1904 Buffalo Bill Cody signed 'Rapid' real photo postcard
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
September 30, 1904
This is a vintage 1904 black and white 'Rapid' real photo postcard featuring a portrait of William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill. The image is marked with the printed text 'Col.
Cody. (Buffalo Bill.)' at the center and was produced by the Rapid Photo Co. in London. The postcard is hand-signed in ink by Cody along the bottom margin as 'W.F. Cody / Buffalo Bill.' The reverse side includes a green half-penny King Edward VII stamp and a postmark dated September 30, 1904, from Southport, United Kingdom. It is addressed in period script to a resident of Linaker Street in Southport.The postcard measures approximately 3.375 inches by 5.375 inches.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
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- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- black and white photograph
- Dimensions
- 3.375" x 5.375"
- Slab dimensions
- 4.5" x 7"
Technical characteristics
- Stamp
- half-penny green Edward VII
- Postmark
- September 30, 1904
Design
- Signature
- W.F. Cody / Buffalo Bill
- Obverse text
- Col. Cody. (Buffalo Bill.)
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Rapid Photo Co.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.