Description: Bruce Cartwright was the son of Alexander Joy Cartwright A.J. Cartwright Jr. who is often called 'The Father of Baseball' c1880's - 1890's cover to Mr. Bruce Cartwright Honolulu, Hawaii from Mexico to Honolulu, Hawaii (19th Century postmark is too hard to make out the Mexican town or exact date) REPUBLICA MEXICANA Impresos folded stationary cover / envelope Hidalgo 2 centavos green Postal stationary Bruce Cartwright Sr. (1853-1919) Bruce Sr. was the Hawaii Born son of Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr.. Bruce's son Bruce Cartwright Jr. wrote the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939, and this info was the main factor in the early story/history of baseball's beginnings. ~ ~ ~ Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. (April 17, 1820 – July 12, 1892) (lived in Hawaii from 1849-1892) Baseball Hall of Famer! A. J. Cartwright Jr. was a founding member of the New York Knickerbockers Base-Ball Club in the 1840s. Although he was an inductee of the Baseball Hall of Fame and he was sometimes referred to as a "Father of Baseball", the full importance of his role in the development of the game has been recently disputed. The rules of the modern game of Base-Ball were long considered to have been based on the Knickerbocker Rules developed in 1845 by Cartwright and a committee from the Knickerbockers. The myth of Abner Doubleday having invented baseball was believed by many, but in Cooperstown in 1939, the myth was debunked. Cartwright was then pushed by the Hall of Fame as the main inventor. Cartwright was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1938 as a pioneering contributor to the game, 46 years after his death. Cartwright was officially declared the inventor of the modern game of baseball by the 83rd United States Congress on June 3, 1953. In 1849, A. J. Cartwright headed to California for the gold rush, and then continued on to work and live in the Kingdom of Hawaii. His family came to join him in 1851: wife Eliza Van Wie, son DeWitt (1843–1870), daughter Mary (1845–1869), and daughter Catherine (Kate) Lee (1849–1851). Their sons Bruce Cartwright (1853–1919) and Alexander Joy Cartwright III (1855–1921) were born in Hawaii. Some secondary sources claim Cartwright set up a baseball field on the island of Oahu at Makiki Field in 1852. A. J. Cartwright served as Fire Chief of Honolulu from 1850 through June 30, 1863. He was an advisor to King David Kalākaua and Queen Emma. A.J. died on July 12, 1892, he was buried in Oahu Cemetery, and his grave marker is often adorn with piles of baseball memorabilia today. ~ ~ ~ envelope cover with green Hidalgo 2 Cent printed stamp. the postmark on stamp is too light to make out the town or exact date. I don't know much about these Mexican postal envelopes, the few Ive seen with these exact markings (w/ impresos) are all postmarked in the 1880's. There is a different style from c1900's Era that look similar, but w/o the 'impresos' line. 5" by 3-1/4" *the photos added at end are for reference only, not included with cover. A small piece of Baseball and Hawaii History! Guaranteed Original and Authentic to the Era. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vintage 18th, 19th & 20th Century Engravings, Gravures & Lithographs Photographs, CDVs & Cabinets Books, Magazines, Maps & Ephemera, Tobacco Cards & Victorian Tradecards Postcards, Stamped Covers & Letters Press Photos, HI Political, Autographs, etc. Sandwich Islands, Owhyhee, Kalaniopuu, Terreeoboo, Atooi, Tauai, Capt James Cook, Tamehameha, Kamehameha, Jean Francois de la Perouse, John Olohana Young, Kanaina & Poeta, Capt Geo Vancouver, Liholiho, Boki & Kuini Liliha, Jacques Étienne Victor Arago, John Adams Kuakini, Kilauea, Wm Ellis, Hoapili, Wm Pitt Kalanimoku, Queen Kaahumanu, Hiram Bingham I, Asa Thurston, Prince Kauikeaouli, Princess Nahiennaena, Princess Kinau, Davida Malo, G.P. Judd, King Kamehameha IV, Queen Emma, W.C. Wyllie, King Lunalilo, Princess Ruth Keelikolani, Titus Coan, King Kalakaua, Queen Liliuokalani, Princess Likelike, A. J. Cartwright, Princess Kaiulani Cleghorn, îles Hawaï, Joseph Nawahi, Robert Wilcox, Sanford Dole, Prince Kuhio, Kawananakoa, Duke Kahanamoku, Daniel K. Inouye, Marquises, Nouka-Hiva, Tahiti, île de Pâques, ile Pitcairn, iles de la Société
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Location: Keaau, Hawaii
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