1937 Cleveland Press Indians Album Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’
| Title | Cleveland Press Indians Album |
| Year | 1937 |
| Size | Various |
| Images | Black and White |
| Type | Publications |
| Number in Set |
29 |
1937 Cleveland Press Indians Album Overview
Many collectors would not consider these to be cards and some would not even find them collectible. But the 1937 Cleveland Press Indians’ Album is another type of collectible that is sought after by some.
These are actually newspaper cutouts from the Cleveland Press. Similar to the Sport Stamps issues that were printed in newspapers across the country in 1936, these featured images of baseball players along with short biographies. The subject team was the hometown Cleveland Indians.
The images are larger than those aforementioned Sport Stamps with vertical, full (or mostly full) body images being used. The top indicates they are part of the newspaper’s ‘Indians’ Album,’ which is where the issue gets its name. Directly below that is a ‘card’ number and the player’s name. The bottom has the biography and a replica signature was added to the picture for good measure.
It is possible that the signature added value for some collectors and made their collectability a bit stronger even though it added no real financial value.
There are a few quality players here but the real prize is an early issue of Hall of Famer Bob Feller. Feller’s card cannot be considered a rookie even by collectors willing to count non-traditional items because he was included in the 1936 Sport Stamps set. However, it is one of his earliest ‘collectibles’ and his presence makes this set a little more impressive.
The Indians’ Album is another issue that is slightly more collectable than other basic newspaper images. Mass produced just the same, these examples have a title and card number, which really makes them a part of a set. It is partially because of that that issues such as these will be pursued by a fragment of collectors.
Old Cardboard has photographs of the cards in the set.
1937 Cleveland Press Indians Album Checklist
- Frankie Pytlak
- Roy Weatherly
- Roy Hughes
- Bruce Campbell
- Lyn Lary
- Juliius Solters
- Earl Averill
- Mel Harder
- Tom Drake
- Billy Sullivan
- Whitlow Whatt
- Denny Galehouse
- Earl Whitehill
- Willis Hudlin
- Odell Hale
- Carl Fischer
- Joe Becker
- Bob Feller
- Hal Trosky
- Jeff Heath
- Ivy Andrews
- Lloyd Brown
- Johnny Allen
- Joe Heving
- John Kroner
- George Uhle
- Wally Schang
- Lefty Weisman
- Steve O’Neill
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