Lot # 1117: Signed 1950s to 1960s St. Louis Cardinals Team-Issued Postcards/Photocards Collection (32) Including Musial, Minoso, Carlton, and Brock

In the early 1950s, the St. Louis Cardinals began annually issuing postcards featuring individual photos of their players. These postcards were produced by the team to help players respond to fan requests for autographs. They have been extremely popular with collectors for many years. Since the earliest days of the organized hobby they have been treated very much as a long-running regional issue unto itself, widely collected and appreciated by many types of collectors (including postcard, St. Louis Cardinals, and autograph collectors). Offered is a collection of thirty-two St. Louis Cardinals team-issued postcards/photocards from a variety of different series dating from the 1950s and 1960s, each signed by the respective player on the front. This collection consists of the following: Two Brock, Carlton, Cepeda, three McCarver, Minoso, six Musial, eleven Schoendienst (one signed twice), two Simmons, three Slaughter, Torre, and Uecker. The signatures are scripted in both ballpoint and marker in a variety of different colors. All except three of the postcards have small pencil notations or other condition issues on the backs. Without further reference to the backs, the fronts range in appearance from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with a few lesser. Total: 32 signed postcards. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.