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Lot # 3123: Circa 1912 Jim Thorpe Real-Photo Postcard SGC EX/NM 6

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Item was in Auction Summer 2026, which ran from Tue, Jul 28, 2026 11:59 AM to Sun, Aug 16, 2026 9:59 PM

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Graded EX/NM 6 by SGC. Tremendous real-photo postcard of decorated American athlete and Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe. Thorpe is pictured in track-and-field attire, in a sprinter's pose. The printed caption along the base reads "James Thorpe (Indian)/From The Carlisle School/The World's Champion Athlete." Although the card is undated and bears no postmark, it can be placed to around 1912, when Thorpe was still enrolled at the Carlisle School and preparing for the 1912 Summer Olympics. Thorpe went on to win gold medals in the Classic pentathlon and the decathlon. The postcard (3 x 5 inches), which has not been addressed or mailed, displays outstanding clarity and light corner wear.