1949 Bowman #50 Jackie Robinson PSA MINT 9 - Highest Graded!

Sold For:

$39,000

Year:

1949

Auction:

2018 Spring

Lot #:

1160

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Graded MINT 9 by PSA. One of only ten examples at this impressive level, with none higher, out of 1,140 cards evaluated to date Stunning ultra high-grade 1949 Bowman example of Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson. This is one of Robinson’s most striking and popular cards, and one of the great classics of all postwar bubble-gum cards. 1949 Bowmans have always posed a problem for condition-conscious collectors. In addition to the many normal problems encountered with this issue (excessive toning, general wear from fragile paper stock, soft corners, centering issues, and print lines), collectors also have to deal with the wildly varying degrees of print quality that characterize the set. It is easy to see why 1949 Bowmans are one of the most difficult of all issues to collect in high grade. The offered example has a perfectly crisp image, with flawless registration, vibrant colors, and centered very slightly to the left. Flawlessly clean front and back, with four sharp corners. The portrait of Jackie practically jumps off the flawless bold, red background. There is a small fisheye on Jackie's cap. This is a remarkably crisp, ultra high-grade pack-fresh gem example of one of Robinson’s most classic cards, worthy of the finest 1949 Bowman set, Jackie Robinson, or classic-card collection. Reserve $10,000. Estimate (open).