1914   Pritchard Stamps

FRONT	BACK	Year(s) Published: 1914 Hobby Designation:   -- Set Name: Pritchard Stamps Card Size (inches): 1-7/8 x 2-5/8 Number of Cards in Set: 18 Est. Value (common; VG): $110 Player Checklist Card Gallery Pritchard Stamps on eBay Google Search
(shown at approximate actual size)
Set Summary Produced in 1914 by Pritchard Publishing Company, NY Stamps of players of 2 MLB NY teams: Giants and Yankees Related subset features Yale University baseball players Black and white player portraits on white bordered stamp Rectangular frame with baseball theme; backs are blank Stamps are unnumbered
This set of baseball stamps was produced in 1914 by Pritchard Publishing Company. The company's New York City location helps explain why players from only the Giants and the Yanks are found in the set. The 18 known players in the set are equally divided between the two teams. The very obscure stamps are unnumbered and have blank backs. They are not listed in the American Card Catalog. The black and white player portraits on the stamps are surrounded by a rectangular red border inside a larger blue frame. A "National League" or "American League??" title is printed at the top and positioned over a stylized eagle. Baseball bats and balls form the right and left sides of the frame, with the player's name and team printed in a white panel at the bottom. Details of the set's producer, as well as the purpose and method of distribution for the set, are currently unknown to collectors. References: 1) Old Judge Auction: Lot 72. 1914 Pritchard Yale Baseball Club complete set of 12 stamps. Winning Bid $300A very rare set of stamps was issued by Pritchard Publishing in 1914 featuring New York Giants baseball players. Even rarer are the stamps issued of the Yale Baseball team of that year. All the stamps, which measure 1 13/16” x 2 3/4". have an excellent appearance from the front. All the stamps have the same design with a Yale pennant at the top and crossed bats and baseballs at the bottom with the players portrait in an oval. Remarkably only two of the twelve are missing the original gum on the back. The remainder do show the area where a hinge was or some other minor disturbance. The twelve players in the set are as follows: FT Blossom, CC Brown, PG Cornish, PJ Falsey, CM Gile, JS Hanes, WA Hunter, WS Harpham, LS Middlebrook, HA Pumpelly, JS Reilly; RV Vaughn. It’s interesting to note that Peter Falsey was the only one to make the majors with the Pirates in 1914 and he struck out in his only appearance. This is believed to be his only “card”. An enlarged scan of the set is available on request. Also see lot 173. Winning Bid $300. See also: 1) Net54 post (11/5/2007) 2) Net54 post (1/31/2007)

Home     N-Cards    D-Cards    E-Cards    F-Cards    M-Cards    R-Cards    T-Cards    W-Cards    Postcards    Pins    Game Cards    Foreign    Others

Copyright 2003-2023.  Suggestions and corrections from all viewers are always welcome and appreciated. Please address your comments to editor@oldcardboard.com.  Thank you for visiting.