1949 Bowman #224 Satchel Paige

Sold For:

$780

Year:

1949

Auction:

2019 Fall

Lot #:

1123

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Graded GOOD 2 by SGC. Modestly graded example of this high-demand card of Leroy "Satchel" Paige from the 1949 Bowman series. This rare high-number card has always been one of the key cards of both the set and the era, and naturally tends to be on most collector's 1949 Bowman want lists. It is interesting to note that the back of the card makes mention of his years of "traveling around the Negro Leagues" before being signed by the Indians, and that "his exact age is unknown." This example displays even wear to the corners, bold colors, flawless registration, and centering toward the bottom right. Clean reverse. An erasure mark visible on the reverse accounts for the assigned grade. One of the key classics of all postwar baseball-card issues, this is a very attractive low-grade example of one of only several cards issued of Satchel Paige dating from his playing days. Reserve $200. Estimate $400+.