Christy Mathewson Signed 2016 Topps Transcendent Collection Oversized Cut Signature Box Topper #TCS-CMA - 1/1

Sold For:

$9,000

Year:

2016

Auction:

2023 Summer

Lot #:

1574

Category:

Autographed Baseballs/Flats/Photos

Exceptional 2016 Topps "Transcendent Collection" Oversized Cut Signature Box Topper card of New York Giants Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson featuring a beautiful cut signature. The limitation number "1/1" is printed on the front. Lettered "TCS-CMA" on the reverse. Mathewson cut signature cards are considered by many collectors to be among the most desirable of all signature cards ever issued by Topps, which began the practice of randomly inserting signature and other chase cards into its products in the early 1990s and continuing it to this day. Mathewson has beautifully scripted in black fountain pen, “C Mathewson,” on a portion of an official document (3-3/8 x 3 inches, visible dimensions), which is encased within the card. The sizeable card (8 x 6.75 inches) features gold trim and accent. Near Mint condition. As most collectors know, Mathewson's signature is very rare because of his death at the age of 45 in 1925. This is an outstanding high-grade example of this incredibly rare and desirable modern cut-signature card. Opening Bid $5,000.