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Lot 101
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Lot Number: 101
Description: Hoffman Collection postcards and photographs c.1910s. Interesting assortment representing the balance of the Hoffman Collection. Includes late 1910s original photographs (4.5"x6.5" to 6.5"x8.5") showing Red Sox players Pinch Thomas (signed on the back and inscribed to Sgt. Hoffman, 8 out of 10), Duffy Lewis, and Hal Janvrin along with an image of Larry Gardner and Clarence Walker and additional group shot of Gardner with Dick Hoblitzell and Jim Walsh (all identified through vintage notations on backs); real photo postcard with handwritten "U.S. Army B.B. Club...1914" identifier along with 1915 issue of Baseball Magazine (no covers) which has an article about the Army team (Hoffman pictured); (2) c.1911 real photo postcards showing the "Superior" baseball team of which Hoffman was a member; and cabinet mounted photo which is identified as "Ft. Logan, Colo 1910" team, likewise including Hoffman (5"x8" overall). Varying degrees of wear throughout: Range GD-EXEstimated Price Range: ($500-$1,000)
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