2 1908 PC798-79 Taft vs. Bryan Presidential Race PCs with a Baseball Theme.
Lot 61. 2 1908 PC798-79 Taft vs. Bryan Presidential Race PCs with a Baseball Theme. Interesting crossover between politics and sports. Both postcards feature colorized head shot photos of William Howard Taft and his Democratic opponent, William Jennings Bryan. The photos are superimposed above caricature body images that are in color and outfitted in baseball uniforms. Both postcards read “Presidential Campaign 1908” and are from a set of four with a baseball theme. The first, titled “Democracy At Bat,” is unused. It features Taft behind the plate in catcher’s garb with a donkey at bat and Bryan to the side with Uncle Sam. Ex. The second, titled “G.O.P. At Bat,” was postally cancelled on Oct. 19, 1908. It features Bryan behind the plate in catcher’s garb with an elephant at bat and Taft to the side of the elephant. Uncle Sam appears to the right of Bryan. Vg-ex. Winning Bid $436.
