1903 E107 Breisch-Williams Christy Mathewson Rookie SGC POOR 1

Sold For:

$43,200

Year:

1903

Auction:

2025 Spring

Lot #:

7

Category:

Prewar Baseball Cards (1900-1941)

Presented is an extremely rare E107 Breisch-Williams card featuring Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants. Mathewson is one of the most significant players in the entire E107 set, and, of course, one of the greatest legends of his era. Few prewar card sets compare in rarity or significance to E107 Breisch-Williams. Issued in 1903, these distinctive cards represent one of the few sets of baseball cards to be issued during the years between the popular photographic cards of the 1880s (such as Old Judge) and the many tobacco- and caramel-card issues of the 1910 era, for which E107s can also be credited with establishing the general design. The E107 is the first traditional trading card to feature Mathewson's likeness as only the 1901 Police Gazette Supplement and the W600 Sporting Life Cabinet (which features the same image of Mathewson in street clothes) predate this issue. The rarity of the offered card cannot be overstated! This is only the second E107 Christy Mathewson that we have ever handled, and it is one of only eight examples ever to be graded and encapsulated by SGC (none by PSA). Graded POOR 1 by SGC, condition issues include heavy creasing, rounded corners, and a few spots of paper loss. Despite these condition flaws, this remains a very desirable example of one of Christy Mathewson's rarest and most noteworthy cards, and would be a significant addition to any world-class E107, Hall of Fame, or prewar card collection.