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1980s George Brett Kansas City Royals Postcard — New Old Stock

This listing features an original 1980s George Brett Kansas City Royals postcard in New Old Stock condition, celebrating one of the most iconic players in Major League Baseball history and a defining figure of the Royals’ World Series era.

George Brett is a Kansas City Royals legend, a World Series Champion, and a first‑ballot Baseball Hall of Famer inducted in 1999. He remains the only player in MLB history to win batting titles in three different decades, finishing his career with 3,154 hits, making him one of the most productive third basemen the game has ever seen. During the 1980s, Brett wasn’t just a star — he was a cultural figure in American sports.

The Story Behind This Postcard

This postcard was published by Coral‑Lee and printed by Mike Roberts Color Productions, a pairing widely regarded by collectors as the Queen and King of modern American postcard publishing.

Coral‑Lee was the publishing name of Coralie Sparre, a retired California schoolteacher who devoted the second half of her life to documenting contemporary American history through postcards. At a time when postcards were still viewed as disposable souvenirs, Sparre believed they could serve as lasting historical records, capturing important people and moments as they were happening. She intentionally focused on subjects she believed future generations would want to understand — politics, culture, public figures, and sports icons like George Brett.

Mike Roberts, founder of Mike Roberts Color Productions, is often referred to as America’s Postcard King. Beginning in the late 1940s, Roberts pioneered high‑quality color photo postcards using advanced printing techniques that delivered sharp detail, accurate color, and long‑lasting inks. His Oakland, California operation became the gold standard for postcard printing and was trusted by publishers who wanted their work to endure.

Coral‑Lee and Mike Roberts were not married and were not business partners in the traditional sense. They collaborated frequently because their missions aligned. Coral‑Lee curated historically important subjects, and Mike Roberts provided the technical excellence needed to preserve them properly. Together, they helped redefine postcards as intentional documentation of American life, not novelty items.

This George Brett postcard is a direct result of that philosophy. It was produced as a historical record during Brett’s active legacy years and has remained unused, unposted, and preserved as New Old Stock.

Details

• Player: George Brett
• Team: Kansas City Royals
• Era: 1980s
• Publisher: Coral‑Lee
• Printer: Mike Roberts Color Productions
• Format: Standard vintage postcard (approx. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches)
• Condition: New Old Stock (NOS)

At an accessible price point, this postcard offers something rare — a piece of curated American sports history, created by people who understood its future importance while it was still present.