A government postcard in sports memorabilia collecting refers to an official postal card issued by the U.S. Post Office that fans can send an autograph request to their favorite players. Since these postcards went through the postal system, postmarks often verify the year of the autograph.

The Larry Doby autographed card I have is dated December 5, 1950 and love how Doby inscribed it “Merry Xmas” for the time of year he signed the postcard. The back of the postcard has the return address of the fan who sent the request. It’s a great piece of history.

These postcards are also known as Penny Postcards as they would usually cost a penny to mail them.

Ed Barrow was mostly know as the General Manager/President of the New York Yankees from 1920-1945, credited for building the Yankees dynasty, winning 14 AL pennants and 10 World Series titles. Barrow also managed the Boston Red Sox from 1918-1920 winning the World Series in 1918. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 and has a plaque in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium.

Duke Snider nicknamed “The Duke of Flatbush” was a center fielder for the Brooklyn/LA Dodgers for most of his career. Snider won two World Series championships and appeared in 6 of them throughout his career. He hit 407 home runs and finished his career with 2,116 hits. Snider was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980

he'd go after w/ a cat-o-ninetails--and she'd proably win

Scottie Pippen, of my favorite basketball players of all time behind Michael Jordan. Pippen won 6 championships with the Bulls and known for his defense and his versatility on the court. He was a 7x All-Star, 8x NBA All-Defensive First Team, 3x All-NBA First Team. Pippen was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.