1949 Bowman #226 Duke Snider Rookie PSA MINT 9

Sold For:

$44,400

Year:

1949

Auction:

2022 Summer

Lot #:

866

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Graded MINT 9 by PSA. Stunning ultra-high-grade example of one of postwar collecting's most popular rookie cards, featuring Hall of Famer Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers. This example boasts brilliant colors, a strong image, sharp corners, and centering slightly toward the left. Boldly printed reverse. 1949 Bowmans in general are rarely found in such high grade, primarily because they so often have naturally soft corners due to the paper stock on which they are printed. This is a tremendous example of Duke Snider’s first gum card and one of the key rare high-number cards of the classic 1949 Bowman set, worthy of the finest 1949 Bowman or rookie-card collection. Reserve $10,000.