Pre-War Cards

Introduction

The PC-Cards include various postcards. These postcards range in size but most are in the 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ range. Backs also vary but, in general, feature either a divider line to separate the recipient’s address and message or are without a divider line.

Postcards featuring various sports were extremely popular. This is particularly true between the dates of around 1905 – 1915.

Postcards can be a gray area for card collectors. While many consider them to be baseball cards of a sort, some collectors ignore them entirely. Because of that, many of the generic  postcards (those depicting the sport but not featuring actual athletes) are often relatively inexpensive. The most popular tennis postcards, however, are likely the E. Trim and Company series, which were real photograph postcards depicting actual players at Wimbledon.

Additionally, postally-used postcards are also more affordable. Those are generally found with some wear and sometimes, due to mail travel, etc., significant damage. However, those that do feature real athletes and teams are highly desired and often valuable.

Because of the large number of tennis postcard issues, only sets are presented here.

Sets

A.W. Gamage Sports Outfitters Postcards	1910 Colonial Art / F.G. Henry Tennis Postcards	E. Trim Wimbledon Tennis Postcards
Earl Christy Female Sports Postcards	1907 Earl Christy / P. Sander Romance Series	1908 Gold Background Woman Sports Postcards
1909 Hammock Series Tennis Postcards	1906 Illustrated Postcard Company of New York Tennis/Hammock Postcards	1924 Jeux Olympiques Postcards
Reinthal & Newman Female Postcards Set	1910 Tennis Romance Poem Postcards

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