, these are not "cards," they are postcard cut-outs. IMO, no more valuable than the "paper-stock cutouts" sold on eBay and of indeterminate age.

bowdowntome

They look like they have natural, as opposed to manmade, ageing and wear. I would say they are "originals". However, pomobileclk is probably right. They look like they were cut from Exhibit 4-on-1's. The Ruth is probaly, like he said, from the 1929 set, which DO have postcard backs, and the DiMaggio is probably from the 1938 set which is blank-backed. I have a few of those TCMA reprint Exhibit sets from the early 70's, and they all have the postcard back printed in black. The one in the photo looks alot like standard postcard back printing from that era (1920's/30's).
However, I wouldn't think they have a whole lot of value having been cut apart from their original state. It would be like cutting a 1963 Multi-player rookie card apart to have the Pete Rose seperately. In otherwords, the Exhibit card is basically ruined and those individual "cards" probably only have novelty value.

pomobileclk

1929 Exhibits




1938 Exhibit

mart

Hey, Thanks for the pics, now at least I know what they are !! As a rank amateur at this I learn more if I can see it !! My thinking was that if they are age appropriate, and she has others, there might be something worth looking at in the bunch !! Maybe some early cards !! I guess things like this do happen occassionally !! We will see if she contacts me !!